I like the mlb weight in concept but not practical for many local tournaments. I use frozen gallon jugs in my 30 gallon live well that had 2 pumps and the fish seem to do well at weigh ins. Also use the reguvinator powder in live well.Is there more that I could be doing. I have fished tournaments with others that did not have big enough live wells and poor areators and the fish did not live, and the live well was to small to use frozen 1/2 gallon jugs including the fish. Maybe there should be some better regulations on live well's in tournaments and some education on how to treat your fish me included.
3/4 oz. Works good for me, chrome when sunny, gold & white for overcast. The Dixie is good, but a slab spoon works better for deep vertical fishing. Pure speculation on my part. I will cast and let the jet sink or use in 20'-25'. Any deeper for vertical war eagle, Shorty's, Hopkins, ect. Slab style spoons in 1/2 or 3/4 oz.
My wife would like if I only go to sportsman's maybe 1 time a month.
I kind of wish they didn't have so many cool things, I think I want, woops need. Now I have to go & check out the jet.
Thanks Bill.
Great reports, next best thing to being there. If could go tomorrow I would go up the white and try to spoon up some bass. Sounds like conditions would be good for some vertical fishing and maybe hook some bigger ones under those smaller chasers. Pure speculation on my part, but its nice to dream. I will have to wait until the Bfl on 6-25-16. Love to read the reports. Thanks to all.
Nice Pict's and we'll said. The 2 1/4" x 3/4oz spoon I was speaking of has a flutter spoon shape but is thick and heavy. It is a combo of a jigging spoon & a flutter spoon.
I enjoy the vertical spoon action in the rocks clear waters and I have caught just about every species of fish, usually 20' to 50' and many time's sitting over 100' plus. I believe the rock has some of the most talented vertical fishermen. I have some great days on the water while fishing with some good vertical spoon, grub & icebait fishermen and watch it happen on you're gragh is pretty cool. Seeing the fish & dropping to them is a great way to catch em fast especially in the summer and winter. I prefer night fishing the best but going vertical Shine's in the daytime many times all day. Spoons can be very versatile. Thanks for the replays. I'm always trying to improve tactics on my vertical fishing.