I tried to watch the bass master classic on TV. They showed a guy with Howard facing sonar. The fish shown on the screen wouldn't bit the lures he threw but he stayed there. It was so boring to watch I turned it over
Depends on the body of water and bait fish size. Zman Jerk Shadz, and Streakz are money. Strike King ZToo and baby ZToo are money. Deps Sakamata Shad but they aren’t as durable. Only fish them in Tournaments because of price and hard to get. The Juggle is good but not durable. I’ll go through two packs on a day when they are chewing. TN river Rapala Free Loader. Jackall drift fry is money just have to be very meticulous when rigging. Jackall Rhythm Wag is another good one and the OSP Mylar minnow. If I could only have one it would be a toss up between the Zman or the strike king. I’ve caught 20 fish plus on a single bait plus they float which helps a lot if the fish aren’t deep. They don’t sink as fast as the others. If the fish are deeper and moving around quickly. The floating baits aren’t as good. I keep three rigged at all times. One for shallow fish, one for deeper fish and a larger one if they are on gizzard or herring. Have to be quick and ready to pull the trigger. Hope this helps. Love the content. Keep it up!
Excellent information! thank you for sharing and for the support. i will definitely try the floating minnow versions for shallower fish. i generally am fishing deeper relatively but sometimes they are up within 10 feet below the surface on cloudy days. completely agree with you there, if you are going to do it right you need at least a couple rods with different weights and baits to stay dialed especially in a tournament.
Only works with FFS. Hoping it gets taken out of pro fishing cause I miss watching pro tournaments. So BORING! Most people I know quit watching them, even guy's that use it.
If you had to pick an optimal distance what would that be? I've heard folks say it's hard to get them to bite at 40' or closer. What's your opinion on this?
great question! entirely depends on the lake and how pressured the fish are. in my experience the more pressured the fish the further away you have to hit them. for example: on Lanier i would say you have to be at least 40ft+ and even better at 60-90ft if you can get it to them that far and quickly enough before they move. i have been to other lakes though and hit fish at 20ft and caught them at the boat. had one on Hartwell last fall i hit at 15ft and it ate 5 ft. from the trolling motor. watched the whole thing without forward facing but that is a rare occurrence. in general the further the better i like 50-80ft if possible.
it has drastically changed in the last couple of years for sure. the cool thing is you can still just "go fishing" and be successful! i just went out a few days ago and didnt even turn on my electronics and fished shallow. caught a bunch of fish and some big ones too!
it has drastically changed tournament fishing the last couple of years for sure. the cool thing is you can still just "go fishing" and be successful just maybe not at the highest level of competitive fishing. i just went out a few days ago and didnt even turn on my electronics and fished shallow. caught a bunch of fish and some big ones too!
