Heaving Heavy Jigs for Late Fall Bass Fishing

After several months of not being able to do fishing (or much else) while recovering from a broken arm, I'm glad to be back on the water again with fishing ally Bill Bjork.

Best of all, it seems like the the late fall bass run is in full swing right now.

The fish shown succumbed to 1/2 to 1 oz weedless jigs flipped into shallow brush in Wahweap Bay on Lake Powell, Utah using heavy line today (16th November). We had a smattering of smaller ones too. It seems the deepest or primary brushline is most commonly found at 24 feet deep, and I've had up to 30 relatively smaller bass (up to 2 pounds apiece) per trip lately where that outer deeper brush line intersects with vertical underwater ledges or rocky humps having shallow brush atop the ledges or humps, such as in the back of Friendship Cove.

In many areas, it is common to find a pronounced secondary brush line running from 12 to 15 feet deep, and this brush line has live "garlic grass" in it. This is a bottom-creeping vegetation, that if crushed between your fingers, exudes the odor of fresh garlic, and it remains alive, hosting many small organism that liv ein the garlic grass through the winter, forming the base of a food chain there. Wherever that secondary brush line with the garlic grass intersects with vertical walls, especially where rocks have slid off the walls into 12 to 15 feet of water, the relatively bigger bass (like in these photos) are balling up at those intersections.

A happy Russ Bassdozer is back at it after recovering from a busted arm.

Jigs like these are the ticket right now. Photo shows 1/2 oz Alabama Jig (upper left), 1/2 oz Style T Jig (right), 1 oz Punch Jig (lower left). The 1 oz jig in shallow water has a presence and an impact when it hits the bottom that lighter jigs don't have. It's hard work but rewarding to punch these big jigs through brush all day, and when the wind gusts, the one-ouncers are mandatory to feel bottom and detect bites.

For pricing and current availability of such jigs, please visit http://www.BassdozerStore.com.

Fishing ally Bill Bjork beams proudly with two of many bass Bill caught today.

Bassdozer with beautiful bronze bookends caught off a point jutting just past the 24 foot deep brush line found around the lake now

Thank you for your business. May your next fishing trip be your best ever!

Regards,

Russ

Riverside Bass Fishing

Updates? Here's one. Life has been oh so busy but I'm still fishing. Fairmount Park, Seccombe, Ford, Perris, even a trip to Diamond Valley Lake. I have piles of photos on my computer from the trips, but haven't uploaded them. It used to be that I was thrilled to fish, get home and show the trophy pictures to my friends
I was hunting crappie at Fairmount Park in Riverside, Dirty IE, California, scratched one crappie off the roots, then moved to the "other" pond at the park. Was fishing with one of my buds, he was throwing bass gear and I was working the panfish gear (light tackle, 4lb mono, collapsible spinning rod/reel). I'm always amazed at how crazy Fairmount is. As we were fishing, the police pulled over a car 5ft from our spot, then proceeded to arrest the driver and haul off the car. As this was going down,I felt the faintest tap, then another. Set the hook, and boom, I'm into something that's definitely not a crappie. Tries to take me into the lily pads (good luck on 4lb test, right?), but he eventually plays nice and comes to the shore. Quick photo-op, place him back in the water, grab the pliers to unhook him, and he takes off-snap! At least I got the pic. Not a terribly huge bass, but a nice for for the 'mount.
Fairmount has really been better for me these last few months. Previously, it was almost a guaranteed skunk here. Glad to shake that season off.

Megabass FX9 ~ Moving Lip Jerkbait

Megabass FX9 ~ Moving Lip Jerkbait

Type: Shallow. Rising. Rolling. Silent.
Length 90mm
Weight 3/8oz

The FX-9 is a jerkbait with a moving lip which streamlines casting, increases action when retrieved and enhances irregular darting actions. The action of FX9 is largely dependant upon this moving lip. When casting, the lip settles horizontal to the body to minimize air resistance and maximize flight distance. But the advantages of the moving lip do not end there. When performing in the water, the lip moves depending on the water reisistance against it. That is, during jerking actions, the lip quickly flips back and forth, and creates darting action which anglers ahvenever seen in a lure before. With some twitches, FX9 swings its head to the left and right. With a fast retrieve, it creates a 180 degree roll to each side without losing its balance. When FX( rolls, it swims leaving a trail like the letter "S". When the retrieve is stopped, FX9 rises with its head up.

The internal weighting system is fixed and therefore silent.

Note that the FX9 Strobe version has the addition of an internal flashing plate.

Slightly smaller than the Vision 95 (top), the FX9 (bottom) can perform more erratic actions and casts longer distance.

FX9 with lip horizontal to body for casting distance (top) and lip fully extended (bottom).

Equipped with Katsuage Treble Hooks. Megabass original Katsuage hooks have an out-barb, out-point and are wide gap with a 'near-center' seat for the hook to stay pinned. These trebles are specifically designed for jerkbait bites, which are often tricky hooksets.

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Items in photos above not included with item for sale.

The price is for one (1) fishing lure brand new in box as shown below.

Megabass FX9 ~ Moving Lip Jerkbait ~ Megabass Sexy Shad

Megabass FX9 ~ Moving Lip Jerkbait ~ Wagin Tenryu Ayu

Megabass FX9 Strobe ~ Moving Lip Jerkbait ~ NC Crystal Shad

For pricing and current availability, please visit http://www.BassdozerStore.com.

Thank you for your business. May your next fishing trip be your best ever!

Regards,

Russ

Megabass Griffon ~ Compact Crankbait ~ Rattling, Silent, Bone Knocker, Shallow, Deep Models

There are many different models of Griffons and most Griffons are very small with hooks too small for the US bass angler.

The Griffon 6CC (silent, rattling and deep-diving) and Griffon BT are really the only Griffons to use. These are slightly larger models that are equipped with stronger hooks suitable for larger fish.

Keep in mind, the Griffon 6CC, DD and BT sre still compact crankbaits but they are bigger than and have stronger, larger hooks than other Griffon models - and they weigh 3/8 oz making them valuable compact cranks for the US angler.

BT Bone Knocker (left, 2nd right). 6cc (2nd left). DD 6cc (right).

Available in rattling, silent, one-knocker shallow versions and rattling deep diving version:

► Griffon BT Bone Knocker. Length: 2"(50mm). Weight 3/8 oz. Made of a more resonant, light yet tough bone ABS plastic resin body with a single loud tungsten knocker ball inside.

► Griffon 6cc Hi Pitch* Rattling. Length: 2"(50mm). Weight 3/8 oz. The largest version of the Griffon series (yet still compact). The Griffon 6CC offers ease of casting and wide-wobbling action, but steps up the size with six cubic-centimeters of water-displacement. With a larger profile, larger hooks, and a larger, enticing wobble, the Griffon 6CC offers up the biggest Griffon-meal yet. And with low-tone steel balls, mid-tone steel rattles, and high-tone glass rattles in three distinct internal-chambers, the Griffon 6CC has a unique, multi-layered rattle that will be sure to draw big bites.

► Griffon 6cc Hi Pitch* Silent. Length: 2"(50mm). Weight 3/8 oz. The silent version has fixed weights inside as shown.

► DD Griffon 6cc Deep Diver. Length: 2"(50mm). Weight 3/8 oz. Depth 8 ft. A deep-diving version of the Griffon 6CC, the Griffon 6CC Deep Diver offers the same ease of casting and wide-wobbling action that made the original Griffon so popular. The Griffon 6CC Deep Diver’s fixed, internal stainless-steel balancer combines with the larger lip to achieve diving depths of up to 8 feet. And super noisy with low-tone steel balls, mid-tone steel rattles, and high-tone glass rattles in three separate internal sound chambers, the Griffon 6CC Deep Diver offers a multi-layered rattle.

*: Hi-Pitch refers to the heightened wiggling action of all these Griffons. As used here, Hi-Pitch does not refer to the noise made by the rattles. All Griffon versions are Hi-Pitch due to their heightened wiggling action.

Griffon 6cc DD Deep Diver (top). Griffon 6cc Shallow Diver (bottom).

Shallow Divers: Bone Knocker (left, right). 6cc (center).

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Megabass Griffon BT Bone Knocker ~ Shallow Diver ~ Bone Bass CB (Chartreuse Belly) #10

Megabass Griffon BT Bone Knocker ~ Shallow Diver ~ Bone Clown #1

Megabass Griffon BT Bone Knocker ~ Shallow Diver ~Bone Perch OB #11

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Megabass Griffon 6cc (RATTLE) ~ Shallow Diver ~ LZ Black Shad #5

Megabass Griffon 6cc (SILENT) ~ Shallow Diver ~ LZ Highland Wakasagi #4

Megabass Griffon 6cc (RATTLE) ~ Shallow Diver ~ LZ Highland Wakasagi #4

Megabass Griffon 6cc (RATTLE) ~ Shallow Diver ~ Stealth Ayu #8

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Megabass Griffon 6cc (DD) DEEP DIVER ~ GG Flashing Wakasagi #17

Megabass Griffon 6cc (DD) DEEP DIVER ~ GG Gill #1

Megabass Griffon 6cc (DD) DEEP DIVER ~ Ito Wakasagi #6

For pricing and current availability, please visit www.BassdozerStore.com. Thank you for your business. May your next fishing trip be your bass-t ever! Bass-t Regards, Russ Bassdozer

SEBILE Flatt Shad Snagless ~ Lipless Crankbait

The Flatt Shad Snagless is one of SEBILE's most innovate new fishing lure designs. It's destined to go down in history as one of the greatest lipless crankbaits ever!

It is far better at getting into and out of thick cover compared to most any other hardbait. The way the cleverly configured double hook catches fish, it is like using a flipping jig. Often both hook points are embedded deep in the roof of the mouth. It hooks fish solidly and holds them securely like using a jig hook - except it is a lipless crankbait.

With the hookless feather tail, I dare say the Flatt Shad Snagless has a better swimming action than even the regular Flatt Shad with two treble hooks. Try it yourself and see if it isn't true.

Handy size comparison. From L to R: Flatt Shad Snagless 54 SK, 66 SK and 77 SU.

One of the biggest advantages lies in how the Flatt Shad Snagless will benefit shore anglers in fresh or saltwater. Shore fisherman run a higher risk of losing lures compared to boaters. So the Flatt Shad Snagless provides a very effective way to fish from shore, and it permits you to prospect all the underwater terrain from deep to shallow, in search of fish. You may hug or bounce the bottom a little more closely and penetrate tough cover more deeply with less risk of snagging than ever before.

Why the Flatt Shad Snagless works so well has to do with its side-to-side swimming action that causes its body to switch from right to left rapidly even on a slow retrieve. The side-switching body is constantly in a position where it can deflect something like a branch, a stalk of grass or even a rock. So that rapid series of deflective movements shields the whole bait and especially the double hook from snagging against any obstacles that the lure may hit or encounter.

The second design feature that makes the Flatt Shad Snagless possible is that only a double hook with a lot of freedom of movement will work here. If it is a standard double hook that is too stiff or too short and doesn't have enough freedom to lag behind the body, there will be a lot of snags and also, missed strikes. Ample freedom or "play" is needed to really be efficient at hooking fish and also the right dimensions of every hook proportion must be perfect which is why SEBILE custom-designed the exact hook for the job. By having the proper hook, what happens is when the Flatt Shad body switches to the right, both upward-facing points of the double hook will be lagging behind (to the left) because the hook just follows the body, always one beat behind it. On the next beat, when the body switches to the left, the double hook will swing to the right. So the hook will always lag one beat behind the body, thereby always protected from snags by the body. The body always takes the leading step, the double hook always takes the following step, and when the side of the body hits a branch, a stalk of grass or a rock, it deflects away before the hook swings to that side. That's what makes the big difference for snagless fishing.

It is also very important to be very snagless that we only use a hook on the belly of the lure. Having any hook on the tail really increases the number of snags without really increasing the number of fish hooked, plus that flickering hookless feather really adds to the allure.

Also, something that people may be surprised to hear is that when you have a regular lure with two treble hooks, that means the lure has six hook points and at the moment of a strike, when you set the hook, then all the pressure you put on the line to set those hooks has to be divided between those six points so you may have a lower quality or poorer hookset and that is why a jig head for example is very efficient, since all the power goes on that single hook. So having just two hook points on the Flatt Shad Snagless instead of six is really very efficient and hooks fish very well.

About the feather, white is used for every Snagless color. White always makes an easy target for fish to spot as well as for the angler to watch his lure coming back through cover.

Model	Size	Weight	Type	Casting/Trolling	Jigging	Line Test
Flatt Shad Snagless 54 SK	2-1/8" / 54mm	3/8 oz / 10g	Sinking	2 to 4 ft	20 ft	2 to 8 lb
Flatt Shad Snagless 66 SK	2-5/8" / 66mm	1/2 oz / 14g	Sinking	3 to 5 ft	30 ft	4 to 16 lb
Flatt Shad Snagless 77 SU	3" / 77mm	1/2 oz / 15g	Suspending	1 to 1-1/2 ft	n/a	8 to 20 lb

From top down: Flatt Shad Snagless 77 SU, 66 SK and 54 SK.

• Flatt Shad Snagless 54 SK. Good things do come in small packages. The Snagless 54 SK is small enough to 'match the hatch' and makes a good imitation of young-of-year shad, sunfish or crappie. Best of all, the 54 SK will cast like a rocket, incredibly far for it's small size, and the double hook on it is fairly stout for a compact lipless lure. Keep in mind, you cannot use the same heavy grade of tackle with the 54 SK as you would use with its bigger brethren (the 66 SK and 77 SU) but the 54 SK does weigh 3/8 oz, so it is no lightweight, and it may be fished just like you would a 3/8 oz  swimming or casting jig on say, 12 to 16 lb test in shallow cover with little fear of snagging. One of my favorite tactics with the 54 SK is to just inch it along ever so slowly (about the speed of fishing a Texas-rigged worm) and fish just nail it! All I can say is to give this a try because "worming" the Flatt Shad Snagless 54 (fishing it as if a worm in thick cover) is a winning tactic.
• Flatt Shad Snagless 66 SK. At 1/2 oz, this is the most popular size, and the large, custom-designed double hook with its larger split ring can be used with heavy tackle to flip this lipless into the worst snags. The 66 SK has a powerful vibration when reeled forward, but when the retrieve is stopped, the 66 SK simply glides downward, and that's often the strike trigger - the falling action. As the Flatt Shad Snagless drops deeper into thick cover, fish feel compelled to strike it as it falls, before it can reach the relative safety of the bottom or other cover - the same way that bass often strike jigs on the fall.
• Flatt Shad Snagless 77 SU. The 77 SU is ideal for fishing shallow water or flats of any kind, over submerged weedbeds, underwater rocks and through the tops of flooded brush. Basically anywhere that sinking Flatt Shad models can't easily be used in shallow water without getting stuck, that's where the suspending model excels. Plus, when fish are hiding in thick, shallow cover where they are holed up waiting to ambush bait, you can work the 77 SU right up to a likely spot, and then just stop it right where you think is best, right in front of the spot where you think a fish is waiting in ambush. That's what the 77 SU is made for. When you let it suspend there, that truly antagonizes them. It's not like something that's swimming by, that's passing through. It stops and stays right in front of their hiding spot. So it's kind of like sitting there in their space, and they're going to attack it for that reason. Just let it sit there, give it a twitch or jerk, and watch out! That's a reaction strike you can really only get with the suspending Flatt Shad model.

Nice bass landed on Flatt Shad Snagless 66 SK.

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Items in photos above not included with item for sale.

The price is for one (1) fishing lure brand new in box as shown below.

SEBILE Flatt Shad Snagless 77 SU ~ Suspending Lipless ~ Silver Liner

SEBILE Flatt Shad Snagless 66 SK ~ Sinking Lipless ~ Orange Gold Black

SEBILE Flatt Shad Snagless 54 SK ~ Sinking Lipless ~ Blue Chrome

For pricing and current availability, please visit http://www.BassdozerStore.com.

Thank you for your business. May your next fishing trip be your best ever!

Regards,

Russ

Megabass Vibration-X Ultra & Smatra Lipless Crankbaits~ Rattle In, One Knock, Silent & Snagless Mode

Megabass Vibration-X Ultra & Smatra Lipless Crankbaits~ Rattle In, One Knock, Silent & Snagless Models

Megabass Vibration-X Ultra

The Megabass Vibration X-Ultra has a realistic bluegill or shad profile that will visually trigger bass into slamming it, but the real key to its fish-catching ability lies within the flat head design. This design allows the Vibration-X Ultra to be fished at any speed, and produces a tight vibration that will generate strikes from both aggressive and non-aggressive bass.

Available in a rattling or silent model, the Vibration-X Ultra is ideal for fishing year-round, regardless of water temperature or clarity, around all types of shoreline compositions, points, and grass beds. However, this lure is especially effective on windy days and it is at its best when used around weedbeds, either ripping it off the weeds or slow-rolling it so it barely ticks the tops of the vegetation.

Russ Bassdozer says: "It's fair to say most models of Megabass lure are little-known in the USA - except for the legendary Megabass Vision 110 jerkbait. That's changing lately as Megabass advertises and markets more heavily in the USA this year. However, even the top Megabass pros haven't yet tried all of the numerous Megabass lure models. I'd like to point out in particular the "double hook" or "snagless" models as something every angler ought to try. If you give them a fair try, you'll see they definitely do snag less in heavy cover than treble hooks - and catch just as many fish as treble hooks. If you just can't get comfortable with the idea of the snagless hooks, there's no downside since replacing them with trebles puts you right back in your comfort zone."

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Vibration-X Ultra (Rattle In)

Type: Lipless, Rattling, Sinking.
Length: 3" (76 mm)
Weight: Rattle In model 11/16oz
Hooks: Equipped with Megabass original Katsuage hooks. These have an out-barb, out-point and are wide gap with a 'near-center' seat for the hook to stay pinned. These trebles are specifically designed for lipless crankbaits, which are notorious for being easily thrown during the fight. So the Katsuage hooks help hold fish better.

Megabass Vibration-X Ultra (Rattle In) ~ Secret Gill

Megabass Vibration-X Ultra (Rattle In) ~ Echalote

Megabass Vibration-X Ultra (Rattle In) ~ GG Gill

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Vibration-X Ultra (Silent) Snagless

Type: Lipless, Silent, Sinking, Snagless.
Length: 3" (76 mm)
Weight: Silent Model 5/8 oz
Hooks: Equipped with two upward-pointing double-point hooks to come through grass and heavy cover while remaining relatively snagless due to the upturned double-point (not treble) hooks. Keep in mind that snagless means it snags less than usual; it doesn't mean it never snags.

Megabass Vibration-X Ultra (Silent) Snagless ~ SPF

Megabass Vibration-X Ultra (Silent) Snagless ~ NC Gill

Megabass Vibration-X Ultra (Silent) Snagless ~ NC Tennessee Shad

Megabass Vibration-X Ultra (Silent) Snagless ~ NC TNG

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Megabass Vibration-X Smatra ~ Lipless Crankbait

The Smatra is a small, compact version of the Vibration-X Ultra. The Smatra is designed to be smaller, while maintaining the popular characteristics of the Ultra. In fact, it's name is derived from Small + Ultra = Sma-tra.

While the Ultra is close to 3/4 oz, the Smatra (Small Ultra) weighs 1/2 oz. The smaller profile and lighter weight of the Smatra make it perfect when the bass are keying-in on smaller bait fish such as juvenile bluegill and shad.

The Smatra is available in:

• Rattle In treble hook model
• One Knock  treble hook model
• One Knock Snagless double hook model

The addition of the One Knock model offers a unique sound to set this lure apart from the rattling baits that fish have been seeing for years, pulling wary bass from great distances. Anglers will also find the Smatra and One Knock particularly effective on tough fishing-days, such as post-frontal or bluebird-sky days.

It is a compact and easy to use bite-sized vibration bait. It's perfect as a search bait for crisscrossing any promising area with casts.

It is effective in most all water temperatures and clarities.

The Smatra can be retrieved at varying speeds, due to the crescent-shaped, fixed position Balancer inside that gives the Smatra a super low balancing point, which allows Smatra to roll dynamically yet stably through the water, even against leafy weed edges without getting snagged

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Vibration-X Smatra (Rattle In)

Type: Lipless, Rattle In, Sinking
Length: 2-1/2" (64.5 mm)
Weight: 1/2 oz
Hooks: Equipped with treble hooks.

Megabass Vibration-X Smatra (Rattle In) ~ Twilight Secret

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Vibration-X Smatra (One Knock)

Type: Lipless, One Knocker, Sinking
Length: 2-1/2" (64.5 mm)
Weight: 1/2 oz
Hooks: Equipped with treble hooks.

Megabass Vibration-X Smatra (One Knock) ~ GP Pro Blue IL

Megabass Vibration-X Smatra (One Knock) ~ LZ Gill

Megabass Vibration-X Smatra (One Knock) ~ M TNG

Megabass Vibration-X Smatra (One Knock) ~ Mat Tiger

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Vibration-X Smatra (One Knock) Snagless

Type: Lipless, One Knocker, Sinking. Snagless.
Length: 2-1/2" (64.5 mm)
Weight: 1/2 oz
Hooks: Equipped with two upward-pointing double-point hooks to come through grass and heavy cover while remaining relatively snagless due to the upturned double-point (not treble) hooks. Keep in mind that snagless means it snags less than usual; it doesn't mean it never snags.

Megabass Vibration-X Smatra (One Knock) Snagless ~ GG Herabuna

Megabass Vibration-X Smatra (One Knock) Snagless ~ GG Kinbuna

Megabass Vibration-X Smatra (One Knock) Snagless ~ GG Deadly Black Shad

For pricing and current availability, please visit http://www.BassdozerStore.com.

Thank you for your business. May your next fishing trip be your best ever!

Regards,

Russ