College Smash-Mouth Bass Official Press Release

[EJHick]

Bikini checkin? I thought you was married by now...remember the shades, they'll keep you out of trouble as long as no neck breakin is involved. When you gonna bring this girl around, i think she is just imaginary! Anyway we need to get a group of us to go up to 4th street for the concerts, I'm down anytime now that moving is over and the brunt of fishing. Gonna break in the house for some g-tar playin and such so I'll let you know when that is up.

[artcarney_agr]

Dude, marriage is not an option right now! Gotta live it up while I can! Ha ha ha!!! I've got too many bass tournaments to win and seasons on the trail before I can even think of that stuff!

GIT R DONE !!!

[RC5]

I don’t know what your talking about down at Barren first was a rig and a jig so was 2nd but third came off a D-20 and a DD-22. Talk about staying awake try the feeling of appendicitis, setting the hook in your side so much and gotta love the feeling of your arms after a eight hour excursion of deep chuckin and winding... gotta love it.

[artcarney_agr]

RC5 -> I don't think Eric has a clue what you're talking about! Ha ha ha!!!

I tried the DD-22 bite with little success....I was already wore out from it the day before down on Ky Lake! 8 hrs. of that really builds up your forearm though! Heck, you can't stop me though! I GIT R DONE !!!!

That rig and jig you speak of, is that where you use a jig rather than an egg weight and then tie your leader directly to the jig eye? Or do you still use a swivel and let the jig slide freely like an egg weight? I've heard several talk of this technique, but I haven't had time to get some confidence in it or learn the technique to use it. Any help would be appreciated!

[Danny]

Hey Scott,

Some company makes a carolina rig jig. It is a jig for the weight, and the line passes through the jig just like it would on an egg sinker. I bought several of these to use at Barkley, if you were to go skin diving, you would find them all!!!!!!!!


They don't come through cover at all. I never caught a fish on the jig, but then this past spring was really the first time I missed fish with my bait line moving away. In other words, this is really the first year I've ever considered that I may have had a fish with my weight in its mouth.

BTW, I fish a CR about 85-90% of the time.

Danny

[artcarney_agr]

Well Danny, I wondered if that might be a problem. However, if it catches fish, I reckon it might be worth it. But still that can get expensive! For your sinker, do you use steel? Tungsten? Lead? I used to be all about some lead, but after using the steel I'm hooked! Never tried tungsten, seems like the smaller size of it would be a disadvantage. Any thoughts?

[Danny]

I certainly prefer the tungsten!!!! Much more sensitive. I also like the smaller weight. However, the best thing I think is the cylindrical shape. I also use the steel or lead sinkers, egg shaped, just because they are so much easier to find around here.

Danny

[RC5]

Na I meant a Carolina rig and a jig also. I've seen those jig weights don’t impress me. I use tungsten like the smaller profile I have had a couple of spots just grab the weight and I'd set the hook and reel em to the boat, don’t get how they do that but they see the boat and just let go. I like the idea of a smaller profile even if it doesn’t make a difference.

[artcarney_agr]

I actually like the bulky steel weights, seems like the rounded shape "rolls" over the rocks rather than wedging in them. Just my preference.....

[buzzking]

I use the long cylindrical lead sinkers, they dont look the prettiest coming through the water but they dont hang up as much, they seemed to do the trick to beat RC5's butt last weekend. HAHAHAHA. Actually we filled a quick limit on the rig but ended up culling all day on the jig. You taking this down richard?