Storing Soft Plastics? / Retrieving Spinnerbait

airskank · 10-29-07, 03:22 PM

1. For storing my soft plastics should i keep them in the bags i bought them in? or is it ok to just put them in the organizer boxes?

2. I hear everyone talking about spinnerbait and how they catch fish on it... but i haven't caught anything ever that hasn't been on a senko. How should i retrieve it? I'm just using a 1/8 oz double willow blade booyah but with no hits or anything.

InEccess · 10-29-07, 04:26 PM

1. I just leave my soft plastics in the bags they came in. I had some old tackle boxes where the worms melted to the plastic trays. Since then, I've been leaving them in their bags and carrying them with me in my tackle bag.

2. One of my major confidence baits is a Spinnerbait. If I'm fishing in open water (I am a co-angler, sometimes I don't have a choice on where I'm fishing), I'll cast it out and let it sink for about 3 seconds. I start my retrieve somewhat slowly. After about 5 feet, I'll speed the retrieve up for another couple of feet, then I'll pump my rod almost like I'm jig fishing. That speeds the bait up and then makes it fall on a slack line. That's usually when I'll get hit. If I'm fishing laydowns, or sticks sticking up out of the water, I'll cast just beyond the stucture and make contact with the stick/laydown on the retrieve. REMEMBER, you have to speed up your retrieve as your bait's making contact with the wood, otherwise, the bait will roll over and more often then not, get snagged. After you bump the piece of cover, let the bait fall for a second or two. The bass will see this as a minnow who just knocked himself silly and will jump at the easy meal.

I hope those suggestions helped.

airskank · 10-29-07, 04:39 PM

It does very much ty

lunker-lander · 10-29-07, 06:32 PM

Hey Air, I have a small addition to your post. For winter, how should worms be stored when not in use? Should I just leave them in the bags, add water, throw away? This is my first season bass fishing and I haven't learned yet what to do with them when I don't use them for an extended period of time.

-ll

BigBassin144 · 10-29-07, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InEccess

1. I just leave my soft plastics in the bags they came in. I had some old tackle boxes where the worms melted to the plastic trays. Since then, I've been leaving them in their bags and carrying them with me in my tackle bag.

The old plastic that old boxes were made out of would melt to the worms. New tackle boxes don't do that. I still keep mine in the bag I bought em in though. That way, when I run out, I know exactly what I had if I had lots of luck and want to get more.

BB

zooker · 10-29-07, 07:30 PM

storing worms for winter WHAT a concept-why???- i use plastics alot in the colder months flukes and critter baits work well..

then again i never stop bassfishing all winter..

zooker

lunker-lander · 10-29-07, 07:43 PM

Have pity for me Zook. We up here have "bass season", and "ice-up". Any ideas on storing them when not in use for "winter"?

-ll

Rebbasser · 10-29-07, 08:14 PM

1. I leave them in the original bags and stuff them in a worm binder without using the ring system that come with them-I can carry more that way. Putting them in boxes is fine, but it makes them a whole lot bulkier.

2. Slow rolling-retrieving it just fast enough to turn the blades-burning it back in so the blades make a bulging wake on the surface and everything in between. Experiment with retrieves-fast, slow, yo-yo, etc. Let the fish tell you what they want. One place they really shine is in windy conditions. Fish the bank the wind is blowing into and you can catch a bunch.

Bender · 10-29-07, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lunker-lander

Have pity for me Zook. We up here have "bass season", and "ice-up". Any ideas on storing them when not in use for "winter"?
-ll

We can bass fish up til the end of December! I have never been fishing this late in the year before, but I plan to keep fishing into December if possible. Got the Kent Lake league tomorrow as a matter of fact.
Anyway I had a lot of mine in Plano 3700 boxes last year and they are fine. Just don't mix them since certain soft plastic baits will melt the others.

lunker-lander · 10-30-07, 11:37 AM

Alright, thanks Bend. We still have to get out! Anytime good for you is good for me...

-ll

carolina-rig-01 · 10-30-07, 10:54 PM

i just leave mine in the package they come in. then i will divide them up and put them in big ziploc bags labeled "salt craws", "lizards", "senkos", "creatures", and so on. it makes it pretty easy to find what you are looking for and to keep stock of what you need to replace. no need to do anything special with them over the winter months, except for maybe tear a ton of them up by catching fish.

zooker · 10-31-07, 05:56 PM

note date on the picture..

nuff said

zooker

BigBassin144 · 11-01-07, 04:01 PM

Zooker, Like LL said, in the northern states, we have a little thing called ICE. Kind of hard to catch fish if your horny toads are ice skating.

BB

zooker · 11-01-07, 06:53 PM

it IS called ice fishing for a reason. a spinner bait on a windless tipup has been known to catch pike and bass..bb144 your forgetting i lived in ny for 20+ years. and fished about year round then so don't hand me that BULL!!!

zooker

BigBassin144 · 11-01-07, 08:22 PM

Zooker, first: I didn't know your lived in NY. second: I'll have to try that spinnerbait thing, normally we use larvae and wigglers ice fishing.

BB

10-29-07, 03:22 PM	#1
airskank BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sykesville MD Posts: 24	Storing Soft Plastics? / Retrieving Spinnerbait 1. For storing my soft plastics should i keep them in the bags i bought them in? or is it ok to just put them in the organizer boxes? 2. I hear everyone talking about spinnerbait and how they catch fish on it... but i haven't caught anything ever that hasn't been on a senko. How should i retrieve it? I'm just using a 1/8 oz double willow blade booyah but with no hits or anything.

10-29-07, 04:26 PM	#2
InEccess BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: East of Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 227	1. I just leave my soft plastics in the bags they came in. I had some old tackle boxes where the worms melted to the plastic trays. Since then, I've been leaving them in their bags and carrying them with me in my tackle bag. 2. One of my major confidence baits is a Spinnerbait. If I'm fishing in open water (I am a co-angler, sometimes I don't have a choice on where I'm fishing), I'll cast it out and let it sink for about 3 seconds. I start my retrieve somewhat slowly. After about 5 feet, I'll speed the retrieve up for another couple of feet, then I'll pump my rod almost like I'm jig fishing. That speeds the bait up and then makes it fall on a slack line. That's usually when I'll get hit. If I'm fishing laydowns, or sticks sticking up out of the water, I'll cast just beyond the stucture and make contact with the stick/laydown on the retrieve. REMEMBER, you have to speed up your retrieve as your bait's making contact with the wood, otherwise, the bait will roll over and more often then not, get snagged. After you bump the piece of cover, let the bait fall for a second or two. The bass will see this as a minnow who just knocked himself silly and will jump at the easy meal. I hope those suggestions helped. __________________ Bass Club '07 season Rookie of the Year runner up. '08 seasons Runner Up. Second overall.

10-29-07, 06:32 PM	#4
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Hey Air, I have a small addition to your post. For winter, how should worms be stored when not in use? Should I just leave them in the bags, add water, throw away? This is my first season bass fishing and I haven't learned yet what to do with them when I don't use them for an extended period of time. -ll __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

10-29-07, 07:30 PM	#6
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	storing worms for winter WHAT a concept-why???- i use plastics alot in the colder months flukes and critter baits work well.. then again i never stop bassfishing all winter.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

10-29-07, 07:43 PM	#7
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Have pity for me Zook. We up here have "bass season", and "ice-up". Any ideas on storing them when not in use for "winter"? -ll __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

10-29-07, 04:39 PM	#3
airskank BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sykesville MD Posts: 24	It does very much ty

10-29-07, 08:14 PM	#8
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	1. I leave them in the original bags and stuff them in a worm binder without using the ring system that come with them-I can carry more that way. Putting them in boxes is fine, but it makes them a whole lot bulkier. 2. Slow rolling-retrieving it just fast enough to turn the blades-burning it back in so the blades make a bulging wake on the surface and everything in between. Experiment with retrieves-fast, slow, yo-yo, etc. Let the fish tell you what they want. One place they really shine is in windy conditions. Fish the bank the wind is blowing into and you can catch a bunch. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

10-30-07, 11:37 AM	#10
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Alright, thanks Bend. We still have to get out! Anytime good for you is good for me... -ll __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

10-30-07, 10:54 PM	#11
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	i just leave mine in the package they come in. then i will divide them up and put them in big ziploc bags labeled "salt craws", "lizards", "senkos", "creatures", and so on. it makes it pretty easy to find what you are looking for and to keep stock of what you need to replace. no need to do anything special with them over the winter months, except for maybe tear a ton of them up by catching fish. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

10-31-07, 05:56 PM	#12
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	note date on the picture.. nuff said zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-01-07, 04:01 PM	#13
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Zooker, Like LL said, in the northern states, we have a little thing called ICE. Kind of hard to catch fish if your horny toads are ice skating. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

11-01-07, 06:53 PM	#14
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	it IS called ice fishing for a reason. a spinner bait on a windless tipup has been known to catch pike and bass..bb144 your forgetting i lived in ny for 20+ years. and fished about year round then so don't hand me that BULL!!! zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-01-07, 08:22 PM	#15
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Zooker, first: I didn't know your lived in NY. second: I'll have to try that spinnerbait thing, normally we use larvae and wigglers ice fishing. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

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