Great Illustration..now your talking..that is how I hook mine too..the hitch hikers look just like that..

DANG..thanks for the illustration..I could make my own from the spring from an ink pen..

haha, probably could!

or really any piece of bendable but stiff wire..

Things are starting to heat up this weekend. I haven't been out in awhile has the spawn started yet. I might be going this weekend.

I'll be out at OUR SPOT tomorrow at 6:30..no matter how cold..Gangly has me all stirred up with the jig thing..He's getting too close to winning the tourny..I need to step up to the plate and land a good one..

Plan to fish till one..

Weather

36-61 tomorrow
Wind from the north at 4 MPH nearly all day..real nice day..
1/4 moon..fishing prediction..fair

Got a couple nice ones this morning..at our area..{ -:...fish pics and story are on the Tournament Thread.at the top..
God bless,
C7

Those were some nice fish. I had one on a jig but I didn't set the hook right. I was trying to figure out the deeper water cause my fishfinder was spotting hem but I couldn't figure anything out. What spot were you at. Was it by me. Anyway good job.

I was about 300 yds south from where you and I were talking..
They are not spawning yet..I pitched the first 2 hours from 7 till 9 and only had one hit.I changed my my fishing strategy... I went to finesse fising { Lighter tackle}fished deeper water 10 ' and started catching fish.like this 5 1/2 and the 3 1/2 on video..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AvY6LgwsJQ

I was looking at Google earth and 300 yards is that by the pond to the right of the long road that points out. After the road you can turn left to the open lake or right to the enclosed pond area. That is where Google maps shows 300 yards. This is also where I had the bass on the jig.