What is the best lure for catching bass.?
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In clear water, with a blue sky overhead, try a fairly dark coloured plug or jerkbait, along the lines of those you would use pike fishing. You can also try spinners, no particular kind, as they all work well on the right day. Just have a small selection of different colours and sizes. I prefer the mepps super vibrax, or the rublex ondex in sizes 4 - 6. Harris angling sell them for about £3 each, and there indesructable.\n\nIn overcast and cloudy water conditions, use the same types of lures and spinners, but opt for the ones with brighter colours. Tight lines
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Depends, are you going to "troll" for your Sea-bass? If so, use the rapala's/yozuri combo. However, if you are anchored on a spot, I would try live bait or cut-bait. Perhaps, a 1/2 oz. white jig with a white "Gulp" body............depends on the conditions of weather, water clarity, and current. Definitely use "Berkley Fire-Line". It works great. A close second is "Spider-wire".\nYour best bet is to call the local bait shop in your area and ask them for more details on catching Sea-Bass.\nGOOD LUCK!....
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Definitely.  Top-water, 10" worms and noisy baits work well.  Most bass fisherman overlook night fishing.
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The bass get pretty big in Florida. I would go with say a 1 or 2 ought hook for bass and I would probably go with say a 1/16 oz or even a 1/32 oz small jig for bream or specks.(blugill or crappie) these sizes will get you through the season. I have fished for bass in florida and have used up to say 4-5 ought hook for shiner fishing. (with a weed guard) and used golden shiners up to 12" long to catch them. My biggest so far is 8.5 lbs caught in Okeechobee.
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I lived in Jacksonville, Florida all my life. My bass-club had a tournament out of Talquin in the late 90's. \n\nI think you should be throwing 7 inch Berkley "Power-worms" in "Red Shad/Green Glitter" or "Camo" colors.\n\nTry a 1/4 OZ "Titanium" spinner bait with "GOLD" willow-leaf blades and a "red/chartreuse" skirt. \n\n"Hank Parker's" "Classic" spinner-bait works TOO!\n\nThe guy who won that particular tourney put his trolling motor on at a brisk pace, threw spinner-baits until he found fish, then slowed down and thoroughly worked the area with "Power-worms",( he ended up wining over $600).\n\nAlso, try the new "Senko" 5" stick bait in "cinnamon/black/Merthiolate tip" color. I have heard this bait works VERY well "walked" across weed tops and weed-lines.\n\nIf all else fails, try "downsizing" your line diameter("Berkly Fireline" size 4/10), using a "spinning" reel, and throw 1/8 & 1/4 OZ, "Beetle-spins" with curly-tailed bodys in "Black body/silver blade" or "Chartruese body/ gold blade". \n\nIf you find a concentration of "spooky" Bass, try throwing a "Yum" "Zellamander"(no weight), Texas-style rigged, "water melon/red-flake" color.  \n\nCast to wood! Cast along weedlines! GOOD LUCK!
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I would have to agree to Markus, try soft plastics.  I caught a 5 lb largemouth on a YUM 4inch "dinger", it's like a senko type stick worm.  I actually let the line loose, and held the worm in my hand, and threw it up into the air.  I found that a certain "kerplunk" made the bass hit the worm like it was going out of style.  I was night fishing in a heavy pressure, over-fished lake in western Pa.  If it is rather hot, I would try a YUM 7 inch ribbontail worm.  They produce great strikes from some nice bass. I would have to suggest a slow retrieve with a few little jerks to make the tail flutter very fast.  It almost imitates a snake.    Of all bass lures, I am the most confident using soft plastics.  As always, keep your line tight when using plastics, and your rod at a 9 o'clock position.  When you feel the bass take the bait, lower the tip, reel in the slack, and set the hook with a good sweep up.  I find that in my area that watermelon is the most productive color at anytime.  I would suggest trying soft plastics in watermelon first, and then when you can use that type of worm efficiently, maybe try other colors.  Tight lines.
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I think near the Wolf River there is some good stuff. As for black bass almost all over you can catch them.
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Bass... I kinda figure you have a pretty good program put toether already.... but I use a couple different techniques for different presentations.... I stroke or hop jigs off of structures towards deeper water... its pretty effective.  I'll tend to finesse a jig into docks and vertical structures, especially if the bass are being pressured during a tournament or there are alot of people just "throwing" bait away. Once again, I like to work from shallow to deep waters. I try smooth movements and a pitch to reduce splash.  On both techniques, once I have worked the jig as deep as I can... I use a steady, medium speed to retrieve it... looking for that second chance at a bucket mouth.  \n\nGood anwser before on the attractant!!
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try  lurenet.com  ..... I buy some stuff there.... or go to manns.com and do a dealer search.
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Fishing rocks!  I go for freshwater fish.  Bass are big up here.  Any kinda fish is fun.  A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work!
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I don't know of any web sites that will send ya free baits, but if you find one let me know. I know where you can get alot of free baits though if that will help you out any. Go to a FLW event or a BASS event and they usually had out free lures. At least at the Flw championship or the Bassmasters Classic.
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I have found that the best retirieve to catch bass would have to cast it out as close to weeds, or logs, or rock cover as you can, keep your rod tip up and you line taut.  Let the worm sink and usually you will get the hit on the initial fall.  If not, let the worm sink to the bottom.  Then give the worm a few tugs, very small tugs, remember, you have to make it look real, so huge tugs make it look like a super worm, and may result in a hit, but, not many.  After you have given 2,3 maybe 4 little tugs on the worm, let it sink again.  I have found that most hits occur as the worm is falling.  So it is a must to keep your line taut, or you won't even feel the strike.  You must also keep your eye on your line where it enters the water.  Sometimes, you don't feel the hit, even with a tight line, but you will see your line either twitch, or move off to one side or the other.  Be ready to set the hook.  I prefer the YUM dinger in the 4 inch model and 6 inch model, in the watermelon seed color with gold flakes. They have a small slit in the worm to hide the hook in, resulting in easier, and better hook-ups.  Bill Dance once said "Any color and size of worm is good, as long as it is 6 inches and purple."  Try watermelon seed first, it seems to work everywhere.  Purple, black, red, and watermelon seed  also seem to work well.  But you have to experiment to find a good color. Here are a few sites to get you started.  I also have found that if the YUM dinger doesn't work, the YUM 6 inch ribbontail usually does.  If niether of those work, I try the YUM hawgtail, and almost always catch bass with 1 of the 3.  I would be lying if I told you that these three soft plastics have not improved my catch ratio per fishing trip, than any other plastics, and lures combined. I have found that using worms, I have found that it makes little difference on the water condition, when fishing a worm.  I have caught bass in muddy water, clear water, and in between with a worm, as well as at night. Bass have a "sensor" called the lateral lines. The bass can feel the worm before they see it.  In fact the largest bass I have ever caught was caught on a YUM dinger, at 2 a.m. during a full moon. But I have also had good bass at night when it was cloudy out. I prefer to Texas rig my plastics, most always wieghtless, on a 1/0 worm hook.  Have fun, and tight lines.
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http://users.1st.net/basslures/\nhttp://bassresource.com/fish/tipsindex.html\n\nTry these 2 sites, they are a big help.  I read both and applied them this past weekend, and caught some nice Bass. They are equally great and both offer free info about all sorts of topics.  You have to look alittle to find exactly what you want.  Try the second link first. I recently got a book called Bass Wisdom by Homer Circle. I got it at Border's books for about 20 dollars.  It has alot of very good techniques and tactis for fishing everything from crankbaits, to tubes, to jigs, to grubs, anything you can possibly fish with. As well as some tips on rigs to atract bigger bass.  Have fun!
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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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Appears to be good Bass fishing.\n\nWe always scope out a new place and ask the people fishing what they're catching and with what.  Also, a local bait store is good for info too.  Sometimes local tourist bureaus have a fishing report posted.\n\nHave a great time
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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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I believe Bass pro shop Outdoor World has some of all kinds. If you get it full of fish call me. lol Good luck