bass fishing help please?
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i want to start bass fishing we have a small boat enough for 2 people with a 25 horse power engine and i want to start bass fishing but i dont know what gear i need or what reels or rods and what bait i need to use i live in eastern north carolina and i thank you for all your answers
i meant western north carolina instead of eastern im very srry
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Well when I was in Ft Bragg, I always used plastic worms just a shade darker than the water, I did alright, also for a rod and reel for bass fishing you really want to get good with an open face bait caster. You can get them in combos, but trust me, it isn’t necessary for you to pay for the top brand rods and reel. I started off with a zebco 33, and I did just fine with that. There are lots of other baits, and to be perfectly honest with you, every single one of them work just fine if you know how to use them and in what conditions to use them. Bass fishing is a fun sport, and half the fun is trying different things, but to give you a little head start I suggest you have 3 things. 1. Plastic worms. 2. Topwater, (torpedo, pencil bait) 3. Shallow diving (some rattletraps) and you will have all you need to find the fish no matter where they are. All of these work in your area. So give it try, and one last thing. As far as the rod and reel go, get one that you feel comfortable with in your hand.
i would use plastic worms a spinnig reel and crankbaits
well get a 6 to7 foot rod first then i would get a coverd reel but if you like open face thats ok too. then get some lures. i like crankbaits the best unless its plastic worms then i recomend to get green colored worms. ive caught a huge bass on motoroil green worms. and make sure you have live well in your boat
1.) 6’6 medium-action spinning rod, that holds around 6-12 or 8-15 lb. line. A few reliable name brands include : Daiwa, Berkley, Shimano, and a even a few of Shakespeare’s rods are decent. I would start out with a Berkley Lightning rod, 6’6 medium-action. Make sure it’s a spinning rod.
2.) Spinning reel that holds around 150 yards. of 10 lb. test. I would use 10 lb. Stren clear monofilament. A few reliable brands include : Plfueger, Mitchell, Shimano, & Daiwa. But get what you can afford.
3.) You don’t need a lot of different lures. Buy you a few packs of 4″ and 6″ plastic worms in the colors : Motor Oil, Grape, Black, or Purple. Buy some 1/0 and 2/0 wide gap worm hooks. But some 1/16 OZ, 1/8 OZ, and 1/4 OZ bullet weights. Learn how to “Texas rig”.
Yea start with a 6’6 rod with a spinning reel. If you starting getting hard core about bass fishing you can learn to use a bait caster later on down the road. One of my rods is a Berkley Lightning rod and for the money it is quality. Texas rigged plastics are a great start that was the first artificial lure I learned to use. Also maybe get some jigs too because if you can fish a texas rigged worm you can fish a jig. Hold off on the crankbaits for now but if you want you can start with the Rebel insect cranks(fly, grasshopper. etc), available at any Wal-mart. I taught my little niece to use these and she loves them cause she hates handling live crickets and live bait. I love using these to catch anything and bass crush them even in the heat of summer day when all other lures stop getting bit. I mean think about the last time you were fishing in 90 degree day the only thing that seems to move are the bugs. Also start watching fishing shows and read magazines too but dont fall for all the products they push at you. Welcome to the fraternity of bass fishing now your hooked you wont let go.
invite one of your buddies that fishes out in your boat. get him to show you what you need and how to use it. wander down to the lake and find a shore angler that appears to know what he’s doing. make him the same offer.
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WESTERN north carolina???
this doesn’t work in WESTERN north carolina.
never mind.
If you have a rod and real already just use it. Go next to some grassy areas in the lake or where theres a branch sticking out of the water and cast next to it with a spinner bait or buzz bait.
start small with the amount of pressure on the bass population today smaller is better you will hook up and catch more fish if you down size.my suggestion would be zebco micro spin with 4lb line and a small floating rapala in silver and one in gold there is nothing that swims in freshwater that will not hit those.