How to choose the right lure
Jan 25, 2019 04:45:05 #
Every time I go out on the water, I naturally think about the best way to get bass to bite, and generally it boils down to two options. I can try power fishing with big noisy crankbaits and spinnerbaits, using fast retrieves to get reaction strikes, or I can try finesse presentations with smaller, more natural-appearing lures to get feeding and reaction strikes.
Yes, you can certainly "fire up" a school of suddenly-stopped-biting bass with finesse lures. I have done it far too many times to count, and besides, when you really analyze it, power fishing like this usually works only about half the time. Fishing pressure, changing weather, water clarity, wind and other factors can turn bass off, and you simply can't get them really active again, or at least active for very long, by power fishing.
Believe me, you just can't ignore how effective finesse techniques can be in these types of situations. Remember, finesse fishing is basically about using lighter line, smaller baits and creating a more natural presentation that appeals more to a fish's sense of hunger. Firing up a school of bass with a big crankbait may turn those fish on only long enough to catch two or three fish. You can keep them active longer with finesse tactics.
Read more:
https://www.bassmaster.com/blog/how-choose-right-lure
Click "Reply" below to post your thoughts on this or to ask a follow-up question.
Yes, you can certainly "fire up" a school of suddenly-stopped-biting bass with finesse lures. I have done it far too many times to count, and besides, when you really analyze it, power fishing like this usually works only about half the time. Fishing pressure, changing weather, water clarity, wind and other factors can turn bass off, and you simply can't get them really active again, or at least active for very long, by power fishing.
Believe me, you just can't ignore how effective finesse techniques can be in these types of situations. Remember, finesse fishing is basically about using lighter line, smaller baits and creating a more natural presentation that appeals more to a fish's sense of hunger. Firing up a school of bass with a big crankbait may turn those fish on only long enough to catch two or three fish. You can keep them active longer with finesse tactics.
Read more:
https://www.bassmaster.com/blog/how-choose-right-lure
Click "Reply" below to post your thoughts on this or to ask a follow-up question.
Jan 25, 2019 11:48:25 #
Oh yeah...I use a REAL live worm inside a tube bait (pumpkinseed tan speckled) so when fish get near my bait they actually taste or smell a familiar scent of worm but it looks like other bait or natural food. I also use my fish oil pills in worm container ( from vitamin store) to let the nightcrawlers have fish scent ingested inside them and on their surface. salt is also good....put salt and fish oil inside tube bait up above the worm so its trapped and secretes it for long period. my buddies get mad when I catch more or bigger bass than them....they use little black rubber grub....no worm....no fish oil....no salt..live learn and change...catch bigger and more.
Jan 25, 2019 11:50:32 #
Big channel cats will eat them too. anyone who has not have fresh fried catfish on river bank with beer and fat cigars has not lived. The Great Northwest is the BEST.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.