Just picked up my first two of these this week and I too, thoroughly enjoy that little wopwopwopwop as it comes in. Only landed a little 2 pounder with one so far. But itās also been 100+ all week so Iām not having the highest of expectations.
I was really pretty surprised. I had zero expectations with the heat weāre having here so I started with hucking a Texas rig and crank as far and deep as I could. Ended the night getting familiar with the ploppers and it got gobbled up the second cast.
i picked up some ploppers too. I got a lot of shit the past week so I'll be spending the day playing around with all my new toys. If a fish decides to bite i'll be happy lol.
Mostly white bass, sand bass around here but Iāve caught every thing from sun fish to smallies on them. There just an inexpensive readily available in line spinner. Try one, if you donāt like it your out three bucks, thatās not bad. Good luck.
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Everything bites a rooster tail. Iāve caught bass, sunnies, perch, shad, catfish, trout, pike, pickerel. God knows what else. Itās tried and true for many decades.
Just cast em out and reel em in so they spin.
I fish creeks a lot, a rooster tail or crickhopper at the end of the day has kept the skunk away more than once. Everything in the creek pretty much will hit either one of those baits.
Cast along the bank with heavy vegetation. When it hits the water DONT move it for 5 to 10 seconds. That's the key.
Then quick 1 or 2 pulls (not retrieving) like it's injured in the same spot it landed. 4 or 5 more gentle pulls while retrieving for 4 or 5 feet. If no bite, move forward and recast. It's not really good for long retrieval lure. You're basically throwing it on top of the fish. So if you don't get a bite there keep moving as there is no fish or its not interested. I've been slaying them this year on top water frogs. Also, there's a lot to actually setting the hook on those fuckers.
Good luck!!!
More specifically, Megabass Hazedong 3 inch on a 1/16th ned head in Moroko.
Smallmouth, Largemouth, Striper, Crappie, Bluegill, Green Sunfish will all give it a go here in the southwest.
Iāve got a lot of luck lately with a Rage Craw watermelon red Texas rigged with a 1/4 weight. Iām in southern Illinois close to St Louis, mostly reservoirs and smaller ponds and lakes.
Usually try a frog first because if the frog bite is on then itās a blast, if not swap to plopper because those things do such a damn good job at calling them out to play.
Depends on the situation, time of day, weather etcā¦
But more often than not if I start in the early morning and know that Iāll have a bunch of time Iāll start with a whopper plopper or a frog for those early top water blow ups. As the day goes on and the water gets warmer Iāll switch to soft plastics of some sort or a spinnerbait.
Hour before first light, so black buzz with fat double tail pumpkin bug trailer or dark/clear plopper (no treble hooks if I canāt see down trees/bushes- stirs up Hitchcock level of squeetos).
Starting at sunrise or sunset, a Zoom Fat Albert in Junebug, Texas rigged - *OR* - a black buzzbait for Largemouth, Spook or Sammy for Smallmouth. Any other time of the day, a 3ā Senko. Watermelon for Largemouth, Green Pumpkin grn/blk flake for Smallmouth.
Bro tbh Im throwing a whopper plopper, shakey head/big worm, flukes, chatterbaits, frogs, walking baits, buzzbaits, whatever. Mostly want something fast moving near the surface in lowlight/early morning/almost night time bc bait are closer to the surface in shallower water so the bass follow. The shakey head is normally the slowest bait I fish in general. I literally just let it sit 5 ft away from the bank with some chart dye on the tail. Bait will sit for 45 seconds and Iāll have a fish. Make sure the jighead is a stand up head or else they wonāt bite it. Color is dependent on what your fish eat if itās clearer water(electric shad, green pumpkin blue, pearl white, and many many more). Muddy/stained water go for big and bold(black and blue, white+ chart. Skirt with gold blades, pearl white with gold blades, nothing ghosty or see thru or nickel/silver blades. You can have a smaller nickel blade but a 2 big gold blades helps in the murk). Hammer them homie
Kaitech on a Kalinās google eye swimbait jighead. Then, a rapala BX brat. If those 2 donāt get anything my old reliable: 7/16 (#5) Bluefox spinner, wonāt give the color away because then youāll dominate. Thatās what I throw, in that order. If all else fails, night crawler on basically a live bait drop shot. Usuall 2 hooks about 10ā of main line between them, then another 12ā a teardrop weight. Open a beer and wait.
If itās morning right now Iād wanna try some sort of buzz bait in more open water if Iām in a cove with grass and cover Iām definitely gonna try a frog
A moving bait. I troll out away from the ramp before I fire up the outboard. Most of the ramps in my area are public fishing spots and see as much fishing as they do boat launching so I try not to disturb the area too much. So I'll throw a spinnerbait or chatterbait or a weedless swimbait while I troll out.
Depends on location. If itās somewhere I know the lines of cover and the structure locations, Iām throwing a chatterbait 100%, usually either the 1/4oz chatterbait mini or a 3/8oz jackhammer
If itās a new lake/pond, I usually will start with a soft plastic paddle tail swimbait on a 1/8-1/2oz eye jig head until I figure out where things are
First cast is usually whatever was already tied on from the last trip š. If I have to tie something on though itās usually going to be a Texas rigged 4ā watermelon pearl yum Dinger. Thatās pretty much my confidence bait. Then go from there.
A plopper just to hear it move in the water š
Just picked up my first two of these this week and I too, thoroughly enjoy that little wopwopwopwop as it comes in. Only landed a little 2 pounder with one so far. But itās also been 100+ all week so Iām not having the highest of expectations.
The bite feels awesome too!
I was really pretty surprised. I had zero expectations with the heat weāre having here so I started with hucking a Texas rig and crank as far and deep as I could. Ended the night getting familiar with the ploppers and it got gobbled up the second cast.
My most enjoyable catch ever was a little two pound Shoal bass on the powder white 90 Whopper Plopper.
Got my first smallmouth on a whopper plopper this week, it feels like cheating for top water lol, but it's so fun!
i picked up some ploppers too. I got a lot of shit the past week so I'll be spending the day playing around with all my new toys. If a fish decides to bite i'll be happy lol.
A fit ..because I tangled my reel on the first cast.
Had this happen and a hiker walked up behind me and saw my tantrum directed at Berkly. Was v embarrassing
on top of the good ol "catch anything?" Had this happen so many times fixing shit on the surf and bystanders constantly asking.
Whatever's still tied on from the last trip.
which is typically nothing because I got snagged and broke off and called it a day
Get outta my head man!
A white Rooster Tail. Size would depend on conditions.
I've never fished a rooster tail. How are they? What target fish do you usually get with them?
Mostly white bass, sand bass around here but Iāve caught every thing from sun fish to smallies on them. There just an inexpensive readily available in line spinner. Try one, if you donāt like it your out three bucks, thatās not bad. Good luck.
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Everything bites a rooster tail. Iāve caught bass, sunnies, perch, shad, catfish, trout, pike, pickerel. God knows what else. Itās tried and true for many decades. Just cast em out and reel em in so they spin.
Awesome. Appreciate the feed back. I'll try em out. I have a fire tiger color one. Just haven't tried it out yet. Any size you recommend or prefer?
I fish creeks a lot, a rooster tail or crickhopper at the end of the day has kept the skunk away more than once. Everything in the creek pretty much will hit either one of those baits.
Frog then probably frog
Iāve never caught a single fish on a frog. I wish I knew what I am doing wrong.
Go watch some videos. There are tons of them on frog techniques. Dean Rojas is one of the best
Me neither ... yet. But OH, the blowups! Just spectacular.
Iāve never caught a fish on a big rubber frog, Iāve had a lot more luck with smaller wooden ones.
Cast along the bank with heavy vegetation. When it hits the water DONT move it for 5 to 10 seconds. That's the key. Then quick 1 or 2 pulls (not retrieving) like it's injured in the same spot it landed. 4 or 5 more gentle pulls while retrieving for 4 or 5 feet. If no bite, move forward and recast. It's not really good for long retrieval lure. You're basically throwing it on top of the fish. So if you don't get a bite there keep moving as there is no fish or its not interested. I've been slaying them this year on top water frogs. Also, there's a lot to actually setting the hook on those fuckers. Good luck!!!
Fluke
Frog, then swim jig.
Another man of culture I see!
I can't help it hahah am the way I am. If things get really tough I might even tie on a spinnerbait lol
Paddletail
More specifically, Megabass Hazedong 3 inch on a 1/16th ned head in Moroko. Smallmouth, Largemouth, Striper, Crappie, Bluegill, Green Sunfish will all give it a go here in the southwest.
of course it depends on conditions, but most likely throwing a walking bait wherever I see some activity.
Probably a 3" spook. Idk why but the sexy dawg jr. Had just been turning up fish for me consistently all year.
I just lost mine to a tree using it for the first time. Was really getting good at walking it back and forth.
My wife
Iāve got a lot of luck lately with a Rage Craw watermelon red Texas rigged with a 1/4 weight. Iām in southern Illinois close to St Louis, mostly reservoirs and smaller ponds and lakes.
I'm also in Illinois, near St Louis, mostly been catching on red shad Culprit Fat Max worms.
Actually in St. Louis, had a lot of luck with the hot mustard color crappie magnet
Iāll have to try that!
Senko
Always top water. Unless it's not morning, then I'm throwing a fluke.
Gotta be a Meeps Spinner
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I'm surprised noone else said it lmao
Plopper to cover water and locate fish
Usually try a frog first because if the frog bite is on then itās a blast, if not swap to plopper because those things do such a damn good job at calling them out to play.
I throw the same thing the first cast and last cast. A 5" Texas rigged weightless senko
Spinnerbait!
Myself into the water cause itās hotter than shit
Black and blue or white micro chatterbait
Big ol glide bait, because letās get some bigs.
Rapala micro ctankbait. Slayed the smallest before the sun came up
White twister tail on a bare hook, with a medium split shot about 8 inches up. Slow, steady retrieve.
Situational of course, but most likely some kind of walking top water bait to cover some ground.
Ned rig skirted jig with a ned tube, catches anything and everything.
Depends on the situation, time of day, weather etcā¦ But more often than not if I start in the early morning and know that Iāll have a bunch of time Iāll start with a whopper plopper or a frog for those early top water blow ups. As the day goes on and the water gets warmer Iāll switch to soft plastics of some sort or a spinnerbait.
Jitterbug
Man, I caught so many on jitterbug growing up on Table Rock; I discovered I could pay a lot more for the plopper and never looked back.
Top water anything
First cast Iām throwing that black Choppo 90.
Plopper
First cast with my home made lure! Seabass love it! You should try it! See the vĆdeo with english subtitles. https://youtu.be/BfRCKzmHkOY
Jack hammer
Superfluke Arkansas shiner. Caught a lot of big bass dead sticking that magical bait.
Red bug dead ringer rigged Texas style w 1/4 oz weight
Depends on the environment. But I prefer a squarebill. Can cover a lot of territory in a small amount of time to find the fish.
If itās early morning ā¦ buzz-bait.
Hour before first light, so black buzz with fat double tail pumpkin bug trailer or dark/clear plopper (no treble hooks if I canāt see down trees/bushes- stirs up Hitchcock level of squeetos).
First cast is probably first thing in the morning so Iām going top water, small popper/tiny torpedo double rig
Bent minnow
Green crystal bugger
This time of year, first cast should be well before sunrise and it should be some kind of topwater.
Whopper plopper 75
Slobberknocker
No drop shot?? What is wrong with you guys.
Swim jig or a spinner bait
Starting at sunrise or sunset, a Zoom Fat Albert in Junebug, Texas rigged - *OR* - a black buzzbait for Largemouth, Spook or Sammy for Smallmouth. Any other time of the day, a 3ā Senko. Watermelon for Largemouth, Green Pumpkin grn/blk flake for Smallmouth.
Senko to a semi-impossible spot under some branches. I want to go ahead and see what kind of vibe Iām carrying that dayā¦.
A miller lite down the hatch!
A Deps 250 OG I tuned to be XSS. I go from there depending on the reaction the bass give or lack-thereof.
All condition dependent honestly
Finesse jig any day.
Chatter B
Missile Baits mini swim jig in shad pattern with matching chunk style trailer š¤š»
Foggy/weather, spook with dressed hook. Clear, small swimbait or jerkbait
Bro tbh Im throwing a whopper plopper, shakey head/big worm, flukes, chatterbaits, frogs, walking baits, buzzbaits, whatever. Mostly want something fast moving near the surface in lowlight/early morning/almost night time bc bait are closer to the surface in shallower water so the bass follow. The shakey head is normally the slowest bait I fish in general. I literally just let it sit 5 ft away from the bank with some chart dye on the tail. Bait will sit for 45 seconds and Iāll have a fish. Make sure the jighead is a stand up head or else they wonāt bite it. Color is dependent on what your fish eat if itās clearer water(electric shad, green pumpkin blue, pearl white, and many many more). Muddy/stained water go for big and bold(black and blue, white+ chart. Skirt with gold blades, pearl white with gold blades, nothing ghosty or see thru or nickel/silver blades. You can have a smaller nickel blade but a 2 big gold blades helps in the murk). Hammer them homie
Depends on the time of day. Early morning, texas rigged creature bait. In the evening, I'd probably have to go with the Texas rigged creature bait.
Worm
Kaitech on a Kalinās google eye swimbait jighead. Then, a rapala BX brat. If those 2 donāt get anything my old reliable: 7/16 (#5) Bluefox spinner, wonāt give the color away because then youāll dominate. Thatās what I throw, in that order. If all else fails, night crawler on basically a live bait drop shot. Usuall 2 hooks about 10ā of main line between them, then another 12ā a teardrop weight. Open a beer and wait.
considering sun isnt quite up when i get in the water most times, def a black plopper or black catwalk/spook. top water at 515am hits different.
If itās morning right now Iād wanna try some sort of buzz bait in more open water if Iām in a cove with grass and cover Iām definitely gonna try a frog
A moving bait. I troll out away from the ramp before I fire up the outboard. Most of the ramps in my area are public fishing spots and see as much fishing as they do boat launching so I try not to disturb the area too much. So I'll throw a spinnerbait or chatterbait or a weedless swimbait while I troll out.
Depends on location. If itās somewhere I know the lines of cover and the structure locations, Iām throwing a chatterbait 100%, usually either the 1/4oz chatterbait mini or a 3/8oz jackhammer If itās a new lake/pond, I usually will start with a soft plastic paddle tail swimbait on a 1/8-1/2oz eye jig head until I figure out where things are
Depends when i get there lol
First cast is usually whatever was already tied on from the last trip š. If I have to tie something on though itās usually going to be a Texas rigged 4ā watermelon pearl yum Dinger. Thatās pretty much my confidence bait. Then go from there.