I thought that I would start his one. What are everyones favorite techniques/methods of Bass fishing.

 

I personally like to fish shallow water, some of my favorite "skinny" water techniques are a spinnerbait, shallow running crankbait, plastic worm, topwater tactics would include a buzzbait, minnow type twich bait and floating worm.

 

I will freely admit that I am not that good at deep water fishing but do enjoy fishing a carolina rig. I really need to be able to adapt more to deep water fishing, a person can really get on a "mother load" of them at times.

 

Maybe this can open up some discussion on how we fish cetain types of baits and our favorite types of these baits.

Fishing the bottom is really not as difficult as it seems. The trick to the whole process is being able to successfully "feel" the bottom and the structure. It takes a little getting used to, but at certain times - particularly in cold water and the dead of summer - it is the only way to go.

Senko's and trick worms are my fave. Also dig any topwater bite. Also like crankbait fishing. Not a fan of carolina rigs or jig fishing, but will do it if I have to. However, nothing is worse for me than vertical jigging. I tried it and thought, now this may be the only type of fishing that makes me want to play golf.

 

As far as types of baits, if it's made by Zoom and you can stick a hook through it, I like it.:banana:

I love to fish a plastic worm. Texas style and as slow as you can fish it the better. I always peg the slip sinker.

My favorite way to fish for Bass is to fish a live crawler on a weedless hook without a sinker. Fish parallel to the structure or bank and hold on. This is really productive in clear water and night fishing.

Brushhog, Texas rig around and over fallen tree structures. Raise, drop, sit it down, reel slow, whatever you like but be ready for a big haul.

Cane pole and bobber at my dads pond, with worms I dug out in the barn yard.:thumb:

Put a worm on the hook & throw it out there. Seems to work pretty good for me.

Cane pole and bobber at my dads pond, with worms I dug out in the barn yard.:thumb:

:thumb: :thumb: Great post and thanks for the walk down memory lane.

This is fishing the way it was meant to be.

I have had a lot of sucess the last few years fishing a Watermelon Red trick worm on a whacky rig. Throw it into the shallows, and roll it out slowly into deeper water twitching the end of the pole to give the worm action during retrieve.

I have had a lot of sucess the last few years fishing a Watermelon Red trick worm on a whacky rig. Throw it into the shallows, and roll it out slowly into deeper water twitching the end of the pole to give the worm action during retrieve.

:thumb: :thumb: That's what I'm talkin' about!

Little man in my avatar caught those on a banana swirl Wave worm. And that is truly what it's all about IMO! He sets the hook like his grandfather!:scared:

Little man in my avatar caught those on a banana swirl Wave worm. And that is truly what it's all about IMO! He sets the hook like his grandfather!:scared:

Its great to see a young man that knows how to set the hook on a worm rig.:thumb: A guy taught us how to use that type of rig in Arkansas several years ago. I have been very sucessful with it since. I am thinking about going back to Arkansas during the dead period this summer and night fishing top water for bucketmouths for five or six days. I am told in the dead of summer the bass feed hard at night out there, and stay in very deep water during the day.

I have had a lot of sucess the last few years fishing a Watermelon Red trick worm on a whacky rig. Throw it into the shallows, and roll it out slowly into deeper water twitching the end of the pole to give the worm action during retrieve.

:thumb: :thumb: There ya go!! That technique along with slow rolling a spinnerbait down a log and bumping a shallow running crank off of some stumps or tree limbs are some of my favorites!

Little man in my avatar caught those on a banana swirl Wave worm. And that is truly what it's all about IMO! He sets the hook like his grandfather!:scared:

:thumb: That is what it is all about Doc! I don't have any kids myself but I am planning on taking a little great nephew of mine (4yrs old) fishing for his first time this spring.

Its great to see a young man that knows how to set the hook on a worm rig.:thumb: I am told in the dead of summer the bass feed hard at night out there, and stay in very deep water during the day.

A big ol' :thumb: :thumb: on fishing a plastic worm! Also, as you probably already know the bass in the heat of summer feed hard a night just about everywhere. Imo in very clear lakes this is the best way to go. Another plus to night fishng is that you don't have to put up with all of the jet Skiers, pleasure boaters and other menaces to society .

 

Another point that I will make is that I have also caught plenty of bass in the heat of summer in the daytime in waters shallow you would wonder how anything could swim in it :eek: . Especially on river systems or in the upper regions of lakes and resiviors. Try a buzzbait in this skinny watrer in the heat of summer .