Fish-Catching Method For My Girlfriend

[Bluebasser86]

Have her use the Ned Rig. It is fool proof and she will catch bass.

The Ned is an equalizer. You tie one on for a beginner and end up spending all your time unhooking their fish. My wife beat me bad one time with a Ned, happened to be the year I decided to keep track of how many bass I was catching with a fish clicker. She fished for 2 hours before she got warn out and laid down on the back deck to take a nap. I looked at my fish counter and had caught 60 something bass in 2 hours and I had unhooked way more of her fish than I had my own. 

 

A wacky rig is a great option as well, it's my wife's second favorite technique. 

[mrc.in.wi]

I just give my wife a wacky rigged senko on a big bass Bobber. We fish the weeds and I rig it so the senko is about 6" above them. Cast it out. Count to 10, one wind of the reel, four to ten, repeat. It's easy for her to do and she can see the bite. Sometimes she catches more than I do.

[mrc.in.wi]

I just give my wife a wacky rigged senko on a big bass Bobber. We fish the weeds and I rig it so the senko is about 6" above them. Cast it out. Count to 10, one wind of the reel, count to ten, repeat. It's easy for her to do and she can see the bite. Sometimes she catches more than I do.

[Blues19]

When I started, I used a 2" chartreuse  grub with a 1/16 oz jig head. I would cast and reel. Caught a lot of fish, crappie, bluegill, and bass. That is what I would suggest.  Its a good starter

[livemusic]

The easiest, quickest, most userfriendly way to catch a bass that I have ever tried is trolling a Carolina rigged lizzard about 100-200 ft back from the boat using slow wide S turns.  I use a flyrod because the action and fight it is an absolute thrill for first timers. This is the only way my wife likes to fish.  When my kids bring their friends this is the method I use every time because I don't have to worry about a kid getting jarred up side the head with a crankbait full of treble hooks.  The bass inhale these things and there is no hook set required.   I have caught 1000's this way.

That's very interesting, you saying you have caught thousands that way. Hmmm. Do you rig it Texas style? Is your lake full of stumps/cover where you troll? Do you troll with big motor or trolling motor?

[Todd2]

A guide told me one time that women almost always out fish men in his boat on a C-Rig. Patience...working it slow was his reason.

[livemusic]

A guide told me one time that women almost always out fish men in his boat on a C-Rig. Patience...working it slow was his reason.

What is a C-rig? Thanks.

[Choporoz]

Carolina Rig

 

vs. trig (Trig, T-rig, Texas Rig)

 

not to mention florida, rage, ned, nika, jika...and probably a thousand others....we may need a rigging glossary sticky

[livemusic]

1. Cut-R worms rage-rigged, tex-posed...practically fool proof -- she can cast it out and either let it drop or swim it back or dead stick it or....rarely hangs up and WILL get bites

 

Strike King makes a Rage Cut-R-worm, right? Is that what you mean or is rage-rigged something else?

[Choporoz]

Strike King makes a Rage Cut-R-worm, right? Is that what you mean or is rage-rigged something else?

Sorry -  What I meant was Strike King Rage Tail Cut-R worms.  Rage-rigged referred to using then on a weighted swimbait hook:

http://ragetalk.com/index.php?topic=3431.0

[livemusic]

Sorry -  What I meant was Strike King Rage Tail Cut-R worms.  Rage-rigged referred to using then on a weighted swimbait hook:

http://ragetalk.com/index.php?topic=3431.0

 

We fish lakes with an occasional large bass but don't focus on them; mainly, more interested in numbers (small to average size). What size hook/bait would you think would be best to try?

[21farms]

i agree with the others about the ned rig...almost impossible to fish wrong and she'll catch lots of fish.

 

on my boat, i also rig beginners with a dropshot rig. i show them how to gently shake the worm while keeping the weight on the bottom, wait, move it a few feet and repeat. i tell them if anything feels different at all, start reeling. works like a charm.

[Choporoz]

We fish lakes with an occasional large bass but don't focus on them; mainly, more interested in numbers (small to average size). What size hook/bait would you think would be best to try?

Generally, pick the hooks that work with your lures rather than a particular targeted size of bass.  I generally use 3/0 or 4/0 - 1/16 to 1/8 oz.  I don't notice a significant difference in the action of a Cut-R between 3/0 and 4/0.  I don't think you need to worry about missing 12" bass because you have too big a hook.

 

 

Tip: don't toss out those Cut-R's after the heads get beat up.  Clip the head and use them as trailers ; put them on a scrounger...use your imagination...that flanged tail is the real deal

[Schuyler co]

My wife did real well with a drop shot...nose hook a worm and the reel set was easy for her