Help! bass fishing advice?

Some easy baits to fish that I would reccomend are:

1. Spinnerbaits. A spinnerbait is a very versatile bait and is very easy to fish. You can simply reel them in at a moderate speed and get plenty of hits. I'd suggest going with a smaller single blade setup on the bait. The bigger double bladed ones are productive when conditions are right but for just starting out you will have much more fun and luck throwing a small one.

2. Rooster Tails/In line spinners - These like the spinnerbaits are very versatile. You generally fish them the same way also. Go with the bigger rooster tails for the Bass. If you go with the smaller ones you will likely get a lot of Bluegills and what not messing with the bait.

3. Crankbaits. When I take kids or beginners out this is often times one of the first baits I tie on for them. I don't advise using a full blown deep diving crankbait by any means. You have 2 main choices in my opinion; shallow running crankbaits or the very very small ones. These 2 are the easiest crankbaits to get a feel for.

If you see a lot of fish feeding on top, go with the shallow running crankbait if possible. You can just reel these in at a slow to moderate speed or use a reel and pause technique.

Your even better choice in my opinion are the small crankbaits. These things aren't but a couple of inches long, which is a great thing sometimes. All fish feed on minnows so you will catch other fish besides Bass like Bluegill and Crappie but Bass do love these things also.

If you choose to go buy some of these things, be sure you get the right ones. The small crankbaits aren't hard to miss but you have to pay attetnion when buying the shallow runners. Somewhere on the package of the bait you should see a depth range like 6-12 ft, 4-6 feet, 1-2 feet, etc. Go with the shallowest you can find, probably a 1 foot diver.

A lot of factors to take into account with any fishing venture, but that is the fun of it. Some good basic bass equipment that I always have for fishing would be a crawler harness (if you are going with live bait) and in a few different colors, depending on what the bait fish are like where you are- a bass stopper purple worm, a silver rapala rat'l n rap. Any of those will get me some nice fish on the lakes where I frequent.

Look for cabbage and other plants that could give fish cover-- also old tree stumps or rocks--cast just outside the edge of the weeds or wood and reel perpedicular to the structure.

And you really don't need to get too fancy, it takes a lot of time to master anything. You would do alright even if you just have a hook and bobber. Slap a small sinker on the line, hook a worm on there and cast in to the open spaces of the lily pads. You'll get some bass.

First , good choice on the bass fishing. If you are going to be fishing a lot of weeds , and timber, go with plastic worms and lizards. In early spring, i would go with a six inch twirl-tail worm or lizard in junebug color . Find a picture and rig it in Texas style or Carolina style . I use Carolina most. Use a weight in timber and deeper water. If its warm and shallow, don't use a weight, let it run just under the water surface. To fish it: cast , let sink until you feel it hit bottom. jerk three short jerks. let sink . jerk again. sink, . follow that pattern. Experiment with your jerk pattern. I usually go 3,2 3, 2 and will throw in a long single slow jerk or 4 short fast jerks sometimes. If you are fishing good bass waters, you can never go wrong with plastics. What to look for: look for weeds or trees in the water, overhanging trees, rocky points, coves, docks, piers, . old submerged standing timber is a good place. If you are fishing open shoreline , try an inline spinner. A great namebrand i have always had great luck with is Rooster Tail. Use a medium size . Go with white, chartreuse , orange and black , or firetiger. Those are all great. I think i use an 1/8ozor 1/4oz most often. these should be used in fairly shallow water. Cast, when it hits the water, let sink about 2-3 seconds , give a tug to start the spinner spinning, and reel moderately fast to keep the spinner going but to keep it at its dept. I hope this helps. These are the ways i do it.

I would say that the best bet is to use plastic worms.Fish around sticks and rocks

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