A-Riggin The White River 2-14-14

[merc1997 Bo]

you are right about this being a good topic. each of us has to learn when and where to use any of our lures. there are just times, especially in the colder water temps, that the really subtle movement on the long bill rebel will really catch them.

just as when, there are times with medium bills, there are times you hardly even touch your line to move your bait, and there are other times, when a more forceful jerk is the ticket.

as i have stated many other times about jerk baiting, you need your lures to sink, sit still, and slowly rise. on different days, the bass want the bait doing something different.

it is just a reminder that, we all have many forgotten lures in our box, or stuffed away on a shelf that will still catch bass just as well now as they did way back when. i remember most vividly a day, when my fishing buddy kicked my tail on the old metal billed wood brown bomber. i caught more numbers, but everyone he caught was a big one.

i would doubt that there is anyone that throws or uses a "holy rouge", or might not even know what that is. but, i still use it every year, when the water temps get right, and it still catches them just the same as it did way back in the 70's when i was first introduced to it by bud guthrie and bill willis.

anyway, back to umbrella rigs, has anyone given thought to loading one up with jerk baits??

bo

[dtrs5kprs]

Don't know about sticks Bo, but Siemantel did a video on Table Rock a couple of years ago with 4 or 5 BBZ1 4" swimbaits on an a-rig. I have relatively little control when it comes to fishing, but have not decided my pockets were quite deep enough to try it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-toRIN2txU

Takes it a minute to load, wait out the initial black screen.

[Quillback]

Yeah no way I'd throw an A-rig with BBZ's, unless there's not tree within a 100 yards. Even then you have to front the coin to pick up 5 of those suckers.

[dtrs5kprs]

And I think the weight of the wire would cause them to plummet nose first, even if you built one at home minus a weighted head. Only option might be to pour a resin head with float beads added, and run super light wires.

Then again, I'm sure not gonna snap 5 Vision 110's on a rig either.

[Pepe]

Great report and follow up, Bill. Thank you.