A few questions about buzzbaits

[EGbassing]

Just picked up my first buzzbait this morning. (the link to it... http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Booyah_Buzz_Buzzbaits/descpage-BYB.html) I'm planning on going fishing around sunset tonight to try it out. Should I just use a straight retrieve? Also, was that brand/type/size a good choice? Thanks.

[shovelmouth83]

i use mine almost year round it is great for the money. i will switch between a clacker to non clacker. i use white year round. 

 

rod up and reel till  you are turning water.

 

[EGbassing]

1 minute ago, shovelmouth83 said:

i use mine almost year round it is great for the money. i will switch between a clacker to non clacker. i use white year round. 

 

rod up and reel till  you are turning water.

 

Thanks, when do you generally use the clacker type?

[shovelmouth83]

in the afternoon when it is really lazy and i need a reaction hit or just to get something moving

 

if you "BURN IT'' reel a fast as you can you can hear the clacker sound like a card in bike spokes.

[soflabasser]

Buzzbaits are a great lure to use at night and a lure that I see few people use. I tend to catch less bass on them compared to other topwaters but the average size bass is bigger. 

[NorthwestBasser]

Straight retrieve, you can vary retrieve speed a little til you find the pace they wanna chase. I almost exclusively use the buddah baits snooze alarm, bluegill color ½oz. Give em just a little pause between strike and hookset, kinda like fishin a frog. Buzzbaits are my absolute favorite bait to thow hands down.

[EGbassing]

Just got back. One giant topwater blow-up. I panicked and pulled the hook away...

[keagbassr]

I love buzzbaits however  not a fan of clackers as there is more stuff for grass to get hung on.that being said they are a simple bait in terms of components so its tough make a bad one.  As to when to use a clacker would be low light, choppy water, or over the top of deeper grass. Basically anytime you need a little extra for them to zone in on it. And buzzbaits aren't  just night lures. Hot summer days these things can get crushed.

Just saw your post and realized I should have mentioned im mine always use a trailer hook.

[Graham]

I like a cavitron you can semi slow roll em or burn em, they get eaten for sure.

[NorthwestBasser]

32 minutes ago, EGbassing said:

Just got back. One giant topwater blow-up. I panicked and pulled the hook away...

That happens... That tiny pause helps a little, even the misses are exhilarating though!!

[lonnie g]

I like evening , calm conditions , white, and sometimes a smaller size,the retrieve from cat tails or submerged grass, or I like to run it by a log or tree tops , good luck post pic of a big in caught by your buss bait. Warning top water bite on that is very infectious! Excitement level over the top!!

[NYWayfarer]

When it comes to Buzz Baits I like the Arbogast Buzz Plug. It was the Whopper Plopper before there was a Whopper Plopper.

 

I haven't used the one you mentioned.

[Troy85]

I love buzzbaits.  I usually use the 3 bladed ones, I can retrieve them slower while still keeping them on top.

[BassNJake]

A black buzzbait can be the ticket during rain

 

I like to rig mine "wheeler" style with a horny toad on the back. 

This increases my casting distance and will allow me to have more control when placing to specific targets

[buzzbaiter83]

Hah, since my username is buzzbaiter this is probably the best place for my first post. I love clacker style with big blades. I fish from sunset til around 8-9am with a buzzbait when the water is between 60-75 degrees. I like to parallel the bank with it, in just a couple feet of water, with a pork chunk or creature trailer. I like black, Black/Blue, & Black/Chart. Hard to keep a white one away from stripers and hybrid. The night bite is right April-Early June and then Sept-Early November. Good luck!

[EGbassing]

1 minute ago, buzzbaiter83 said:

Hah, since my username is buzzbaiter this is probably the best place for my first post. I love clacker style with big blades. I fish from sunset til around 8-9am with a buzzbait when the water is between 60-75 degrees. I like to parallel the bank with it, in just a couple feet of water, with a pork chunk or creature trailer. The night bite is right April-Early June and then Sept-Early November. Good luck!

? Thanks for the advice. I've been fishing around 7:30 - 8:15 PM recently and done pretty well.

[buzzbaiter83]

5 minutes ago, EGbassing said:

? Thanks for the advice. I've been fishing around 7:30 - 8:15 PM recently and done pretty well.

That's right around prime time to start. It gets better as it gets later. I have a 2 man night derby this Friday and we'll throw it the entire tournament. Guy on the inside will throw the buzzbait and guy on the outside will throw a Colorado blade spinnerbait. Keep at it man. Buzzbait fishing is a blast. 

[EGbassing]

18 minutes ago, buzzbaiter83 said:

That's right around prime time to start. It gets better as it gets later. I have a 2 man night derby this Friday and we'll throw it the entire tournament. Guy on the inside will throw the buzzbait and guy on the outside will throw a Colorado blade spinnerbait. Keep at it man. Buzzbait fishing is a blast. 

Yup. Good luck! 

[the reel ess]

17 hours ago, EGbassing said:

Just got back. One giant topwater blow-up. I panicked and pulled the hook away...

Not yanking the topwater away from a bass is one of the hardest skills to acquire. I will still occasionally do it. You have to consciously decide that you aren't going to do it. It helps some people to look away while they retrieve. You wait to feel the weight of the fish on the lure. It helps me to keep the rod tip in a position that's hard to do a hookset from. That makes it a little harder to overreact. I don't know if you used a trailer hook, but I've caught a lot of fish on the trailer. I can think of no good reason not to use one.

[scaleface]

I just cast them out and reel them in . They are very snag resistant and able to jump logs . They  are my favorite lure to throw . Dont limit them to early , late , cloudy... They work in the heat of the summer too .

[Ksam1234]

On 5/14/2018 at 6:55 PM, EGbassing said:

Just picked up my first buzzbait this morning. (the link to it... http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Booyah_Buzz_Buzzbaits/descpage-BYB.html) I'm planning on going fishing around sunset tonight to try it out. Should I just use a straight retrieve? Also, was that brand/type/size a good choice? Thanks.

I use the cavitron and love it! Usually use black with red blade or I use black and blue clacker and they work amazing, tried few others but these produce the most and biggest for me. Pretty much straight retrieve only thing I change up is speed,  burn super fast or just enough to keep it above water. I also fish super early mornings vs nights with it. I usually get on the water around 5 am in the summer and just nail them till the sun is fully up 

[Kjruiz]

How long do you, on average,  throw a buzz bait without a bite before you move on to another spot?

[FishmanJason78]

I like the clacker type. The only thing I do with mine is during the retrieve I'll kinda snap my rod tip and make it jump. It makes it look like a bait fish that is being chased and is skipping, I get lots of strikes after this sudden snap of the rod. 

[YoTone]

only thing id like to add is my preference for longer armed buzz baits. they seem to have a much higher hook up ratio. 

[bagofdonuts]

On 5/15/2018 at 7:47 PM, Kjruiz said:

How long do you, on average,  throw a buzz bait without a bite before you move on to another spot?

I find that i fish it better the faster i go. Rapid fire casting and trolling motor on high, covering lots of water. So with a buzz bait i'm always moving to the next spot. Works for me as i get into a better rhythm that way.