What do bass like in Spring??

[Andrew L]

Thanks for all your tips that I requested ..but I have another
question..what do bass bite most in the Spring time??? I have just started
to get interested in Bass fishing, I have spent most of my life carp
fishing. Thanks in Advance

[hillbillydave]

just about anything that moves... if they are spawning they
will try to kill anything that gets in thier nest.

dave

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[Andrew L]

hillbillydave <davesN...@oztech.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> Thanks dave

[Warren's All-Stars]

Actually Dave, bedding bass don't try tokill anything that gets on their nests.
They simply try to remove it from the bed. You have an average of about 2
seconds to set the hook when a bedding bass grabs your lure. If you're not
right on it, they drop the lure.

Warren

[Shawn]

Andrew:

Give us a description of the water you are fishing and your approach:

Is it a pond or lake ?
Is there structure (stumps, rocks, fallen trees) ?
Are you fishing from the bank/pier or a boat ?

-- Early to Bed, Early to Rise...
Fish all Day, Make up Lies

Shawn

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[Andrew L]

Shawn <nana...@visi.net> wrote in message
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> I am fishing a pond,from a small boat,and there are fallin trees and a few
structures. The water is actually pretty clear,and you can see the Bass
swimming around. I have tried three days in a row,and they will not strike
at anything. It gets me so frustrated,but I do enjoy a challenge.

[The RodMaker]

Andrew, Springtime bass will hit a multitude of lures;
depending on their location. One of the best locator lures
is a spinnerbait, these can be fished at any depth, or water
color. This is the lure I use to find where the fish are holding no matter
what time of year it is.

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The RodMaker
(a.k.a) The Shadow......hehehe!

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[bmc...@ti.com]

All this time I thought what bass wanted in the spring is another bass of
the opposite sex.
Bill

The RodMaker <thero...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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[SKC4]

For clear water try fishing topwater lures early, late or in low light
conditions and try to match what the bait fish in your pond look like.

Also try casting a good distance from where you see the bass. Use plastics
like curly tail worms, tube baits, lizards, or soft jerkbaits rigged
weightless.

Cast past your target and jerk the lure letting it sink between jerks.
Works wonders for clear water bass and post spawn fish as well.

Spencer

[John Sheehy]

In message <011c3d9a...@usw-ex0106-047.remarq.com>,
hillbillydave <davesN...@oztech.com.invalid> wrote :

>just about anything that moves... if they are spawning they
>will try to kill anything that gets in thier nest.

Largemouths push smaller fish out of the nest, with no intention
whatsoever to devour them.
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[Shawn]

Andrew tells us:

> > I am fishing a pond,from a small boat,and there are fallin trees and a few
> structures. The water is actually pretty clear,and you can see the Bass
> swimming around. I have tried three days in a row,and they will not strike
> at anything. It gets me so frustrated,but I do enjoy a challenge.

I fished a clear water pond for two years before losing it to Hurricane Floyd. I
too could watch them roaming around, ignoring me. It drove me nuts !

I started out with Texas rigged worms. Culprit's Red Shad color. I learned by
accident to let it sit still for a long time (especially in clear water) then
short hop it. Let it sit again....and short hop it along the bottom. Do this from
deep to shallow, and shallow to deep. Sometimes the direction of travel makes a
difference.

Throw them to the shore of your fallen trees and work it deeper, perpendicular to
the tree, real slow. Drag them up a branch, shake a couple times, then bring it
over and let fall.

I also learned by accident that they love to hate lizards. Work these guys the
same as the worm. I like the pumpkin seed color with chartreuse tail.

Try at daybreak, sunset or cloudy days with a topwater lure like the Zara Puppy,
Spittin' Image, Pop-R or a soft plastic such as Zoom Fluke or Bass Assassin.

Above all, stay out of sight and downsize the lures. If your 7" worm doesn't work
get some 4". Let me know how it goes.

[RichZ]

In article <8fsoqn$gbf$1...@news3.infoave.net>, Andrew L wrote:

> you can see the Bass
> swimming around. I have tried three days in a row,and they will not strike
> at anything.
>

Not sure of youre locale, but you may be looking at bass on beds rather than
'swimming around'. They can be much tougher to interest in anything, unless
you recognize the bed and plant your lure in it.

But it's also possible that you're looking at what I call 'cruisers'. Or
even at the big honcho -- Eddie himself (arcane para-reference to the film
Eddie and the Cruisers). You might then, want to take a look at the tip on
dealing with those fish found at my site. The direct link would be

http://www.richz.com/fishing/fishtips/cruisers.html

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