Will Northern And Southern Bass Take The Same Lures

[FirstnameLastname]

Here's a example of what I mean, will a bass in the northeast hit a plastic crawfish even though we don't have crawfish? Will a southern bass hit a broken back pike fry lure even though there are no pike down south?

[200racing]

 bass are not scientist and they don't know what is native and whats not.

 

it is my personal belief that their food needs to meets a few simple requirements. will it fit in my mouth?is it going to be easy to catch? do i want to put the effort into eating it?

 

if your bait meets those.they will eat it.

 

 

and not exactly what you asked but.... i believe a green pumpkin finesse worm will work from south Florida to Canada and California to new york; mexico, japan and south Africa as well.

[Long Mike]

Southern bass prefer Tabasco scented lures. 

[Missourifishin]

Here's a example of what I mean, will a bass in the northeast hit a plastic crawfish even though we don't have crawfish? Will a southern bass hit a broken back pike fry lure even though there are no pike down south?

Yes.

[Jar11591]

Don't have crawfish? I live in the northeast and there are crawfish everywhere.

[ColdSVT]

Don't have crawfish? I live in the northeast and there are crawfish everywhere.

Thats what i was thinkin..where do you live OP?

[Catch and Grease]

I'm pretty sure there are crayfish in every state, just some places more than others

[fishballer06]

I second that. There are lots of crawfish here in the north. 

[Raul]

Some of the meanest, most fish catchingest lures I own are painted or mimmic something bass have never seen nor will they ever see, things that are not native and will never be able to survive where I live, things like trout, perch or shad. Match the hatch ..... Yeah, right ! What an absurd.

[A-Jay]

Haven't fished every where but I use the same baits with success up here in northern Michigan as I do 2,501.5 miles south of me in Sinaloa, Mexico; just have to use heavier line ~ Much Heavier.

 

A-Jay

[F14A-B]

Southern bass prefer Tabasco scented lures.

Oh yea, it's a Hot Item....

[OntarioFishingGuy]

Sure they will.

[porkleaker]

You sure you don't have crawfish? I'm slightly North of you, in Canada and we've got lots of them here. Bass love 'em.

[WIGuide]

Yes, they will eat anything they perceive as food. 

[gulfcaptain]

Was that really a question or was that supposed to be posted in the joke thread?

[FirstnameLastname]

I live in western Massachusetts. That's odd I've never seen freshwater crawfish here, but I'll take your word for it.

[kudagra]

Maybe let's not focus so much on his example and on the question at hand.

 

I've grown up in the northeast and have spent the last three years in the south. While there is a lot of crossover as mentioned, I have found a decent amount of lures that work in one or the other, not both.

[MO_LMB]

Does a bear sh^t in the woods?

[Weld's Largemouth]

Yes

[F14A-B]

I saw a bear doo- doo on a fire hydrant once...

[bassguytom]

I saw a bear doo- doo on a fire hydrant once...

what? I don't know. I've never seen any pink worms drop out of the sky but I have caught bass on them. If they think it's food they will eat it. Try to turn over some rocks where you fish and you should find some crayfish.

[Raul]

How important is to find crawfish ? I don' t give a rat's rear end if there are crawfish, all I care is that bass will strike "crawfishish lookinish baits" that's all I need to know.

[WRB]

Bass of the same species tend to behave the same in similar environments wherever they may be locate around the country and world. There are 4 common and distinct bass species; northern largemouth bass, Florida Largemouth mouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass, plus 4 others that are not commonly distributed.

NLMB have different prey preferences than FLMB and smallmouth bass have different prey preferences than NLMB , FLMB or spotted bass. All bass like to eat crawdads when available and crawdads or crayfish are common worldwide.

Tom

[everythingthatswims]

People sometimes ask me what creature baits and senkos imitate...FOOD! And reaction baits don't imitate anything half the time even though people will say a crank looks like a shad, gill etc. Last I checked, shad don't turn chartreuse when the water is stained, but bass have an easier time seeing chartreuse food! Only thing I would take into consideration is that southern bass are supposed to be less aggressive than northern fish (I don't know this for a fact, just what I've heard).

[Slade House]

Maybe you're question should be will a northern strain largemouth bite the same lure as a Florida strain largemouth ?