Big lizards=Big Fish???

[TheMississippiOutdoorsman]

Do big lizards(8+ inches) catch big bass, I've watched a few BAMABASS vids and wondering if anyone else has luck on then or it's just his magical touch that he has... I bought 4 packs of 8" ZOOM lizards in pumpkin chartreuse and also grabbed some spike it chartreuse dye for the tails. Also weighted or unweighted? (He used unweighted)

[jakebrake]

using the rubber worm logic, "if you want a hog, send down a snake".  having used 10 inch  worms once or twice, the logic does work....however....

 

your hookset will be much different. you pretty much had to waita couple of seconds before you set the hook. (much easier said than done)

 

as far as weight....depends...on the rod, the vegetation in the water....

 

I went weightless. the weight of it's own mass dropped it rather well.

[contium]

I've done pretty good pitching the El Grande Lures Gila Monster. Nothing like Bamabass but it looks like he fishes a lot of private lakes.

[lo n slo]

imo yes. you may have to wade thru some tail biters enroute to those big 'uns though, all depending on where you fish. i like the green pumpkin and chartreuse deal.

[RoLo]

 

I definitely agree with 'BIG', but never found anything special about 'lizards'.

 

Roger

[scaleface]

When I was fishing local  tournaments the 6 inch Lizard was my number 1 bait . They caught a lot of those so valuable three lb fish .

[BassB8Caster]

I love fishing lizards. So far have o it fished the 6". I purchased some 8" zooms and can't wait to try them out. Last year I also bought some 10" gene larew worms (after watching a few of those bama bass vids). Have tried them a few times with no luck.  Def plan to throw them more this summer. 

[frosty]

1 hour ago, contium said:

Nothing like Bamabass

Bamabass says he catches a small one and pulls a 5 pound bass out of the water... 

[tander]

A 8" Junebug lizard is a hot bait at Ross Barnett in the springtime but I seem to catch the numbers on the 6"

[2tall79]

In my experience, I've found I catch just as many large bass on 4" lizards as I do 6" and 8".  Whatever the size...they just hate 'em.

[WRB]

I have fished 8" lizards for decades and haven't caught a single DD bass on them. Big worms 9" to 13" have been productive for me.

Big live Tiger salamanders (water dogs) back when in 70's were phenomenal big bass baits.

Tom

[adbassfishing]

I fished a tournament earlier this year and used Zoom Magnum lizards. There 8". Didn't catch any big ones, but it was the only thing they would bite. I tried throwing the 6" version as well and didn't get a bite. 

[Bluebasser86]

My PB was on an 8" Zoom lizard. 

 

An 8" lizard really isn't that big. No need to wait to set the hook as a 2 pound fish will inhale one with ease. Waiting can backfire a few different ways; allow the fish to spit the bait, let it swallow the hook, or get the bait balled up in it's mouth so you set the hook back into the plastic. I generally like a lighter weight with lizards, something like 1/8-1/4 ounce and I just drag them slowly along the bottom. They work well on a Carolina rig or a swinging football head also. 

[Catt]

Outside of the spawn I seldom throw em

[Outdoor Zack]

The bug bite baits magnum lizard is BIG.  Never did any good with it, but the 6" zoom lizards are a whole different story.  

[Fishes in trees]

I occasionally throw lizards on my home made jika rigs.  Some days fish want the slightly skinnier profile of a lizard - compared to a brush hog.   I like the YUM Zellemanders also.   I wish they would have made 8" ones.   Zellemanders are discontinued now (I think).

[NHBull]

Given a 5 lb'er on my lake is big, I play the law of number and don't go bigger that 6 inches, unless it is a surface or shallow swimmer

[TheMississippiOutdoorsman]

11 hours ago, tander said:

A 8" Junebug lizard is a hot bait at Ross Barnett in the springtime but I seem to catch the numbers on the 6"

Do you ever catch any size there, went there a few weeks ago and caught a few 2's and 3's but nothing big

[tander]

There are bigger fish but I wouldn't complain with 2 and 3 pounders.

[clh121787]

Yes? I'm pretty sure every bass I've ever caught on a 6 inch lizard  would have eaten an 8 inch just the same. Most of the time I'd rather throw the bigger one

[lo n slo]

13 hours ago, Catt said:

Outside of the spawn I seldom throw em

same here, i'm fishing deeper stuff and stroking a regular old worm works just fine for me. 

[fishwizzard]

I have only been fishing a lizard (6" Zoom in Black/Red Flake) for like a month now and it is already rocketing to the top of my confidance list.  I literally found a bag of them with three of them left in a pile of trash on the bank.  I caught like 3-5 bass on each one of those lizards, it was crazy.  I bought a few packs and am going to fish them hard for the next few months.  

[Scarborough817]

short answer - yes

long answer - if you throw them in the right place at the right time and the fish is there and in the mood to eat a lizard then yes 

[d-camarena]

Zoom lizards and yum crawbugs on the owner jika rig hooks have been my fish baits this year. Most people here are struggling qt the local lake but its been one of my best years. I think the jika hooks prevent  the bait from being lost on the weeds or grass and makes the differnce. Ive been keeping  on the low but others are bound to figure the bite out soon

[the reel ess]

The thing about BamaBass is he's fishing managed bodies of water with lots of trophies. If the average fish is approaching 5 pounds, you'll catch them on big baits, especially if the natural forage is big. ie: golden shiners. When I use mega sized baits, I catch nothing. I do fish one place with some big bass, but spinnerbaits and lipless cranks seem to be the ticket there. I know, I know, you have to dedicate yourself to fishing for big bass and eventually the huge baits should pay off with fish. But that could mean three or four trips with no bites. I haven't tried it yet, but I have the feeling live shiners would do the job nicely. We tend to fish however we like to and take whatever fish will bite. I have the habit of fishing the shallows with topwaters in the middle of summer in the evening. I'll take one topwater bite for every 2 my buddy gets.

 

And here's another thing. There are some baits I use that just seem to fill a "slot" of big bass. Meaning they catch 3-5 lb. bass, but not 6 and better. Though I know there are bigger bass, I'm just not getting them to bite. The frog and the spook are two such baits. The average size is good, but never a trophy. Don't get me wrong, I'll never scoff at a 3 pounder, but I do want a monster bass.

 

I guess I'd better rededicate myself to a trophy with fewer bites.