Posted on 06/17/2015 7:53:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Bwahahahaha!
This is poppycock. Bass attack what looks like food and evolution has nothing to do with it; it is the nature of the bass. I fly fish for bass and it has to do with how good I present the eats to the fish. I do fine.
I was wondering where you get your 1/16 ounce line. Seems a little light to me. :=)
That was 16th oz Roostertails...6 lb line...My bad....*L*
I guided trout fishing for many years in the Great Smokey Mtns Nat’l Park...
Not only did we catch trout, but there was Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass and what we called “hornyheads” a kind of chub that grew to about 10 inches...
They were good eating in the spring only...
maybe the slower, more timid fish haven’t gotten caught at the rate of the wiley crazy fish, or some such nonsense,.
Forget lures! Try throwing sticks of dynamite into the water while standing directly on the shore - or maybe even while sitting in your parked car. Don't trouble yourself about getting a fishing license - you're a sportsman! If any nosey game warden should appear and question your activities, mouth off to him! Oh, and better get liquored up, first!
Follow my advice, and I guarantee you an unforgettable vacation experience in Oklahoma!
Regards,
*ROFL*
“I guarantee you an unforgettable vacation experience in Oklahoma!”
LOL,
Yes, with a free visit and tour to the local jail.
I'm a bass player and my bass has never attacked anything.
Small mouth bass from a river are THE BEST! Lots of fight in them. We would use the lightest line (4 to 6 lbs) and lightest rods possible casting a small “Mister Twister” - little yellow rubber thing with the wiggly tail and a flasher. They eat crawdads - so that is a good color too. Cast up and across the river, get next to the rocks and into the backwater behind the big rock.
Get your tackle once you are down there at a local shop - they’ll know what works.
EPA to issue order to ban transgum in worms! ;^}
What idiocy.
Its called fishing pressure. A lake with a lot of pressure MAY be tougher to catch fish in. Not always.
But as fish change their behavior so too do anglers change their tactics and tackle.
Try a Senko. It’s “idiot” proof.
If that fails, throw a spinner bait.
It’s obvious that decades of catch-and-release have allowed the bass to tell their nightmare stories of micro-agressions to their chirren, who are reacting by becoming slobs who won’t fight. It’s not like they can burn down their neighborhood or something. Logical conclusion: watch the little squigglies on the ends of those funny lines go by and just flip ‘em off.
And, apparently, less aggressive bass have an advantage. Must be pretty heavily fished area.
Thanks to all of you guys. I KNEW the freepers would know what to do! And thanks for the links. Around the 6th of July I’ll let you know how I did.
One more question. I assume I cast and slowing reel it in keeping the lure a foot or two under water?
I like to cast it upstream and reel it in slow - just enough to keep the spinners moving. They like to be up against the rocks to hide. And probably more near the bottom. That time of year it might be warmer and they may like the deeper pools - but I don’t know. Even then though - fish on the edges of the current. The fish are in the calm water against a rock, waiting for the current to bring them a meal.
Again - talk to the local tackle shop.
Thanks.
Smallmouth Bass love Helgramites. They live under rocks in the creeks. But as far as tackle a nice six foot spinning reel with six pound line and some inline spinners such as Rooster Tails or Mepps Aglia should get you started. I could spend all day discussing this but these are just the basics. LOL. You can fish from bank. If it is shallow, wade in the shallow and throw into the deep pools.
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