>>984711I use jig spinners as my search-bait once the weather has warmed up a bit. Mr Crappie soft plastics are great with smaller blades for crappie and sunfish species. I think the bulk of all their plastics are 2" and come in some really nice colors and shapes (including curly, single-tailed grubs).
If I know I'm getting into a bigger bite I usually upgrade to #3 or #4 colorado blade and either a 4" or 5" Yamamoto grub. I've got some chunky sunfish and crappie that way along with nice largemouth, snakehead, white and yellow perch, and so on. As a search-bait (if I'm not targeting sunfish) I usually switch over to full size spinnerbaits, crankbaits, etc in the same color once I've established what's working.
>>984760There has been a couple outings where I've gotten into Crappie-On-Every-Cast schools but many are were so small they couldn't get the hook past the tail. Switched to Mr Crappie "Lightning Shad" plastics and didn't miss a one. They're really small, tapered-out plastics that do the trick when even the tiny grubs are too big.
>>985128>>985171Very first time I caught something on a senko it was Watermelon w/ Copper, Orange w/ Red so I'm a bit partial to them.
>>985237I've got my Peterson Guide to N. American Birds in front of me right now. Easily one of my favorites. I probably should look into their guides for fish.
>>985285>CulpritBest. Worms. Ever.
Or maybe nostalgia goggles. Culprit has been around a long time. Same for Roboworm and Mann's. I still keep Mann's Auger-Tail worms on me at all times just because I used to watch Jimmy Houston haul bass with'em and he was one of my favorite anglers to watch.
>>985429>>985473>>985476I've heard the same about BPS. Comes off the same line as Pure Fishing Products (Abu, Penn, Mitchell, etc). I fish a lot of Abu but haven't bought any BPS yet. Might get one of their baitcasters just to take apart and see.
>>985561>I've never seen a duckling disappear in a splash while momma duck goes apeshit 