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I especially like the Bluegill and Shad.

 

You must have some beefy bass to be throwing 3 1/2 oz baits like the trout at them. :-)

 

bill

Nice baits Mark; I like the colors. Did you use the foil I sent you one these?

No, I used some Brit Bak self adhesive foil because it is easier and faster to use.

It took me 30 minutes per bait to apply the foil and add the scaling.

bill,

I've found a dead 2 lb bass with a 1 lb bass stuck in it's mouth.  They both drowned.

I found a 1 lb bass with a big bluegill stuck headfirst in it's mouth.  They were both alive, struggling on the surface.  I netted them, and got them apart.  When I released them, the bluegill just stayed on it's side on the surface, quivering, but the bass dove down out of sight.

Trout are very soft compared to other bass prey.

A 3 lb bass will eat a 7' trout all day.  They hit the bait in the middle most of the time.  I think they try to fold it up so they can suck it in.

Bigger bass, 4 lbs and up,just swallow the bait whole from the back, or from whatever angle they attack from.  They aren't worried about the bait being too big to swallow.

Yeah I used to get bass when fishing for Muskie back home.

 

bill