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Little Atom`s New Optic Stealth Jigs


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The Optic Stealth jigs continue to produce for me. This morning I tried working over my usual shallow water bite, but to no avail. So, I headed out to the break and tried to find the transition... and wham!! The big gills were holding tight to that breakline. They were finicky, but I worked them over the size 10 Optic Stealth jig tipped with a single maggot...

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They were relating to the bottom in about 17 feet of water. The Optic Stealth jig really allowed me to effectively target these fish. The reason for that is because they are small in profile, yet they drop quite and they have excellent feel in deeper water. Finessing those finicky gills in 17 feet of water was much easier with these heavier jigs. The sensitivity I had was very good.

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I'm hooked (no pun wink.gif) on these Optic Stealth jigs. Great hooking percentage and outstanding action!

A few more shots from this morning...

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Rick,

I'm working on sending some photos over to you Rick. Could you email me again, I can't find that last email you sent and no saved address. I can't seem to PM you either.

Thanks in advance Rick.

Matt,

Nice work, way to stay with them. This is the dog days of winter for many. We actually have some fishable ice, we'll see how it lasts with the rain and snow coming tomorrow.

50+ today.

I heard many teams say they were using L-A's plastic's and jigs at the Wisconsin Super Trap Attack. A tough bite is when the plastics excell for us, keying on aggresive biters.

Stealth jigs were getting tore up...or, was it the paper mouths?

We finished a little over 3 oz. out of the $, but 18 places seperated us from the top 20. A very tight weigh in.

Have you ever seen the bigger Crappies suspended under the bottom of the schools? The little buggers were much more aggressive and you had to (try to) drop it past them to get to the bigger Crappies. Not sure why but the smaller fish were pushed higher in the column. I would not over look this theory next time your getting small crappie from the top.

Drilling holes away from the crowds and pressure and chasing them with the flasher until we saw them on the screen was the key for many fishers. Kicking open unused holes was another decent option for staying with some fresh not so pressured fish.

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Here's a pic from yesterday. One of two the I caught.Both were the same size. One was on the purple/black back and the other was on chart. green. Sorry for the hand on the tail. Not use to photo ops with the big dogs. grin.gif

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These are the pannie jigs I've been looking for! I ordered some of these and I had them in hand two days later. Nice, quality paint(but not on the hole for your line, which is awesome), small profile, and a good weight to get them down the hole fast. Another great sponsor pick-up from FM! Thanks!

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Went out fishing this a.m. with a friend for pannies.I was catching a few sunnies and my friend not much.I told him to take one of my Little Atom jigs and give it a try.He started catching fish as fast as that jig went down.Another believer in the Little Atom line of jigs. smile.gifsmile.gif

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