nargse1 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 hey all, im going to start bass fishing soon. i have no idea of what gear to use. read alot of posts and bought alot of lures, spinners etc from tackle shops ( that i cant keep out of). was curious to see what everyone else uses or thinks about this bass fishing? cheers damien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutboy Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Gday Nargse1 bass fishing awsesome fun, even small fish pull like trains. With the popularity of spin gear these days you would be mad not to use one. A lightish rod 2 to 4kg and some good braid of around 6 to 8 lbs loaded onto a half decent spin reel will get you into the action. A lot of lures used to target bass are very light in weight and can be hard to cast on bait casters unless you are proficient with them. Stick to the spin rod for now but dont discount the bait caster if you already have one. Most bass fisherman love to use surface lures but I have had most success using a small bets spin fitted with a small 50mm atomic curl tail grub in motoroil . Give it a go mate you will love it. cheers troutboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennmreid Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 I've been having success on the smith bisen & siglett suface lures and ausspin spinnerbaits. I love using the surface lures and see how agressive the fish becomes. It amazes me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksfishn Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 hi man if im river fishing i use my bream gear 1-3kg rod 1000 reel and 1-3lbs braid dam fishing beef it up abit especilly if fishing in the sticks poppers/crawlers are a great way to target bass the surface strike is awsome early morn or late arvo into night only or your wasting your time if you ask me when useing divers i prefer small lures like chubbys sx40 so on knowls lures are very productive to hard to find but once again all day long method for bass plastics are antother great way to fish deeper water actuall all water but i prefer useing them in the deeper water can be used all day long and everyones well not mine fav. the spinnerbait highly effective any time of the day if you dont mind throwing coat hangers around hope this helps out abit if your ever out west or planing a trip to the nepean land based give me a yell if you want ill show you around abit even better if you can get your hands on a yak lots of places you cant get to by land or on a boat pm sent to mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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