>>390234>>392020I just got back from vacation in PA. In the Juniata River smallies, rock bass, and pumpkinseed were biting on little jig spinners with soft plastic crappie baits (Beetle Spin, Mr Crappie, Crappie Thunder, etc). Couldn't find a smallie to save my life at Raystown Lake but the largemouth there were biting great. I caught my personal best so far a little ways from the Snyder's Run boat launch just jigging a Gary Yamamoto grub rigged weedless on a 1/16 ounce jig-head, just bouncing through some patches of hydrilla. A few days later I launched from Aitch and the largemouth were smashing the bejesus out of a brownish, frog-patterned Rapala Skitter Pop. I couldn't get a top-water hook-set all summer in warmer waters so that kind of blew my mind being later in the year and in colder waters.
As others have said it'll depend on where you're fishing but in regard to bass it never hurts to have 1) some spinnerbaits/jig spinners, 2) something weedless to worm/jig on/near the bottom and around structure/grass, and 3) some topwater options.
>>390758>>390761>>390763That jitterbug is probably one of my favorite topwater lures. Haven't caught a damned thing on one this year sadly but I still throw it from time to time because the bwoopbwoopbwoopbwoop noise tickles me. Also metal lips on baits is a rare sight these days and I see one on what looks to be a crankbait or popper type lure in that ziplock bag. Sometimes old lures won't sell for much but every now and then you'll come across something rare that a collector might pay well for. Just a thought. Even if none of them are worth much you can always develop an unhealthy lure collecting hobby like some of us do. Or fish with them (crazy, I know!).
>>400097How are you liking the Daiwa so far? Easy enough to disassemble and clean/re-grease?
