I was in Porterville yesterday and went to a place called 22 Waterfalls just to go look at a place to go camping later in the year. As I was ready to leave I heard that they have a bass dam so I went to go check it out. One guy was busy fishing there and he said he pulled out 5 bass in 30 min. Now I was thinking it would be nice to play around the next time we go there but I never tried my hand at bass fishing. What are 5 basic lures/ spinners that work very well anywhere u go as I don't want to go buy thousands of rands stuff just to have fun over a weekend. once or twice a year. He used this spinner
I was in Porterville yesterday and went to a place
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Dr halibut hoffman
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http://www.sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=95286&forum_id=32
Those are a pretty good bunch listed in that current discussion
Get a pack of baby bass colour and also a dark colour, flukes. Baby bass use generally and use the dark ones for turbid water or dark cloudy days. Get a pack of the correct hooks for these as well as small tungsten shot in case the wind is blowing or you want to fish deeper. Figure out how to fish the plastics and how to fish structure. Because bass are IN the structure and that's why plastics will outfish others like spinners and hardbaits as you fish the plastics into the holes, sticks, lilies and drop-offs etc. as opposed to fishing past them. Start your lure collection and learning from there.. Those are the cheapest and most effective lures to get started on and it will teach well you how to catch a bass effectively in a few sessions when there are bass around.
In clearer waters, crawfish plastics are deadly as well as creature baits in the same situations as flukes..Worms are ok, but the newer plastics are deadly compared to the old worms I used to fish.
Those are a pretty good bunch listed in that current discussion
Get a pack of baby bass colour and also a dark colour, flukes. Baby bass use generally and use the dark ones for turbid water or dark cloudy days. Get a pack of the correct hooks for these as well as small tungsten shot in case the wind is blowing or you want to fish deeper. Figure out how to fish the plastics and how to fish structure. Because bass are IN the structure and that's why plastics will outfish others like spinners and hardbaits as you fish the plastics into the holes, sticks, lilies and drop-offs etc. as opposed to fishing past them. Start your lure collection and learning from there.. Those are the cheapest and most effective lures to get started on and it will teach well you how to catch a bass effectively in a few sessions when there are bass around.In clearer waters, crawfish plastics are deadly as well as creature baits in the same situations as flukes..Worms are ok, but the newer plastics are deadly compared to the old worms I used to fish.
fishy_fishy
Sealiner
I absolutely agree. "Where this is grass, there is bass" - Bass love structure and plastics are my go to bait when i fish any venue. The essential bass lures that will produce fish are:
1. Baby Flukes (watermelon, pumpkin seed, june bug colours)
2. Senko 4 inch (watermelon, pumpkin seed, june bug colours)
3. Mepps Spinner with dressed treble
Rig them correctly, and fish them well - you will be successful.
:f1shy
1. Baby Flukes (watermelon, pumpkin seed, june bug colours)
2. Senko 4 inch (watermelon, pumpkin seed, june bug colours)
3. Mepps Spinner with dressed treble
Rig them correctly, and fish them well - you will be successful.
:f1shy
Dr halibut hoffman
Moderator
Most of my bass I get at close range with "underhand" rod flicks rather than casts as the structure is more often than not right up against the sides of waters. Get a little 6'6" or 7ft stick that is whippy but stiff if that makes sense and a small 2000 or size coffee grinder, line of choice and some plastics and you're set..
tackle whore
Senior Member
spinnerbait , 6' lizard , inline spinner , topwater frog ,rattletrap . Try a junebug / purple,,watermelon red fleck for most of our cape waters
1. Zoom watermelon seed fluke (MUST)
2. Zoom trickworm watermelon seed
3. Zoom JNR Flukes
4. Zoom CurlyTail watermelon chart tail
5. Zoom Watermelon red fluke
Why zoom zoom zoom? Quality, value for money, colour and its salt impregnated (bass hold on for much longer and even swallow).
2. Zoom trickworm watermelon seed
3. Zoom JNR Flukes
4. Zoom CurlyTail watermelon chart tail
5. Zoom Watermelon red fluke
Why zoom zoom zoom? Quality, value for money, colour and its salt impregnated (bass hold on for much longer and even swallow).
Bass are extremely good hunters and use any sort of Hideout to ambush there prey. They will eat anything between a snake and a frog that fallsinto the water.
Always have some sort of surface popper or frog type presentation for the early bird catches the worm scenario. I swear by curly tail worms and if its Small mouth Bass you are targeting then get any rapala with black and gold colouring. In the pic are a few other good options that you can use. Also check my presentation on rigging a worm or anything similar, Texas Rig
Always have some sort of surface popper or frog type presentation for the early bird catches the worm scenario. I swear by curly tail worms and if its Small mouth Bass you are targeting then get any rapala with black and gold colouring. In the pic are a few other good options that you can use. Also check my presentation on rigging a worm or anything similar, Texas Rig
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Step four- insert hook into worm at point of penetration determined. This point is where the curve of the hook is inline with the bottom of the worm. Do not push the hook point through the worm. The hook point is in a parrelel position to the surface of the worm, a fraction of a fraction below the surface of the worm. The reasson for this is to decrease the chances of becoming stuck. Also ensure that the kink in the hook is postioned as shown in the pic. The aim is to keep the portion of worm between head and hook point as strait as possible. It enhances the swimming pattern of the worm.
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IF you are starting out...
Clear water plastics - Watermelon (Personally watermelon gold)
Stained/ dark water or cloud cover - June Bug or Black (Fly guys have a saying -"Dark Sky Dark fly - Light sky light fly - same applies to bassfishing go light natural colours if sky is clear and dark if it is cloudy)
Some of the guys have made some valid statements above but some of those baits require technique to fish.
To start with fish plastics for bass it is really easy and bass like them lots. Personally I would fish them weightless - weightless forces you to fish slower as you have to wait for the lure to sink. Slow retrieve - best that works for me is start with the rod tip close to the water and with slow jerky movements raise the rod tip to head height drop the tip and wind down on the slack - sometimes all you will feel is a slight tension or sometimes you will feel the bass swim off with the lure. just remember give him time to eat before setting the hook.
To start with keep your baits small Baby plastics or junior plastics - Zoom is by far the most popular in my arsenal.
Plastic choices for me
1. Baby brushhogs (Believe it or not designed to imitate a crab).
2. JNR Flukes and Super flukes
3. Dead ringers
4. Horny Toads
5. C Tails
Also remember that bass have exceptional eyesight so ask someone to show you how to rig a plastic properly - presentation is everything. If you cannot afford Flourocarbon line fish light for bass you might get bust off a few times but that is bassfishing..
Clear water plastics - Watermelon (Personally watermelon gold)
Stained/ dark water or cloud cover - June Bug or Black (Fly guys have a saying -"Dark Sky Dark fly - Light sky light fly - same applies to bassfishing go light natural colours if sky is clear and dark if it is cloudy)
Some of the guys have made some valid statements above but some of those baits require technique to fish.
To start with fish plastics for bass it is really easy and bass like them lots. Personally I would fish them weightless - weightless forces you to fish slower as you have to wait for the lure to sink. Slow retrieve - best that works for me is start with the rod tip close to the water and with slow jerky movements raise the rod tip to head height drop the tip and wind down on the slack - sometimes all you will feel is a slight tension or sometimes you will feel the bass swim off with the lure. just remember give him time to eat before setting the hook.
To start with keep your baits small Baby plastics or junior plastics - Zoom is by far the most popular in my arsenal.
Plastic choices for me
1. Baby brushhogs (Believe it or not designed to imitate a crab).
2. JNR Flukes and Super flukes
3. Dead ringers
4. Horny Toads
5. C Tails
Also remember that bass have exceptional eyesight so ask someone to show you how to rig a plastic properly - presentation is everything. If you cannot afford Flourocarbon line fish light for bass you might get bust off a few times but that is bassfishing..