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I was only taught to fish on bottom for brem and catfish. I finally bought me a boat and my wife only likes bass fishing. Since she will be going with me quite a bit i need to learn how to bass fish. Anybody got.any tips or.pointers to help me learn how? Any help will be greatly appreciated
 
Just get out and start trying stuff, spinnerbaits and plastic worms and lizards are the best basic stuff to have with you, murkier the water, the darker the bait, clear water, bright baits, also remember really clear water will take lighter lines. The rest of the baits i.e. jerkbaits, crankbaits, topwater, etc. just takes some trial and error to get use too, but learn to use those basic lures effectively first.
 
Good points by Easy45. Just like hunting, fish in the mornings and the afternoons...although, like deer hunting, you never know when one will bite. Try to look for structure--standing timber, rocks, etc.

If you are not used to using baitcasters, use spinning reels. Baitcasters take some getting used to; I use spinning reels for 99.99% of my fishing.

Change up lures and find what you like. Each fisherman will have their favorite lures, and it is trial and error to determine which will be yours. :D
 
just like moodawg said spincast are great,get some soft palstic and run carolina rigs they will catch you alot of fish with almost any worm setup and are very easy i was doing it when i was 9,and get you a few different colors of buzzbaits. good luck !!
 
Watch some youtube videos on how to use a shakyhead, good way to catch a lot of bass. My favorite colors are watermelon & green pumpkin. I pinch about an inch off a trick worm & use it, seem to catch a little bigger fish than using a finesse worm.
 
kdxdude said:
Watch some youtube videos on how to use a shakyhead, good way to catch a lot of bass. My favorite colors are watermelon & green pumpkin. I pinch about an inch off a trick worm & use it, seem to catch a little bigger fish than using a finesse worm.
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This! Over the last few years I have become addicted to shaky head fishing.... Like already stated look up some video's and just have fun. Something else you might want to try is a Senko. Its a very easy to use and in my experience a very affective bait.
 
Wacky rig the senko! A number 1 baht right through the middle. Maybe they just don't see it a lot cause it really works!
 
I have not done much lake fishing but for numbers in the warmer months I have done well with a wacky rigged worm (junebug, green pumpkin, etc) and also a strike king bitsy minnow. The bitsy minnow will catch lots of smaller fish and panfish but will get you good numbers.

Probably my favorites are soft platics... #1 being the lizard and #2 being the crawfish or Zoom fat albert grub. I dont use them all the time but they work in the streams where I fish. A 6" green pumpkin or watermelon seed lizard with a couple split shot 10" up the line has caught me a lot of bass. that's just my method though, there are too many ways to catch bass in different circumstances and I don't have enough knowledge to explain it all and it would make a very long post anyway... just get some soft plastics, a crank or spinnerbait of some kind, oh and during the summer I'd try a plastic frog around surface vegetation.

I'm not a true bass fisherman, I fish for just about anything, but I have done a good bit of bassin' and there is still a huge amount of lures and tactics that I have never even tried.
 
In colder weather fish around rocks and in warmer weather fish around dirt. I like to use soft plastic baits and my favorite colors are green pumpkin and watermelon seed.
 
Learn to use a baitcasting reel,and get a good one.You'll never be able to do with a spinning rod what you can with a casting reel.I fought it for a long time,,then a friend told me,just take a casting reel with you for 10 trips,best thing I ever did.

I use a casting reel 99% of the time now.longer casts,WAY more control.love em.

When you are fishing from a boat,there is no better way than a casting reel.
 
I have to disagree with you on that one Football Hunter. I carry just as many spinning reels as I do baitcasters.

If I'm going to throw a small crankbait, rattletrap, jerkbait, or spook I'm going to use a spinning reel. Just about everything else I do it on a baitcaster. I grew up throwing both and the spinning reel has as much or more uses in my boat as the baitcaster. Usually anything I do on light line is on a spinning reel... and I can throw them a mile. It's all about matching the weight of your lure with the weight of your line and rod strength.
 
Well,I guess everyone is different,I love casters,I do use a spinning rod for a spook,just so it will look different than everyone elses.Smallmouth fishing ,Im not really casting "at" something usually,so I guess either is fine.

But if your going down a bank,casting at objects,cant beat the control of a caster.
 
I can throw a spinning rod at target just as good as the baitcaster... but I'm a professional! LOL

I love fishing with them all. Back home in the river I used the Zebco Omega reels. Even in some ponds I threw a reel like that. When you're in a kayak or canoe type boat, those are the trick. Deadly accurate... and if you hit the water on the cast or when you're in the backswing, no backlash.

If you fish with those type reels and you don't have an OMEGA, you really need to try one. They are the best made without a doubt. Plenty of power for big bass and catfish... even in flowing water. The drag system on them is great.
 

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