Doug,

Thanks for the awesome response - it's always good to hear what others are
doing (and where!)

I must admit I have not yet explored the Wabash. It's kind of an issue of
not knowing where to start! I'm not sure where to look for good spots or
"holes". Most of it would have to be shore/bank fishing since my boat is
too big/deep for the Wabash.

With your statements, though, I now realize I need to give it some further
attention!

Thanks again!
Mick


"Doug" wrote in message
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"Mick Haberzetle" wrote in message
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Hello,

When you abandoned the Senkos and started getting hits, what did you
switch to? ("your old fail safe array of baits)

What were you using to catch the fish while the other guys looked on in
wonder?

Lastly, where are you at in Northern Indiana? I'm in the Lafayette area
and love to hear "close to home" stories of what works and what doesn't!

Thanks in advance!
Mick


Hi Mick,

Well, I sorta took a blood oath to a few guys about our bait I found that
works like no other that I've found. We were at a small local manmade
reservoir one time, me an 2 buds, and we weren't doing anything on
whatever we threw. I decided to try a bait that I had bought and put in my
box, but had never tried before. I had it for quite sometime. Anyway, I
started railing the smallies once I tied it on. So I gave my friends 1 a
piece and that was all I had. That day, we had a great day. Since then,
we've been using it and I couldn't tell you how many fish we've caught
since then, thousands? Not only do bass like it, I think I"ve caught
about every species around here on it about. Perch, Pike, Pickerel, bull
gills, crappies, rockies, walleye, bout everything.
Actually, one of my bud's I was with that day, used one in a tournament
and fished it most of the day and came in second place with it.

Anyway, the reason were so secretive about it, is that I told "Joe Blow"
at the reservoir, some other angler, he did well, he told a friend, so on
and so on, and the next thing we knew, everyone fishing 2 weeks after had
one tied on. The worst part was a lot of those guys up there were keeping
them too. My buddies haven't let me live that down yet.

I'll spill though since the internet is such a broad venue. Hell, they
might not even sell the things anywhere else, cause I know there made
locally here. There called "Kelly's worm". They come Individually
wrapped in a "C" shape in the package. I Carolina rig them. I tie on a
small swivel, hook on the worm and put a small split shot about 18 inches
up on the line. Cast and reel very very slowly, just enough so the worm
will turn. If the worm isn't spinning, it's NOT working. I can't stress
enough to reel slowly. Sometimes after catching a fish, you will have to
re-tweek the hooks to make it spin again.
My hot colors are Purple worm or Grape with White stripe, in summer,
Black worm with Yellow Stripe, and the Firetails are pretty good. By far
though, Purple and White are the best.

Other then that, I just used the the standard Pop-R and a Silver Deep
Diving Rapala, but you can't beat a Jitterbug at night.

I live here in the Fort Wayne but I caught all those fish I was talking
about at a private lake in Michigan's U.P.

Around here though I usually fish a little north of here, usually Lake
James, Crooked Lake, Wawasee, and a gobb of others. There's a thousand
lakes around here, but you just gotta drive 40 + miles to get to them.

The Wabash River is a beautiful resource down there though Mick. You fish
that much? Know any good Flathead holes?? Gotta love the Wabash River!!

Anyway, I know this more than you intended for a response, but I had a few
extra minutes.

Regards,

Doug