Bed Fishing Baits And Techniques

[CPBassFishing]

Well, the bass are finally on beds here in northern VA as well as a lot of other places I'm sure, and I wanted to see how all of you guys are targeting bedding fish.

My three most effective methods have been:

1. Texas rigged soft plastic (chartreuse or white small craw)- 3/16 oz bullet weight, 3/0 EWG

2. Wacky Rig- small 5" finesse worm or baitfish imitator

3. Dropshot- baitfish imitator

Anyone have any tips or lures they like for bed fishing?

[aavery2]

I have been having good luck with the 6" Straight tail Roboworm rigged on a 3/16 oz shakeyhead.  The Aarons Magic, and Margarita Mutilator colors both have worked well.

[Skeeter Driver]

I have sized down a lot in such situations. I've been using a small craw on a wide-bend hook with 1/16 weight. Not sure why this is working, but have had more success this year with this approach than any other. 

[PondBoss]

So far this year I've been doing really well with White craw baits from a few different manufacturers, and the drop shot with a white finesse worm.  Totally shocked by the drop shot since I've never caught a fish on it otherwise, but it's giving me confidence in it now.  Also following those up with a wacky rigged Senko or Trick Stick.

 

On my T-rigged baits I've been using a red tungsten 3/8oz weight pegged.  Rod, reel, line have depended on where I'm fishing.  Drop shot set up 7'3" Ethos ML spinning rod Shakespeare reel 12lb Spider Wire Stealth with 8-10 Fluoro leader.  Wacky rig either 6'10" or 7' MH Ethos BPS Carbon Lite with 30lb Stealth IKE approved VMC wacky hook.