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Need Bass bait help!
I'm as novice as they get at bass fishing. I remember using earthworms as a
kid with very good results. Now I'm taking my young son fishing for the same
experience I had 30 years ago. I'm thinking of using earthworms again. Is
this my best choice? Are there lures I should strongly consider as well?
Does it depend on the lake or other factors? What about small-mouth vs
large-mouth? Also, I'm thinking of using steel leaders and a lead weight
about 3 feet above the hook without any float. Am I goofy going with this
setup?Any help would be appreciated. This will be my son's first fishing
experience and I'm trying to make it a very positive and memorable
experience. Thanks,
Tom |
Tom
Aug 1
2004
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| I would go with Shiners......run about 4ft of line between shiner and
bobber. This will produce if there is bass in the water. |
Dominic
Aug 1
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| >kid with very good results. Now I'm taking my young son fishing for the same |
Thundercat
Aug 1
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| I suggest finding out how to hook a ton of pan-fish in your area and getting
him into fishing that way. If you fish for bass and get nothing you will
turn him off to fishing, but if you go after sunnies, you can whack them all
day and have a blast. Then, next time you say the word "fishing", his eyes
will light up.
Rich P |
Rich
Aug 1
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| Re: Need Bass bait help!
Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Sun, Aug 1, 2004, 5:53pm (CDT+1)
From: sharpa@comcast.net (Rich=A0Pierro) I suggest finding out how to hook a ton of pan-fish in your area and
getting him into fishing that way. If you fish for bass and get nothing
you will turn him off to fishing, but if you go after sunnies, you can
whack them all day and have a blast. Then, next time you say the word
"fishing", his eyes will light up.
Rich P
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Great advice, I use to take my son fishing, and did the same thing. In
fact he would often out fish me because I was going for the bass. Then
one day I caught some nice ones, and he said, "Daddy, I want to catch
fish like that!". I rigged him up a bass set up...he caught a nice
little 2#er, and never looked back, couldn't ever get him to fish the
sunnies again! I think I "corrupted" him <grin>.
JK |
jbkbub
Aug 1
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| I did a bit of the panfish thing with my kids but also taught them right |
alwaysfishking
Aug 1
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| Having fished all of my now longish life...I can tell you my thoughts on the
single one mistake most parents/kids make when small kids are trying to
catch small fish. That is..they use much too large hooks. I ran into two youngsters on the
pier in Lake Geneva, Wisc. yesterday. One had a #6 ( I think ) hook..and a
night crawler on it that was five times bigger than the hook area. They were
trying to catch sunfish and bluegills off of the pier. I had him nip off a tiny wedge of night-crawler..stick it on the very end of
his much too large hook.,,, and he caught a blue-gill on the very first drop
over the side. Small hooks, ( maybe #10s); long shanks, small baits...lots
of action. You can always target the bigger species..but start them off
catching ( not feeding, the little fish ) and they will love it. This
little guy did! RichG |
RichG
Aug 2
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| Bass is the target....not looking to catch just anything. We will be
fishing LaDue Reservoir in northeast Ohio. My son is 10 and has lots of
attention span. |
Tom
Aug 2
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| Good point. So am I still good going with live worms and seeing what hits? |
Tom
Aug 2
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| Thanks. I can see the logic of it. "John Kerr" <jbkbub@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:17559-410D921F-144@storefull-3215.bay.webtv.net... Re: Need Bass bait help! Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Sun, Aug 1, 2004, 5:53pm (CDT+1)
From: sharpa@comcast.net (Rich Pierro) I suggest finding out how to hook a ton of pan-fish in your area and
getting him into fishing that way. If you fish for bass and get nothing
you will turn him off to fishing, but if you go after sunnies, you can
whack them all day and have a blast. Then, next time you say the word
"fishing", his eyes will light up.
Rich P
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Great advice, I use to take my son fishing, and did the same thing. In
fact he would often out fish me because I was going for the bass. Then
one day I caught some nice ones, and he said, "Daddy, I want to catch
fish like that!". I rigged him up a bass set up...he caught a nice
little 2#er, and never looked back, couldn't ever get him to fish the
sunnies again! I think I "corrupted" him <grin>.
JK |
Tom
Aug 2
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| Thanks. Sounds like lots of good advice. |
Tom
Aug 2
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| Thanks for the sage wisdom. Makes a lot of sense. Lake Geneva was my
first fishing experience as a kid growing up in Chicago. I'm now in
Northeast Ohio and looking to fish the over-fished State owned lakes and
reservoirs around here. My son can have fun with the blue-gills. I want to
catch bass if I can. So let me ask....for bass should I use the whole
night-crawler with one hook?, two hooks?, or part of the night-crawler with
one hook? I'm also thinking of using live minnows suspended 4 feet from a
bobber. Any comments? BTW, the bass around here are small. 3 lbs. is as big as you can expect on
a good day. Tom |
Tom
Aug 2
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