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PTownAngler
Thx, bass, and thanks for all the tips on drop shotting as well. One of these days it will all "click" and the bass will cooperate and slam the soft plastics near the bottom.
I was surprised at how low the Willamette is right now. Boats were having a hard time launching at the cedaroak ramp, though i hear there is a big grant worth hundreds of thousands $$$ to fix the ramp in 2014 so it becomes more accessible year round.
One nice thing about rapala original floater is that it only dives about 3', so it doesn't hang up often and stays above the weeds and such. I'm guessing the rainbow trout pattern is so deadly for bass (and trout) here in the northwest because of all the artificial stocking going on. It must look like a wimpy, wounded rainbow trout. Anyway, the more i fish it, the more i like it. I may have to pick up a few rainbow-colored rapala countdown lures for days when bass are deeper. I'll bet they produce just as well.