A couple on the sticker

[Quillback]

Launched out of Eagle Rock yesterday at about 0830.  Flat calm when I launched, then about an hour later is got really windy,  then after a few hours of wind it calmed down somewhat.  Wind messed up my fishing, I had to get back in a couple of coves to get out of it and could not get a bite back in the coves.

Caught a few on the jerk bait before the wind hit on a Berkley Stunna.  Stunna has a slow sink built into it, real slow, maybe a foot every 2 or 3 seconds.  The bites I got were on the pause, I'd pause it for about 5 seconds at the most and that's when they would get it.  Not impressed with the grip type trebles that come on the bait, lost a few, so I am going to change them out.

Caught 8 bass, three were keepers, all largemouth, with one meanie on a Ned.  Did not catch a single spotted bass.  Caught 3 short walleye.

WT 44

Neat looking fish.

 

Fat sticker eater:

[m&m]

Jeff, great markings on those fish. 
 

Mike

[cheesemaster]

Well done - again!!!
Your right - that mean mouth is cool!!! 

[crazy4fishin]

Great looking fish - I have to look at the stunna..

I am envious to say the least...finally the ice is melting up here. 

C4F

[Champ188]

So all of these years I've been working OT to tweak my jerk baits so they won't sink and now Berkley is telling me they SHOULD sink? I'm confused. But that's not unusual. 

[bluebasser86]

Quill I had good success with the Stunna in the KC area about a month ago while my buddy was struggling with a 110+1 (I was throwing the 112+1 Stunna). 

I use slow sinking baits a lot in my home lakes in NE KS when they're not in a biting mood because they sink down onto their noses as they slowly rise to the bait, kind of meet them in the middle and make them react. Don't know if that's why they eat it, but that's the reason I've worked out in my mind why it works. 

[willyfish]

3 hours ago, bluebasser86 said:

Quill I had good success with the Stunna in the KC area about a month ago while my buddy was struggling with a 110+1 (I was throwing the 112+1 Stunna). 

I use slow sinking baits a lot in my home lakes in NE KS when they're not in a biting mood because they sink down onto their noses as they slowly rise to the bait, kind of meet them in the middle and make them react. Don't know if that's why they eat it, but that's the reason I've worked out in my mind why it works. 

That’s as good a reason as any. Shad slowly sink to the bottom when they die do they not? I’ve heard suspended tail down, suspended nose down , slow sink. Who knows. We also thought heavy line that wasn’t green would bother fish, that’s been proven wrong with that umbrella contraption.