I’ll have to check those out. Thanks for the numerous tips

Now – interestingly enough, all this time I’ve been using the “cast out, let it sit a few seconds, turn the reel 1/2 a turn, let it sit” method, but last weekend, my buddy started fishing them like a regular worm – lift the rod tip about 2 feet, then slowly reel in the slack, let the senko sit, then repeat and he was getting a lot of hits and a lot more fish than I was with my method. I think his method works better in lakes with rocky bottoms because he’s raising the senko up off the bottom more, and the bass which are hiding in the rocks see the worm more than the way I’ve been doing it. Of course I’m probably way off base, as I just can’t seem to figure out what makes these darned fish tick from one day to the next

Drop shotting is putting a weight on the bottom, tying a hook about 1-2 feet up the line, and then dragging the weight along the bottom, which causes the worm to travel a couple of feet above the bottom, right? I’ve never tried that with a senko, but have tried it with a regular plastic worm with nothing except snags to show for it, especially in Sojeong lake which has a rocky bottom. That’s one of the reasons senkos work so well in that lake – they’re fished weightless and rarely, if ever, get snagged. Matter of fact, a lot of my bites come right after the senko hits a rock and I jerk the rod tip a bit to get the worm moving over or past the rock. I think since there’s not much other cover in that lake, the bass go down and hide beside the rocks and then they nail the senkos as they see the worm coming past or over them.
Brush hogs, eh? I’ve never used them – yet.

Last summer I began grass fishing here on lake Guntersville. the grass, milfoil and hydrilla, require some stout line to get a big bass out of it. I use 80lb test, 20lb diameter braided with texas rigged worms and jigs, a 7 and 1/2 foot heavy action rod with a large pfluger spinning reel. When the bass runs it is like my line is a weed eater as it cuts through the grass.

Anyway I still wish I was in Korea because the bream and bass fishing has expanded so much from the 2000 it is amazing. It appears that all the fresh water in Korea has been conquered by the bass and bream. It is good to see so many americans enjoying catching them.

Take care, keep a tight line,

Tom

I lost a fine fish in the Fla Keys by not having my drag tight enough–I bet I will never do that again

I’ve heard some horror stories about that Spyder wire causing snarls and birds nests due to it’s diameter so I haven’t tried it yet. As for the bluegill attractor, that’s a good idea and I’ll have to run it past my fishing buddies to see if we can’t come up with something.

BTW, I’ve had a few people asking me why my drag wasn’t set when I lost that big bass – The last time I was fishing I got snagged and had to tighten the drag so I could break the line and I forgot to loosen it again. Lesson learned!