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Summer Bass Fishing
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:19 pm
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:19 pm
Kind of a newbie to bass fishing, looking for advice on what to throw. The majority of my fishing will be in backwater from the MS River, near Woodville MS and Greenville MS. Any serious advice is much appreciated.
ETA: please be as specific as possible
ETA: please be as specific as possible
This post was edited on 6/17/14 at 12:21 pm
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Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:20 pm to LAtiger777
Top water later in the evenings or early in the morning
Then I usually switch to a red shad worm and fish that the rest of the time
Then I usually switch to a red shad worm and fish that the rest of the time
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:21 pm to Bama and Beer
What kind of topwater? I have a couple old topwater baits from my dad, but am looking to get some new ones, as they are pretty worn out
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:21 pm to LAtiger777
Fish will be most active at dusk and dawn when it's not balls hot. Buzzbaits are good right now, but I usually just stick with a texas-rigged watermelon worm and branch out from there. Your water conditions are gonna be a big factor.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:22 pm to LAtiger777
Heddon baby torpedo is my favorite
Also a devils horse
If there is pads or grass shite on top I throw a scum frog
Also a devils horse
If there is pads or grass shite on top I throw a scum frog
This post was edited on 6/17/14 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:23 pm to LAtiger777
Frog and buzzbait early and late.
Watermelon/Red senko and white spinnerbait when the sun is up.
Big swimbait for the bigguns.
Watermelon/Red senko and white spinnerbait when the sun is up.
Big swimbait for the bigguns.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:24 pm to Bama and Beer
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Top water later in the evenings or early in the morning
This.
Also, depending on the body of water, warmer weather tends to move them deeper later in the day. Look for them on structure off of points.
ETA: if you can find some moving water, like a channel entering a larger body of water, they tend to hang around there.
This post was edited on 6/17/14 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:27 pm to Bama and Beer
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Top water later in the evenings or early in the morning
Then I usually switch to a red shad worm and fish that the rest of the time
this is pretty much exactly what i do when pond fishing. tx-rigged red shad has probably caught half of all the bass i've caught in my life.
i do fish white spinnerbaits/beetle spins a lot at runouts though in larger bodies of water.
and if you are fishing heavy heavy cover (this works best in the middle of the day when it's hot as balls), tx rig a green watermelon/red flake zoom critter craw with a 1/2oz bullet weight, and peg the bullet weight right at the hook. toss it in and just pull it up and down a few times in the cover on each cast. i'll sit on a spot and do that all day long if it's productive. i love it.
p.s.: to the OP, learn how to fish a worm if you haven't already.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:29 pm to gorillacoco
Texas rigged red shad worm will get a bite every day
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:32 pm to LAtiger777
These four things have accounted for almost every bass I've ever caught after May is over.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:33 pm to ToulatownTiger
And Texas rigged is what I alway fish. Only fished Carolina rig a few times
Need to try it more
Need to try it more
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:34 pm to Bama and Beer
Weightless fluke is money if you learn to walk it right and water is decently clear.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:38 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
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Weightless fluke is money if you learn to walk it right and water is decently clear.
I've had some success with this.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 12:43 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
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Weightless fluke
I have more confidence in this bait than I have in any other bait I fish.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 1:00 pm to gorillacoco
I learned how to fish a worm this spring at my buddy's farm in March-April this year. We skipped Friday class a couple times and wore em out on black/blue worms, just going low and slow with em. I had decent success with similar worms around that time, now just trying to figure this summer fishing out. Fished for an hour and a half the other day (7PM to dark) and got nothing with topwater, worm, or spinner bait
Posted on 6/17/14 at 1:08 pm to Tigerfan29
If you like the weightless fluke, by some 1/32 oz bullet weights and texas rig that and fish it the same way. Bait will be suspended 2-4" under water. Never caught more fish in my life
Posted on 6/17/14 at 1:12 pm to LAtiger777
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Fished for an hour and a half the other day (7PM to dark) and got nothing with topwater, worm, or spinner bait
damn, in the same pond? i don't know what to tell you except some days you can do everything right and the fish just won't bite. try again a couple more times. I'm surprised you didn't get anything on topwater late.
ETA: but the worms should be money later in the day, anytime from 5pm on.
This post was edited on 6/17/14 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 6/17/14 at 1:13 pm to LAtiger777
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Fished for an hour and a half the other day (7PM to dark)
Nighttime bass fishing is a lot of fun. During the hot days of summer I've had as much or more luck fishing at night. Pretty much have to stay with a worm to stay out of the tree limbs if they are around.
Posted on 6/17/14 at 1:19 pm to ToulatownTiger
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If you like the weightless fluke, by some 1/32 oz bullet weights and texas rig that and fish it the same way. Bait will be suspended 2-4" under water
I'll try this. Thanks
Posted on 6/17/14 at 1:25 pm to LAtiger777
Top water early in the morning or late in the evening, I prefer Lucky 13 or a Zara spook.
Rest of the day I like to find any sort of dark shady spot and make a couple of casts into each side. Usually use a spinner bait or a really slowly presented top water lure.
Rest of the day I like to find any sort of dark shady spot and make a couple of casts into each side. Usually use a spinner bait or a really slowly presented top water lure.
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