New Member just looking for help
Aug 7, 2020 16:50:24 #
Harrydude
Loc: Gilroy Ca
Hi everyone. I’m Harry and Im here in garlic country. Gilroy N. CA. I’m looking for advice on lures for catching bass and bait for Catfish. There are a lot of small
lakes around here to fish from. I’ve been a trout fisherman for 90% of my life but the lakes here are too shallow to support many trout. I have decided to try something different but I have almost zero experience. Any advice would be helpful. Also I fish for fun so it’s catch.... take a picture and release.
lakes around here to fish from. I’ve been a trout fisherman for 90% of my life but the lakes here are too shallow to support many trout. I have decided to try something different but I have almost zero experience. Any advice would be helpful. Also I fish for fun so it’s catch.... take a picture and release.
Aug 7, 2020 17:15:39 #
HarryDude; Well, Hoss, the bait part is easy, the catching is a little harder at first. I would say for the bass, you might start out with a Texas rig and a big black or purple plastic worm. You don't have to spend much money to have this kind of setup and it works as well as anything else.
For catfish, well, they eat about anything. Since you are in CA and I think using live perch is illegal, you might try minnows. Earth worms are a natural, and some folks use chicken parts. Just Sayin...RJS
For catfish, well, they eat about anything. Since you are in CA and I think using live perch is illegal, you might try minnows. Earth worms are a natural, and some folks use chicken parts. Just Sayin...RJS
Aug 7, 2020 17:46:08 #
DB Ed
Loc: Brock, Nebraska southeast ne
Harrydude wrote:
Hi everyone. I’m Harry and Im here in garlic coun... (show quote)
look up catfish bait on the internet there are lots of baits listed can't tell you if they work haven't had time to try any
Aug 7, 2020 19:00:24 #
MJC
Loc: Mckinney Tx 35 miles north of Dallas
Harrydude
I fish for bass regularly. Different times of the day. I have a bass boat but also shore fish. I use these 3 lures in the early morning or at dusk. In the background hanging upside down is a deeper diving shad lure I use on the boat. A white spinner - slow retrieve
Hula popper - let it hit the water and watch it - if it hits the water and a bass is there, they hit it right away - if not - wait 3 - 4 seconds and then give it a medium jerk and wait. Repeat jerks and hold on. Use along the shore line, at tree trunks out of water, reeds and anything else where they hang out. It floats so you can see it. Last is a jitterbug, fish it the same way except the jerks - it floats - so use a slow retrieve. It wiggles on top and they jump on it.
Also, I agree with RJS about the Texas rig and worms.
I don’t fish for cats yet - their claws are sharp !
I will have to send the pic in a moment
I fish for bass regularly. Different times of the day. I have a bass boat but also shore fish. I use these 3 lures in the early morning or at dusk. In the background hanging upside down is a deeper diving shad lure I use on the boat. A white spinner - slow retrieve
Hula popper - let it hit the water and watch it - if it hits the water and a bass is there, they hit it right away - if not - wait 3 - 4 seconds and then give it a medium jerk and wait. Repeat jerks and hold on. Use along the shore line, at tree trunks out of water, reeds and anything else where they hang out. It floats so you can see it. Last is a jitterbug, fish it the same way except the jerks - it floats - so use a slow retrieve. It wiggles on top and they jump on it.
Also, I agree with RJS about the Texas rig and worms.
I don’t fish for cats yet - their claws are sharp !
I will have to send the pic in a moment
Aug 7, 2020 19:01:31 #
Aug 7, 2020 19:55:29 #
Hello,, I use to live in Salinas and my buddy's fished coyote lake and got big ones but I use to use hoola popers to but I now use wapper plopper it is my best lure for top water I have caught 40 bass in 4 hrs but that is Shasta lake low light hours am pm . If you get a strike and he will not hit on next cast throw a black or purple worm at the spot always use cradad sent you do not have to set hook to fast but when you do do it hard.Sanatoneo lake is my home lake I got a lake record cat there 35 lbs plus for cats whole shad or anchovies also the best cat fishing is Jan.Feb.in the creeks I use to use my old bait and crush it in a coffie can and mix with clay balls to throw in the stream so to get them to come in you get one bass on top water you will be done with trout lol
Aug 7, 2020 20:02:29 #
O don't just real the whopper plopper in stop start and jurk it and stop watch Uribe videos
Aug 7, 2020 21:02:13 #
Aug 8, 2020 16:12:45 #
Fishing Fool
Loc: redding, ca
Mitch fish wrote:
Hello,, I use to live in Salinas and my buddy's fi... (show quote)
What is a wapper plopper? I know about wopper ploppers.!!
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