Slow or Fast

[Mobasser]

If you look back on your time bass fishing, would you say you've caught more fish with a slow, or fast retrieve?                    For me, it's been a slow retrieve. Like many of us, I've had days when fishing faster was better, but through the years, a slow retrieve has worked the best.                              What has worked best for you? A slow, or fast retrieve?

[PhishLI]

Way more fishing fast, and I always start off fishing slow.

8 minutes ago, Mobasser said:

If you look back on your time bass fishing, would you say you've caught more fish with a slow, or fast retrieve?   

 

[scaleface]

50/50

[Deleted account]

1 minute ago, scaleface said:

50/50

52/48.

[TnRiver46]

Slow 85%

[Dwight Hottle]

More slow than fast but my best retrieves have been irregular & erratic.  

[Skunkmaster-k]

I’ve had way better success fishing slowly and methodically. 

[gim]

More success fishing fast but that's because its how I primarily fish.  I also target conditions where its often more effective too.

[J Francho]

I couldn't say.  I start fast and high in the water column and work toward low and slow until I get bit.  I'd say it's when I follow the adjustments is when I get more bites, not one or the other.

[Tennessee Boy]

2 hours ago, Deleted account said:

52/48.

53.16/46.84

[Spankey]

In a typical outing I feel I fish both fast and slow depending upon what I’m throwing. I don’t do a lot of super burning of baits. 

 

Sometimes I feel I’ve fished too fast. Cost me fish. 

 

[Bluebasser86]

 In my mind, most of my fish have been caught fishing slow. 

[FishTank]

Mostly slow but the fast ones are always the most fun.  The bass just seem to hit harder on a quick retrieve. 

[Captain Phil]

Depends on the lure.  Spinnerbaits work better for me on a slow retrieve.  Rattle Traps work better faster.  I fish top water lures and frogs faster than most. 

[Bankc]

Fast.  When the bass are biting a fast presentation, I'll usually catch a bunch.  When the bass will only bite a slow presentation, I may just catch a few.  One good day when they're biting a fast retrieve will equal maybe ten days of a slow bite retrieve. 

[king fisher]

medium 

[Mr. Aquarium]

I mostly fish slow,  swimbaits, topwaters, plastics, jigs. I very rarely fish spinners, crankbaits or anything like that. I definitely need to use them more. But I love dragging baits on bottom 

[Aaron_H]

7 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

More slow than fast but my best retrieves have been irregular & erratic.  

 

That has been the key for me as well. A random pop, pause, or erratic speed change has been the ticket for some of my best bites the past couple of years. I still get a lot of my chatterbait success with a slower steady retrieve, though.

[Bankbeater]

Fishing slow.  Sometimes to the point of dead sticking.

[roadwarrior]

Slow for me, always.

[mrpao]

Usually slow.

Just remember. Bass are like us - lazy.

They want an easy meal.

[Derek1]

Slow for sure. 

[whitwolf]

Both I suppose but my preference is slow and methodical. 

[Jar11591]

Slow probably 75-25. Even reaction baits like spinnerbaits and the like generally produce better when slowly fished. Times they want it fast but not most of the time. 

[keagbassr]

Fast, 999-1 conservatively speaking.