What kind of bait/hooks is good for fresh water bass fishing?

specify wether its good for wide mouth or just regular bass

What kind of bait/hooks is good for fresh water bass fishing?
Soft plastics - when using plastic worms, work them slowly in cold water and then work it faster as the water starts to warm up. You should also work it slowly after a cold front has gone through. Bass tend to react and strike slower when the water is cold or a cold front has gone through. If its raining and there's a low pressure around or a warm front is going through or there's a full moon, work it real fast. I would usually rig these texas rigged with a gamagatsu offset hook. These are really sharp and you wont lose much with these.





Yum dingers/senkos - If you want a real good lure, invest in a couple bags of Yum Dingers or yamamoto senkos. They are by far the greatest lure I have ever used. They are only $4-$5 for 10 or so, not really that expensive. I would also rig these texas rigged with a gamagatsu offset hook





I would also have 2 spinnerbaits and a buzzbait on hand. 1 red spinnerbait and 1 white. For the buzzbait get a black one. If you have these on hand i can garentee you'll catch some nice large mouth bass.





good luck
Reply:You should use plastic worms for both with a 3/0 size hook if using artificial. Live shiners are the best for large mouth and night crawlers for small mouth.
Reply:i get the best bites with chompers they sell them at wal-mart and they stink like garlic. i also have lots of luck with worms. i fish all spring and summer
Reply:You will be using hooks from size 8 trebles on crankbaits through size 6/0 worm hooks. Gamakatsu, Owner, Daiichi, VMC are a few of the brands you will be using while bass fishing. For Texas rigging or Carolina rigging you will be using 3/0, 4/0, 5/0 offset and wide gap hooks. All these sizes are good for any species of bass. I caught bass as small as 5 inches on 4/0 hooks with 7" worms so don't think little bass won't hit big baits.
Reply:if u are fishing with plastic worms u might want to use wide gap hooks or offset hooks.


i like to use wide hooks for tubes also,which i fish with ALOT.


as far as size of the hooks are concerned,it really depends on the size of the plastic bait u use.the smaller the bait the smaller the hook.





check out this link..........mustad and gamagatsu are my 2 favorite hooks
Reply:Crawfish and nightcrawlers are best for live bait.


For artificial, try spinner baits, plastic worms, plastic crawfish, and rappalas.
Reply:If fishing for smallmouths try a 1/4oz jig head inside a tube bait to mimick crawfish I like a mellon pepper bass pro tender tube. For largemouth you can use a senko in black with blue flake or green pumkin with a 2/0 or 3/0 hook just hook it in the middle of the worm and cast out and let sink down they fall about a foot a second, depending on the wind. Something new to try is a stand up jig head with a 4 to 6 inch worm like a chompers drop shot or a zoom trick worm and just cast out and bring back in really slow in green pumkin or watermellon with red flake they will work on boot species of bass but you have to have alot of patients and use light line like 8lb. ( gamma line I think is the best) I like the 1/8 oz. jig for that but then again if it's windy try a 1/4oz. You can get all of the stuff you need at ***** sporting goods or Bass Pro. or a large sporting goods store like that. Good luck
Reply:Hula popper as suggested are good so too are other such surface baits. Jitterbugs %26amp; spinner buzz baits.





IMO, these are the most fun as they produce dramatic strikes.
Reply:Hoola poppers or any bright bug eye for lures. Your average worm on a hook and bobber gets you there also. I use minnie marshmallows also and that will work ,strangely enough.
Reply:To begin with you must consider the type of equipment you are using. Most of the time worm hooks for bass range from 2/0 - 5/0 size. But you must consider what size line you are using. If you look closely at a 2/0 hook and then a 5/0 hook you will see that not only are they different sizes but they are made out of different guage wire. Naturally it is going to be harder to accomplish a good hook set with a 5/0 hook because it is going to be harder to penetrate a bass' lip with the bigger guage wire. So you are going to need to use a rod and reel with a heavier line so it will not break on your hookset. Also you need to consider that a smaller size hook will flex on your hookset (and while you are fighting a fish). I am a strong believer in using the smallest hook possible but I also have heavier line on the poles that I worm fish with. On the poles that I use a finesse bait with (like a bass assassin or a fluke) I will use a smaller hook.........unless I want the hook to weigh the lure down a bit then I will go up a size or two. All of this is just from my personal experience but one thing that I think that everyone will agree with me on is this......do not scrimp on the quality of hooks you buy. I use Owners or Gamakatsus.......they are expensive but they will get the job done. BTW, because of the way that the hook points are designed these two brands cannot be resharpened but at about 50-75 cents apiece I guess you can call it cheap insurance.
Reply:choosing the right hook depends on which bait your using. almost any plastic worm can be fished on size 1/0-5/0 with the larger sizes better for bigger worms. Use any soft plastic, jig ,crankbait,spinnerbait ,topwater for bass fishing but you should use them under the right conditions.


all these can catch any freshwater bass species.
Reply:For any Bass, a live worm, rigged on a set of gang hooks will do the trick.





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Reply:Spinnerbaits, Buzzbaits, Rapala Plugs, Plastic Worms, Plastic Lizards, Plastic Senkos, Rooster Tails, Beetle Spins, and much more



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