Bubble rigs for Bass?

[Ineedanewscreenname20170204]

A couple weeks ago I was surf fishing in the Gulf with bubble rigs and tore up teh fish.  The bubble is a 2" clear plastic bubble that you can fill part way with water.  Following this is a 24" leader with a bait (3" McDonald's straw over a treble was very good here).  You pop the bubble to simulate feeding fish.  I was wondering if such a rig would work for surface feeding bass - I expect it would for white bass... I'm probably gonna try this today and will let you knw how it went.  I expect the relatively rough water in the Gulf makes it more effective there.  I'll probably experiment with other following baits.  Any thoughts?

[branhap]

Out here many people use the rig to put a fly on the end. The bubble gives you the needed weight to be able to cast a fly. For trout fishing, it can be killer!

Never tried it with bass, but it should work.

[Lund Explorer]

Kind of like a semi-invisible front runner.  Up here, "Casting Bubbles" are used just like Branhap was talking about.  I usually use them in connection with a rubber spider for bluegill fishing.  

And you will get a lot of bass come up after the bubble in the spring of the year.  I've never tried it, but I'll bet a large streamer fly or a leech imitation might work with them.

[JohnMac]

sounds interesting deffinatly report back to tell us how it went