Silly questions from a Newbie new question added

[TnRiver46]

Some bass are line shy, some aren’t. That’s why you get a lot of yes and no’s on the first question. Fluorocarbon sells pretty well....... I always tie my line directly to the lure unless it’s a heavy little Cleo or blade bait in which case I use a split ring . I guess I don’t need to attempt to answer the chum question since you are in Cali. What to do whenever you catch a 20 lb bass? Whatever the heck you want! Personally I would party like it’s 1999

[Koz]

1. Line shy? I don't think so. Bass are predators that react on instinct. See the bait, eat the bait.

 

2. I use snaps all of the time. With bank fishing or kayak fishing I bring only 1 or 2 rods and it makes it easier to quickly change baits. If I had a boat and 5-10 rods with me I'd be more apt to direct tie.

 

3. Chumming is illegal for most species in most states.

 

4. If you think you have a record you need to get the fish weighed on a certified scale, like in a supermarket. You would also need to contact DNR for other requirements. That may be a phone call or looking on their website.

[JediAmoeba]

To me a 10 pound bass would be a world record... 5 pounders are so rare I can't imagine a double digit bass

[A-Jay]

16 minutes ago, JediAmoeba said:

To me a 10 pound bass would be a world record... 5 pounders are so rare I can't imagine a double digit bass

 Just got to go where they live . . .

A-Jay

[N Florida Mike]

Seeing some negativity on question #3. I wouldn’t advise you to break the law but wondering why that would be against the law?

Its legal in Florida, as long as you obey other laws , such as not keeping sportfish caught in a cast net, or snagging them, etc. I’m talking freshwater here. We can use live bream for bait also as long as they are caught with hook and line.

Chum the bream and the bass will come. Can’t see how that hurts anything.

 

[MN Fisher]

13 minutes ago, N Florida Mike said:

Seeing some negativity on question #3. I wouldn’t advise you to break the law but wondering why that would be against the law?

It's illegal in MN to chum, use baitcloud or use any part of a fish or a whole fish not labeled as 'minnow'.

 

Different states have different regs.

[Wizzlebiz]

3 hours ago, N Florida Mike said:

Seeing some negativity on question #3. I wouldn’t advise you to break the law but wondering why that would be against the law?

Its legal in Florida, as long as you obey other laws , such as not keeping sportfish caught in a cast net, or snagging them, etc. I’m talking freshwater here. We can use live bream for bait also as long as they are caught with hook and line.

Chum the bream and the bass will come. Can’t see how that hurts anything.

 

I think I used a bad word for #3 lol. All I was thinking was a couple of worms thrown in the water to bring them in. I think people think I want to massacre something. Thats not the case. Lol

[king fisher]

I use chum in Salt water all of the time, but never even considered it for bass. Nothing against the practice if legal, just never tried. I did see a U Tube video where some kids chummed the water with two big nets full of crayfish.  Probably 30 gallons of live crayfish.  Then they started throwing red rattle traps.  The bass went crazy, they caught fish every cast.  I have no idea how long it took them to catch that many crayfish, or if the video was even reel.  It was on U Tube so it couldn't have been a fake lol.

[drew4779]

There's a product available called bait cloud (I think?). I've never tried it and have no idea if it actually works.  Its a ball you toss into the water and it dissolves into a scent cloud...essentially a type of chumming.

[Wizzlebiz]

3 hours ago, drew4779 said:

There's a product available called bait cloud (I think?). I've never tried it and have no idea if it actually works.  Its a ball you toss into the water and it dissolves into a scent cloud...essentially a type of chumming.

So basically a stinkbait ball is what i am imagining