If you look back on your time bass fishing, would you say you've caught more fish with a slow, or fast retrieve?                    For me, it's been a slow retrieve. Like many of us, I've had days when fishing faster was better, but through the years, a slow retrieve has worked the best.                              What has worked best for you? A slow, or fast retrieve?

Way more fishing fast, and I always start off fishing slow.

8 minutes ago, Mobasser said:

If you look back on your time bass fishing, would you say you've caught more fish with a slow, or fast retrieve?   

 

50/50

1 minute ago, scaleface said:

50/50

52/48.

Slow 85%

More slow than fast but my best retrieves have been irregular & erratic.  

I’ve had way better success fishing slowly and methodically. 

More success fishing fast but that's because its how I primarily fish.  I also target conditions where its often more effective too.

I couldn't say.  I start fast and high in the water column and work toward low and slow until I get bit.  I'd say it's when I follow the adjustments is when I get more bites, not one or the other.

2 hours ago, Deleted account said:

52/48.

53.16/46.84

In a typical outing I feel I fish both fast and slow depending upon what I’m throwing. I don’t do a lot of super burning of baits. 

 

Sometimes I feel I’ve fished too fast. Cost me fish. 

 

 In my mind, most of my fish have been caught fishing slow. 

Mostly slow but the fast ones are always the most fun.  The bass just seem to hit harder on a quick retrieve. 

Depends on the lure.  Spinnerbaits work better for me on a slow retrieve.  Rattle Traps work better faster.  I fish top water lures and frogs faster than most. 

Fast.  When the bass are biting a fast presentation, I'll usually catch a bunch.  When the bass will only bite a slow presentation, I may just catch a few.  One good day when they're biting a fast retrieve will equal maybe ten days of a slow bite retrieve. 

medium 

I mostly fish slow,  swimbaits, topwaters, plastics, jigs. I very rarely fish spinners, crankbaits or anything like that. I definitely need to use them more. But I love dragging baits on bottom 

7 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

More slow than fast but my best retrieves have been irregular & erratic.  

 

That has been the key for me as well. A random pop, pause, or erratic speed change has been the ticket for some of my best bites the past couple of years. I still get a lot of my chatterbait success with a slower steady retrieve, though.

Fishing slow.  Sometimes to the point of dead sticking.

Slow for me, always.

Usually slow.

Just remember. Bass are like us - lazy.

They want an easy meal.

Slow for sure. 

Both I suppose but my preference is slow and methodical. 

Slow probably 75-25. Even reaction baits like spinnerbaits and the like generally produce better when slowly fished. Times they want it fast but not most of the time. 

Fast, 999-1 conservatively speaking.