New To The Forum- Have A Fishing Puzzler

[freespoolit]

I've been a long time reader of the forums and finally decided it was time to make an account when I came across this puzzler. 

 

It was a hot day about 80 degrees at 10am. We had just gotten a ton of rain two/three days before. 

 

I was fishing off the bank at a local pond with a white chatterbait, the tip of the trailer dipped  with Chartruse JJ's. I Swam the lure into the opening of a large pipe in the water that was about 1 foot under the water. I let the lure sit in the pipe for a second then I hopped the lure out of the pipe and let it rest right on top of the pipe. Just then, a bass quickly swam right up to the lure and was ready to ambush when it saw the lure and swam away. 

 

What does one do at this point to try to catch this fish? Was there anything I could have done to try to entice the fish to bite the chatterbait? Was there an obvious lure I should have switched to due to the observed behavior of the fish?

 

I'd be interested to see what your thoughts are.

 

Thanks! 

[Bluebasser86]

I would have cranked it quickly a few times and killed it again, sounds like the movement caught it's attention in the first place then it lost interest when the bait stopped moving. A fluke or a senko would have been a good follow up bait in that situation.

[aavery2]

IMO, either the flash of the blade or the vibration got the fishes attention, once you killed the bait, it lost interest.  I would have come back to the same spot a little later with a white spinner bait.

[nascar2428]

I would have followed up with a senko style bait. 

[A-Jay]

Hello and Welcome to BR ~

 

As already mentioned, a weightless Senko / Stick type bait is a very good option in that kind of situation.

 

A-Jay

[BrianinMD]

A chatterbait is not a bait you want to fish to get a good look at, its a reaction bite bait. Once the bass gets a look at it they won't bite. I would have tried a couple casts in the same area trying to bounce the bait off any grass or cover. If you knew where the bass went after turning away a senko would have been a good option also.

[Tony L.]

I'm not sure what my 2 cents is worth at this point because so many people with more knowledge and experience have already answered, but I would have switched over to a Senko or a soft plastic fluke as well. Since that has been covered pretty thouroughly already, let me switch directions by saying welcome to the forum!

[F14A-B]

Yes Sir! Welcome to the Forum and What the Guys said is true... So I hope you enjoy you're time here!

Senko, plastic worm Trigged, maybe a spinnerbait too... That fish came a ways to kill it, but it was dead already! Plastics get it done for close inspection and just about always work.

Fast/ Slow , one or the other is almost always key. Keep a follow up bait ready to go, next time you will be ready! Even pond hopping, 2 rods are not usually a problem. Good luck

Enjoy!

[Darren.]

Welcome aboard!

 

Another vote for a weightless Senko follow-up.

[Felix77]

I would have cranked it quickly a few times and killed it again, sounds like the movement caught it's attention in the first place then it lost interest when the bait stopped moving. A fluke or a senko would have been a good follow up bait in that situation.

 

Agree ... Backup with a senko is always helpful.

[WRB]

Depends if the bass was worth catching, just another curious bass that you happened to see that wasn't interested in your presentation, so you needed to change something....like don"t continue the stop and go retrieve with your chatter baits.

Just a note, bass rarely go into a culvert pipe unless they can see out the other end, big channel cats tend to live in pipes. Bass hang around culverts waiting for something to wash out, like a crawdad.

Tom

[Christian M]

Always follow up short strikes/missed blowups/ follows ups with a soft plastic bait...Senko, Berkley Powerworm, or whatever your choice may be

[Code54]

Always follow up short strikes/missed blowups/ follows ups with a soft plastic bait...Senko, Berkley Powerworm, or whatever your choice may be

 

For many years if I missed a fish I would just try again with whatever caused the first miss (mostly never worked) - can you explain why you follow up with plastics as several have mentioned?   What makes this work.  (I am trying to learn and understand more about fishing so I ask this as a student and don't mean it in a disagreeing way)

Thanks

[Jtrout]

I basically had the same thing happen to me the other day I was on top of a pipe and my chatterbait was about a foot under ready to come out of the water when a big bass was about to inhale it instead he turned around and disappeared I followed up with a trigged worm but couldn't get him back. it was the biggest bass ive seen in that pond. Probably around 5 lbs. it was a blue gill color chatterbait gold blade and a zoom fluke trailer