Fishing Q&A
tips on largemouth bass fishing in SD cali?
hi im a begginer when it comes to bass fishing and all i know is that live bait like gold fish and shiners work very well. could some of you pros and more experienced people tip me. im planning on getting a smaller one like 2-6inches for my 650G tank. any help/tips is welcome tyvm!!!!!!!!
Public Comments
- If you want small bass, fish with worms or small spinners. I have caught 3 or 4 inch bass on small Rooster Tail spinners.
- well for live bait shinners and worm work well but it's illegal to use goldfish as bait but you can use them a feed for bass in a tank ( i think it's because if the goldfish come off the hook and survive there's a chance they will take over a lake or pond). for lures i would suggest small crankbaits, and when i fish a farm pond i live by i always catch little blue gill and bass on a little feather jig probably for trout tipped with a little piece of worm. good luck.
- Finding Largemouth Bass In Spring In the Spring as the water temperature starts to rise the bass will start heading into shallower water to begin spawning. So during this pre-spawn period look for the bass to be just outside of their spawning grounds. As the temperature rises the bass will move into the spawning area... After a cold front the fish will move back out into deeper water. Bass will start their feeding binge as the water reaches the temperature of about 55 degrees F. Baitfish are scarce so the bass will spend most of their time cruising through shallow water in search of food. When the water temp reachs 70 degrees F. it signals the post-spawn period and the resumption of good fishing. The bass will feed heavily in the shallow waters but spend most of the day in the deeper water. Bass Fishing Spinnerbaits A spinnerbait attract bass with its flash, action, and color. It is actually a combination of two other types of lures, the jig and the spinner. The use of this bait differs from buzzing it across top water to crawling it across the bottom. And the lift and drop technique will sometimes entice the bass to strike. Bass Fishing Crankbaits Crankbaits work very well because you can cover alot of water in a very short period of time. They also come in different varieties from ones that float, ones that float at rest but dive on the retrieve, and the vibrating plugs that sink. Bass Fishing Surface Lures Some of the variations are the propeller-type plugs, poppers, buzzbaits, topwater crawlers, stickbaits, surface wobblers, and artificial frogs. They are very effective for fish that are hanging out in very thick cover and for night fishing. Bass Fishing Jigs The lead-head jigs have feathers, hair, rubber skirts, or plastic attractors on them. They can be tipped with live bait or pork rind. They can be retrieved with a slow steady motion or bounced along the bottom or just simply jigged up and down. Jigging spoons are made of heavy metal and are used mostly in cold water conditions. Vibrating blades are made of thin metal. They are jigged vertically or retrieved very rapidly. They can even be used for trolling. Tailspins have a heavy lead body and a spinner on the tail. They work best for vertical jigging, but can be hopped along the bottom or retrieved steadily. Bass Fishing Spoon Plugs Spoon plugs work best when trolled along weedlines. Bass Fishing Spinner Lures Spinner lures have one or more blades that rotate on a steel shaft. They are usually not weedless so they should be retrieved next to or just above cover. Bass Fishing Metal Spoon Lures Metal spoon lures are among the oldest artificial lures. They can be made almost weedless and retrieved slowly through emergent weeds or other dense cover, crawled along the bottom, or skittered across the surface. Bass Fishing Live Bait NightCrawlers, Frogs, crayfish, minnows, and leeches are among the most widely used. Largemouth are more apt to strike live bait after a cold front than an artificial bait. And in very clear water the live bait will be a lot more effective than anything artificial that you can throw at them.
- trial and error best for everybody
- Why would you want to keep a bass in a tank? Also, do you think a 2-6 inch bass will always stay small? CRUEL...be for real dude...get a guppy or gold fish for a tank!
