Rob:

[Buzz Bouvier]

O.K. Rob, I got 8 baitcasters and 4 spinning rigs to get ready. How would you like them loaded?? See you brite and early Saturday...



Buzz

 

[Staci Matheis]

In MY car!

 

[Rob LaMoy]

Rig 2 baitcasters with jerkbaits. One Luckycraft, one Yozuri. Try a spinnerbait on the other, and most likely a senko on the last. On your spinning rigs put a tube or grub on one, and a fluke on another. Other than that, maybe a top water, and/or med crankbait on an other? We'll feel out the fish in the morning.

 

[Jon Puhalski]

How come no Zarra Spooks or Sammys?

 

[Rob LaMoy]

I said top water. Didn't say what kind. Sammy's are too big. I prefer the spook or puppy. Maybe even a torpedo.

 

[Ken Neeley]

Buzz,

Get a double-hung window sash-weight and a 2 pound dead and decaying chicken. Stick it full of treble hooks all over the place and just heave it out there and wait for Champy!!!

 

[Rob LaMoy]

When I was a kid living in MA, there was a little pond in our neighborhood, not even a 1/2 acre, but the only fish we ever saw in there was this 4-5 lb pickerel that every kid had tried to catch. It was the entry to "manhood" for our little club. I got sick and tired of throwing every bait i had, so one day, I broke the Kmart special spinning rig with 14 lb test, a big ole treble hook and a big nasty slab of raw chicken fat I had yanked off of our "to be" dinner for that night. Tossed it out next to a clump of floating weeds, and as it sank, (maybe it was the enticing fluid motion of the fatty skin wavering on the fall like flat senko?) but didn't that pickerel jump out and snag it in front of the whole gang, and I landed it. I was that summer's hero! Who'd a thunk it! So don't laugh, ya just never know when this ole boy from NY throws a slab of chicken out. Is that legal in tourneys? It's not technically live bait, the bird IS dead. I figure it's no different than a pork trailer! LOL

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Hey Jon...Rob's on the right track. Take you a couple baby torpedos (the bigger ones) in a bass pattern and maybe silver. Just start out with a pop, pop, pause then repeat....you might have to play with speed because sometimes it IS important other times not. You'll just have to experiment. I think they excell for smallmouth bass...I don't know why...maybe the size.

TEE

 

[Ken Neeley]

Take Tom's advice...leave the feathers on, but spray some sparkley stuff on them...remeber:



'dem bassus luv sparkles!!! (c)

 

[Mark Hofman]

Fishing with chickens is ......





"Egg-citing!"

 

[Mark Hofman]

But be careful....



you may get hen-pecked for doing it too much.

 

[Mark Hofman]

But, if that happens...



switch to rooster tails.

 

[Rob LaMoy]

Does that happen to you much Mo? LOL I thought I had lapses!

 

[Mark Hofman]

Okay, okay, I'll stop.



Don't want someone calling me a bird-brain.

 

[Mark Hofman]

Rob:



In short, NO.

 

[David Jordan]

what no gold bomber's, no spider jigs in smoke gold, I thought yous guys were smallmouth fishing. I go for the perdue chicken when your trying for that kicker

 

[TrepMan]

Dave - I resemble that remark - A Purdue chicken, at least my legs!!! HAAAAAA