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Stubborn Suspended Bass!!!!!!!
I mark suspended bass all the time but can't get them to bite consistently.How does everyone here do it? I like to know your opinion on this matter!!!!!!!!!
Question by rudyglove27. Uploaded on July 21, 2009
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Bass wont bite consistently, and once you've caught two or three and the bite stops. Try somewhere else for a little while and then go back and try that area if your still seeing fish there. They will get spooked and not want to hit if there's been alot of activity with the other fish. And try some medium divers. Check with your local bass pro or what ever you may have close to you and get baits that will dive to that depth and try to run it through where the fish are schoolin. Good luck.
I would vary the size of the baits you are using and if they won't hit a crankbait or stick bait then switch to a soft plastic jerk bait or shad style bait and rig it weedless or imbed a weight in the body of the lure to get more depth and erratic action.
A simple way to do this is to cut a piece of a nail and imbed it in the head of the soft plastic, cheap alternative to buying the peg weights that are sold.
When the bite is tough, I switch to soft plastic jerk baits and use weights to get them to the right depth.
Hope this helps
Big M-80's with the right length of waterproof fuse and 1/2 Oz of lead tied on will get them every time! Other than that, good luck to you!
i agree with ranger2.
i've used wacky rigs to catch suspended
In open water I like jigging spoons and if you can still find them the old "Little George" from Mann's Bait Co. Switch back and forth as the bite slows to restart the bite.
An old Army buddy used a TA 12 field phone stripped commo wieiw dropped it in the lake cranked t a few times thand they floated right on up. No noise like an M-80! :)
Hey Moishe, where do you get a field phone these days?
i don't do much bass fishin, but i troll for walleye alot, when we mark a good bunch of them we will swing through that area a couple times and try turning the boat to slow your inside lures down and speed your outside lures up, and also give it a couple seconds of throttle to speed up the lure then slow it down rapidly, sometimes it takes just the right presentation to get them to hit. not sure if it will work for bass but it's worth a shot.
First of all be flexible,as post spawn bass are recovering and are finicky eaters. Learn to fish deep water, move around to various drop-offs and fish various underwater structure. Sit on them and work jigs or finnesse worms.
I had a friend that would anchor his boat and sit there all day. Besides a nice suntan he generally would come back to the dock with the biggest fish of the day.
Fish points and drop-offs near flats and search for suspended bass.
Post spawn bass typically are tough to catch. They spend the first two weeks after the spawn recooperating. After that, they start feeding again.
Post spawn generally doesn't happen to an entire lake, or at the same time, due to differences in water temperature.
Use a topwater bait such as a Zara Spook, even if they're 20 feet deep. Bass will also suspend under floating docks and log jams just after the spawn. Use a jerkbait, then use a jig on the second pass.
This is the time of year when a bass' attention is focused on feeding. Therefore stock your tacklebox with crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits, worms, spoons, topwaters and finesse lures.
Search for submerged weedlines with your depth finder and concentrate on the inside edges in the morning and outside edges in the afternoon - the more erratic the edge the better.Find the thermocline with your depth finder.
Look for isolated patches of weeds and fish those first. Fish all types of weeds until a pattern is developed. Bass will be in an ambush mode, and won't chase your lures. Therefore fish parallel to the structure. Use a rattletrap over these areas in the morning, then switch to small worms as the day progresses.
Topwater baits can produce all day long, especially on overcast days. Lily pads, algea, matted weeds and other heavy cover are bass magnets. Fish these by either working a frog, rat or spoon over the top or get through with a heavy jig or worm.
If it's windy, focus on the windy side of structure. Plankton is blown there which attract the baitfish which in turn attract the bass.
Keep your line wet ...
IF YOU CAN GET FISH TO BITE CONSISTENTLY IM ALL EARS!2POPPAS, GOT SOME SOUND ADVICE THUMBSUP!
The extremes in sizes is my solution.From tiny jig&grub rig to oversize plastics 10" or more,no matter what kind of lure;from worms to slug'gos or shad types.
Finesse is the key work your lures just in the fron of fish(the tiny ones)or use false stealth from sides with
the biggers. Remember you have the advantage with the fish finder.
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Bass wont bite consistently, and once you've caught two or three and the bite stops. Try somewhere else for a little while and then go back and try that area if your still seeing fish there. They will get spooked and not want to hit if there's been alot of activity with the other fish. And try some medium divers. Check with your local bass pro or what ever you may have close to you and get baits that will dive to that depth and try to run it through where the fish are schoolin. Good luck.
I would vary the size of the baits you are using and if they won't hit a crankbait or stick bait then switch to a soft plastic jerk bait or shad style bait and rig it weedless or imbed a weight in the body of the lure to get more depth and erratic action.
A simple way to do this is to cut a piece of a nail and imbed it in the head of the soft plastic, cheap alternative to buying the peg weights that are sold.
When the bite is tough, I switch to soft plastic jerk baits and use weights to get them to the right depth.
Hope this helps
Big M-80's with the right length of waterproof fuse and 1/2 Oz of lead tied on will get them every time! Other than that, good luck to you!
i agree with ranger2.
i've used wacky rigs to catch suspended
In open water I like jigging spoons and if you can still find them the old "Little George" from Mann's Bait Co. Switch back and forth as the bite slows to restart the bite.
First of all be flexible,as post spawn bass are recovering and are finicky eaters. Learn to fish deep water, move around to various drop-offs and fish various underwater structure. Sit on them and work jigs or finnesse worms.
I had a friend that would anchor his boat and sit there all day. Besides a nice suntan he generally would come back to the dock with the biggest fish of the day.
Fish points and drop-offs near flats and search for suspended bass.
Post spawn bass typically are tough to catch. They spend the first two weeks after the spawn recooperating. After that, they start feeding again.
Post spawn generally doesn't happen to an entire lake, or at the same time, due to differences in water temperature.
Use a topwater bait such as a Zara Spook, even if they're 20 feet deep. Bass will also suspend under floating docks and log jams just after the spawn. Use a jerkbait, then use a jig on the second pass.
This is the time of year when a bass' attention is focused on feeding. Therefore stock your tacklebox with crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits, worms, spoons, topwaters and finesse lures.
Search for submerged weedlines with your depth finder and concentrate on the inside edges in the morning and outside edges in the afternoon - the more erratic the edge the better.Find the thermocline with your depth finder.
Look for isolated patches of weeds and fish those first. Fish all types of weeds until a pattern is developed. Bass will be in an ambush mode, and won't chase your lures. Therefore fish parallel to the structure. Use a rattletrap over these areas in the morning, then switch to small worms as the day progresses.
Topwater baits can produce all day long, especially on overcast days. Lily pads, algea, matted weeds and other heavy cover are bass magnets. Fish these by either working a frog, rat or spoon over the top or get through with a heavy jig or worm.
If it's windy, focus on the windy side of structure. Plankton is blown there which attract the baitfish which in turn attract the bass.
Keep your line wet ...
An old Army buddy used a TA 12 field phone stripped commo wieiw dropped it in the lake cranked t a few times thand they floated right on up. No noise like an M-80! :)
Hey Moishe, where do you get a field phone these days?
i don't do much bass fishin, but i troll for walleye alot, when we mark a good bunch of them we will swing through that area a couple times and try turning the boat to slow your inside lures down and speed your outside lures up, and also give it a couple seconds of throttle to speed up the lure then slow it down rapidly, sometimes it takes just the right presentation to get them to hit. not sure if it will work for bass but it's worth a shot.
IF YOU CAN GET FISH TO BITE CONSISTENTLY IM ALL EARS!2POPPAS, GOT SOME SOUND ADVICE THUMBSUP!
The extremes in sizes is my solution.From tiny jig&grub rig to oversize plastics 10" or more,no matter what kind of lure;from worms to slug'gos or shad types.
Finesse is the key work your lures just in the fron of fish(the tiny ones)or use false stealth from sides with
the biggers. Remember you have the advantage with the fish finder.
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