merc1997 Bo Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 linda and i got out for a great day of catching yesterday. we did not see or hear another boat all day!! how much better could it be than that? most bites still in the 20 ft. zone. some a bit shallower. still whacking them on a oversized crappie tube, magic shad, or 1/2 of a senko fished on a 1/8 head. bo
crazy4fishin Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 As i sit and watch the wet snow fall from my office window while I am working I can feel the green monster of envy grow larger and larger......I am just about ready to risk fishing in the Cabela's tank right now....... C4F merc1997 Bo and David Unnerstall 2 Crazy4fishinA Cornhusker
dtrs5kprs Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Nothing like high skies and flat calm water for the little stuff. Anyone else think conventional wisdom on bluebird days being tough is fixing to change? Ham 1
Members jackman724 Posted January 31, 2015 Members Posted January 31, 2015 Awesome fish! Love catching SM on TR like no other. I have a question though...I get to fish Table Rock only 3-4 times a year. We usually have pretty solid success slowly dragging tubes in the Spring. I have never fished the Ned...is the retrieve similar or should there be more action? Coming down in late March and might like to try a new technique. Appreciate the forum and any insights.
Quillback Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 I've been a tube dragger the last two winters, hardly pick them up now. I like to fish the Ned slowly, do a little shaking, or hopping. Sometimes just a plain drag. Picked up a few yesterday on Beaver vertically fishing it in 30 FOW. Just gently shaking the rod tip.
dtrs5kprs Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Awesome fish! Love catching SM on TR like no other. I have a question though...I get to fish Table Rock only 3-4 times a year. We usually have pretty solid success slowly dragging tubes in the Spring. I have never fished the Ned...is the retrieve similar or should there be more action? Coming down in late March and might like to try a new technique. Appreciate the forum and any insights. Slower, less tight line and feel. Lots of good info if you search for Ned Rig, Varmint, Midwest Finesse. I've been a tube dragger the last two winters, hardly pick them up now. I like to fish the Ned slowly, do a little shaking, or hopping. Sometimes just a plain drag. Picked up a few yesterday on Beaver vertically fishing it in 30 FOW. Just gently shaking the rod tip. Nailed it. Your tube fish were just begging for the Ned. jackman724 1
merc1997 Bo Posted January 31, 2015 Author Posted January 31, 2015 i was talking with a guy that fished with larry nixon on beaver, and he said that when they got to their first stop, larry drug out the small jig and half a senko, and stated that the pro's referred to it as the "turd rig". anyway, he said nixon proceeded to put 14 lbs. plus in the boat on it. i see it as a great way to get kids catching fish. very uncomplicated. of course, it requires throwing it in front of the bass just as any other lure. bo
Ham Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 I really enjoy fishing the tube as well and the Ned really mucked that up BUT I didi notice a couple of times where the tube got me bigger bites than the Ned did that day. Less bites but larger fish. It's useful to have several options on deck and cycle between them. Tough to put the Ned down because I honestly believe I am costing myself fish when I am using something else. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
dtrs5kprs Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 i was talking with a guy that fished with larry nixon on beaver, and he said that when they got to their first stop, larry drug out the small jig and half a senko, and stated that the pro's referred to it as the "turd rig". anyway, he said nixon proceeded to put 14 lbs. plus in the boat on it. i see it as a great way to get kids catching fish. very uncomplicated. of course, it requires throwing it in front of the bass just as any other lure. bo Yes. That is why the new bait is named "TRD", despite calling it The Real Deal in ads, catalogs, etc. You are spot on about it being a great way to introduce someone to fishing. Keeps them catching something throughout the day, and in the hands of a more skilled angler it is a serious tool. Darn thing works.
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