The combination of cork and high-grade EVA foam in the grip and butt cap complement the rod’s classy looks, but more importantly, it feels great in the hand. Nick Gann at Hook, Line and Sinker in Bella Vista said black bass are biting jig and pigs or plastic worms. Bluegill are biting crickets or worms on the smaller Bella Vista lakes. Robbie Towner at Hook, Line and Sinker in Bella Vista said black bass are biting 2 to 6 feet deep on crank baits or jig and pigs at all Bella Vista lakes. This rod plays double duty, twitching a jerkbait in cold weather, then switching to keep a Zara Spook or other topwater lure moving once the weather has warmed. The 6’6” St. Croix Premier bucks the trend of long rods, but for good reason.
Troll with nightcrawler rigs behind a bottom bouncer weight 25 to 30 feet deep. Average surface water temperature is in the low to mid-70s. 10 At Lake Walk-in-the-Water, cooler temps have picked up the speck bite.
Striped bass fishing success varies from day to day, he said. Brood minnows or shad are the best bait fished on the north half of the lake. Largemouth Bass—Bass fishing remains steady for Polk County area anglers. Good numbers and some trophy-size fish have been caught this week on a variety of baits.
Lake Shipp is good for specks at night on minnows while anchored under the lights. Schoolie bass up to 4 pounds are biting around the canals along the south chain. Lakes Cannon and Eloise are producing bass along the shorelines on live shiners and lipless crankbaits, reports Schelfo. No lure maker is more synonymous with striper surf fishing than Stan Gibbs. In 1945—the same year World War II came to an end—Gibbs Lure Company was born in Massachusetts, and the timing couldn’t have been better.
The line counter’s backlit digital display is easy to read in addition to displaying line count in metric and standard units. My favorite feature is the alarm that alerts me when the reel is full. Catfish are doing great around channel edges and drop offs from 8 to 30 feet right now. You can catch them on stink bait, chicken livers or cut baits. Tatsch uses a number 8 treble hook and a 1/8 to 1/4 ounce egg sinker in the deeper water.
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