{"id":3444,"date":"2018-04-18T23:30:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T23:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/?p=3444"},"modified":"2018-10-28T22:35:37","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T22:35:37","slug":"how-to-catch-giant-bass-with-different-baits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/how-to-catch-giant-bass-with-different-baits\/","title":{"rendered":"Different Bass Baits to Catch More Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lets face it, everybody loves to catch massive bass.\u00a0 Easily one of the most exciting fresh water fish to catch.\u00a0 With so many bass fisherman out there, you’d think finding bass would be easy.<\/p>\n
Fisherman have been after trophy bass for 100s of years, but its still hit or miss.\u00a0 With a few simple techniques you can significantly increase your bass count this year.<\/p>\n
These heavy slabs of lead have long been a top choice for bass fisherman. \u00a0They might not look to impressive, but they sure do bring in bass.<\/p>\n
I love throwing a South Bend Spoon<\/a> \u00a0in the fall and winter when bass are deeper in the water.<\/p>\n These simple lures can be used to imitate dying shad.\u00a0 Fisherman have long touted the effectiveness of jigging spoons.<\/p>\n Anglers have a hard time figuring out how to actually fish jigging spoons.<\/p>\n Most of the time inexperienced fisherman fish jigging spoons too fast.\u00a0 This causes them to lift off the bottom much to far.<\/p>\n In the fall and winter everything moves a little slower in the colder water.\u00a0 A spoon only needs to be worked a few inches to be effective.\u00a0 This translates into a small almost minimal rod tip movement.<\/p>\n They’re going to be most successful when they fall on a slack line.\u00a0 Try tofollow the lure back down by lowering your rod faster than the lure sinks.\u00a0 Figuring out this technique separates the pros from the amateurs in spoon jigging success.<\/p>\n Strikes tend to come right as the spoon falls on a slack line. You’ve got to watch your line to see it happen.\u00a0 You’ll very rarely be able to feel the strike on a slack line.<\/p>\n Spinnerbaits have always accounted for a large number of trophy bass each year.\u00a0 The extremely versatile design can be used in just about any lake.<\/p>\n Just cast out a your favorite spinnerbait(mines a Strike King Finesse KVD<\/a>) and quickly work the lake.<\/p>\n Unlike some other baits on this list they’re not relegated to shallow water.\u00a0 Some of todays heavy spinnerbaits can be slow rolled<\/a> across the bottom following underwater grass or channel breaks.<\/p>\n The obvious attraction of spinnerbaits is that they produce vibrations and are mostly weedless.\u00a0 They can be fished safely around brush and other debris.<\/p>\n They’re effective throughout most of the year, but you’ll have to change up your strike zone.\u00a0 Thankfully staying in a small strikezone isn’t what spinnerbaits are all about.\u00a0 They’re meant to create fast reactionary strikes using erratic movements during your retrieve.<\/p>\n Every time your spinnerbait falls or begins to climb, the vibration pattern changes. Most strikes will come immediately after this change in vibration.<\/p>\n You’ll get the most out of a spinnerbait using a yo-yo retrieve.\u00a0 Simply raise your rod tip to make the bait rise then reel in as the spinnerbait falls.\u00a0 Repeat the process all the way back to your boat.<\/p>\n In deep water you should also try the “Ripping” retrieve.\u00a0 When bass are lurking in 30+ feet deep water the fast paced ripping retrieve will lure them out of hiding.<\/p>\n Let your spinnerbait fall to the bottom and quickly jerk your rod tip up at the bottom.\u00a0 Quickly reel in your line, forcing the bait to quickly jump off the bottom.\u00a0 You’ll want a bigger 3\/4 oz spinnerbait lure<\/a> for the “Ripping” technique.<\/p>\n Swim baits quickly picked up steam in California fishing communities, but they’re rarely used out East.<\/p>\n They’ve long been proven to be extremely effective for trophy bass. \u00a0My favorite is the Strike King Rage Swimmer Swimbait<\/a>. \u00a0They come in a wide variety of colors, but generally resemble natural baitfish.<\/p>\n There’s a wide variety of swim baits made from different materials.\u00a0 From solid soft or hard bodies to multi jointed hard baits. They just need to have a natural life like movement pattern.<\/p>\n The basic presentation is to simply cast the bait and reel it slowly and steadily.\u00a0 Try and make it look like a rainbow trout slowly meandering through the water.\u00a0 You’ll want to use this technique in open water around scattered cover.\u00a0 Swim baits aren’t meant for specific targeting.\u00a0 Since they’re too large to cast with any degree of accuracy try and keep to open waters.<\/p>\n Another popular technique is “deadsticking” in which the lure isn’t moved.\u00a0 This can be done with either a floating or sinking lure left along the bottom.\u00a0 Floating swim baits are often drifted this way along major channel breaks and across wide flats.\u00a0 Surprisingly big fish will come out of deep water to hit them.<\/p>\n There are so many different types of soft plastic bait that it’s impossible to list them all.\u00a0 These soft plastic lures, including worms, lizards, craw worms, tubes and loads of “creature baits” are among the most effective trophy lures.<\/p>\n One of my favorites is the \u00a09″ Zoom Magnum II Worm<\/a>. There are a wide variety of colors to choose from and it’s big enough to catch monster bass.<\/p>\n Most soft lures can be accurately cast to specific targets causing lots of hits.\u00a0\u00a0 These large lures displace a lot of water making them very noticeable.<\/p>\n Soft plastics are effective big bass lures because they look really natural in the water.\u00a0 Fishing them very slowly is sure to entice a monster bass.\u00a0 They can even be rigged weedless for retrieving through brush and vegetation.<\/p>\n If there’s one rule to live by its choose a large lure and fish it slowly.\u00a0 Most big bass experts fish plastic worms from 10-16 inches long, or moderate sized lizards.\u00a0 That doesn’t mean you can’t catch large bass on smaller worms, but you’ll have much more luck on bigger lures.\u00a0 Larger bass don’t feed as often as smaller fish so when they do its normally a larger meal.<\/p>\n Most soft plastic lures are going to be fished on the bottom.\u00a0 One major advantage is that all soft lures can be rigged totally weedless.<\/p>\n Cast them into shadowy places and keep them there.\u00a0 I prefer to fish a long worms using a Texas rigging with or without a pegged sinker.\u00a0 Other rigging options include split-split shotting, Carolina-Rigging, and weightless.<\/p>\n One interesting technique a few anglers have been using is irritating bass with an oversized tube lure.\u00a0 These tubes which can be upwards of 1 inch in diameter aren’t even used with a hook.\u00a0 Due to the difficulty of hooking big bass that barely takes the bait.<\/p>\n Giant tubes are used to irritate the fish until they get upset enough to bite.\u00a0 Once they start biting switch to a smaller lure that’s much easier to hook.\u00a0 Pros have been using this technique to entice monster bass for years.<\/p>\n If you’ve done any fishing in Florida you’re most likely accustomed to golden shiners.\u00a0 These oversized minnows make up a massive portion of the local fish diet.\u00a0 Unsurprisingly its one of the most effective baits used in Florida.\u00a0 Golden shiners are found throughout the east coast, but they’re almost exclusively used near Florida.<\/p>\n Shiners are fished under a float using a similar technique for minnow fishing crappie or beam. They are free lined without a float and sometimes trolled.\u00a0 If you don’t have a lot of experience fishing shiners you’ll want to use a float.\u00a0 When fishing heavy cover floats will help you stay out of the weeds.\u00a0 Hook the shiners with a 4\/0 or 5\/0 hook through the back behind the dorsal fin.\u00a0 Work with a 20-30lb test line with the reel in freespool.\u00a0 Allow the bass to swim with the shiner a few seconds before you set the hook.<\/p>\n When bass are roaming you might want to try trolling shiners.\u00a0 While its done at an extremely slow speed it will allow you to cover a lot of water.\u00a0 Instead of hooking the shiner behind the dorsal fin hook it through the lips.\u00a0 In high traffic areas you’ll want to stop to see if a motionless shiner can attract any bass.<\/p>\n In deeper water you’ll want to try a free-lining technique. It’s not the relaxed fishing you may be used to.\u00a0 It’s an intense technique that requires a lot of practice.\u00a0 You’ll have to watch and feel the line guiding the shiner by line pressure.<\/p>\n Crawfish have long been one of the favorite live baits among bass fisherman.\u00a0 Used mostly in California this is the perfect bait for winter and early spring.\u00a0 Most crawfish are hooked through the tail with a No. 4 Hook from underneath.\u00a0 For a more natural look hook them under the shell between the eyes.\u00a0 You’ll want to use a small split shot with or without floats.\u00a0 Light lines and spinning tackle are generally accepted also.<\/p>\n Cast the crawfish allowing it to sink to the bottom.\u00a0 You can either let it wander on its own along the bottome or slowly pull it along the bottom using a stop and go retrieve.\u00a0 Most pros like to use crawfish along rocks and gravel where crawfish are naturally found.\u00a0 Bass aren’t going to strike the crawfish very hard so you’ll need to watch your line intently.<\/p>\nHow to Fish Jigging Spoons<\/h4>\n
\nSpinnerbaits<\/a><\/h3>\n
Why Fish Spinnerbaits For Bass?<\/h3>\n
When do Bass Strike?<\/h4>\n
\nSwim Baits<\/h3>\n
How To Fish a Swimbait<\/h4>\n
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Soft Plastics<\/h3>\n
How to Fish With Soft Plastics<\/h4>\n
\nGolden Shiners<\/h3>\n
Crawfish<\/h3>\n
\nTopwaters<\/a><\/h3>\n