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Best deep water bait
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05/22/18 03:51 AM
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Bassfisher15
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Going to start forcing myself out of my comfort zone and fishing off shore drop offs and deep points. Planing on C-rigging and maybe football head jigs. What soft plastics do y'all like for deep C-rigs? Any other techniques I should try?
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Re: Best deep water bait
[Re: Bassfisher15]
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05/22/18 04:28 AM
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Greg W
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I like a Brush Hog but then so does everyone else. I learned that from James Briggs TRigging it, and just adapted to Carolina Rig as it's easier on points. Switched from baby to full hog this spring with good results and bigger fish.
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Re: Best deep water bait
[Re: Bassfisher15]
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05/22/18 11:00 AM
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Joined: Jul 2009
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Skunked Again Fishing
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For me, a plain old 6' worm behind the C-rig is my confidence setup.
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Re: Best deep water bait
[Re: Bassfisher15]
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05/22/18 11:32 AM
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aggieangler03
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Whatever plastics you flip with will work. Just use your highest confidence one until you gain confidence in the rig. Deep cranking is another technique you should learn
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Re: Best deep water bait
[Re: Bassfisher15]
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05/22/18 11:35 AM
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i-Fish
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I use baby brush hogs, ol monster worms, trick worms, lizards and flukes. Thats about it. I usually dip the tips too with dip n glow.
Last edited by i-Fish; 05/22/18 11:35 AM.
If you can't find em wind em.
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Re: Best deep water bait
[Re: Bassfisher15]
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05/22/18 12:06 PM
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Jpurdue
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You should take the Carolina rig, give it to your buddy, and then throw a 6xd.
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
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Re: Best deep water bait
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05/22/18 12:17 PM
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Ricky Taylor
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When I pull up to an offshore spot, I like to start out with a deep diver for a quick fan cast and then move to a C-Rig, but if the wind is low, I will most likely throw a big shakey head or a drop shot.
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Re: Best deep water bait
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05/22/18 12:41 PM
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Douglas J
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a big plug followed by a big fb jib
#MFGA
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Re: Best deep water bait
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05/22/18 12:57 PM
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Lil joe
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You should try a giant shakey with a worm such as a strike king bull worm or an xcite Maximus worm. These will cut down on your numbers of bites but when you do catch one its gonna be a bigger fish. The best colors for this are reds such as tomato
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Re: Best deep water bait
[Re: Skunked Again Fishing]
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05/22/18 01:39 PM
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formula462
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Extreme Angler
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For me, a plain old 6' worm behind the C-rig is my confidence setup. Wow you fish big
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Re: Best deep water bait
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05/22/18 01:50 PM
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fouzman
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I like trick worms, french fry style plastics and a small 4' swimbait on my c-rigs. A big worm and a baby creature bait, too.
Deep Diving Crankbaits that will dive at least 20 feet on a long cast. Staying in contact with bottom is key. 10-12# line.
3/4 oz. - 1 1/8oz. football jigs with rage craw trailer.
A nose weighted swimbait like a Storm Wildeye in 4" or 5". Throw as far as you can, let it hit bottom, five fast cranks and kill it. Repeat.
3/4 oz. CC spoon fished vertically.
5"-7" flutter spoon.
1/2 oz. swim jig for suspended schools.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Best deep water bait
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05/22/18 01:54 PM
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buda13
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TFF Guru
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Stroking a Preacher jig, flutter spoon, slow rolling a 1 oz spinnerbait, slowrolling a swimbait
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Re: Best deep water bait
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05/22/18 02:24 PM
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Fish2222
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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10" power worms Magnum Super Flukes Big Bear floating worms
"I only catch the ones that bite" BassCat Sabre Mercury EFI 175
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Re: Best deep water bait
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05/22/18 02:29 PM
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forkduc
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TFF Guru
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Baby Brush hogs and M Pack Shad on C-Rig
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Re: Best deep water bait
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#12764876
05/22/18 02:31 PM
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SoCal Tom
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Bubble Fry, a Fluke or a 10" Power Worm. But first I have the 6XD out
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