What to throw when bass are chasing fry ?

Chug bug, buzz bait, and of course a whopper plopper.

I've been in the situation many times. And been with others in the same boat that threw out everything and barely caught any. I throw out a 6 inch creme purple worm with a small sinker and catch one every two throws at least. Each time this has happened with others in the boat, they will sooner or later change to the same.

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fluke

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What to throw when bass are chasing fry ?

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Match the hatch. Weightless fluke/magnum finesse trick worm, popper, flashy rattle trap.

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The problem with this is that the bass are GUARDING the fry, not eating them. Throw a big wake bait and drag it right through the middle of a ball of fry. The bass guarding the fry will attack it to protect the fry.

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The problem with this is that the bass are GUARDING the fry, not eating them.

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BIngo. That’s why I suggested what I did.

Outdoor life

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You might get a fry guarder to nip at a little dead-sticked worm, but you’ll do better with something intrusive, noisy, threatening.

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Louisiana Sportsman

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Bait to irritate

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Anything that looks like it could be aggressive toward the fry, the male bass turn the tables and they become the aggressor,” Gleason said.

Swindle agreed, and said that puts anglers at an advantage.

“It’s like a tiger sitting in the bushes, just watching,” he said. “If you get around their babies, they’re going to try and push you off.

“When fish are guarding fry, the key for me is to throw baits that (remain in the strike zone). I call it ‘not leaving the scene of the crime.’”

Swindle favors poppers for this deal, but he throttles back on the retrieve.

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I’ve had pretty good success getting them to hit a chug bug.