Bass Bait
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Central Michigan
Posts: 982
RE: Bass Bait
I would find a weed bed in 8-15 feet of water and use a texas rig worm with a Mr. Twister weighted hook. Red shad, black, bluebarry, plum and watermellon all work very well. Drift and cast in the direction you are traveling and slowly bounce the worm off bottom. We fish a private lake and catch 16-22 inch bass all day long most of which are 18-19 inches long. 20 pound power pro or fire line and a 7' medium heavt fast action rod would help too, that is what we use.
#4
RE: Bass Bait
Floating rapalas are also very good lures either twitched on the surface or jerked back. I also really like live bait, it is hard to beat the action from a 3 inch minnow drifted over a weedbed.
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Tomah Wi USA
Posts: 1,149
RE: Bass Bait
Spinners, rubber worms, floating Rapalas, minnows, they all work good where there is little pressure. My favorate for the last two years is the Skitter Pop 4" long. I don't use live bait because of the $$. I save the live stuff for higher pressure places.
#6
RE: Bass Bait
When it's hot, early morn. and late evening use top water baits. Buzz baits, etc. Other than that I carolina rig up and use lizards, kinomi's, culprit worms. On the other rod I use crank baits and husky jerks, shad raps, etc.
#7
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: New Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 586
RE: Bass Bait
I gotta agree with farmcntry evening and morning use top water.
During the rest of the day I would try worms or lizards texas rigged if that dont work then carolina rigged. Crankbaits are also good.
During the rest of the day I would try worms or lizards texas rigged if that dont work then carolina rigged. Crankbaits are also good.
#8
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 3
RE: Bass Bait
I fish a pretty good size private pond sometimes that probebly hasnt had a line dropped into it in about 20 years. You can see the monster bass swimming all around on top of the water when the sun comes out. Ive probebly through the whole sporting goods section at wal mart on top of there heads and they wont hit anything. The "one" thing i can get them to hit and catch a few a day on is a live bluegill about 2-5 inches in lenth hooked through the uper part of the back with no weight and a float about 2 feet above the bait.
#9
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Alabama
Posts: 113
RE: Bass Bait
I'm with most everybody. I would use plastic worms Texas rig or buzz or spinner bait. That's what works best for me on private lakes or ponds. Matter of fact that's what works best for me on the big lakes also.
#10
RE: Bass Bait
I fish a pretty good size private pond sometimes that probebly hasnt had a line dropped into it in about 20 years. You can see the monster bass swimming all around on top of the water when the sun comes out. Ive probebly through the whole sporting goods section at wal mart on top of there heads and they wont hit anything. The "one" thing i can get them to hit and catch a few a day on is a live bluegill about 2-5 inches in lenth hooked through the uper part of the back with no weight and a float about 2 feet above the bait.
Take a tube bait rigged wacky style on a carolina rig. Shove half a Alka-seltzer in it and throw it in the bed. They have to hit it.