Mega Bass

Look at the date of the last post. Back to this post. Back to the last post. Now back to this post! Sadly, it's painfully obvious that updates have been few and far between as of late.
Bass fishing hasn't been terribly amazing these couple of months. I have two recent trips to Diamond Valley Lake down, several to Lake Perris, and countless stops at the local city parks. Most of the bass have been fairly small and caught on jerk baits or wacky-rig soft plastics. I'll post pictures of these trips shortly. In the meantime, enjoy this short video I shot using a makeshift head cam (note to self: STEADY when filming) at a local quarry pond a little over one month ago. I'm throwing a Strike Kind Bitsy Pond Minnow, one of my favorite micro cranks, on 4lb test. I mostly caught chunky green sunfish, but a few largies came along for the ride as well. Enjoy the video!

Anything is possible when you go fishing.

Some of the hottest topwater lures in Bassdozer's Store this summer have not been any particular brand or model - but a finish.

A chrome or nickel plated finish has been the hot topwater ticket in 2011. The trend started among customers in the mid-Atlantic and south central US states, but as word got out, the chrome and nickel topwater craze has rippled across the country.

A true chrome or nickel finish is actually electroplated onto a lure body and although manufacturers don't necessarily charge more for the finish, it's a little more expensive and difficult for a manufacturer to have it done (compared to the typical painting process).

Anglers who are using the chrome or nickel plated lures say they work best on bright, sunny days, and the more chrome, the better.

Any lures that have painted bellies or backs are not as desirable. Anglers are looking for 100% chromed bodies. If the belly or back (basically the entire body) isn't chromed, that isn't considered as good.

The exception would be in the case of a blue chrome lure, where the chrome shines through the pale blue, for example. Still, it is the flash of a 100% chrome lure that anglers believe has the best effect to attract fish with all its flash.

I have tested the chrome topwaters compared to other finishes. Even those with flashy silver sides but white bellies don't do as well as the 100% chrome colors on sunny days.

So give them a try and see if you don't agree that chrome and nickel are more precious than gold!

Lucky Craft Sammy 100 ~ Chrome