bass lures

[huntintomsinvt]

whats every1's favorite bass fishing lures
topwater
spinner
plastic
crank
etc.

[ScottC]

No help from me. Only bass I have caught was Sea Bass. ;D Those were caught on Rapella's.

[michihunter]

I don't really do any bassing per se. But when I do focus on them, I'm usually using plastics or Rapellas.

[15pointer]

My self I like to use jigs with a plastic grub tail or repellas minow lure, But the one I found that drives them nuts is a buzzbait lure or a minow type lure with the rattels inside. ;D


Ken

[kg5388]

when i fell like going after bass after the catfish and crappie spawn they are normaly deep and next to cover so i use a jig and pig(normally blue black jig with a hog trailer]

[olddog]

I use a finese jig and plastic chunk 90% of the time. Buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, plastic worms the rest. If you get the chance go to Pro Lures USA Best stuff I have used. Not A Bigname but quality. All handmade here in the US.

[ScottC]

Thanks for all the info.

[hoosieroutdoorsman]

My main confidense lure is the Spinnerbait, I use different combos of blades for whatever condition I`m fishing,,I can jig it,roll it, pitch it,flip it,skip it,,IMHO a very very versatile bait.

[DocHolladay]

My favorite bass bait is a chartruese buzz bait. I also like jig and pigs, spinner baits, and sinkos.

[TnHunter]

Crankbaits. I have devoted myself to them for the last 20 years.

spinnerbait
plastics
topwater
etc.

Charles

[lockmaster]

Yes to all of the above... . It depends on the
conditions and how many different ones I feel like
trying at the time. I mostly like just a plain ole' plastic worm on a carolina rig, and do a lot with live minnows..still one of the best baits.

[bassrod2 - TJ]

Lures, I've used many different lures over the years, top water, jigs, crank baits, soft plastics, drop shot rigs, spoons, but the best lure is what my Mentor & good friend Hank Parker uses is a Mann's spinner bait, I also use alot of baits from Berkley and Strike King. But the spinner bait you can use in any type of water and condition.

TJ - bassrod2

[michihunter]

I have a close friend in Georgia (some may know him- Lightningrod) who swears by Mattlures!! Here's a link-www.mattlures.com/products.htm

[Hunting Widow]

When I was kid and went bass fishing we always used black rubber worms. It got the job done.

[teambateau]

When I was kid and went bass fishing we always used black rubber worms. It got the job done.

Well, they still work today.

[Jå§ðñ ﻴﻺ]

I like to use spinners myself.

[hoosieroutdoorsman]

How is everything in Coatesville Jason? Has been a long time since I wout there. Ever take a trip up to frank and marys for some catfish?

[Jå§ðñ ﻴﻺ]

hoosieroutdoorsman said:

How is everything in Coatesville Jason? Has been a long time since I wout there. Ever take a trip up to frank and marys for some catfish?

Thats in Pitsborro right? I usualy go to Castaways up near Racoon lake.

[hoosieroutdoorsman]

Have never been there,,been years since I was out there around racoon,,may have to check it out.If you ever want to get together maybe do some fishing or hunting,,give me a shout. I always have room for 1 more

[teambateau]

If you ever want to get together maybe do some fishing or hunting,,give me a shout. I always have room for 1 more

Look Jason, You have been on here a couple of days and you got an offer to go hunting, yes, you have come to the rite place .
Now get out there ans see what it is all about.

[Jå§ðñ ﻴﻺ]

teambateau said:

If you ever want to get together maybe do some fishing or hunting,,give me a shout. I always have room for 1 more

Look Jason, You have been on here a couple of days and you got an offer to go hunting, yes, you have come to the rite place .
Now get out there ans see what it is all about.

We can go all we wan't, won't do any good with out equipment though.

However I would love to go just say when. LOL

[teambateau]

Most people have extra, don't let that stop you.

[Jå§ðñ ﻴﻺ]

teambateau said:

Most people have extra, don't let that stop you.

Well hell I'll pack the truck right now. ;D

[teambateau]

Get-R-Done ;D

[Jå§ðñ ﻴﻺ]

teambateau said:

Get-R-Done ;D

You know I want to add that to my ambulance but the boss won't let me.

[admin]

jason said:

teambateau said:

Look Jason, You have been on here a couple of days and you got an offer to go hunting, yes, you have come to the rite place .
Now get out there ans see what it is all about.

We can go all we wan't, won't do any good with out equipment though.

However I would love to go just say when. LOL

Reality is right around the corner buddy.

[bassrod2 - TJ]

If any of you have fishing pictures feel free to send them to me [e-mail] I'll post them on the photo page on TOM'S FISHING clix.to/bassindex

ENJOY THE OUTDOORS,
TJ - bassrod2

[bassrod2 - TJ]

This is something my wife wrote for our website clix.to/bassindex Tom's Fishing. Thought I'd share this with ya'll.

Tiny Crank Baits Can Lure Bass, Especially In Rivers


Diane Flaton


Good things really do come in small packages.


The little Rapala crank bait is only about an inch-and-a-half long, yet the Grand River smallmouths are going after it like it was their last meal.


Water levels are late-summer low, and it's a great time to fish for bass in streams, mostly because it's a lot easier to figure out where they will be.


A deep pool with current - and in this case, that means anything above the knees - produces three fish on six casts. Most of the big rocks that have a foot or more of water flowing around them also hold fish, usually behind a rock but sometimes in the slack water in front.


Another hot spot is in weed beds at the edges of open areas with good current. The fish appear to be holding just under the edge of the weeds and darting out to smack hapless bait fish that are pushed or swim too close to the greenery.


Most of the bass are 10-14 inches, but every now and then there's a surprise when a fish tail-dances in a rainbow of river spray and reveals itself as a chunky 16- to 18-incher that goes two to four pounds.


A lot of bass fishermen hold to the formula that big baits produce big fish. And that seems to be true in bigger water, especially places like lakes St. Clair and Erie, where the bass prey on four- to eight-inch round gobies and alewives.


But 10 years of experimenting has convinced me that the formula isn't as sure-fire in smaller waters, and especially rivers, where the prey tends to be smaller fish like spotfin minnows and baby sunfish, crayfish and even insect larvae like mayfly nymphs and hellgrammites.
The theory was bolstered a few days ago when I fished for bass at the dam on the Escanaba River. A half-dozen other anglers fished the same waters for several hours, and one of them out-fished the others by about 3-to-1.


When I sidled up close enough to see what he was using, it was a small, fat-bodied crank bait about two inches long. The others were tossing four-inch crank baits, big jig-and-pork tail combinations and bigger plastics.


I really got my eyes opened about three years ago when I tried some Yo-Zuri Snap Beans, miniature crank baits with bodies one-half to three-quarter inches long. I bought them because I figured they might work well on panfish, and they did. Sunfish, perch and crappies loved them.


The surprise was that so did bass, often large ones. Then I learned that Southern anglers often had a big selection of Snap Beans in their tackle boxes to use as finesse baits in clear water.


But before anglers run out to buy miniature baits, they need to be sure they have the tackle to cast them.


I usually cast Snap Beans with a 10-foot rod designed for European bank fishing, where anglers often must toss light lures and baits long distances. It easily will cast the three-quarter-inch lure 100 feet using four-pound line, but the little lures are hard to cast with the shorter rods and eight- to 10-pound lines more common in the United States.


The small lures in Rapala's new line are slightly heavier and cast well with many of the rods sold in this country. A good choice would be a seven-foot spinning rod designed to cast four- to eight-pound line. A nine-footer for the same line weights would double as an ideal steelhead, trout and salmon rod, as well as for warm-water species like catfish and carp.


I also like to replace the treble hooks that come with the lures with a single, better-quality treble at the rear. Multiple hooks are necessary on lures this small. And because I've gone to a single hook, I usually go up one hook size on lures for bass. Keep the same size on the Snap Beans, which are good panfish baits.


Fishing equipment


No matter what type of fishing you decide to do, selecting the right equipment for the task is most important. Sport fishing is an activity that deals with catching fish in both freshwater and saltwater venues.


Freshwater fishing


If you decide to take up fishing, there are two main categories to choose from: freshwater and saltwater angling. There are numerous subcategories under each category, but freshwater is the most common type of fishing since it can be done in nearby lakes, ponds, and rivers.


Saltwater fishing


Saltwater fishing requires a tremendous amount of technical knowledge, especially when dealing with much larger fish species than freshwater fish. Unlike freshwater fishing, saltwater anglers have many more choices to make.


Tips for beginners


Generations of anglers learned how to fish as kids by using simple cane pole rigs. Some even used a long stick, a piece of string, a cork and a fish hook.


Finally, try to fish these lures like the real thing. In rivers, that means casting across and downstream, twitching the lure to make it look like an injured or sick bait fish struggling across the current.



Thanks for Reading,


Diane


ENJOY THE OUTDOORS,
TJ - bassrod2

[DocHolladay]

I have seen a similar approach bassrod. Except they kind of do a drop-shot rig with a small crank bait. You take a small shallow diving crank bait and put a weight a 6in. to a foot above it on the line. What this does is get the little bait as deep as some deep diving crank baits. It seems that in the article that the bass that are used to seeing big crank baits tend to go crazy over the little crank bait going that deep. A good way to experiment is to go to a swimming pool and start by adding 1/8 -1/4oz weights until you get the desired depth. Each crank bait will be different as to how much weight to use based on its buoyancy. I plan on trying it this year.

[admin]

Good information BR, thanks for sharing.