Fishing Q&A

Bass Fishing tips????

ok... So im going to this one camp and apperently you do alot of fishing... but all that are in the lake are largemouth bass which i have never fished for before.. ne help????

Public Comments

1. I have always found that fish respond to the proper application of beer.
2. Check: http://www.bass-hawg.com/library/tips.htm http://bassresource.com/fish/tipsindex.html http://www.fishnkids.com/bass.html
3. There are thousands of ways to fish for bass. Here are some sites that might help you find what you are looking for. in-fisherman.com fieldandstream.com probass.com bassresource.com bassdigest.com
4. First go to your local sporting goods store, and get yourself some 4 inch and some 6 inch YUM dinger "worms". And some YUM 7 inch ribbontail worms. Also get a pack or 2 of Gamakatsu #2 worm hooks. Rig both of these worms Texas style with out any wieght. Cast near the edge of grass beds, where bass like to ambush thier prey from. Also try flipping the worms near the shady side of underwater trees and rocks. Keep your line taut by casting, and then raising your rod tip to get rid of the slack. Do not reel in the line to pick up slack, because most hits will happen moments after the worm splashes into the water. If it doesn't get an immediate strike, let the bait sink to the bottom, and then give the worm a few little tugs, as to jump the worm up about a foot off the bottom, then let it sink back to the bottom, then as it sinks again, keep your line taut, and do 1 or 2 cranks om the reel to pick up a little slack. 99% of hits will happen as the worms are falling down/ or sinking, so keeping the line taut will help you feel the hits. Bass usually don't eat worms off of the bottom. You must also keep an eye on your line, because sometimes you won't feell the hit and your line may go to one side or the other and you'll know a bass has your bait. When you hook a bass, be sure to reel him away from the cover, because that is right where the bass will go, and you have to be quick, or you will lose him. After you get the bass away from the cover, let the fish wear itself out. Then reel him in and carefully lip the bass. DO NOT touch any part of the bass except the lip, unless you plan to eat them. Fish have a protective enzyme that protects them from bacteria. The slime is eaten away and removed, when you touch the bass, because of the amino acids on your skin. Touching the bass removes this protective layer and opens the bass to bacterial and fungal infections which will kill the fish. Last night, I fished a heavily pressured lake and caught 9 bass in 3 hours. 8 largemouth and 1 smallmouth all with the YUM dinger. On memorial day I fished a small farm pond and using the YUM ribbontail, I caught 16 largemouth in 4 hours. It is all about presentation, so go to the site that the others have listed, the best is bass resource, which I put a link up for, and research how to best fish these worms. I gave you my favorite and most productive methods. Have fun and remember, tight lines.
5. I have fished bass tournaments for over 24 years and I will not write you a book....lol. Quite simply, get a 1/4 oz. spinnerbait with tandem blades. White in color and have a ball!!!
6. use natural bait, my last fishing trip i was fishing for crappie, with minnows had a nice perch eat the minnow then on the reel in it was swallowed by a largmouth bass, 20", use small perch or minnows, worms, grasshoppers,(them big yellow hopper's that spit tobacco out work )