Anyone know what good bait to use for white bass and what color attract them?
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A small "Rooster-tail" in white and black with a silver blade.Also, downsize your line test. Use Berkley "Fire-Line" in "smoke" color. That line tests at 10lbs and has a dia. of 4lb. Small "Rattle-Trap" type baits work as well, in the 1/8 and 1/4 size.Small "black" or "white" jigs in the 1/8 oz. and 1/4 oz. works well too. Spray all of your lures with some type of attractant.
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Well here in NC, I fish all over, but mainly for bass.... Shearron Harris, Kerr, and Falls of the Neuse River up by the Triad are all great for bass, crappie and blue gill as well as catfish at night.  Catfish abound on the Cape Fear River... even up to 60 lbs.... and you can catch stripped bass as well.  Tillery and Wyllie are great out by Ashboro and Charolotte for large and small mouth bass, crappie, bluegill and brim... and an occasional reddress.  The lakes on Ft Bragg are well stocked for catfish and bass... seven lakes total.  Bluette Falls on the Pee Dee River near Rockingham is well know for blue catfish and some pretty good channels too.  Bass are pretty good on the topside of the dam too... especially if you have a boat. The are plenty of trout in the mountain streams and a bunch of great lakes for fishing.  And my last hotspot....the New River along the Virginia line.... smallmouth heaven.
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When I go fishing for trout I use small spoons & spinners.  Sometimes a spinner with a crawler at the end works good.  If your going to just bait fish use a slip bobber, jig (green & yellow), and now for the bait you can use corn, night crawler, red worms (best), minnows, and crickets.  Marshmellows I heard works good but i never tried it.  Good luck!
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There are many lures of this type..... just look through the RAPALA Lures & STORM lures catalogue, and you'll find plenty.\nLike all lures they're mainly used for catching predatory fish, such as Pike, Perch & Bass.... see this British article on the subject: http://www.esox.co.uk/new_page_22.htm\n\nIf you really want to learn as much as possible about fishing, I suggest investing in copies of:\nJohn Bailey's Complete Guide to freshwater fishing\nhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1843305674/qid=1148527304/sr=1-15/ref=sr_1_0_15/202-1803687-5659022\n\nThe NEW Encylopedia of Fishing\nhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0751339733/qid=1148527285/sr=1-33/ref=sr_1_2_33/202-1803687-5659022\nand\nJohn Wilson's Fishing Encylopedia\nhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0752219111/qid=1148527363/sr=1-24/ref=sr_1_0_24/202-1803687-5659022
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Check gander Mountain.  i think I bought afew there last summer.  They are great jigs and the fish just love them!  I have to go to the Gander Mountain here and I'll check for them.  If u can't find any send me an e-mail and I might be able to send some to you.
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Lake Dixion is one of the best bass fisheries in the world. Spring lake is also great, but Dixion sticks out. The bass in these lakes are HUGE! Use strong rods reels line ect. Big swimbaits, a foot long is normal. Fish them in or around 30 feet of water for sunny days; if its cloudy go to the bank. But if you want to catch a bunch a 6 inch worm is always good.
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The most fun is to use a top water bait.  This is the best when the season is right. In case of topwater, use a big plug, something for say a MUSKY would be good.  Be sure to change your hooks to salt water hooks since they will last longer.\n\nI tend to use Rapala because I was told by the pros that the best bait is the one with which you're most comfortable, and I learned to fish on Rapalas.  But I'd say anything is good. The price doesnt really matter.  I think one of the poppers I use is like 4.55 and it works really well. \n\nAs for color, match the ocean color to the bait. If the sky is blue, use a blue top.  If all fail, use a red nose/ white body.  Basic colors you need are blue and silver, red and white, chart, gold, silver. Orange is pretty good too in case all other colors fail.\n\nLine, I use flouro carbon.  I sometimes use a wire leader too but using a bimini twist on the leader works just as fine.\n\nAs for live food, well anything works well.  If you want to combine lure and live food, use live calamari cut in 2-3 inch slices as a trailer. This is ultra effective.
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Try Maggotdrowning (The UK's No.1 freshwater fishing messageboard): http://www.maggotdrowning.com\n\nAlso Amazon, where you can buy a copy of "John Wilson: Baits & Artificial Lures" which is absolutely packed with information on it. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0752219294/qid=1148527855/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_0_4/202-1803687-5659022
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Well there are alot of variables to your question.... water temperature, clarity, depth, stream or pond/lake..... but here are my top three....\n\nGrape soft plastic worm... usually a curl tail... and rigging depends on those above variables.\n\nBuzz baits and spinner baits.... with a slow retrieve.... and a nice trailer never hurt anything..\n\nAnd top water poppers and hard baits.... poppers for the noise and spooks and torpedos for good action
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although most people use live bait,witch works well. I like artificials.When using live bait or artificials I feel flourocarbon leaders are a must.With live baiting using a weight, a long leaders is necessary, at least ten feet.Use a good quality hook that isnt to big for the bait your using.I personally find that the grouper like pinfish a lot. The snappers like pilchards more than pinfish.Low light conditions will also help, dusk or dawn.
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I always use a black bullet weight.  I don't know if it works any better than the other ones because I've never tried any other ones except regular lead color and it does work better than that. \n\nAll those flashy colors are a good idea, and after reading your question, I had an idea.  Paint the weight colors that match the bottom of the area you're fishing.  That way the weight blends in and all the fish sees is the soft plastic.  I'm gonna go buy a couple things of bullet weights and start painting.
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If you don't already, I recommend tying some deer hair flies on a size 8 streamer hook. It will work for more species than anything apart from an earthworm. If you don't tie flies, you can buy them at Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Gander Mountain, or Sportsman's Warehouse. You can also buy them online at cabelas.com, basspro.com, or flyfishingflies.com
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i fish for largemouth bass crappie walleyes and white bass largest bass was master angler 12lb 11 0z...largest walleye was 14 lbs largest crappie was 1.25 lbs largest white bass was actually a striper weighed in at 17 lbs what a scrapper he was..i like to follow the gulls when the shad are running..drive my boat up to the gulls and throw in a white spinner blade....the action is fast and furious catching upwards of 100 white bass in a day....Milford lake Kansas
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I only fish for bass, so here is my list for bass. I would try Rebel pop-r's in different sizes and colors. Hula poppers, heddons zara spook for big bass, try different propeller lures, the Rapala original floating minnow. Try some different frogs that can float over weeds, and provoke vicious strikes, you could also try different floating plastic baits from 3x by strike king, they have all sorts of plastics that float like lizards, worms, crawfish, etc... I live in PA, but there are alot of constants in bass fishing.  If your not producing fish, vary your retrieve speed, and technique. In clear water use realistic lures, in cloudy water use brighter lures like firetiger, in muddy waters try lures that make noise so the fish can zero in on them. A few examples are spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and wide wobble crankbaits. Same with at night, use noisy lures. But I have also got fish at night with worms, which don't make any noise. Try different things till you hit the right lure.  Tight lines
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Chuck, \n\nDont spray your line down man!!!! no need to put other things in the water that may deter the fish from slammin' on your bait. email me at Brgwski@msn.com.\nlet me know what your fishin for (usually), and tell me if you put the line on yourself. and what your flippin in the water
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I live in ILL as well, I catch them using corn and nightcrawlers.  If they are spawning snag them with a treble hook.
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There are a lot variables in catching Bream, Bluegills,Shell crackers....Wax worms work well. And crickets as well. You also have to know water conditions and structure ......a lot of different things! If you give me more information maybe I can help you better. What lake are you fishing?