05-14-2004, 07:30 PM
Neal I've never really fished with Traps all that much. Had some success in the day using the smaller ones at Pueblo, but to be honest those times were during the prime bite in late May and June and the fish were hammering just about everything. I can see them working well though. You can cast those big 3/4oz models a mile and they have good vibration and profile.
To be honest I have'nt really tried any new baits in years. I've got my Shad Rap box, my box with Rogues and Long A's, a topwater box, and some fat free shad. That is all I have used in years.
It is just a confidence thing I guess, I know how to fish those baits, and how they behave. I honestly could'nt imagine doing much better with other baits, and thats what it comes down too. Confidence.
Same goes for soft plastics. I used to have bags of them in every shape and color under the sun. Now all I ever use is brown fleck, pumpkin seed, black, grape, chartruese, and smoke. Only 5 models too. Yamamoto grubs, senkos, zoom straight tail worms, french frys and zipper worms. I have a couple sizes of worms and grubs, but over the years I've realized that keeping it simple catches more fish. Finding biters is more important than anything else IMO.
Not saying those are the only things that work, but those are the ones I have confidence in, and when it comes to fishing that is what keeps you casting and focused. At least it is for me.
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To be honest I have'nt really tried any new baits in years. I've got my Shad Rap box, my box with Rogues and Long A's, a topwater box, and some fat free shad. That is all I have used in years.
It is just a confidence thing I guess, I know how to fish those baits, and how they behave. I honestly could'nt imagine doing much better with other baits, and thats what it comes down too. Confidence.
Same goes for soft plastics. I used to have bags of them in every shape and color under the sun. Now all I ever use is brown fleck, pumpkin seed, black, grape, chartruese, and smoke. Only 5 models too. Yamamoto grubs, senkos, zoom straight tail worms, french frys and zipper worms. I have a couple sizes of worms and grubs, but over the years I've realized that keeping it simple catches more fish. Finding biters is more important than anything else IMO.
Not saying those are the only things that work, but those are the ones I have confidence in, and when it comes to fishing that is what keeps you casting and focused. At least it is for me.
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