Pacemaker Fishing Forum

I believe I have met Khan while workin at Dicks- that guy is nuts about crappie fishing haha. Personally I love buzzbaits. A black buzzbait is my go to for the early morning/ late evening topwater bite. I have used them in the Ashburn, Sterling and Herndon ponds right before it gets dark and have had a lot of luck. My best bites have come when running them by cover (lilypads, fallen trees, etc), but I have also caught fish running them over open water. Anywhere you are throwing a buzzbait, don't just cast once and move on. A few casts in the same place may provoke an aggression strike from a big bass that is just plain agitated at the buzzbait being thrown in their territory over and over. In my experience, a buzzbait works best when it is reeled in as slow as possible while still keeping it on top of the water. Also, snakeheads LOVE these things anytime of day back in the creeks of the potomac (little hunting, dogue).

A couple years ago I got one of those buzzbaits with a 10 inch rod between the propeller and the skirt/hook.  The funkiest looking thing, but Pike absolutely loved them.  I thought for sure they would hit the propeller and miss the hook, but they consistently took the hook.  I haven't tried it with Bass yet.

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I used to throw buzzbaits alot, but since the frog rage ensued I find myself mostly tossing Zoom Horny Toads instead.  But then again, I fish thick grass on the Potomac ALOT from May to October.  The toad is much more weedless, so it suits my specific needs.

I like to throw them in the dark with a saassy shad type bait for a trailer.

slow is hard to beat, but find the cadence for the day

my experience is they catch a lot of smaller fish. i like the old bill norman triple wing model

every now and then a big one will absolutely kill it

as time went on I discoveredd any bait that catches fish in the day will catch them in the dark

J&P, crankbaits, worms, anything. spinnerbaits can be very good in the dark

i find most ponds tend to have a trend, where a particular offering or approach is unbeatable for a while

a few years ago it was the swim jig for me

what was the topic again?????????

thats a little strange, I guess they dont like me. i am seldom bothered around here.
gnats are a different story-about chew my head of in the daylight sometimes

in chicago/indiana, the dusk onslaught of mosquitoes is about like assateague and chincoteague

my favorite night time baits are zara one knocker spooks or the arbogast jitterbug. both classic lures that have been around for awhile. the spook draws strikes from monster bass.

I agree 100% with Rob about making repeated casts to the same spots. If the water is at least semi-warm and there is low light I will throw a buzzbait until I get tired. Sometimes you have to cast a lot to get them angry enough to hit it.

Great stuff guys....thanks!