I`m sure you`ve thrown every swimbait out there.I picked up one of the Huddleston 12' and I plan on throwing it alot at Shasta next weekend.Is there any rigging tips and retrieve techniques that you can share on this particular bait to get the optimum performance out of it?Any tips would be appreciated.Bill

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Hey Bill, Don't forget those Darter-head Robos up there on Shasta!

Lol,thats what I hear.I was told oxblood is the happening color there.I also heard the winning weight at a touney this last weekend was just under 8#.I`m thinking if I throw a swimbait and spook most of the day and get one or 2 decent fish and Mike gets our limit dropshotting or darterheading we`ll be ok.Do you know any good spots on the lake to try?If anybody wants to share some shasta info I`d appreciate it and if anybody has some huddleston tips I`d appreciate that also.thx Bill

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Hey Bill, do a search of the calfishing forum for Huddleston and there is tons of info about rigging and retrieves and such.

I just huck it to likley looking spots let it sink and do a slow steady retrieve.

I also rig a stinger hook on all my Hudds. Here's an old post with some pics how to rig the stinger.

http://www.calfishing.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=5036&mesg_id=5036&page=

MT

>I`m sure you`ve thrown every swimbait out there.

just about lol

I picked up
>one of the Huddleston 12' and I plan on throwing it alot at
>Shasta next weekend.Is there any rigging tips

I use 60lb wire with crimps to attach my trailer hooks on any bait. I'd recommend 2 trailer hooks for small fish fishing like shasta. The exact details, I will let you determine through trial and error, but you can't go wrong with a premium hook like owner or gamakatsku.

and retrieve
>techniques

The hudd is a no brainer. Chuck it out, get it to the depth range you think the fish are at and retrieve it. I think you will be extremely lucky to get a hudd fish at shasta right now, like you mentioned below, the bite sounds like it's in full on suck mode. With a team format, that might not be bad option though. Let your partner try to get a limit and chuck something big all day. It's just super tough on a big lake like that from a kickboat, you can't hit enough areas.

that you can share on this particular bait to get
>the optimum performance out of it?Any tips would be
>appreciated.Bill

good luck man.

Thx guys good info for sure,that was a good thread I like the pictures.This tourney we`ll be fishing from the boat it`s 100% basses TOC,so will be able to run and gun for this one.thx Bill

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1/2oz or 3/4oz football-head jig in brown/orange 10'-30' off points.

Lzydeus Pisceus

Thx Steve,any particular areas I should try?

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Sorry, Bill. I don't know the lake that well. If you remember at the Invitational and Open, Jeremy Brumbelow donated some hand made jigs for the raffle. Those are the ticket for Shasta. He has been extremely successful using them to catch the 'bigger' of the small fish Shasta has to offer. I got some from him and they caught fish for me, also.

Lzydeus Pisceus

Steve,
How can I get in contact with Jeremy? I wouldn't mind trying those on Naci. I remember mentioning something about it at the Invitational. I am thinking around 1/2 oz. football, not sure on his color selections...
Thanks,
Bryan

I will see if I can get in touch with him. How soon do you need them? He can make them in any size,color,shape and skirt material. I will let you know.

Lzydeus Pisceus

There is no big rush on them...but I would like to ask him how long they take and about color choices on Shasta (Spotted bass)

Thanks....

Send name and phone number to lzyfish@yahoo.com and I will forward to Jeremy so you and he can make arrangements. If that is what he wants to do.

Lzydeus Pisceus

Hey Bill,

Good luck out there next weekend! I think the Huddleston is a good call and wish I had one on last year when I was partnered with Dobyns and a spot of about 6-7 lbs was chasing some good size trout on top. Very cool to watch!

Hey guys, don't forget about the 26 lb limit of spots that was caught up there a couple years ago. Mind you it was in spring but still...some nice spots up there!

Todd
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Good Luck Mr Bill
We're all rotting for ya to kick some bass.

Rich

Fish fear round tubers and Bass Tech kickboats!!
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Yo Bill are you fishing Shasta this weekend?
Where are you guys launching from?

JC

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Yep sure am.We`ll be blasting off at Bridge Bay.Hey Todd ro whoever has some good info where are some good spots to try?Where did you see that big one chasing trout?Any and all help is appreciated.thx Bill

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I got to fish Shasta i think it was Bid Well marina a time ago.
The bridge off to the right there was an island or two - kind of below the bridge.
Caught good spots were hitting fat free shad in white and shad patterns.
On the points of the islands also caught fish on white spinner baits.
Also dragged a lot of plastics purple/brown and black jigs worked good.

Wish you guys well!

JC

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>I got to fish Shasta i think it was Bid Well marina a time
>ago.
>The bridge off to the right there was an island or two - kind
>of below the bridge.
>Caught good spots were hitting fat free shad in white and shad
>patterns.
>On the points of the islands also caught fish on white spinner
>baits.
>Also dragged a lot of plastics purple/brown and black jigs
>worked good.



Dude all so sorry I got looking at a Map-n-Go map today on Shasta and it was Bridge Bay that we launched out of. -
and the islands I talked about are farther out from the bridge than I thought.
What I remember was that it was our frist stop in the morning. pretty much just got started and caught fish :)

sorry about that --good luck out there and bring home the win :)

JC

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I fished Shasta this time last year, and what was happening was the bass and trout were pushing shad to the surface. When the fish were up, spooks were the ticket, in between it was dropshotting, darthead, etc. Jerkbaits worked well as well.

Heres the thing. I stuck my biggest fish of the tourny on a swimbait right off the bat. Dont ask me why I didnt stick with it, but I didnt. It was a smaller shad colored optimum with a chartreuse tail(I dipped it). I see no reason why running this type swimbait under the shad wouldnt stick some nice fish. That is, if indeed the fish are pusing shad to the surface. This year is warmer than last, so maybe they arent pushing shad yet.

Just something to think about in a team format.

Thx guys,great info.

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Bill, good luck up there. Win a boat!

go git em man