Lure help

[Sea_Troot]

alright lads,

this summer will be my first plugging for bass, just wanted some tips on what bass lures i should be looking at. been looking at some and a rather pricey.

should i go for the more expensive 1's first or try something on the cheaper side. any thought

been looking at the surface lures and sub surface lures on veals.

 

[PAUL1971]

Areet mate you can buy the cheapest or the most exspensive lure on the market
but it all boils down to you having the confidence of using the lure?because if
you havent the confidence your just casting a bit of hard plastic into the water
mate.you have to visulise what the lure is doing under the water to get a swirl or a take
99% of bass fishing is confidence and using the correct lure wich suits the conditions
for instance.bright days use the brightest lure in your box and on a overcast day
use the darkest lure you have.night time use black and day use bright vibrant lures
Matey.you need to get the lures working so it will send a bass nuts and take
the lure like i said earlier its all confidence of using the lure.surface lure when you
cast out do not retrieve straight away as the lure hitting the water can cause a strike
from a bass.wait 10 sec then start to retreive .also another thing worth mentioning
if your walking the dog with a surface lure and the bass hits it do not strike!!!!! Reason
is they sometime hit the lure to stun what they think is a bait fish like sand eel
or lance then they will take lure on second hit as this has happend alot to me mate
its hard not to strike but resist the temtation to strike.lure colours go natural colours
like green silver blue or go for something like blue and green like macky colours
or silver lite sprat and green like sand eel hope this helps .if you want just bell
me

 

[toonboymc]

Paul you sound like a pro mate great advice one day I might get a bass to

 

[marco1967]

Areet mate you can buy the cheapest or the most exspensive lure on the market
but it all boils down to you having the confidence of using the lure?because if
you havent the confidence your just casting a bit of hard plastic into the water
mate.you have to visulise what the lure is doing under the water to get a swirl or a take
99% of bass fishing is confidence and using the correct lure wich suits the conditions
for instance.bright days use the brightest lure in your box and on a overcast day
use the darkest lure you have.night time use black and day use bright vibrant lures
Matey.you need to get the lures working so it will send a bass nuts and take
the lure like i said earlier its all confidence of using the lure.surface lure when you
cast out do not retrieve straight away as the lure hitting the water can cause a strike
from a bass.wait 10 sec then start to retreive .also another thing worth mentioning
if your walking the dog with a surface lure and the bass hits it do not strike!!!!! Reason
is they sometime hit the lure to stun what they think is a bait fish like sand eel
or lance then they will take lure on second hit as this has happend alot to me mate
its hard not to strike but resist the temtation to strike.lure colours go natural colours
like green silver blue or go for something like blue and green like macky colours
or silver lite sprat and green like sand eel hope this helps .if you want just bell
me

how would you know if the second take you get is the first bass returning or a second bass stunning the lure , as you say ???

 

[Budgie]

Areet mate you can buy the cheapest or the most exspensive lure on the market
but it all boils down to you having the confidence of using the lure?because if
you havent the confidence your just casting a bit of hard plastic into the water
mate.you have to visulise what the lure is doing under the water to get a swirl or a take
99% of bass fishing is confidence and using the correct lure wich suits the conditions
for instance.bright days use the brightest lure in your box and on a overcast day
use the darkest lure you have.night time use black and day use bright vibrant lures
Matey.you need to get the lures working so it will send a bass nuts and take
the lure like i said earlier its all confidence of using the lure.surface lure when you
cast out do not retrieve straight away as the lure hitting the water can cause a strike
from a bass.wait 10 sec then start to retreive .also another thing worth mentioning
if your walking the dog with a surface lure and the bass hits it do not strike!!!!! Reason
is they sometime hit the lure to stun what they think is a bait fish like sand eel
or lance then they will take lure on second hit as this has happend alot to me mate
its hard not to strike but resist the temtation to strike.lure colours go natural colours
like green silver blue or go for something like blue and green like macky colours
or silver lite sprat and green like sand eel hope this helps .if you want just bell
me

Top main Paul, great advice, pity SOME of the others in the lure section are not so helpful. I appreciate you've all done the hard yards fishing with lures but surely basic advice to newcomers should be ok and you seem fine with that.
I promise I won't turn up on Sunday with my eight cans of ace lager, 3/4 pants, tshirt, and cap. Just looking for the basics.

 

[Wreckingball76]

how would you know if the second take you get is the first bass returning or a second bass stunning the lure , as you say ???

Personally I wouldn't worry about that too much mate. You can tell the difference between a bump and a take. Plus if there are that many Bass around where you get multiple fish after the same lure, it won't be long before you hook up, if you miss that one.

I stop for a few seconds every 'big bump' I feel, cos if its not a fish then it's a rock or obstacle. Pausing allows a floating lure to rise up a bit and avoid potential snags, before continuing. But beware a sinking lure obviously does the opposite!

Paul has made a very good point about confidence, you've almost got to connect yourself mentally with the lure and imagine it moving through the water (if you can't see it) concentrate on each and every cast, make each one deliberate and think about where your putting the lure. This is why it's better to know the terrain under where your fishing, so you have a mental picture.

 

[Wreckingball76]

Top main Paul, great advice, pity SOME of the others in the lure section are not so helpful. I appreciate you've all done the hard yards fishing with lures but surely basic advice to newcomers should be ok and you seem fine with that.
I promise I won't turn up on Sunday with my eight cans of ace lager, 3/4 pants, tshirt, and cap. Just looking for the basics.

That's what we are here for mate. We hope that you find this section informative and helpful. Thats the whole intention. People who aren't helpful (to be honest I haven't found any yet) will be reminded what this forums for and if they persist will be asked not to post or banned. I hope you find everything your looking for on this section and if you don't, then drop me a PM and I'll make very effort to get you an answer.

 

[marco1967]

Personally I wouldn't worry about that too much mate. You can tell the difference between a bump and a take. Plus if there are that many Bass around where you get multiple fish after the same lure, it won't be long before you hook up, if you miss that one.

I stop for a few seconds every 'big bump' I feel, cos if its not a fish then it's a rock or obstacle. Pausing allows a floating lure to rise up a bit and avoid potential snags, before continuing. But beware a sinking lure obviously does the opposite!

Paul has made a very good point about confidence, you've almost got to connect yourself mentally with the lure and imagine it moving through the water (if you can't see it) concentrate on each and every cast, make each one deliberate and think about where your putting the lure. This is why it's better to know the terrain under where your fishing, so you have a mental picture.

thanks for that .

 

[PAUL1971]

how would you know if the second take you get is the first bass returning or a second bass stunning the lure , as you say ???

you dont know but i dont ever strike when lure gets a hit....you either get the hit and bass first time or on the second hit you will get it...plus dont keep casting in same place all the time big no! no! as bass move so fan your casts ....i start of at 9oclock then 10 oclock then 11coclock and so on to your casrting at 3oclock this will increase your chances of a take

 

[PAUL1971]

Paul you sound like a pro mate great advice one day I might get a bass to

nexst timeyour out mick or even west coast scotland ile pop up petrol money will be allways there if their is room lol and ile show you how to go on bud

 

[PAUL1971]

few pic of lures and my SP lures also ive made up a texas rig for one off my SP lures

 

[MickA]

you dont know but i dont ever strike when lure gets a hit....you either get the hit and bass first time or on the second hit you will get it...plus dont keep casting in same place all the time big no! no! as bass move so fan your casts ....i start of at 9oclock then 10 oclock then 11coclock and so on to your casrting at 3oclock this will increase your chances of a take

As well as moving the cast around the clock face I also start with short casts then gradually lengthen them. How many time you see long casts only to get hit more or less right at your feet. Start short and if possible stay back from the waters edge. Even on a beach where I will end up upto my bollox in the water I'll always throw a few casts in before I start plodging.

At first it takes a good bit of self restraint not to lift into a bump as if using braid you will feel every little bump and nudge when your lure touches something. The more you fish though it will become more obvious what rocks, sand ripples, weed/kelp feels like.

 

[PAUL1971]

more pic

2nd pic is a texas rig...soft lure is a 6" slug-go on a size 4/0 texposer hook with is tied to a 5ft length of florocarbon line .and on line is a bea with a 7g bullet weight

 

[PAUL1971]

Top main Paul, great advice, pity SOME of the others in the lure section are not so helpful. I appreciate you've all done the hard yards fishing with lures but surely basic advice to newcomers should be ok and you seem fine with that.
I promise I won't turn up on Sunday with my eight cans of ace lager, 3/4 pants, tshirt, and cap. Just looking for the basics.

cheers m8..ile help anyone out thats what we on here for...ya reet ive put in some hard miles and hours to catch my favourite fish ...but wont give marks away..at the end of the day ile keep on learning new stuff everytime im out .as you can go when conditions are perfect and you have hammerd them in same conditions but yet you blank

 

[Budgie]

That's what we are here for mate. We hope that you find this section informative and helpful. Thats the whole intention. People who aren't helpful (to be honest I haven't found any yet) will be reminded what this forums for and if they persist will be asked not to post or banned. I hope you find everything your looking for on this section and if you don't, then drop me a PM and I'll make very effort to get you an answer.

Thanks very much mate hope to meet you sunday

 

[broony]

Have a look at these two links mate:

Lures | Bass Lure Basics

Lure Techniques | Bass Lure Basics


I would recommend for starting out pick up a Luck Craft Sammy for a surface lure and a Tackle House Feed SHallow for a shallow diving lure. That will be enough to get you started.

 

[Sea_Troot]

thanks for all the advice and info lads much appreciated

 

[sammy talbot]

New to the site so just reading through some of the threads so forgive me for visiting ,some old ones. Not to many lures mentioned .The Maria chase bw silver holo is always worth having.. not to pricey and works well. Took loads of fish on it. The more worn it gets the better it works . Confidence for me is something you will gain as you catch fish . If u can travel think about visiting a power station out let (not for the purist) but getting a few fish under the belt will help your confidence