Conference wahoo::fishing

    That sounds about right to me Skoal.........donmac

    
    Speaking of Stanley Jigs. Does anyone know where I can  get some.
    I found some at the fair in Worc. but they only had one color that
    I did,nt want. So a good selection would be nice. I tried the fair
    in West Boyalston, J+S hunting in Auburn, Northboro trading post,
    Forest Orchard archery (yes they have fishing stuff), The Outdoorsman,
    even went to Northern Bass and did'nt see any. I even called Bass
    Pro but thier colors are limited. so it's not like I have'nt tried.
     
     thanks in advance,
    
        Walt

    Have you tried the Fishing Annex in Hudson Ma. behind the fire
    station,at the rotary?...
    
    I know Jack stocks Stanley Jigs there....
    

You might try K-Mart, they had a big sale on them 2 wks ago, they could
have some left...price was  .94 cents....

Bigbird    

Zyla's in Merrimack NH is running a $1 & $2 sale on lots of lures, worms, 
grubs, crankbaits, etc.  

Lots of Strike King and Stanley Vibrashaft spinnerbaits ($1), Standley jigs 
in all sizes and color patterns ($1), Cotton Cordel, Bomber and Rebel 
crankbaits ($2), Culprit worms ($1), and much more.

FWIW...

    	Could someone please use their transporter and beam me back
    for the sale???  I need some lures.

    This year like every year I try to get some experience in working new
    tackle.  This year I would like to work on my jigging.  I recently
    tried using several types including rattle jigs, traditional jigs and
    the new Strike king bootlegger jigs.  I have great success with rattles
    and bootleggers and would like more info from you experienced Jiggers.
    
    Do you punch a jig right into the thickest soup?  In otherwords you see
    a ton of heavy millfoil or coontail, do you drop the jig right into the
    heart of that junk?  If you do, do you do a slow retrive lifting and
    dropping from 10 oclock to 12?  Or do you just use a vertical lift and
    drop positioning yourself right over the top?
    
    Are jigs good in heavy lily pads 2-5 ft of water?
    
    What trailers do you favor?
    
    I was totally amazed at the ability of the jig to fish heavy brush and
    fallen trees without getting hung up.  I like this lure, but really
    would like to hear how others use it.
    
    Brian

    ...RATS !!
    
    --Bandito
    

    When I fish a jig it's almost always a jig-n-pig, typically a standard 
    stanley rubber skirted jig (black and blue) with an uncle josh #11 pork
    frog (blue).  
    
    No, I don't fish jigs in the soupy stuff.  They are not weedless enough
    for me.  I'll fish them in reeds or other 'hard' weeds, but not the
    soft soupy stuff.  Wood and rocks as well.  Additionally, I'll fish it
    more when the water temps are lower in the spring and fall.
    
    -donmac 

    Yeah I hear you DonMac. I really am looking for something that can
    punch holes in the heavy weedbeds.  We went fishing in shallow water 5
    feet or less that the coontail and millfoil came up to 1 foot of the
    surface.  Where ever there was a break I would toss in a spinnerbait or
    a sluggo and caught a couple of nice bucketmouths but that was drawing
    them out of heavy cover.  When I try jigging in that junk I can see it
    move from clump to clump often times dragging weed.  I don't know  if
    bass will hit a jig covered or dragging weeds.  Has anyone out there
    any experience in using Jigs in heavy soupy weeds?  I really feel in
    the high temps and sunlit days they're down in that junk and I need a
    weapon to temp them out.
    
    Brian