What would you use?

little-hobo

Senior Member
Hi guys

If bass are eating kurper thats abundant in that dam. What lures would you use to entice them to eat?


They refuse to even take live earth worms and the is like a shoal of maybe 20-30 about 20m from the bank.


L-H
 

BigBass

Sealiner
Smaller Bass tend to school and hunt in "packs" like you describe ...
Leave them alone until they grow up :fbash
or try an inline spinner, a spinnerbait, a crankbait or a fluke or Senko type soft plastic.
 

big one

New member
why would you want to catch bass thats 20cm..... it's a wiast off time rather go for bigger fish and if you then catch small one's it's fine because you will sooner or later hook in to a bigger one ........and about the 20cm bass the best way to catch then is with a fly something like a small wooly bugger or even some dry flies if they are near the top
 

cranky

Senior Member
use light line...8 or10 lb put a no 2.0 bass hook with a watermeloen junior  fluke if that doesnt work try a junebug fluke....fish it weightless...cast out and just leave it...let it sink...if it doesnt get taken...twich it...small jerks...then leave it.

if that doesnt work...twich it quickly along the top...so that it looks like a baitfish trying to escape.

 

 
 

Monster

Senior Member
Monster wrote:
Salmo Hornets 2cm and 4cm. Curly tails, no 0,1 inline spinners

Sorry, didn't read properly. This is for the kurper:)

First prize is a weightless or small mojo fluke as cranky discribed.My personal favorite colours are watermelon gold and water melon red flake and Junebug( No surprizes there)

 Let is sink twitch it, let it sink twitch it ens  This is to get the reaction strike

Or a very slow retrive with stops ever couple of meters. The rule is if you think you are fishing to slow slow down some more. This works in cold water, clean water and when fish are under pressure or off the bite.

Second Prize: Try a lipless crank, with red an blue markings, or one that looks like a baby bass( green with darker tripes). I love the Spro ones the Jr is a better size for my taste. Chuck it past a piece of structure. Let it sink and just retrive it slowly with stops often. Cast it in the same spot again and let it sink give it a quick jerk with the rod and let it sink. Continue until iets back. Cast again on the same spot and trawl it back making sure you can feel the vibration in the rod tip. 

If you cannot see any visable structure draw a watch on the water cast three time on evry hour andd then move to the next area. Being methodical lets you cover water more effectively if stucture isnt't visable. The retrives above will entice most fish and you will soon learn which one works.

Third prize spinner baits. Use the same retrive techniques as described above until you know what gets the fish. Also use the clock method. If the area is under pressure, visable structure will be fished extensively causing fish to move to structure you cannot see.  
 

cranky

Senior Member
just another tip when fishing with kids or newbies...they dont like standing with their hand in the pocket waiting patiently for bite...so i found a small lizard with a twin tail and a small mojo sinker works...i noticed when the get bored they want reel fast or just sit with the bait hanging off the back of the boat so the sinker holds the bait down.

 

 
 

Koos Bass

Member
Hi, I have a small Husky Jerk (Rapala) yellow-gold-ish with a black back, i guess about 4-6cm in lenth. I have not left the dam blank since i got that little lure. I always try for the big ones but if there was still nothing by close of day, i just use that little lure to get 3 or 4 little ones. I tried it with my 5year old girl at homestead in benoni and even she got 1 bass and lost one the same day and i've seen alot of guys incl. myself with all our tricks and lures @ homestead comming home dry.
 
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