GitRDoneIke23 Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 Ok, I'm fishing, and around the dock I notice a splash right on the shore. I go over to check it out, and I see a school of 10-15 bass in 2 feet or less of water. I stay back and cast 10+ yards behind them, with a T-rigged 7" Power Worm. I slowy drag it between them. All they did was just slowly swim away. I cast again. Same way. Same thing happens. I switch to a Rapla floating pointer(BassResource.com traveling lure see Fishing Tackle section.) I twitch it beside them and in the midst of them, NOTHING! They just slowly swima away and then group back up. Finnaly I switch to a T-rigged weightless Senko. I drag it over them and let it fall right over them. SAME THING HAPPEND!! Any suggestions? -Ike Quote
FishingIsLife Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 I have had a similiar thing happen like that when I was trout fishing. I virtually tried everything in my tackle box but then I finally started to hook up. I used small baits. I used a 1/32 skirt jig and I began to kill'em. Not saying bass will do the same but its worth a shot. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted July 30, 2008 Super User Posted July 30, 2008 When bass are crusing you are usually S.O.L. Quote
Super User Hookemdown. Posted July 30, 2008 Super User Posted July 30, 2008 Your only hope against cruising bass is dynamite. Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted July 31, 2008 Author Posted July 31, 2008 They weren't really "cruising" they were just sitting there and they'd strike at something on the surface every once in a while. They'd only swim away after I drug a lure through them. But within mins. they were back at the same spot again. Eventually they did move 20 yards down the shoreline. -Ike Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted July 31, 2008 Author Posted July 31, 2008 Your only hope against cruising bass is dynamite. Oh, that works with ANY kind of bass!!! If we can't catch 'em on lure we just dig some good 'ol TNT out of our jon boat and fire away! If it floats it's food! -Ike Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted July 31, 2008 Super User Posted July 31, 2008 I catch bass in those cases by presenting a small bait. Most of the time when they are in that mode in the summer, they are feeding on insects especially dragon flies. That is why you heard the splash. I use a Slider with a lighweight head and cast so the lure lands in front of them. Usually all of them will be facing the same way. Sometimes when I have a wacky rigged finesse worm rigged, I tear it in half and rig it wacky and present it the same way. They are competing with each other for whatever insect they are after and catching at least one of them is a sure thing. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted July 31, 2008 Super User Posted July 31, 2008 Yep, I moved his one, but you are too computer savy... From now on, all of your posts in the wrong section will be deleted. -Kent a.k.a. roadwarrior Global Moderator 8-) Quote
Daniel My Brother Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 I'm guessing they were aware of you, too. I'd probably treat it like a bass on a bed; toss a jig or a worm right in their wheelhouse, then let it sit for a couple of minutes without moving, then just a slight twitch...pause a bit and twitch again. If this didn't work, I'd move on. Quote
lknbassman Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 Ain't no catchin cruisers, it can't be done so don't worry. Go find some others that don't have ADD and can see and will react to your bait. The cruiser is the most frustrating fish ever, they don't even stop to look at your bait even if it did cost you $80.... A heartless fish sometimes the Micropterus Salmoides is.....heartless indeed...... Quote
bass slayer 17 Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 Yep, I moved his one, but you are too computer savy...From now on, all of your posts in the wrong section will be deleted. -Kent a.k.a. roadwarrior Global Moderator 8-) im pretty sure he posted in the right section.. he was asking what lure to use in that situation and this is the section for tackle... RW your to picky i think you need to think a little bit more before you move a topic Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted July 31, 2008 BassResource.com Administrator Posted July 31, 2008 This was orginally posted in the "General" section. RW moved it here. Quote
avid Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 I'm with Daniel on this one. I think the fish were aware of you. I can here them now. "Hey Joe, check out the color on this power worm" LOL Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted July 31, 2008 Author Posted July 31, 2008 Yep, I moved his one, but you are too computer savy...From now on, all of your posts in the wrong section will be deleted. -Kent a.k.a. roadwarrior Global Moderator 8-) im pretty sure he posted in the right section.. he was asking what lure to use in that situation and this is the section for tackle... RW your to picky i think you need to think a little bit more before you move a topic RW was right. Fishing Tackle is where it should have been posted. He'd just doing his job! Thank's for the advice ya'll!! -Ike Quote
bass slayer 17 Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 sorry about this one rw.. i thought you said you were going to move it to a different section... :-[ Quote
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