>>684089YERKBAITS, FUCK YEAH!
I need to give the X-Raps and Yo-Zuri lures a try. I bought a bunch of the Shadow Rap jerkbaits when they were on sale at Dick's on two different occasions. One sale was get one free with the purchase of any one or two Rapala baits I think it was. The other sale was buy two Shadow Raps get one free, not quite as good of a deal.
I've got the Green Frog SP7 and actually found a Fire Tiger SP7 at BPS one of my last trips there (bought the last two, one for myself and one for my pops). What I'm trying to do now is track down the JDM colours and other rare patterns. They're all over eBay but I just can't bring myself to spend $12+/ea before shipping costs. Pic Extremely Related. So much want. The "VMC SureSet" Skitter Pops also come in a couple additional colours excluded from the non-SureSet models.
>>684146Trick is, at least targeting bass, to work the shallows late morning into the afternoon. Sometimes later into the day depending on how the sun is hitting the water. You want to fish shallow places where the sun has been beating down on them. Particularly places with lots of structure that can hold heat. Rocky shorelines are worthwhile for this reason. It's kind of like heating stones in your camp fire so you can use them for heat while you sleep. Except the camp fire is the sun so it takes a while longer before they heat up.
>>684196>>684202But they are invasive to certain parts of N. America. Here in Maryland the DNR is pretty concerned about the blues and flatheads. More so than the snakeheads I believe. Those blues get huge and eat everything.
