03-27-2009, 03:43 AM
My experience with plastics is that they're hit & miss. They're what I fished last year, and it was such a problem for me to set the hook that I've gone to crankbaits this year, being my 2nd year bass fishing. But the success I did have with them, I would cast it out, let it sink for a few seconds (or more depending on the depth), and then reel in slowly, bringing them up, and then stop, let them sink, then retrieve again. That was the pattern I used, and it worked fairly well. If I knew more about it last year I probably would have had more success.
This year, I've only had success on one tiny little crankbait. I'm trying to get away from it and find other lures that the bass in the pond I fish will strike. My girlfriend's dad got a big bass on a white/chartreuse/red spinnerbait the other day, but it jumped out of the water and lost the hook. I'd like to use some spinnerbaits, but I don't know good fishing technique of them, unless the best method is simply cast out and retrieve. It's a murky pond, so I've been looking at solid white, solid chartreuse, and mix color spinnerbaits. I've heard that spinnerbaits are a "big fish" bait, so I want to try and get the bigger bass in the pond, not just the little half pounders. So if you've got some help with spinnerbait stuff, I'd actually greatly appreciate that.
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This year, I've only had success on one tiny little crankbait. I'm trying to get away from it and find other lures that the bass in the pond I fish will strike. My girlfriend's dad got a big bass on a white/chartreuse/red spinnerbait the other day, but it jumped out of the water and lost the hook. I'd like to use some spinnerbaits, but I don't know good fishing technique of them, unless the best method is simply cast out and retrieve. It's a murky pond, so I've been looking at solid white, solid chartreuse, and mix color spinnerbaits. I've heard that spinnerbaits are a "big fish" bait, so I want to try and get the bigger bass in the pond, not just the little half pounders. So if you've got some help with spinnerbait stuff, I'd actually greatly appreciate that.
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