I am taking a friend bass fishing that has never gone before. So what are some things that will catch bass and are easy to use/learn?

Thanks for your tips

How I got "hooked" on bass fishing with artificials.

Throw a plastic worm (I used a 7" Electric Grape Power Worm") towards lilly beds, stumps, grass any other structure.

Watch the line closely, if it tugs then tug back.

If it doesn't tug back then give the rod tip a jerk or two. Apply different amounts of force. with each jerk.

When you feel you are no longer in "fishy" water, then reel in, throw and repeat.

Try to pick water with a lot of bass as this will make it more enjoyable. After he catches a few he will start telling you how to catch fish!

Mention this forum when the day is out so he can research his own new techniques.

In-line spinners, all he has to do is to cast and retrieve.

wacky rigged stick baits

a spinnerbait & a senko....nuff said

CRANK baits,JERK baits an most of all SPINNER BAITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take a look at my links in this thread:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1186429139/1#1

 I'm with Raul on this one . I started bass fishing with Zebco 33, fiberglass rod and Mepps no. 3 bucktails with silver or brass blades...

                                   As Ever,

                                    skillet

What Raul said, also A ORIGINAL  #11FLOATING RAPALA , stop and go and twitch it back to the bost

Lipless crankbaits

Just cast and retrieve , no need 2 set the hook

Beetle Spin  

Most times, when I take a rookie fishing I use live bait. If they want to try artificials, I set them up with spinnerbaits or crankbaits.

Falcon

wacky rigged stick baits

or Trigged, I agree 100%

Buzzbaits up the "fun factor" as well, giving him/her a visual focal point.  Works for me to stay interested when the fishing is slow.

Wayne

If your friend has the patience to fish slow try a senko, they still catch fish even when fished wrong.  All the before mentioned cast and retrieve methods are great too.  If the conditions and time of day are right try some top water.  Poppers, jitterbug, buzz baits will be the easiest, maybe some walk the dog stuff too.  They're fun and easy lures to work. Your friend can watch the action the whole time and they're so exciting when the bite is on.  

Good Luck!

wacky rigged stick baits

whats that? Sorry - Still learning

http://www.probassfishing.ca/tackle/senkoworm.html

O-rings and nails are optional. I personally never use them.

Take a Stick bait (Trick stick, Yum dinger, Senko) and run a 1/0 to 3/0 hook through the middle of it.  Cast, twitch, repeat.

Very easy.  

That is obviously a very simplified version of it, but sometimes thats when you catch the best fish.

KISS   Keep It Simple, Stupid.  

Wayne

Cranks and Spinnerbaits.  

thanks for all the ideas

the overall concensus seams to be senkos cranks and spinners, thats what ill try

give them a crankbait a senko and a t-rig.....make sure to help them throught the process of learnig

Carolina rig, nothing to it. Just drag it.

I have to go with a Mepps Inline spinnerbait in any of the Black Fury colors.  I had to pick a second I would go with a 5in Senko with a 4/0 EWG hook.

Spoons and Inline Spinnerbaits are what I started out on.  Very easy.

a spinnerbait & a senko....nuff said

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY