Super User Paul Roberts Posted October 14, 2015 Super User Posted October 14, 2015 Not every place is big bait friendly. There are places I catch basically the same size and quantity of fish with the same regularity. But for whatever reason one place fish of all sizes will hit big baits but the other places even the bigger fish seem hesitant to hit big lures. The only way to know that though is put in the time throwing them. This can be very true. I haven't thrown BIG lures in enough waters to say that it's particular to out-sized lures, but lure size can matter a lot. Some waters bass can be keyed in on small prey and going small -even super small- makes all the difference. Many waters though don't give the bass opportunities to be selective. And in such waters, it's amazing what bass will try to stuff in their mouths. Quote
Bob C Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Not every place is big bait friendly. There are places I catch basically the same size and quantity of fish with the same regularity. But for whatever reason one place fish of all sizes will hit big baits but the other places even the bigger fish seem hesitant to hit big lures. The only way to know that though is put in the time throwing them. I haven't had any luck at my local lakes with big baits and I've tried them all. My biggest came from a 4" senko. Quote
hatrix Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 I haven't had any luck at my local lakes with big baits and I've tried them all. My biggest came from a 4" senko. Well there can be a lot of factors. What baits were you throwing? What was the weather like? What time of year? Even time of day. What was the location or type of cover? What angle did you fish said location or piece of cover? They are not magical baits but it can almost seem like it at times when you are dialed in and get everything right. I wanted to quit myself throwing them when i first started. But I put in my time in places I knew they should work and eventually it paid off. If it something a person wants to get into then I would say go with proven baits even if they seem expensive. You might be able to get knockoffs for cheaper of find a bunch of big lures for cheap but there is usually a reason. You just might be shorting your self. I am not expert and there are tons of guys way better then me but I try to learn as much as possible from people like that and find a way it relates to me and put it to use. It takes dedication as most people usually don't start whacking fish right off that bat. That makes you question what your doing and if it's a waste of time. Once you start to catch them and figure a few things out it can be hard to turn back. Quote
Super User Catt Posted October 14, 2015 Super User Posted October 14, 2015 If one were to reaserch the Texas Share A Lunker archives one would find a dozen or more 13 lb plus bass caught on Crappie jigs! Does that mean we should all tie on Crappie jigs? No! It means bass are opportunistic feeders, when a lure is presented without any negative clues they'll eat! One can throw big baits all day but if there aint any big bass present ya aint gonna catch em! Quote
hatrix Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 If one were to reaserch the Texas Share A Lunker archives one would find a dozen or more 13 lb plus bass caught on Crappie jigs! Does that mean we should all tie on Crappie jigs? No! It means bass are opportunistic feeders, when a lure is presented without any negative clues they'll eat! One can throw big baits all day but if there aint any big bass present ya aint gonna catch em! I don't think there is any doubt anymore the power to draw big fish with the baits. In other words fish you would of never had a chance at hooking or to even have them show. Big baits draw fish of all sizes like crazy. I just tuned a new OG 250 the other day and while testing it every fish in that area seem to come out as watch it. It's actually kinda cool to see a school of fish that you made basically that are fixated on a baits every movement. Quote
Super User WRB Posted October 14, 2015 Super User Posted October 14, 2015 Most bass anglers have this misconception regarding big bass populations. The Bob Lusks pond boss vedio that Glenn posted discribed big bass populations as extremely rare fish. Trophy bass lakes go through periods of boom & bust bass populations. The conditions that allowed a decent number of big bass grow, that becomes a boom period is also a rare event. If that big bass population grew eating large size baitfish, those bass are catchable using big baits, they represent something those big bass are looking. I use big trout swimbaits, rat baits, bluegill and crappie swimbaits, they all work at times. My best big bass lure is a hair jig with pork trailer, it's a lure I have confidence in using more than any other lure, it's less than 6" long, not a big lure. Tom Quote
Super User Catt Posted October 14, 2015 Super User Posted October 14, 2015 I don't think there is any doubt anymore the power to draw big fish with the baits. In other words fish you would of never had a chance at hooking or to even have them show. Big baits draw fish of all sizes like crazy. I just tuned a new OG 250 the other day and while testing it every fish in that area seem to come out as watch it. It's actually kinda cool to see a school of fish that you made basically that are fixated on a baits every movement. How many bit it? I saw the same thing when Gene Larew first came out with the HooDaddy, bass would hold it until I reeded them all the way to the boat without setting hook, now ya can not get a bass to bite one! I aint disputing big baits but there's more to it than big baits & it's proven every day! Quote
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