what kind of bait can i use for bass fishing?
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OOO! OOO! USE PIE! USE PIE!
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If you are using live bait, for bass I would say either minnows, or crayfish.  If you are using artificial, the #1 best bait to use would be the plastic worm.  Cast the worm near any form of cover, let it sink, and hold on!  I prefer the YUM dinger in the 4 inch length, in the watermelon seed color.YUM makes 3,4,5,6,7 and a 9 inch split tail model of the dinger.  I have drastically improved my catch ratio with the YUM dinger. It is best to have at least 3-4 different colors of each size of dinger that you have, just in case. The second best bait for bass are spinnerbaits.  I prefer darker colors like black and blue.  Only get smaller single blade spinnerbaits, because they catch more fish.  The larger tandem blades do catch bass, but not nearly as many as the smaller ones do.  It is a statistical fact.  Try different retrieves with the spinnerbaits, at different depths. Like I said, I prefer darker colors, but I have a wide assortment of colors, because you never know what color they will bite.  As for perch, I don't know to much about perch.  But I have a Rapala shad rap in a perch pattern, that I have caught alot of perch on. Here are a couple sites to help you out some.   Have fun and tight lines.
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you might want to try dawn or dusk hours depending on the heat. soft plastics minnows or crankbaits for bass and spinners or live bait for trout.....try a slip sinker about 16 inches from you hook with a small split shot to hold it from sliding down then use half a mini marshmallow twords the eye of the hook then tip it with about 8 to 12 maggots might want to use a size 6 hook.. the marshmallow keeps the maggots up and out of the vegitation you can chage your depths with the small split shot. it also works with meal worms..
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fishin, now thats what Im talkin bout... I reccomend usin power bait for trout, those are hard lil buggers to catch... also another thing I do before I park the boat to cast my pole, I dump a lil bit of that power bait crap right off the side of the boat Im fishin on to get em up near the boat so I can see em, then I catch one... also beef jerky is great for catching trout and catfish... hope this helps... y'all take it easy
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Minows are the best bait for lake and river fishing..grasshopers are second best then night crawlers
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wow there is so many. Lets start with trout: Small spinners are obvious, salmon eggs are great, i have also ( believe it or not ) had excellent success with cut bait. you can also buy the artificials at local bait shops or even walmart.\nCats: Great success with chicken liver. Night crawlers, if you can find crawfish tails they also work well, you can try the stink bait if you want . I havent had good success and i cant stand the smell. Good luck, hope thi helps in he future.
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With me i think the big baits help weed out the smaller fish,But its not a guarantee you will catch huge bass on them.Try to find what the bass in your lake you fish are feeding on,Here in california bass feed on trout in the winter and early spring .then as the water warms up they start to feed on baby bass,small bluegill and shad.If your catching alot of smaller bass try upsizing your bait.I like using 12-16" plastic worms when targeting big bass and also swimbaits,thats the new trend in big bassing these days.remember Elephants eat peanuts..So dont be afraid to use that smaller bait especially if it resembles the forage in your lake,many big bass are caught all the time on smaller baits .\ntight lines,\nBrian
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frogs or any topwater bait
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Use a Steel leader, 20-30Lb. test line , and 1/4 - 1/2 Lb. spoons or spinners. Buzz baits work well also.
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i know for the white bass and large mouth and walleye if any!!! id for sure try a bullet blade (there called alot of different things... the ones i got were called Zonars) !!! ,,,  http://www.in-fisherman.com/reference/weekly_tip/IFD_tip_FreshwaterDrumA.jpg  ... in the picture its the lure on the top left looks just like the pic pretty much... i was just introduced to those this year by a random fisherman who was pulling them out left and right using one... and saw i was having no luck... i was using twisters.. rapalas.. live bait... all of the above.. and i finally ran over to the bait shop and picked up a few of these and nailed white bass and large mouth in the same spot i wasnt catching them B4..but the picture is what they look like not sure what there called in ur local bait shop.. but they were killer... Ive found out that white bass LOVE Silver!!!
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Use shinny things. When i go to the rivers or small lakes, i like to us my small silver spinner. Get one that has a contrasting color on it. Mine has a pink strip. But i have found orange, gold, and yellow work just as well. Try to keep it bright so the fish can see the bait. Good Luck!
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Actually any cold front will affect the bass fishing, depending on your area it can be a real tough day but if you move out some from where you usually catch the bass, fish deeper and try using something smaller like a 4" senko or a 1/4 oz. spinner bait, or light jig and fish it slowwwwww. Almost don't even more the lure and let a worm just sit down their on occasion move it a twitch and let it sit again. good luck
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You should try a 3/8 ounce jig head , Texas rig a power worm (color:tequila sunrise) and jig it on the bottom near timber....this will give the worm a fairly slow sink rate and you will get lots of bites while the worm is sinking\n\nTry to use some Rapala baits, preferably the X-RAP, gold and silver colors work the best. Husky jerks work well in spawning bass beds and weeds.\n\nAnother tip is to use a a white tube with red glitter( Venom brand) and inset a 1/16 tud insert weight and jig that on the bottom...but don't push that tube weight all the way up. by doing this that tube twitches more and attracts more fish..also use some liquid powerbait bass attractant with that.\n\nBuzzbaits work very good. so des berkley gulp!\n\nlive shiners...never fail\n\nplastic frogs work very well as a topwater bait.
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try cabelas\n\nhttp://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/index/index-display.jsp?id=cat20362&navAction=jump&navCount=1&parentId=cat20166&parentType=category&cmCat=MainCatcat20166\n\nalso bass pro shops\n\nhttp://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.SubClass?hvarDept=100&hvarEvent=&hvarClassCode=11&hvarSubCode=3&cmid=FILN_OS_FISHINGEQUIPMENT_SINKERJIGSHOTMOLDS
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For Bass, best live baits are nightcrawlers and leeches.  No Lake Trout in NE.
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the best all around lure is an one eighth oz brown rooster tail with gold blades.you wont come home empty handed if you use this bait.even though i use other lures when it gets down to nothing working i break out the rooster tail and use a ultralight rod and reel
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White bass fishing is fun and they are also good to eat.\nI prefere to fish for them at night. I use small minnows for bait.You can hang a lantern over the water or get a floating light that hooks to a battery.I like to fish from a boat and just drop the line over the side without a bobber.By keeping the line tight you will feel the fish grab\nthe minnow. You may also use a slip bobber which works great. L.O.L.