Bass Fishin

[driftwood]

Hi

can anyone give me some helpful tips for bass fishing

all replys will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks driftwood.

[Blood Knot]

Hi driftwood

A little more info might help you get some response, where are you planning to fish are you landbased or in a boat etc ?

No bass expert myself, but maybe get some surface lures and take your self along to some known bass fishing areas on sunrise and try em out.

Sure others here can give expert advise, if you narrow down the field a bit.

Cheers & goodluck with em !

John

[mottyman]

Hi Driftwood,

Not sure where you're from but can help you out with some tips that help me down the Nepean (my local Bass area).

Really... its not that hard. They're pretty aggressive buggars.

Bassing is great fun. Watching a bass take your lure off the surface as the cicada's sing, the mossies bite the crap out of you and the flying foxes fly overhead is just great!!!!.

Best Conditions:

Rising Barometer.

Very humid. You'll find on a hot humid day there'll be lost of insects flying around, this is gooooood! If you can hear Cicadas singing that's tops! LOL

Very early in the morning, start before sun up, or, late in the afternoon fishing into dark.

Lures....

There are millions (and millions) of lures out there and everyone has their favourite... so I'm not going to suggest you use anything, but these are my favourites.

Any surface lure that is black, has a rattle, and makes a bit of a splash and "bloop" when "twiched". I use Kokoda Bats, they look like a cicada with clear wings that make a splash (because they're cheap, they work, and I don't cry if I catch one in the branches of an overhanging tree and lose it). You can pay anthing up to $25 for a single lure - Bats are about $6 (from memory, I stocked up and haven't bought any for ages).

Betts Spin blades with a 2 inch grub attached to a squidgy ball head jig (small one, can't quite remember the size). The fish in my avatar has a betts spin hanging out of its gob.

Any sort of 50mm hard body lure. Something black wtih green stripes is my favourite. It should have a nice tight "wiggle" action and a rattle is always good. I like the "chubby" type.

Technique

Again, everyone will have a different view but this is what works for me.

Early and late in the day I fish the Bats and other surface lures. Fish them over the top of weed beds but aim for the holes in the weed. Let the lure sit and just "twich" it every now and then. The trick is to get it to make a little splash with its wings and make ripples (like when you throw a stone into the water). If you find a nice log or snag, fish along side it or over the top if you can. Cast into the bank as far as you can and work the lure back (assuming you're fishing by boat). If you're fishing on the bank, cast along the river bank and work the lure back to you that way. Be prepared to drag the fish out of the weed once it hits, they're pretty fast.

Basically, look for snags, weed beds and anything that will provide cover for the fish. Then put your lure near that structure and twich it - and make a few "bloop" like splashes as well. The lure should look like a panicking piece of food trying to get out of the water.

As the sun comes up, change to betts spins. These work lower in the water and you can fish the edge of the weed beds into deeper water and alongside logs and snags. You can just crank them back slowly or give them a bit of varity with some stop start action and quicker spurts. Don't be afraid to let the lure sit and just "helicoper" down, the fish will hit it as it sinks.

You can fish the hard bodies in the same areas. A bit of a stop start here is good as well and crank them past the snags and logs.

As the sun gets higher, look for shadows right in close to the bank and over hanging tree branches. Cast into the shadows and under the branches. The fish will be here. This is why I use cheap lures LOLOLOL I get caught in the trees at least once every outing LOL.

So... as I said everyone has their own meathods and favourite lures but these are a few things that work for me. Hope that helps.

Cheers

David.

Edited October 13, 2009 by mottyman

[driftwood]

Thanks guys that info will be very helpful down the track.

I live in the hawksburry region around windsor and richmond and i will be mostly fishing from shore but my mate takes me out in his boat.

Thanks driftwood.

[driftwood]

What do yous think of the hard body 'feral cat' lures

My mate rekonds they work pretty good in the hawkesburry

Driftwood

[xib]

hey driftwood

i also live within the area and often fish the river for bass. fishing under the bridges at both windsor and north richmond will get you fish as well as any snags or low hanging trees. i dont realy fish windsor but i know the park on the western side of the river at north richmond has quite a few snags but be careful because some of them are hard to get down to.

matt

[Rocker]

Motty man is on the money!

I also let my lure(floating) sit after casting and only move it once the splash rings have dissapated.

Gets taken usually, before I can turn the handle.

Enjoy..

I would recommend the cheap Kokodas too!

[driftwood]

hey driftwood

i also live within the area and often fish the river for bass. fishing under the bridges at both windsor and north richmond will get you fish as well as any snags or low hanging trees. i dont realy fish windsor but i know the park on the western side of the river at north richmond has quite a few snags but be careful because some of them are hard to get down to.

matt

Thanks matt and rocker i will try them lures and techniques as well as north richmond.

driftwood