The Bassinator

Try a fluke or a lipless crank bait. You can stop the fluke in likely places if the bass are finicky and just let it sit or you can bring the lipless crank over the grass and then kill it and once it touches the grass rip it back out. KVD explained the second in a video at basspro.com

Heres a few points I would like to make: 1. the jigs I have are 3/8 oz and heavier so my light spinning outfit I have right now wouldnt work with them 2. When I was throwing the jigs back home I was throwing them in likely places and I tried many different presentations but they didnt bite it 3. I tied a spinnerbait on and I got three quickly on a wind blown bank in somewhat deeper water which leads me to believe that they were chasing baitfish because they followed the bait almost all the way to the bank I havent fished jigs for very long like some of you and I know I have things to learn but I understand the concept of lure fall and presentation. These are things that I have learned through on the water experience as Im sure many of you have. I dont need an entire lesson on how to fish or why Im wrong I was just making a statement that I wasnt getting hits on the jig when I had my baitcaster and I needed my baitcaster to be able to fish the jigs I have with me effectively. I also feel somewhat insulted that people commented things like I here pros all the time saying that a jig is hard to beat when the bass are eating crayfish. What is a brushhog supposed to immitate? I have no idea but if lure manufactures go through the trouble of making such realistic finishes for their lures would it not make sense to throw a bait that immitates the forage that the bass are after on a particular day? I now know that bass will eat whatever they want on any given day according to certain conditions and they will eat things that dont necessarily immitate anything that lives in their given body of water. Thank you for all the information, I dont need anymore.

If you know where the bass are and what they are hitting then use the right tool for the right job in this case it would be a flyrod

Ive been tryin to throw jigs this year but the fish werent bitin when I did and I dont have my baitcaster up here at school :'(

If they were bustin dragonflies try a mayfly imitation on a flyrod or a streamer if it was shad

Thanks everyone I guess I was just wondering whether the absence of an abundance of crayfish would limit the effectiveness of a jig but I guess it doesnt and I have seen bass bustin spinnerbaits schooled up on the bank before ;D

Ive tried to fish a jig a few times on my local lake but havent gotten any bites I guess I just gotta fish it some more. Thanks for the info though!

I know that jigs are an awesome lure and can be swum back to the boat to imitate a fleeing baitfish but will they work in lakes with no crayfish?

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_10200004_250003001_250000000_250003000?cmCat=CROSSSELL_THUMBNAIL Im at college too but Im a bank beater wish I had a boat though :'( Anyway Im pretty sure this has a suction cup transducer that is reliable and it seems like a pretty fair price. Hope this helps!

Spots are similar to smallmouth in that their jaw doesnt extend past their eye however a largemouths jaw does. Hope this helps!!

Thanks wagn and jaystraw I go fishing at the reservoir all the time I caught a bass there yesterday and saw more of them and bluegill up shallow

thanks a lot! I dont have a car with me but I do have my bike so I might try the closer spots but thanks again

Im a freshman from new jersey and im currently going to UNH. I have found a few small ponds but nothing too great. Is there anywhere I could fish from the bank thats good?

I have roll casted before and ive seen that video surprised i didnt notice it before ;D

I actually meant the baitcaster but thanks too i was never much good as roll casting with my fly rod either would have saved me a bunch of time on those banks overloaded with trees

Caught one yesterday near some rocks in the shade

I may have done this before but didnt realize it. How is it done?

I havent been out much either but lookin forward to the weekend and I also go to unh

I had spring break last week and caught a few 4 pounders some 2 pounders and a couple one pounders. All in all I caught 10 bass. What a great spring break!

Had a chance to catch a few fish this past week since we had warm weather in jersey. Caught a bunch on a gold willowleaf and chartreuse spinnerbait and even more on a rapala floating jerkbait. Hope the fishin is good up here in New Hampshire!

zoom finesse worm

I've seen people tape the middle of the stickbait with electrical tape then use a hook with a weedless wire guard

could i use it for cranks then?

Maybe you should ask the saltwater guys what they use for fishing mangroves ;D

What kind of tip action does the Lowrider have and I heard that rod is more of a medium power than a heavy power is that right?