New to bass fishing. Looking for lures to start with

[txchaser]

I'll add a 3.8" Keitech swimbait in Bluegill Flash (it looks like a lot of stuff, but not really anything in particular. Put it on a ballhead jig, a swimbait head, or an owner flashy swimmer 3/0 willow blade for shallower waters. If you know for sure the forage is small, use a 3.3 or 3.2".

☝️ballhead, works on the hula grub mentioned above too

 

?swimbait head

 

?Flashy Swimmer with willow blade

 

?Keitech in Bluegill Flash 

 

 

It's super easy to fish as a steady retrieve at different speeds often produces, just find out how deep you need to be. And you can drag it on bottom slow when it is cold. Hop it on the bottom like a jig, etc.   You can go from 2.8" to 7.8" baits with the same few presentations and ideas.

 

 

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On color, someone here mentioned a while back that prey evolves to match the surroundings, and the predator evolves to be able to locate the prey. So look at the bottom of the lake, prey is trying to blend in to what that looks like. There are a bunch of exceptions, but in general in clear water I'd be trying to look as natural as possible. 

[SkinnyWaterBasser]

Finesse jigs, blade baits, lipless cranks, SPINNERBAITS, frogs, megabass spark shad, swim jigs, shakey head, brush hogs etc etc etc. Essentially you're (like others have mentioned) going to buy everything anyway. Just tackle alone without rods and reels I've probably got 5k invested (and counting) lol no judgement here. Let the tackle monkey get his way. You'll never be without what they're biting. You're ability to let them tell you what they want will determine if you're using the one they want. 

 

 

" Give a man a fish, he eats for a night. Teach a man to fish, he will be forever broke"

[CrashVector]

1 hour ago, txchaser said:

I'll add a 3.8" Keitech swimbait in Bluegill Flash

 

I love those.

 

I also like the 4" easy shiner in "crystal shiner".

 

I use them as standalone swimbaits AND on an A-rig.

 

The ONE issue with keitechs is that they're super fragile.  Usually, theyre only good for one HIT....caught fish or not.  If a bass hits them, they tend to get torn up on the first bite.

 

That being said, even if they're a one and done bait, bass that are feefing on shad/bluegill/etc LOVE those things.

 

They made of very soft plastic which makes the action super good.

[PhishLI]

On 4/7/2022 at 8:07 PM, ItsAllAboutWins said:

The lake I normally fish in is a Highland reservoir with little to no shallow areas, gin clear most of the days and no vegetation.

Invest in the best graph you can afford. You haven't mentioned acreage, but I'm guessing it's large. Once you've eliminated dead water at a given moment in time and find fish, then you can begin to figure out what they want and don't want gradually. Start with basic presentations like the guys here have mentioned, then go bold if you're feeling it.

[IneedAnewScreenName-98161861]

Wacky rig senko would be my first thought, then a ned rig, finesse jig, maybe a drop shot or a Shakey head. 

 

Also stay off the fish as best you can and make as long of a cast as you can PAST the fish and work it back thru. No cover and clear water means there gonna see you pretty easily

[Mobasser]

Deep, super clear water. I'd also take along some Charlie Brewer Slider worms and Slider heads. Order the book Slider Fishing by Charlie Brewer, and learn this style. It's perfect for this clear water scenario.You might be surprised at how many bass you'll catch.

Deep, super clear water. I'd also take along some Charlie Brewer Slider worms and Slider heads. Order the book Slider Fishing by Charlie Brewer, and learn this style. It's perfect for this clear water scenario.You might be surprised at how many bass you'll catch.

Deep, super clear water. I'd also take along some Charlie Brewer Slider worms and Slider heads. Order the book Slider Fishing by Charlie Brewer, and learn this style. It's perfect for this clear water scenario.You might be surprised at how many bass you'll catch.

Deep, super clear water. I'd also take along some Charlie Brewer Slider worms and Slider heads. Order the book Slider Fishing by Charlie Brewer, and learn this style. It's perfect for this clear water scenario.You might be surprised at how many bass you'll catch.

[Jaderose]

^^^and MoBasser don't stutter^^^

[SkinnyWaterBasser]

18 minutes ago, Jaderose said:

^^^and MoBasser don't stutter^^^

He got his point across. Lol?

[CrashVector]

Crap...I made a big long detailed post and it got messed up.

[ItsAllAboutWins]

There’s a lot of really good info here and I appreciate it all. I’m gonna take some time and go through everything and try stuff one by one and see what I like/what works best for me. 
 

I did go out the other day and got my first bass of the year on a Spro RK55 in Blood Craw color. Water temp was 55 degrees and I caught at the start of a cove off a main point. Water temp has probably went down since this cold front moved in yesterday and it snowed today. 
 

the lake I fish at is Laurel River Lake if anyone wants to look it up. 

[SkinnyWaterBasser]

Matt Allen sure speaks highly of that blood craw color for prespawn bruisers. I've never caught a fish on a red bait. ?