Bass fishing for beginners

Lews Speed spool combo with MH rod

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I like H&H spinner baits. You won't catch huge bass but you will catch alot. Can catch some Bluegill and sacs on them as well.

I use Zoom Finesse black grape worms as well and junebug color. I fish in my lake weightless and do pretty well.

Budget is always key.

As for reel, if you dont have any experience with casting reels, get a cheaper one (Lews and Abu make some quality budget friendly reels) and practice with it at home before taking it on the water.

Spinning reel is really easy to get the hang of. Get some basic worm hooks, worm weights, soft plastics and spinner baits and stick with those for now. Stick with basic colors, green pumpkin, junebug and black/blue will always get bites.

Plenty of great videos on youtube to show you the basics of knot tying and rigging.

Currently have a spinning reel. Made more for redfish and trout

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You need a bait caster for bass and an ultralight spinning reel for bream.

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Need a baitcaster? Couldn't be any more wrong.

I've killed thousands of bass in my lifetime with just a 2500 series spinning reel and a medium action rod. You can side cast them easily right under trees and into cover. You can do it too with a baitcaster but you don't need to go that route.

To the OP, I'd suggest getting either a 2000 or 2500 reel as mentioned and a medium action rod. Very versatile. I'd start with maybe Texas rigging some plastic worms. Get an ultralight reel and rod also for throwing some small spinners and top waters.

I prefer Snoopy, but the Batman version is a solid second option

2500 series eggbeater on a medium rod will catch all that.

Baitcast are not that hard to learn, but I wouldn't get a cheap baitcast reel. I find the lower end spinning gear to beg better than lower end baitcasting reels. You can catch everything you mentioned on either type of reel, with practice you can be more accurate with a baitcaster. I like Daiwa Baitcasters, they make a combo for $99 that would be my minimum for a baitcast entry, the procaster. Stay away from lew's, they use to be great, now they just rely on their name for most of their line. They do have some great reels, but the flagships, not the entry level line. Some say you can get the same reels as lews from wish/alibaba etc. Shimano has a great entry level spinning reel for $30ish, the Sienna, some guides even run with those. You can get the Sienna combo under $60.

I rarely use spinning gear but would absolutely recommend for a newb. just to versatile

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Spinnerbait

Just cast to the bank and retrieve. It’s easy as pie. They won’t be huge, but you’ll catch em.

Cast right to the grass, bank, structure, etc.