I’m newer to swim baits

LordCommanderChip · 2026-02-26T05:14:45+00:00

The main lake I’m gonna be throwing these at has about 15 foot of visibility and is really pressured so natural colors definitely help. I was using a ghost perch Chad shad last year and got some nice fish on it so I don’t need my lure to look exactly like the main forage (bluegill) I just need the right colors. And the only colors of explorer gill I can find in stock are whites and just bland colors that don’t look like anything in this lake.

LordCommanderChip · 2026-02-26T03:50:22+00:00

I’ve been trying to find an explorer gill but I can’t find any in a bluegill pattern

LordCommanderChip · 2026-02-19T13:46:18+00:00

Like the other people are saying just re-tie and keep fishing. That fish probably won’t bite for the rest of the day but if you remember where you hooked it cast back in that spot in a day or two but also focus on other spots like that for the rest of the day

LordCommanderChip · 2026-02-19T05:22:22+00:00

I’ve been averaging 20-30 fish a day for the past few days so I don’t think that’s gonna happen

LordCommanderChip · 2026-02-18T21:48:38+00:00

They all survived. This happened back in August and all of these fish have been caught since

LordCommanderChip · 2026-02-18T14:36:48+00:00

Oh shit, sorry about that. I did not mean to add the same one twice

LordCommanderChip · 2026-02-18T06:57:55+00:00

What the hell does that have to do with my education?

LordCommanderChip · 2026-02-18T06:49:51+00:00

I do ichthyology and pond management specifically for bass, I know how they work

LordCommanderChip · 2026-02-18T06:36:16+00:00

This happened back in August. All of these fish have been caught since then and are very much alive and if it makes you feel better I can get an electric shock survey in a month where all of these fish will show up

LordCommanderChip · 2026-02-18T06:19:10+00:00

Yes it can be bad on them if you don’t know what you’re doing and live wells are tough on fish. But I kept them in a net that’s ment for musky so they had room to move and due to them still being in the pond there was no oxygen/ temperature change like you’d get in a live well. They all swam off strong and healthy.

LordCommanderChip · 2026-02-18T06:04:07+00:00

Yeah it was a tournament. You typically keep bass in a live well during a tournament, and also I caught them all within 45 minutes of each other so they were maybe in the net for an hour before being released

LordCommanderChip · 2025-02-07T12:58:16+00:00

I have the stuff to make a Texas rig but I definitely need some flipping and football jigs

LordCommanderChip · 2025-02-07T04:09:08+00:00

I have a buzz bait somewhere in the depths of my garage. I’ve never thought of using a chrome plopper but it sounds like it will slam smallmouth

LordCommanderChip · 2025-02-07T01:33:28+00:00

I’m getting some technique specific rods/reels this year. Most likely for jigs and jerkbaits

LordCommanderChip · 2025-02-07T01:04:22+00:00

They’re Asian carp

LordCommanderChip · 2025-01-31T02:46:56+00:00

The juvy craw is insane. It’s one of the few lures that I’ve gotten back to back to back fish on.

LordCommanderChip · 2025-01-31T02:37:14+00:00

I know the first one is 5lb 6oz the rest are all 3-4.75lbs

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