Bass Fishing from Banks Tip

[The Lawyer]

Good Day Guys

I love fishing and am a carp angler at the moment!

I have tried fishing plastic worms with my 9ft rod, what i wanted to know is that i see most bass fisherman use boats and baitcasters, so what would be my ideal tackle to buy should i want to start bass fishing from a bank as i dont have access to a boat?

Also if what baits would be better, as i presume that you cant use lipped lures as they would sink get stuck on the rocks or grass when being reeled in.

 

 

 

 

[KVD]

A 6.6 or 7ft rod spinning or casting will work,casting models are made for baitcasting reels.According the which rod and reel will depend on your budget.
Baits, you'll need some softbaits like flukes,brushhogs,grubs to start with in 3 basic colours wtrmln,jnebug,green pumpkin...hardbaits..you can get shallow diving cranks & some topwater baits(poppers,frogs etc). Spinnerbaits work well also from the bank(white r chatruese r combination of both). Should start you up,hope it helps.

 

[Monster]

Well said KVd

I would suggest a 7ft Meduim Heavy, Extra fast action, spinning rod. With a matching reel. Look at something like a Shimano slade. Very good value fot money. Put normal 10lb mono line on, braid is expensive and Fluro is too stiff( causes wind knots)

Longer rod will give you a bit more reach.

MH action means you can cast anything from a worm to a spinner bait.

Fast action so you can throw it far with a whippy tip and still have backbone to fight the big ones.

KVD's advice on start lures are spot on.  

 

[Monster]

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[The Lawyer]

Thanks Guys, i seem to watch every fishing program there is on TV and see the excitement of Bass Fishing so i really want to give it a go!

When it comes to reels, specifically spinning reels, how much of line do you think a reel needs to be able to hold as i see in bass fishing the casts are not really far?

Also when working a soft platic lure, do you need a reel with high retrieval rate or not as this will make the lure fast in water?

Hope you understand what i meant!

 

[Monster]

Jip, I understand

Most spinning reels have a fast retrieve, but you as the opperator controlls that speed with your hand. So reel speed is not that a big issue. Worms slow( if you think your fishing a worm too slow slow down some more). Cranks you need to retrive faster to get them to dive( If its not toughing/hitting the bottom you cna almost go home)

Reel size is important but moore for braking poower than line capacity. Like you said bass fight fast but not far. You aslo do not cast much more than 30m. Get a reel that balances the rod. Then you should be ok.