I happened to have a couple of sinking Rapala's that hit the right depth when trolling. They tried using split-shot a foot up on the line but it 'musta screwed up the action... the lakers wouldn't hit it... the jacks did.
One old Canuck caught a 15lb. jack off of the dock one night. He came walking back to his camper with the damn thing cradled in his arms with a big grin on his face... funny as hell!
I hear you got some good bass fishing in MO though.
Indeed. There are a lot of rivers and creeks near my house, and quite few lakes. We catch a lot of smallies here, but I have caught some nice largemouth in a lake near my house. I had just cast off a boat ramp when my cell phone rang, I cradled the phone and began my retreive, when my soon to be wife, (who thought I was at the store) said, "you're fishing arent you?" in that your-supposed-to-be-at-the-store-voice. Right then one jumped on. I reeled in a 5 lb largemouth while insisting to my wife I really was on my way to the store. I caught the fish, showed it to two other guys further down the shore who watched in horror as I released her. Washed my hands in the lake, tossed my rod in the truck, and drove to Schuncks to pick up the food for our wedding guests who were assembling at our house the next day, all in about 40 mins. I have been a Bass fan ever since. True story..