Have you seen bass do this??

[SouthMiamiBassMan]

FIrst a little bit about my lake. It's a good 10 acres (I'm guessing) and has three dead end canals coming out of it. It is very well stocked with bass, blue gills, tilapia, and mayan cichlids. It has a shallow area of 2- 4 feet deep, that extends from the shore out about 15 ft and then it drops to about 20- 30 feet deep. This shallow area is where I catch all my bass.

Anyway, this past weekend I witnessed a coulpe of schools 3 to 8 nice size Bass (about 3-5 lbs each) just cruise around the lake like a pack of wolves, hunting the Blue Gills and Mayan Cichlids in my lake that stay close to the shore.  When they find a small school close enough to the shore, they cut the smaller fish off from getting into deeper water and one or two of them just chase them up the bank and into the grass were they swallow them up. It's very cool to watch them do that. It's kind of like the way killer whales chase sea lions up a beach to eat them.

I was wondering if anybody else has seen bass do this and if its just a seasonal thing or what?

[DocHoliday]

Up here in New Hampshire that is very comen around now I usually look for large amounts of Bluegills or sunfish as we call them Lol Spawning beds and that is were I will have my best luck.

Doc

[Gatorbassman]

That's funny you described them like that. Arround here we call the Wolf Packs. lol

[Lucky Craft Man]

I have witnessed LM Bass roam like this as well. When I saw the pack coming I dropped my Senko about 4 feet in front of the direction they were headed and the two lead bass raced to grad my lure. The faster bass won (or lost, depending how you look at it). I have seen another time where a bass chased a bluegill right up onto the shore. The bass didn't get the bluegill and the bluegill laid flopping on land. I waited until the gang of bass thugs moved on and I threw the bluegill back in.

[32251]

I watch bass do this at the small lake in my subdivision where I fish most everyday.  What I found interesting also is there are some long legged water type birds that hang around the edge waiting for the bass to chase the small fish. When the bass chase the small fish and the fish literally jump out of the water into the grass at the edge of the water, the birds get into the action and also chase the small fish.

When I see the birds hanging around the waters edge, I know the bass are there also.

[Senko4life]

I just started to notice this sort of thing her in PA.  It happened last year too so im guessing its a season post spawn activity.  It's very fun though and I've been catching bass all day long on a 4 inch senko.  There very agressive.

[SouthMiamiBassMan]

I have witnessed LM Bass roam like this as well. When I saw the pack coming I dropped my Senko about 4 feet in front of the direction they were headed and the two lead bass raced to grad my lure. The faster bass won (or lost, depending how you look at it).

I caught the pig in my Avatar that same day. She was on the prowel by herself. I was on my last blue gill that was now dead after being slamed by a bass that got away earlier. I was up on the bank and packing up to

leave, when I saw her coming down the shoreline. I ran back down and recast about 4ft in front of her. She heard the splash, zoned in, circled once and swallowed it up. It was a great fight and beautiful fish. I look forward to doing again tomorrow.  

[Fisherman]

I have seen this once or twice in regards to Largemouth, but see this almost always I go out with Peacocks...  However the last two months or so, I'm seeing more younger packs (sub 1'lbers) than bigger/older Peacocks; post spawn I reckon.

[Sam]

Yes, I have seen mostly one bass chase baitfish on and to the shore and last summer I saw two bass go after the bream along the shoreline and actually chase one of the bream out of the water.

I caught one of the two on a Chatterbait.

Today at my pond I saw it occur again with a big splash and lots of mud being stirred up. So I threw the Senko in the area and caught him.

What is strange is that when I have seen this occur and have thrown a topwater the bass are not interested in the presentation.  But throw a finesse worm or a Senko and they will hit it.

[Bankbeater]

I have seen this several times, but the bass are always on the small side and swimming in a V formation.