What would you choose?

[Bassin' Brad]

So let's say you are going to take your brother or buddy out fishing and although he enjoys fishing it's not a big deal to him and you want to have a good time with him, so although you would like for him to catch a nice bass you would rather catch numbers, what would be your go to bait for lots of bass?? Probably be fishing ponds or small lakes either from the bank or canoe, oklahoma dirty or stained water, post spawn. My 1st thoughts is Ned rig....suggestions?? 

[riverbasser]

Not a Ned rig guy but I'm sure it will work. I would suggest Trig worm or wacky rig along with your search bait of choice.(crank, spinner, buzz, swimbait)

[Jar11591]

3" or 4" weightless wacky senko.

[jtharris3]

4" weightless senko. Wacky style!

[Raul]

[flyingmonkie]

Most of these "brothers or buddies" I have don't have the patience to fish a wacky rig properly... especially weightless.  I almost always hand them a spinnerbait.  Spinners always catch fish (especially in Oklahoma dirty water), you can't fish them wrong, and they are relatively snag proof.  Runner-ups would be a squarebill, lipless crank (if less to snag on), or texas rig. 

 

If they aren't good with a baitcaster, it's hard to top a small swimbait (put it on an underspin for extra flash) or inline spinner.

[NHBull]

If wacky is out of the question, a Texas 4 or 5" GY senko 

 

You could also try a version of a weighted senko?? 

[bagofdonuts]

fluke

 

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8 hours ago, flyingmonkie said:

Most of these "brothers or buddies" I have don't have the patience to fish a wacky rig properly... especially weightless.  I almost always hand them a spinnerbait.  Spinners always catch fish (especially in Oklahoma dirty water), you can't fish them wrong, and they are relatively snag proof.  Runner-ups would be a squarebill, lipless crank (if less to snag on), or texas rig. 

 

If they aren't good with a baitcaster, it's hard to top a small swimbait (put it on an underspin for extra flash) or inline spinner.

 

This ^. A casual angler probably doesn't have the skill or patience to properly fish a finesse soft plastic (neither do I when I think about it). What I do is usually target open(ish) water fish with small spinnerbaits, squarebills, jerkbaits or a t-rigged power worm. The trick is to find some fish. Usually, a couple will do for said angler.

[Bassin' Brad]

Thanks for the input. I'll probably start him out with either a med size spinner bait or a square bill crank and I'll either work a Ned, T-rigged plastic or wacky senko. Then if I start catching fish I'll give him my rig and I'll fish something similar. I've been wanting to try my hand at a fluke so I may try that as well. 

[RoLo]

 

It appears that the consensus nod goes to a Small, Wacky-rigged worm.

It might be helpful if y'all included the instructions you'd give your buddy

on how to fish this strange new bait   

 

Roger

[NYWayfarer]

On the bank try a weedless Texas rigged worm or a Ned rig if there is not much to get snagged on. Nothing destroys an outing more than getting snagged every other cast.

 

On the canoe try drop shotting or jigging.

 

[J Francho]

I like to start the casual angler with a moving bait - square bills, spinnerbaits, even a curly tail grub on a ball head jig.  Reason is, the strike is obvious and fish generally hook themselves.  One of the biggest complaints I see on these boards from new anglers is being able to detect the strike.  Once they get this down, you can begin with more subtle presentations.

[tholmes]

3 hours ago, J Francho said:

I like to start the casual angler with a moving bait - square bills, spinnerbaits, even a curly tail grub on a ball head jig.  Reason is, the strike is obvious and fish generally hook themselves.  One of the biggest complaints I see on these boards from new anglers is being able to detect the strike.  Once they get this down, you can begin with more subtle presentations.

 

When I'm taking inexperienced anglers fishing, I set them up with a Beetle Spin. They're great for catching numbers, and they'll hook a good one occasionally too.

 

Tom

[J Francho]

That's a great little bait that will catch any species.

[Crestliner2008]

All I can say is that I've caught more fish - of all species - on a 3" curly tailed worm & 1/8 oz. ball head jig - than anything else in my arsenal. Followed closely by a 4" Senko rigged any way you like.

[Bassin' Brad]

29 minutes ago, Crestliner2008 said:

All I can say is that I've caught more fish - of all species - on a 3" curly tailed worm & 1/8 oz. ball head jig - than anything else in my arsenal. 

And what's your preferred method of 

fishing that grub? 

[NYWayfarer]

3 minutes ago, Bassin' Brad said:

And what's your preferred method of 

fishing that grub? 

 

For me if fishing it from a bank I will cast it out lift it off the bottom, let it drop, reel in a little, repeat till it is back to me. I cast it in all directions and if nothing bites I move and do it all over again.

 

It can also be cast and retrieved at various speeds to get the tail action going.

 

 

[Bassin' Brad]

I have not fished a grub a lot but when I have fished it I have used the lift it up and let it drop method. I have had success with it but it's not weedless so when I can catch them on a T-rigged senko I go that direction because I lose very few of those. 

[Kidflex]

Trick worm weightless Texas rig or wacky senko. Both techniques do not require a lot of skill or patience. A few simple instructions and they'll be proficient at it rather quickly. I showed my gf both techniques and before long she was catching a lot of fish. 

[Bankbeater]

I would use a 4" finesse worm on a t-rig.

[Crestliner2008]

15 hours ago, Bassin' Brad said:

And what's your preferred method of 

fishing that grub? 

 

Simple cast & retrieve slowly, just enough to keep the tail action going.

[Spankey]

Give him a FireTiger Bomber 8A, Bandit 200 chartreuse with a black back and a Rapala 5 or 7 Shad Rap in the old Silver version.