Best Bait for Bass

cookiemonster · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:08 pm Post subject: Best Bait for Bass

Hi all. Please can you tell me what the best bait for catching Bass as I am really desperate to catch my first ever Bass. Please feel free to metion thr rig(s) to use as well.....Colin confused

shorty · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:10 pm Post subject:

free lined [no weights] sandeels ,mack [joey] and fresh peelers and hermit crabs big grin

dazzaman · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject:

Hi colin
Varies coast to coast,lug,rag,lug tipped with squid,whole squid,peelers,razorfish,blueys,sandeel(live or dead)mackeral.......
As for rigs,pulleys,running ledgers,pennels,flappers.......
I believe if the fish are there and feeding they will take the bait big grin

Try different things at different venues,find what works best for you big hug

Hope this helps,Darren cool

cookiemonster · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject:

Thanks Darren will do.Next out Fri evening so will give it a go then.....Colin

shannock · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject:

i know a guy who had 6 bass sunday morning

not gonna say where but they were all on lug (to many netters reading this )

all the bass i have had (only about a dozen all smallish under 2lbs )they also were on lug

for bigger fish its better to use a pennel rig (2 hooks on the same snood for bigger baits)

just remember a bigger fish will be more interested in a big bait but you can still catch a 10lber on a single lug

it a case of getting to a spot were there are some bass and keep tryin

it will happen
cheers steve

cheers steve

kirkhamlfc · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:20 pm Post subject:

do the bass stay out during the winter ? would mine targeting them one evening
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cookiemonster · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject:

It depends where you are m8. I know here in Plymouth we have a good chance of catching them all year round

se28 · Member Joined: Aug 17, 2008 Posts: 48 Location: Thamesmead

Caught a Bass in the thames, thamesmead area with lug sunday.

About 30 cm

geggy_poos · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:08 pm Post subject:

slip a limpet is a great bass bait after rough see or a storm! big grin

greg

honitonblanker · Member Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 8 Location: Honiton

I tend to use whole mackral on a penell rig and cast only 10-20 yards out as they feed close in. Small bass will take large bait but you have a good chance of hooking somthing decent if you go big.

chrisandboys · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:41 pm Post subject:

4CodsSake · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject:

I find the best bait Lug worm, even better if you can use freshly dug from the beach you are fishing from.
As for rigs they vary but if the fish are feeding they will take on most rigs.

Craig