Big Bass

[Shadow]

i have caught a 11lber on 5 lb test. i was fishing for blue gill, and i cought one, and a bass ate it! i had fun! and i was using like a really light rod, about the type that 5lb test is the max it can hold. lol, it was 12:00AM. hmmm, i guess the bass will easy anything that they can, very agrresive fish.

[tie1on]

if you want to catch big bass in the heat of the day, you gotta run your bait right in front of them really slow.

RW this is what someone posted before I made my post.So I dont see how you can call my post ridiculus.

[Shadow]

no fishting please. unless you say your fish is bigger than mine  ;D

[bigbill]

I have had these big gals chase and eat my bluegills many times.  I also think we have to try to figure out what is their main diet besides bluegills were you are fishing too.  I have found the Rebel BIG CLaw in Green(chartruese) to be my best lure for big bass.  You have to use the BIG CLAW its the biggest one Rebel makes.  Each place i fish is different too what works great at one place won't work 1 mile down the road their main diet changes. I have had them grab the BassProShops 7 1/4" stick o worm too its the largest senko type bait.  I want to say big bait big bass too because the larger baits keeps the smaller ones away so the bigger bass have a shot at it.        BigBill

[roadwarrior]

tie1on,

I didn't say your post was ridiculous, I said the statement "that you can't catch big bass on spinnerbaits or cranks" was ridiculous. YES, YOU CAN! I know you can, lots of guys have caught their biggest bass on reaction baits.

The point I was trying to get at was that soft plastics and jigs catch a HIGHER PERCENTAGE of big bass and are usually fished slow. Lots of big bass and probably the next world record, are caught on live bait, too.

[Hot n Tot]

I have caught 5 bass over 10 pounds.  I've caught 3 on plastic worms and 2 on shiners.  I've caught numerous 6-9 pounders, mostly on plastic worms.  However, this year I've caught 2 over 8 pounds and 1 over 9 pounds.  They were all caught on spinnerbaits.  I agree that plastics consistently catch bigger bass, but the reaction lures will occassionally entice one of those big gals to bite.

[clooney]

Jerkbait hit it on the head! "Occasionally", a spinner or other type of reaction bait will catch a big one. All Roadwarrior and Raul are saying is that on average a jig or plastic will catch a higher percentage of big bass versus a reaction bait. It's a fact. Please don't get bent out of shape if it's not your favorite fishing technique! The people posting here are just trying to be helpful.

[Bass_junky]

This topic has drawn many theories. By my experience, i have caught the largest bass within the first hour of daylight and the last hour of sunset, exluding night fishing. Why I wish I knew. I keep my gps with me at all times when fishing, but haven't caught the larger ones in the middle of the day or during the best times my gps says. I do not believe it is because of the sun light penetrating the water. Bass are from the sunfish family. Light rays has nothing to do with it. I believe it is for protection/security they go deep in the N.W.

As for making noise and spooking the biggun's, well i'm sorry, i would debate this fact also. In the NW we have our share of Osprey's & Eagles, which we all know catch more fish then we do. On occasion they will loose their catch and the splash attracts fish or when perched it falls into the water. The bass know where these birds nest and sometimes sit and wait. When they hear the splash, guess what? Yep, i have witnessed this & have tried a technique to mimic it successfully.

The largest bass I have caught in the NW was by slamming a spinnerbait into riprap supporting a train trussel next to the shoreline. I caught three bass within the first 15 min's. Then the next cast a 8 1/2 pounder took off with the bait before I could engage my spool. Yes i did land her (I know you southern boys, think this would not qualify as a lunker, but check the records in the NW). I have tried the same technique with crankbaits although successfull it takes it's toll on the cranks.  The other technique i have caught toad's on is topwater, but mostly in the last hour of daylight.  Perch feed on the insects just like the shad do at this time of day.

Personally, it is my opinion of being in the right place at the right time, unless someone has the capability of "mindmelding" with the bass, if ya do CALL ME!!!

[bigbill]

Well the locals here are starting to catch bigger bass were up to 10lb 11oz right now and all i can say is do I hear an "11"!!!!!  Or it just maybe go right to 12 too!!!  Were well on a roll to bigger bass just like i predicted.  In the few places i'm fishing i can see these bigger bass swimming by they come in like ghosts then disappear.  I really think they come into see what the smaller bass are feeding on.  Fishing for sunnies is another key too when reeling one in go slow and you maybe surprised.  Thats 10lbs+ in Ct. so whats in the rest of our country???  I think its time to go fishing in the early am and think big!!!          BigBill

Its not luck in bass fishing its SKILL!!!

[GamblerFL]

I have my best luck on an over cast day with a little wind. My two largest were caught on a spinner bait and a lipless crank bait. I know you can get some nice fish with plastic but I have a hard time fishing slow. I like to burn along and cover a lot of water.

[Chris]

Big bass are live feeders meaning it needs to act like something that is easy to catch that they have eaten before. The more you make any bait look like something real the more you are going to tempt or trick them into eating it. This might sound weird but take time to learn how bait acts around a bass. If a bass runs behind a bait and the the bait acts like it could care less chances are that it will not hit it. If the bait takes flight and tries to get away chances are great that it will hit it. More important how does a sick or injured baitfish act around a bass. If you want to hold that fishes attention give it something that looks or acts like its hurt not something thats healthy. You want your bait look different than the others and draw attention to it.