big Bass hunting

[Guest avid]

Listen to KU! In the pre-spawn time I throw the biggest slowest nastiest looking spinnerbait in stained water with gold and copper blades. Many people quit throwing copper blades long ago but they still work everywhere. This is a go-to pattern custom made for early spring fishing as weel as the rest of the year. Go Slow!

HMMMMMMMMMMMM  Big spinnerbait.  Never thought of that.  I have a couple with gold blades or painted blades (no copper).   I think I'll try that baby.  I have to change somethings and maybe tossing a big bladed spinnerbait is one of them.

thanks for the tip

LR:  That "reel set" you describe sounds very much like the set I use when I'm using circle hooks.  I know how to do it, only a certain hit on the Matts bluegill would set my heart pumping so bad I would probably jerk the rod like a 9 year old when he sees a bobber go under  ;D ;D

[Lightninrod]

"LR:  That "reel set" you describe sounds very much like the set I use when I'm using circle hooks."

No, not exactly, actually far from it .  With a circle hook bait, you're just reeling to set the hook with no rod movement(theoretically anyway :-?) needed.  I didn't mean to imply that the reeling is the main ingredient, it's just the first of a very violent set of events that happen very rapidly with hopefully, a very P/O'd Bass being brought to you with a hook(s) sunk deep enouth in her cartilage to keep her comin' ;D.

Dan

[Triton_Mike]

Reel set is the same exact way you want to set on a dropshot bite .  Same principle but different rods, line, tackle etc.

T Mike

[George Welcome]

Avid,

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[BassNut]

Since they are not on the beds yet. You gotta find where they

are staging at.

Here's what I would do, once I found a good spot that

looks like they would spawn, I would set my self up and cast out to the deeper

waters and slooooowly fish a c-rigged Big worm Or salamander back

to you, and like it's been said, If you think you going slow enough,

slow down a little more. The Bass should be staging out there in the deeper waters waiting for that temp change to bring them in for the spawn!  ;D

[CJ]

WOW! That alot of good input and I didn't take time to read it all.I have only fished Florida once and WOW!!My Dad caught a 7lb.15oz.on Toho.I really can't tell you what will work but I will say this,the mature bass I have caught,came from a slow presentation.Remember most of the time bass are in a negative to neutral feeding mode and their lazy.By the way Avid I take it you only fish artificle baits?I here shiners are good,but I am an artificle man myself.Good Luck