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Beauty!

I've been skunked enough to know I don't have one.

Should have used a jig

Jointed Creek Chub Pikie. But it ain't the lure - it's the leader that's vital.

I prefer a 6-foot hoop net as leader.

The only absolute sure-fire lure is a stick of Mr. Nobel's little invention.

Jointed shap rap.

When Hank showed that lure I thought Dang that thing is big.....

Now seeing the fish he's catching - I get it.

Hercules... Like JJ on good times said, it's DY-NO-MITE

I guess I'm not keeping up, I hadn't see X-raps or jointed shad raps...

That one I brought up backwards was 120lbs. Fun times.

How do you like that Mojo rod?

There is a house painter in my hometown. He long ago befriended the wives and decorators of all the upscale clients, many of whom live on estates with private ponds. He's brought over 100 bass, 10# or larger, to hand. Most all of them were caught on a jig/pig. His "bass boat", is a 12ft jon.

Bluemonday the Mojo is my favorite in the St. Croix lineup. I like the lighter casting models real well. They are nicely designed and pretty lightweight and tough enough for either mono or braid.

My biggest LM from here in the northeast are both J&P fish and both weighed between 9 and 10 pounds. Someone texted me a pic of a Massachusetts 9.5 pounder caught last week on B&B JP. Likely a local place not far from here.

A small boat will get you on some big fish water!

I wouldn't call them "no fail" lures, but my "go-to" lures vary by species. Up in Saskatchewan where I fish, my "go-to" for pike is a #7 Rattlin' Rap in either baby bass or black/gold color. When trolling for walleye I like to run the original Storm Hot N Tot in chartreuse/silver.


SS

I thought 7# was a huge LM in the northeast. I think I'm going to try a Mojo crankbait rod. Thanks for the info on them

Bluemonday: Yes a 7# bass is a very big one here. I classify anything 5#+ as "big".

But the Mass. record is about 15#,and far as I know is the largest Northern Strain LM bass on record.

Most any good sized lake or pond in Mass, Maine, or NH is capable of producing a fish 7-9 pounds with the 10 pound marker being scarce....but still there. My two biggest were similar to the one pictured.This was a 9.5# jig fish from eastern Massachusetts from last week..

I lost one last August about as big,at boat side.

But keep in mind we are talking only 3 fish in 40+ years of bass fishing up here.

Wow! That's a mule even down south!

Seal billy: My buddy last May. Southern Maine. 9.5 pounds. Spinnerbait.

That is a mule Bob!!

Totally agree with you on the jigs....

In certain conditions the stick baits are good on some jighead styles.

Same thing holds true with walleyes, only a little different style.

Snot rockets like them also...

Mike we have some good ones! I have been in tournaments when it took a 5 pound average to win it,


You are right on those stick baitsI like the Zoom Super Fluke,or Charlie Brewer swim bait on the Owner underpin early spring. Keiteck EZ Shiner on a Scrounger is killer.

Big small mouth and LM,too!

4# Plus. EZ Shiner

Nothing wrong with that brown fish either Bob!!

It is fun fishing plastics to compliment the jig. As you know, at times the plastics will outfish the jig, but for the really big fish it isn't very often, at least in this area.

My son is a master with a jig and I love to fish plastics. It doesn't take us long to figure out which bait they prefer that day.

Bass are soooo much fun....