On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 05:03:12 GMT, "Craig Baugher"
wrote:

Since I didn't hook into one long enough to see it, I really can't say what
was hitting it, but it wasn't the usually double or triple tap you get when
a gill, crappie, perch is hitting your lure.

Where you're at...if you're sure it wasn't a perch...I'll say
10-1 that it was a very small bass (4-7"). If you get into a
situation where this is happening repeatedly and you still can't get a
hook set...switch to a small straight 4" Kunkel's type worm that has
the 3 small hooks exposed or to a 4" worm or tube (won't work as good
as the Kunkel's...but will catch these small bass occasionally).

Even with niice sized fish, I always miss more fish in the early
spring time..probably bc a lot of bass are still sluggish. The good
news is that you can finesse sluggish fish with smaller cranks or
twitch baits or go to a jig and work em' more slowly.

Which reminds me...I've had quite a bit of success this early
spring on my small 15 acre lake and a couple other ponds fishing with
a new jiig called the Booyah jig. I've been primarily using a 1/2 oz
and 3/8 oz jig tipped with a Zoom Super Chunk or Super Chunk Jr.
(usually blue, black or watermelon). This jig looks good in the
water...has the right kind of fall...and is a tad more compact in the
water than most jigs. It goes thru heavy stuff good and does a decent
job coming out clean in grass/junk. Like most companies, I think
there could be some improvements with the jig (sparkles on the jig
head, more flash colors) See
http://www.booyahbaits.com/by_newprod.htm#BooJig
or for colors at
http://www.basspro-shops.com/servlet...arget=bro wse

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