how to fish for big bass this time of year in fl. with lures and or worms??? times, bait, lures & techniques?
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I have a few small ponds i fish but resultes vary as do my inability to catch the big one. I can “flip” and cast great but my retieval methods i think need some work, so any help and tips are appreciated. the ponds i fish no one else does so i figure i have some advantage but i do not know the hieght to fish some lures.
top, mid, bottom do i let it drop and retrieve fast or do a 3 count and bring it home slow……..thanks for any and all answers/tips in advance.
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I would use a 10″ worm with just enough weight to get it to the bottom and just slowly work the worm in with a stop and twitch method.I may even go to a floating worm or a stikeking 10″ lizard on a carolina rig with about a 24″ leader and a 3/4oz sinker with a couple glass beads and shake the bait to make rattle and then reel some and repeat!
The heavy jig n pig with a bulky jumbo frog worked off the bottom works great also!(I prefer to work J/Pigs from a boat)
I work baits for large bass much slower but very deliberate!
Now is the time to get those 8″ to 12″ wild shiners out under a balloon or cork!
Try from around 6am to 9am then come back at 6pm to dark take a break and hit them again from 10pm to 2am with buzz baits jitterbugs or any good profile bait or noisey lure!
Yes! I am an experienced bass fisherman. This is a great question.
Okay the first thing you need to know is that the size and the depth of the lake largely determine the size of the fish it will support. Most ponds, and smaller lakes (aproximately less than 10 acres) will not support bass much larger than 5 pounds. There are, of course, exceptions to this rule, but for the most part you are going to be catching fish in the 1/4-2lb range.
Now if you are going for big bass 5lbs+, your best bet is live bait. The reason for this is that bass will eat anything that is small enough for them to swallow (which is not much smaller than the bass itself!). You can try using blue gill or shiners. Shiners can be found at some tackle/ bait stores. Bass love them, but they aren’t really big enough to ensure you get a monster bass. What you really want to do is catch a blue gill, a nice sized one, about the size of your hand. You can usually chum them up with dough balls (flour and water) and catch them on small hooks baited with dough. Get a fairly large hook that is designed for fishing with live bait (the dude at the store can help you with that). You may consider using a leader or higher pound test line for this special occasion. You will need to attatch a large styrophome bobber about 5-6 feet up from the Hook. Hook the blue gill through the bony part of its upper lip. Make sure not to hook it too far back in the brain, or through the eye. Also make sure not to hook it in the soft membrane between its lips and its skull (if you hook it there you will cast the blue gill off your line and end up with fish lips on a hook). Cast the blue gill out into the center of the lake and watch the bobber carefully. The fish will be strong enough to pull the bobber around, and maybe even pull it under for a short time. So don’t freak out and don’t let the fish wander to the edges of the lake (weeds).
The good part about this method is that the blue gill can travel around the lake, all the while it is thrashing about, pissing off all the bass. Eventually It will piss off one that is big enough to eat it. The bobber keeps the blue gill out of the weeds on the bottom of the lake (hopefully). By using the larger bait you ensure that only a large bass can eat it. This method takes alot of patience. It could take hours before you get a bite. Bring a lawn chair, and maybe even a rod holder (although you will have a greater chance of hooking the fish in time if you hold on to the rod). Hook the fish very hard with a fast jerking motion. Keep the line tight throughout the fight. Good luck!
I caught an 8lb bass when I was 10 years old using this exact method.
What Injun said is great advice , Live shiners are great for the big bass . The big bass here in FL can be picky about what they eat at times but shiners always seem to catch the big bass.
I have had some luck lately on a Heddon Pop N image topwater lure, a chugbug both those have been my best topwater producers here in FL this year. I fish them fairly slow I pop them a few times let them sit for 5 seconds or so and repeat
Midrange depth I have has good luck with a chatterbait and rattle traps . I like to fish them near underwater grass beds and near points .I cast them out a reel above the grass beds . If I get into the grass give the lure a ripping motion out of the grass . I got a lot of strikes that way.
My best bottom lures have been soft plastics , I have caught lots off a 7.5 inch culprit in fire and ice color and some off a 10 inch culprit work in a plum color texas rigged.
I also tried senko worms the other day they worked great. I fished them wacky rigged weightless and worked them slow. I have found bass like plastics fished slow here in FL
And I live pretty far south in FL we have had some crazy weather this spring the bass have been hard to pattern . There are a few bass still spawning here. I know it sounds crazy but a week ago I caught a male bass on a bed.
My best bass have came at night time fishing topwater lures slowly. Early morning and right before dark have been great times to fish also