Fishing 2024

[fullmetaljesus]

What kind of fishing you doing?
Creeks, river, lakes, ponds ?
Artificial baits ?
Fly or castin?
Kayak, Canoe, boat or from the bank?

With Bass right now its,
Buzz baits, wacky rigs, spinner baits near banks and facing against current is king.

Rocks, logs, around boat docks, against parked boats, under Pontoons, shade spots, bridge pillars are going to be where it’s at on summer days.

Early morning is a plus 1



Hard Bass fishing this time of year.

Fishing eagle Creek from the area by the boat ramp, or from my sailboat. Been using torpedoes, whopper poppers, minoes. My buddy has had luck with frog lures . But I'm empty handed.

 

[thunderchicken]

What kind of fishing you doing?
Creeks, river, lakes, ponds ?
Artificial baits ?
Fly or castin?
Kayak, Canoe, boat or from the bank?

With Bass right now its,
Buzz baits, wacky rigs, spinner baits near banks and facing against current is king.

Rocks, logs, around boat docks, against parked boats, under Pontoons, shade spots, bridge pillars are going to be where it’s at on summer days.

Early morning is a plus 1



Hard Bass fishing this time of year.

Tomorrow I have the service calls scheduled for Monday….

So I have these rigged up for tomorrow for the river. Going to be a lot of trolling the water is Looooow!

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I'm not a bass fisherman so I have to ask, what's with all the rubber O rings looking things on the soft plastics?


I'm a catfisherman so for me it's mostly live baits and cut baits.

 

[indyk]

Fishing eagle Creek from the area by the boat ramp, or from my sailboat. Been using torpedoes, whopper poppers, minoes. My buddy has had luck with frog lures . But I'm empty hande

I'm not a bass fisherman so I have to ask, what's with all the rubber O rings looking things on the soft plastics?


I'm a catfisherman so for me it's mostly live baits and cut baits.

Google:
O-rings are used in wacky rigging to help keep soft plastic worms on the hook without tearing them. The O-ring is stretchy, so if the worm tears, the hook will still be under the O-ring and the bait can be kept.


So when one’s constantly getting hits/strikes off the bait the bait is likely to remain vs getting ripped apart.

Wacky Riggin' with O-Rings - Jackson Kayak

When the bite gets tough there is nothing more reliable than the wacky senko. The slow falling action of the worm is something bass can’t seem to resist. That’s why you’ll never catch me on the water without my wacky hooks and O-ring tool. Many people know about rigging a worm wacky but I’m...

hub.jacksonkayak.com

 

[thunderchicken]

Google:
O-rings are used in wacky rigging to help keep soft plastic worms on the hook without tearing them. The O-ring is stretchy, so if the worm tears, the hook will still be under the O-ring and the bait can be kept.


So when one’s constantly getting hits/strikes off the bait the bait is likely to remain vs getting ripped apart.

Wacky Riggin' with O-Rings - Jackson Kayak

When the bite gets tough there is nothing more reliable than the wacky senko. The slow falling action of the worm is something bass can’t seem to resist. That’s why you’ll never catch me on the water without my wacky hooks and O-ring tool. Many people know about rigging a worm wacky but I’m...

hub.jacksonkayak.com

That makes sense

 

[firecadet613]

Google:
O-rings are used in wacky rigging to help keep soft plastic worms on the hook without tearing them. The O-ring is stretchy, so if the worm tears, the hook will still be under the O-ring and the bait can be kept.


So when one’s constantly getting hits/strikes off the bait the bait is likely to remain vs getting ripped apart.

Wacky Riggin' with O-Rings - Jackson Kayak

When the bite gets tough there is nothing more reliable than the wacky senko. The slow falling action of the worm is something bass can’t seem to resist. That’s why you’ll never catch me on the water without my wacky hooks and O-ring tool. Many people know about rigging a worm wacky but I’m...

hub.jacksonkayak.com

Great info, thanks!

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

Fishing eagle Creek from the area by the boat ramp, or from my sailboat. Been using torpedoes, whopper poppers, minoes. My buddy has had luck with frog lures . But I'm empty handed.

For whatever reason my best bass lure over the years has been a 1/4oz bright yellow Worden's rooster tail. Also works for bluegill, crappie, and the occasional catfish

 

[bobjones223]

What kind of fishing you doing?
Creeks, river, lakes, ponds ?
Artificial baits ?
Fly or castin?
Kayak, Canoe, boat or from the bank?

With Bass right now its,
Buzz baits, wacky rigs, spinner baits near banks and facing against current is king.

Rocks, logs, around boat docks, against parked boats, under Pontoons, shade spots, bridge pillars are going to be where it’s at on summer days.

Early morning is a plus 1



Hard Bass fishing this time of year.

Tomorrow I have the service calls scheduled for Monday….

So I have these rigged up for tomorrow for the river. Going to be a lot of trolling the water is Looooow!

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With that ring around the base of your worm I would have thought it would be stiffer.

 

[firecadet613]

For whatever reason my best bass lure over the years has been a 1/4oz bright yellow Worden's rooster tail. Also works for bluegill, crappie, and the occasional catfish

$2.94 on Amazon, just picked one up.

 

[bwframe]

For whatever reason my best bass lure over the years has been a 1/4oz bright yellow Worden's rooster tail. Also works for bluegill, crappie, and the occasional catfish

Apparently, you know nothing about bass fishing mister. The only real bass baits are plugs costing $9-15 dollars.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

$2.94 on Amazon, just picked one up.

I have a tendency to snag these lures on underwater crap nearly every time I'm out, so I tend to buy them 6 at a time at WallyWorld

PS: The trick with these is to trim the tail feathers even with the bottom of the hooks, helps to prevent missed strikes

 

[bwframe]

I have a tendency to snag these lures on underwater crap nearly every time I'm out, so I tend to buy them 6 at a time at WallyWorld

PS: The trick with these is to trim the tail feathers even with the bottom of the hooks, helps to prevent missed strikes

Now there is some golden information!

 

[indyk]

Slow day at the river on Friday, none of the usual worms or spinner baits were working. As soon as we swapped for pumpkin green jigs, with a short worm trailers they turned on!
No significant sizes….

Waters extremely low near the Broadripple access and the creeks are too low again for smooth kayak rides.
We need some good consistent rain.

 

[92FSTech]

Risked tearing up the lower unit on my motor by taking the creek out to Tippe Lake this evening. Didn't can't many but they were decent size. A couple of legal keepers, but we put them back anyway. All of them caught on wacky rigs. I tried some spinners too because I was hoping for some pike, but got no action on those.



Had my son and the dog acting as lookouts on the way back up the creek to watch for shallow spots and logs. We bumped a couple of times, but nothing too bad.

 

[Creedmoor]

Risked tearing up the lower unit on my motor by taking the creek out to Tippe Lake this evening. Didn't can't many but they were decent size. A couple of legal keepers, but we put them back anyway. All of them caught on wacky rigs. I tried some spinners too because I was hoping for some pike, but got no action on those.

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Had my son and the dog acting as lookouts on the way back up the creek to watch for shallow spots and logs. We bumped a couple of times, but nothing too bad.

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A lot of jon's where I'm from mount hay or mulch forks to the lower unit to create a safety to protect the lower and prop when in areas known to have rocks or stumps.