amishnightmare88 Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 I hear alot of people tell me i need to start fishing bed areas and i could get more fish. well that would all be great but when your 20 ft. above water its kinda hard to see where that may be lol...so again my question is how do you locate a bass bedding area? and what color lure do you use? Quote
JShrock07 Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Beds are mostly located on flats. In the backs of creeks or main lakes flats. Its all just in the body water you fish. I have a few nice lakes and the Potomac River to fish. All have main lake/river flats and good shallow areas in the backs of creeks. Get you a good pair of polarized glasses, they will pay divadends for you. There are several types of baits to throw and there are several different threads on here about bed fishing. The one thing you want to remember.... you may find the big girl but she may not want to bite. Just be persistant and give it sometime on the one fish. I wouldn't die there during a tournament, but for learning I would spend a good chunk of a day just learning how to find them and how not to spook them. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted March 29, 2011 Super User Posted March 29, 2011 Why are you 20 ' above the water ? You definately need polarized glasses. The color doesn't matter much bed fishing. JMHO Quote
JShrock07 Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Your beds will be located in 4' or less, sometimes as little as 6" Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted March 29, 2011 Super User Posted March 29, 2011 I hear alot of people tell me i need to start fishing bed areas and i could get more fish. well that would all be great but when your 20 ft. above water its kinda hard to see where that may be lol...so again my question is how do you locate a bass bedding area? and what color lure do you use? 20 feet up? Are you fishing from a bridge or are you wearing stilts - must be tough to work that trolling motor. Talk about "a bird's eye view" A-Jay Quote
joshholmes Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 trust me man even when your fishing off a bridge with a good pair of polarized glasses youll be amazed at what you can see. i used to fish off bridges when i was younger then i bought a $25 pair of sea striker sunglasses and i could see everything off the bridge even in a fast stream Quote
Super User bigbill Posted March 29, 2011 Super User Posted March 29, 2011 I see the old beds near the shoreline were the springtime water is probably warmer. In the springtime prespawn the bass are at the farthest northern part of the body of water were the lake or pond gets most of the sunlite all day. Again its the warmest part of the body of water. I would think the beds are near the warmer water too but in the more sandy bottom area. I don't like to bother the fish on there beds after all there making the population grow so we don't want to hurt the new population.(baby bass). Lures for fish on the beds? Lizzards because lizzards eat bass eggs so the bass hate lizzards. Quote
flippin and pitchin Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Why are you 20 ' above the water ? You definately need polarized glasses. The color doesn't matter much bed fishing. JMHO He has the new Power Pole stilts. Quote
Super User Sam Posted March 30, 2011 Super User Posted March 30, 2011 Or maybe that is the depth of the water where he fishes? Get the polarized sunglasses. A must for sight fishing. Read about bass spawing so you will understand where they probably will go to make their bed. Remember that the bass will swim in circles around the bed to protect it so look for bass swimming around. Bedding bass do not feed. You have to aggravate them to take your lure and yoru sunglasses will allow you to watch your bait and see what the bass do with it. Good luck. Quote
Missouribassman95 Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 A plastic lizard is something you should try when you do find the beds. I had some great sucess with them last year, am going to fish them again! Quote
joshholmes Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 one method i found was to take a black and brown tube that kind of looks like a bullhead and cast it behind the bed. then creep the tube along towards the bed remaining contact with the bottom like a bullhead. then jerk it onto the nest. always works Quote
hookingem Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 Throw the dropshot in that bed! You can make the bait move constantly without ever moving it out of the bed. (this really seems to PO the fish). Also try a white chatterbait with a LF Live Magic shad as a trailer. Let it fall in the bed and then lift it back up like fishing a jig to get that blade moving. They will often times unload on that thing. Good luck, and be ready to cast at a hawg for hours on end without ever getting her to bite. > Quote
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