belak00 Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Well we are finally going to make it to the lake this week to do some bass fishing. My son is 9 and has the patients of a 9 year old. He really wants to catch a bass on a plastic worm. He has been watching a lot of bass fishing shows and he is really excited to go. So my questions is what worm setup would work best. He doesn't let it sit for long. With all the info I found on this forum, I was thinking of setting him up with a jig and worm, shaky head maybe. The waters up here just started to warm up, it has been a miserable spring, very cold. What would be a good size/style jig and worm combo for him to get some bites? I'm not really concerned about the size of fish, just want him to catch some bass. We will be on a clear water spring fed lake with lots of Lilly pads and under water weed beds. The bottom of the lake is very mucky with a few areas of sand. Quote
Tim1980 Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I would try a watermelon senko. Other people will probably have better ideas though. Maybe try sight fishing if the fish haven't spawned yet, since you said the water is pretty cold. Quote
NHfroggin Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I would start him off with the basic green pumpkin or watermelon candy senko rigged weightless, this will be the easiest way to start off fishing plastics IMO. I would save the shaky head for a later time as its a little tougher to learn and requires a lot of patience , i personally only use shaky head when the bottom is something hard based like rocks, gravel, sand, not the mucky stuff. -Matt- Quote
aarogb Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I agree with everybody else, Senkos will catch lots of bass anytime of the year!!!! Rig it wacky on EWG hook and drop it right beside the lily pads and you should get a few bass. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted June 22, 2009 Super User Posted June 22, 2009 Hmm... Although the Senko is a fish catching machine, it's really not designed to be fished fast. If you are fishing bottom structure, the Rage Tail 7" Anaconda or GYCB 6 1/2" Kut-Tail Khuna. If you are fishing cover, especially weeds and grass, the Swimming Senko, Fat Ika and Kreature are the ticket: http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1180909581 The attention span for a nine year old is an issue. The point is, "moving lures" keep kids active and these baits catch fish! I think you both will have fun with these suggestions. Regarding the rod & reel: Zebco combination with a "in-house" rod. For cheap: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20166-cat400024&id=0029842119398a&navCount=1&podId=0029842&parentId=cat400024&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=IK&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat601233&hasJS=true For a little more:http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20166-cat400024_TGP&id=0042942121794a&navCount=3&podId=0042942&parentId=cat400024&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=IK&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat601233&hasJS=true Shop around, the big retailers have these kind of combos on sale, all the time. 8-) Quote
Mark J Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Too Funny......Of course it has to be a Senko---because if you really want a newbie or a child to catch a fish on an artificial bait your first choice would be that. Cast it out and let it sink and you will catch some fish.....nobody said set the kid up with an ***.....when it really counts you use the best,GYCB, and if you can't afford it then you find a high quality less expensive alternative like ***..... Quote
bass wrangler569 Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Too Funny......Of course it has to be a Senko---because if you really want a newbie or a child to catch a fish on an artificial bait your first choice would be that. Cast it out and let it sink and you will catch some fish.....nobody said set the kid up with an ***.....when it really counts you use the best,GYCB, and if you can't afford it then you find a high quality less expensive alternative like ***..... uh oh... the s*** is gonna hit the fan! Quote
aarogb Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Too Funny......Of course it has to be a Senko---because if you really want a newbie or a child to catch a fish on an artificial bait your first choice would be that. Cast it out and let it sink and you will catch some fish.....nobody said set the kid up with an ***.....when it really counts you use the best,GYCB, and if you can't afford it then you find a high quality less expensive alternative like ***..... uh oh... the s*** is gonna hit the fan! After that comment this is going to be a 10 pager!!!! Quote
bass wrangler569 Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Too Funny......Of course it has to be a Senko---because if you really want a newbie or a child to catch a fish on an artificial bait your first choice would be that. Cast it out and let it sink and you will catch some fish.....nobody said set the kid up with an ***.....when it really counts you use the best,GYCB, and if you can't afford it then you find a high quality less expensive alternative like ***..... uh oh... the s*** is gonna hit the fan! After that comment this is going to be a 10 pager!!!! LOL, I can already hear Irene coming down the road... ;D Quote
bigtimfish Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 No shakey head, to me that is the slowest fishing rig out there. I would say start him off on flukes. Not to much sitting and he gets to twitch the bait around. Quote
Super User Hammer 4 Posted June 23, 2009 Super User Posted June 23, 2009 Re: rigs, I was looking at the zebco spincasting set ups for youngsters, found one that should be just the ticket for about 34.00, sorry can't recall the modle # for the combo, but I'm sure you can find it on BPS's site.. As for baits, what the heck, tie on a spinner bait..lol jk.. Quote
BenoBreath Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Well we are finally going to make it to the lake this week to do some bass fishing. My son is 9 and has the patients of a 9 year old. He really wants to catch a bass on a plastic worm. He has been watching a lot of bass fishing shows and he is really excited to go. So my questions is what worm setup would work best. He doesn't let it sit for long. With all the info I found on this forum, I was thinking of setting him up with a jig and worm, shaky head maybe. The waters up here just started to warm up, it has been a miserable spring, very cold. What would be a good size/style jig and worm combo for him to get some bites? I'm not really concerned about the size of fish, just want him to catch some bass. We will be on a clear water spring fed lake with lots of Lilly pads and under water weed beds. The bottom of the lake is very mucky with a few areas of sand. Try a gopher jig head, 1/8-1/4oz, with a 4.5" culprit worm. (pinch 1.5" to 2" off the head of a 6" if needed.) A ballhead or darterhead with a 3" to 4" twister tail grub is another good choice. Don't forget, the 3-hook prerigged worms . (K&E bass stopper & Kelly's Plow Jockey.) All these lures are great for kids and they CATCH FISH! Best of all they allow them to cast and reel.(which they want to do anyway!) In cold water, S-L-O-W down the retrieve. GOOD LUCK !! BB Quote
belak00 Posted June 23, 2009 Author Posted June 23, 2009 Thanks for all the replys. Just got back from gander mountain, and it was slim pickings to say the least. Picked up some 6" watermelon with red and green flake swimsenkos, a pack of zoom super fluke in baby bass, yum craw (for me), bomber model a shallow diver, rapala dt-10, strike king red eye shad, smaller booyah spinner, offset hooks and octopus hooks for t-rig and wacky. Weather is supposed to be in the high 80's with clear skys and 5 mph breeze. This will be the first heat wave of the summer. I hope he gets a good bite, the poor boy has only caught blue gill and a few pumpkin seeds on th lake. He is really excited so hopefully we find some fish. Quote
FishDontLikeMe1301600221 Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 if he likes to fish fast id go with a ribbon tail worm over a senko,green pump. or white,start off with a 7" or so if he gets bored tie on a 10" or 12" maybe hell get a kick out of throwing a big worm/snake and bedding bass will hammer a huge worm in attempts to kill it.otherwise tie on and try a lizard with him.of if your willing to put it on for him a hollow belly swimbait those are ment to be fished fast and he might get a kick out of seeing it swim in the water.have fun and good luck,those dad son bass pics are priceless!!!!! Quote
belak00 Posted June 26, 2009 Author Posted June 26, 2009 Thanks for all the reply's. We absolutely smashed them. We caught over 40 fish in a day and a half of fishing. Nothing big, but we didn't care. The swim senko was the best producing lure we used, but we caught fish with everything. It didn't seem to matter what plastic we had on(senko, yum dinger, yum craw, tiki tube) we caught fish. The only thing I didn't have any luck on was the zoom super fluke. I caught a small northern on one but that was it. Fished everything weightless, and weedless. Our biggest bass was around 18" didn't have a scale with, so I don't know how much it weighed. The look on my son's face when a bass would get up and walk across the water was priceless. This was my first attempt at targeting bass, and it was a blast. My son was having a great time and I think this will make him want to fish even more. Yesterday around 11 am the bite started to get real "slow", remember I'm with a 9 year old. So we went over to a blue gill bed and put some bobbers. I decided to toss a wacky rig yum dinger and on the first cast a 16" lm smashed it. I couldn't believe it, we have fished in this exact same spot tons of times for pan fish and never even seen a bass in the area. What a great way to introduce my son to bass fishing. Thanks Quote
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