getting into bass fishing

[WRB]

Glenn the BR site owner lives in Washington and would know more about what to use with medium spinning tackle then anyone else on this site.

I lived in the Seattle area for a year, Mukateio Speedway near the ferry to Whitby island and not aware of any bass lakes or ponds in that specific area.

Your Tackle is ideally suited for finesse presentations like slip shot rigged soft plastics, spider jigs (Yamamoto 4" double tail Hula grubs in 1/4 oz jigs), Ned rigs, drop shot rigged worms and Senko's.

Tom

[Wizzlebiz]

21 hours ago, Bluegillslayer said:

Thank you all for the info I am a teen ( I can afford lures that are priced from a buck to 6 bucks without feeling bad about losing money I do not like to spend to much money) who lives in Washington state near like skagit county. I have a Bass Pro mega cast combo with 6 pond mono tied on at the moment, that I have used heavily these past weeks catching mostly trout and some mega dinks, it has held up fine. sounds like I am going to try some spinnerbaits and stick baits. 

Want cheap and effective? Go to walmart. Look for the yum plano pack. $10 something like 60 worms and a couple lizards. All different colors. But the most popular colors. 

[Cam R]

A white spinnerbait (works everywhere) 3/16 - 3/8 is perfect is just a straight retrieve

 

A paddle tail swimbait is easy to use and a straight retrieve white works well too

 

DM me if you need further help. I’ll be happy to help you out

 

 

[rtwvumtneer6]

Welcome @Bluegillslayer

 

Not sure if anyone has said this directly, but to keep it simple from the start, watermelon, green pumpkin and black w/blue colors will catch you bass anywhere you go.  

 

Assuming (from your name) that your bass are feeding on bluegill, keep that in mind when selecting baits, and select a color to start with based on water clarity.  

 

Hope that helps!

[WRB]

I am not a fan of kit packages of lures becuase only a few are going to work where you fish. Kits are good for the lure company because they sell colors that are selling poorly.

Color preferences are also regional and sometime lake specific. It's hard to go wrong with natural colors like black, brown and green or combination of those colors. Darker colors are also a good cold water choice for the next 4 months or so.

When I lived in Washington very few bass anglers were fishing where I was located. The best lake I found was lake Washington in that area and the highway bridges were the top places to target with lots a good size bass and no fisherman.

Tom

PS, GYCB, Yamamoto colors 021, 221 and , 330 are my go to colors.