Jitterbugs and Hula-Poppers?Man that's real old school!I find myself gravitating towards the classics myself,everything has rattles in it now,in high pressure lakes(most of them)I feel like alot of fish are hip to the rattles and may be gun shy because of them.I'll take an old-school,balsa wood,proven classic to the newest $20 crankbait any day of the week,Lung you forgot about the Spook!
Appreciate it Dave,ofcourse rattles do have their place,dirty water for example and yeah at night too,and I do throw alot of baits that have them,I'm just saying that in certain situations it's possible that a bait without them will produce better.When I go tackle shopping I now make an effort to find lures without them so I have a selection when the right situation presents itself.There aren't many out there(crankbaits without rattles),all the new ones have them,hence my love for the classics.
Funny how age creeps up on you, when the lures I came to trust and the old faithfuls are called 'real old school' LOL.
I guess I have enough of them and haven't had to replace them, not to mention I don't do anywhere near as much freshwater fishing as I use to.
I guess my attitude is if it aint broke don't fix it
I guess I have enough of them and haven't had to replace them, not to mention I don't do anywhere near as much freshwater fishing as I use to.
I guess my attitude is if it aint broke don't fix it
All these posts were perfect, Stick with the basic floaters and top water weedless. Try to mimic a natural bait. Here is another take... Remember going swimming and opening your eyes under water and seeing the sun? Well Bass and other fish see the shadow against the night sky. Also a fishes Lateral line has all the nerve endings to detect movement. See my pictures for a nice bass I cought at night reciently. Don't forget, a flash light, plyers and a bell if your bottom fishing for cats etc.