New to bass fishing.

[Saavedra9]

Hello everyone, new here to bassresource and to bass fishing kind of. Had a question whats your favorite lure to use and why? I recently tried getting into bass fishing again with very little luck. I've only had luck with the mister twister sassy shad and curly tail and that was years ago. I bought some new lures to try out but need some help as in where to find the big girls and how to fish the lures. ( Bought yum dingers in junebug as well as some christi craws junebug and a chatterbait in black and blue)

[WRB]

Welcome to BR.

Knowing the region of the country you are at and the type of tackle you use like spinning or baitcasting helps to answer questions.

Tom

[Captain America]

That yum dinger rigged weightless either wacky would be a great place to start (any stickbait like a Senko, Ocho, or a Zinker etc.) I like more natural colors like green pumpkin bc they work almost anywhere, but that junebug will catch you some fish as well. I also prefer Z-man zinkers bc they dont fall apart. It will catch fish anywhere, and it is easy to fish. When i invite people largemouth fishing, I always give them a stickbait. It will be a good way to get a feel for where bass like to hangout. Plenty of youtube videos and articles about how to fish that type of bait.

 

For locating the big girls: I agree with what WRB said. Where you are located, type of lake, pond, or river makes a difference. 

[Saavedra9]

I'm using spinning, I'll attach a pic of what I'm using. And location is Texas like deep south texas city named Brownsville. And does color of lure matter also.

[Darren.]

Welcome aboard!

 

With that combo you can do plenty of things.

 

Try wacky rigged worms (lots of info in the forum) in natural

colors (like watermelon, green pumpkin, black, browns, etc.)

4" and 5" rigged with wacky hook perpendicular through the

worm mid-way. Cast near docks, downed trees, bushes over

hanging the water, etc. Fish it slowly. Cast it out and let it

sink. Be patient. The worm will shimmy down the water 

column.

 

Hang on and set the hook!

[crypt]

worms, worms and worms........all kidding aside........any soft plastic is a good way to go,texas rigged,ned,wacky etc. plenty of tips on this forum(best forum period) youtube etc. good luck and welcome.

[WRB]

Your rod is fiberglass 6' medium power moderate action, spinning.

Good combo for casting lures up to 1/2 oz weight however limited detecting strikes using bottom contact lures like soft plastic worms, Senko's etc.

Top water lures like Pop-R and Chug Bug you can see the strike and your outfit is good for those. Lighter weight spinnerbaits or chatter baits 1/4-3/8 oz should be OK if the hook is sharpe. Inline spinners like Panther Marin in Fire Tiger is a better fit. Wacky rigged Senko using the O-ring rig will work but you may gut hook bass, I would suggest using size 1/0 to 2/0 circle hook with 5" Senko to reduce gut hooking.

Your outfit is suited for finesse C-rig or what I call a "slip shot" rig. You can search the site for full discription.

Good luck, 

Tom

[Saavedra9]

Thanks for all the info, forgot to mention I'll be bank fishing since have no boat. Also what color would be best for this water color and where should i throw the worm?

[Ogandrews]

I would keep it really simple. I would get a medium power spinning rod, I like using braid to a leader but if you don’t want to tie a leader that straight mono will work while you learn. I would say get some 5” senkos in green pumpkin and rig them weedless, some sort of paddletail swimbait like a 3.8-4.8 keitech wigged on a weedless swimbait hook or a jig head in open water, and top water like a small spook or a popper. There are a lot of other great lures but these will get you started and help you learn the basics without getting too complicated.

[Saavedra9]

Would these colors work. I know theres catfish and carp so I'm assuming there should be bass as well

[Teal]

Welcome to BR.   Those colors and baits that you showed are spot on.  Great job that's a good place to start    They are staple colors and baits that almost all of us have.  I stick to the greens and natural colors.    Black and blues are great too when the water is stained or its cloudy.  Be sure to go to.the main page and read a lot of the articles and.watch the videos..There's a lot of good stuff on there    

I wouldn't assume, that there's bass there, walk the bank and really be observant, look for cruising bass or bass on the beds.   Also look for bass chasing bait in the pond.   Get those hooks wet and find em!

[dodgeguy]

those colors are perfect. you first need to understand seasonal patterns. based on the time of year and water temp you will have a better idea of bass location. depending on where you live fish are either spawn or just starting to enter prespawn phase from wintering phase.do some research on seasonal patterns.