09-09-2019, 07:18 PM
[#0000FF]It is a little know secret but there are almost always a fair number of largemouths in both the north and south marinas. Just what they like...structure, food and protected waters. I suspect that if a few serious bassers were to focus on largemouth tactics for a couple of trips they might be pleasantly surprised. A lot of anglers have been exposed to the growing smallie population around the dikes. And there are some nice ones inside the marinas too...as well as a few largemouths around the dikes.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]I have only used the spottails a couple of times. I haven't frozen any for future use so I don't know if they turn as soft as the redsides do. I suspect they might. And as far as effectiveness as bait, they will catch fish but my LHBE minnows work better in side by side tests. However, if the spottails are all you got, then use them. Fish eat them.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Part of the reason I prefer the chubs is that they really do stay a lot firmer after being frozen...if done properly. I used some this year that were over a year old and they were almost as good as fresh.
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[#0000FF]I have only used the spottails a couple of times. I haven't frozen any for future use so I don't know if they turn as soft as the redsides do. I suspect they might. And as far as effectiveness as bait, they will catch fish but my LHBE minnows work better in side by side tests. However, if the spottails are all you got, then use them. Fish eat them.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Part of the reason I prefer the chubs is that they really do stay a lot firmer after being frozen...if done properly. I used some this year that were over a year old and they were almost as good as fresh.
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