thanks all ... this was actually the size fish present of few taken,,bomber,,skin plug,,foul hook.. truth is they bumped almost everything in the bag .. yes a teaser might have been the trick .. DZ ,, funny .. I fresh water bass fish too and always compare the two .. very similar..

forgot pic ... sorry Matt .. posted this pic twice ,,you with little fish .. you owe me ..

When they are bumping I immediatly downsize.

Superstrike 1.5 sinking popper in white with a teaser.They are small,cast nice and swim like the bigger ones at a steady retrieve.May have tried the walking stick also.

D. - I know you're a fan of the 5" Redfin - what's the largest size hook you'd suggest using without adversely affecting the action?

I would tie on a teaser 18" behind a hookless tin. The tin aiding in casting,delivery, and the predator/prey scenario which many bass cannot resist to get in on.

Are many or most of you using braid?

I use mono, 17 or 20lb test from the surf, I know many of you might disagree with that but I just haven't felt comfortable with braid yet. Would it matter it this situation if you used braid or mono? For finicky fish in a boat I would of switched to a 6 in slug-go, which is often my go to lure, but needed a better-casting lure from where I was fishing. But then again isn't boat fishing easy? Like the idea of teaser and hookless tin.

Under those circumstances i always switch to a slow sink white needle with a loong pause instead of a twitch...works more often than it doesnt.

thanks for the confirmation, DZ
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sumthing that has sneaked into my psyche/strategy
since last year's Fall Run; but i thought i was oversimplifying??

that's VERRRRY GOOOD to know and add to the thought progressions,
and will more than likely effect my sluggo/rigged eeels retrieves............



how BIG is the biggest, Yamamoto??
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yozuri mag darter usually does it there where we were Spagetti... fished with a jerk and pause...kind of piss 'em off a bit... and big Joe always fishes red gill teasers and hooks up when they are finicky for the plug.......and I owe you is right for posting me with the dinks....I have a camera too:humpty:

I've experience that quite a few times. I fish a spot in RI, with a fast outflow. And if the fouled hooked bass gets in that rip, it feels like a slob. lol. I saw one guy with a keeper, one night, that had this fella goin' for twenty minutes. :tooth:
I agree with Skitterpop, this time of the year, I'll use a teaser.
One night I was getting Shad on the teaser. I always have a heavier stick with me, just in case.

I was getting bumped all night last night too. I got 6 fish in the same UDL I got 18 just 2 nights ago. Mostly shorties. The fish I did manage to get took the plugs on slower and slooooower retrieves. As mentioned, it was like they didn't want to commit. They were following the plugs right to the shoreline. I had one jump at the plug right in front of me and I hadn't seen him following the plug. It startled me so much, I almost fell of my rock!