Huge Bass on Z-Man 3-Inch MinnowZ and 2.75 Inch TRD TubeZ in the Strip Pit of Misery

2,460 views · Published 27 December 2017 · 9:17 · Indexed 14 November 2026

Channel: Show-Me Fish Tales · 2017 · Sports

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On 12 December (the coldest day of the week) what could be more miserable than climbing into the 4-foot low Strip Pit of Misery in Henry County, Missouri and go fishing?  Dilly, dilly!  As it turned out, using my favorite search bait - the 3-inch Z-Man MinnowZ - and a slightly modified 2.75 inch TRD TubeZ caught a good number of bass from the cold water (45 degrees, est).  Amazingly, not one but two big bass (over 20 inches and in the 5-6 lb range) were caught; one on each lure! The TRD TubeZ were modified by splitting them with scissors and subsequently using super glue to lay in a small strip of (in the case of the lure in the video) a Bama Craw orange colored ZinkerZ.  The MinnowZ were fished on a 1/4 oz ball jig and the TRD TubeZ were fished Texas Rigged with a 1/16 oz bullet weight.  MegaStrike fish attractant was added to both lures to enhance strikes.
*Z-Man lures are available at fine sporting goods stores or at: https://zmanfishing.com/cms/index.php
*MegaStrike attractant is available at fine sporting goods stores or at:  http://www.megastrike.com/

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