BIG BASS need help

[n2b]

i keep seing this one bass in the same spot night after night and he is 12+ lbs and i have tried everything i now and he wont take it do yall have any sugestions on how to catch this monster!!
;D

[Bassin_Dude]

well, first off are you sure its 12+ lbs? alot of things look bigger in the water then they really are. try big lures. cast them out and reel them in front of the bass, dont reel them towards the bass but parrellel to it. big lures. also, try a reaction strike by trying a buzzbait over the bass. sometimes they wont bite. i noticed you said night. is this just a phrase or actually at night? if at night i would go with a JITTERBUG in black. right over the bass.

[n2b]

I am sure it was 12+because he was up in reall shallow water and his hole back was out of the water. it was when the sun was going down like 20 min. before dark. ;D

[Rich]

Try a white tube or lizard, or a craw. You might need to aggrivate her into biting.

[crawdad]

i would use a devil's horse

i was fishing just yesterday and at about that time
i caught at least 7 bass yesterday and all i used was a devil's horse

just try it

[brutom]

Well ive caught my biggest bass on a devil's horse and lost some of my biggest so I would try it to because it works really good at that time

[hookonfish]

try throwing a spinnerbait. use a good under hand roll cast and drop it right on his head.

I don't think any of these other posts are gonna help. But, this happened to me about a week ago. No doubt this thing's layin eggs and they usually don't bit much when they're doing that. EXCEPT, lizards and crawdads because they eat the bass's eggs. I caught my 6 lb-er off a plastic crawdad. Good luck!

[ahlkajflakjj]

Is the bass under a dock, near any cover?

[Bassin_Dude]

[quote author=Ryan Klos link=board=news;num=1112228668;start=0#7 date=04/09/05 at 20:43:03]I don't think any of these other posts are gonna help. But, this happened to me about a week ago. No doubt this thing's layin eggs and they usually don't bit much when they're doing that. EXCEPT, lizards and crawdads because they eat the bass's eggs. I caught my 6 lb-er off a plastic crawdad. Good luck! [/quote]
they dont bite when they are spawning ??? thats about the easiest time to catch them, and on anything, as long as you get it on their nest, and it is big enough to make the fish feel threatened.

from my experience here in ga this is true, sorry to mislead anybody

[southern_2]

ryan is right, spawning bass are stubborn to me too

[reddscott]

a net

[windingriver]

Try a big weightless lizard, im talking like a 8-10 incher, I do well with those during the spawn, just drag it real slow along the bottom and hold on, I like black with red flecks. also it is hard to beat a soft jerkbait slowly falling in front of there face. good luck.

[profishermenkid16]

[quote author=Mr.Big link=board=news;num=1112228668;start=0#0 date=03/30/05 at 19:24:28]i keep seing this one bass in the same spot night after night and he is 12+ lbs
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* ;D[/quote] Mr Big, That 12+ lb he is probably a she not a He, not to be confused with being a He She. Â*:-/ P N J

[bassbum]

It is probably a female guarding her nest and if something is in the way long enough, she will try to get it out of the way. If you can get a drop shot stuck in something near her eventually she will become aggravated and try to move it out of the way. When she does take it, you will have 2 set the hook quick before she spits it out of her mouth.

Sandra

[Bassin_Dude]

[quote author=smallfry link=board=news;num=1112228668;start=0#11 date=04/09/05 at 22:31:49]ryan is right, spawning bass are stubborn to me too[/quote]
of coarse he is, because you are him : ;D

[profishermenkid16]

002, You have done your homework. ;D You are correct after further review,Ryan Klos & smallfry have the same email address. ;D P N J

[southern_2]

duh, but hey I looked it up and its true, they are stubborn when they're in the nest. And they WONT bite everything.

[southern_2]

Oh man, that was funny, just as I was typing that last post, a bird came up and smacked into my window!

[macgyver]

[quote author=smallfry link=board=news;num=1112228668;start=0#19 date=04/12/05 at 18:42:08]Oh man, that was funny, just as I was typing that last post, a bird came up and smacked into my window![/quote]

I think your bass is gone now. Look for her again next year.

Lizards

[Bassin_Dude]

i still disagree with you, they are so easy to catch.............OH CRAP! just as i was typing that a giraffe came into my house and had a cup of tea. and i thought i had seen everything. ;D tellin ya man, you have some retarded bass up there if they wont defend their nest. what are you using? if its small then they probally wont bite it, use big baits. they WILL bite.

[Stick-em]

i've never tried this but i've heard guys talk about pegging a weight on a suspending jerkbait and pullin the nose up and down to make it look like it was eating eggs.

[southern_2]

naw man, yesterday a bass about 2-3 lb bit a craw, but it spit it out real fast. But yeah, i asked my neighbor, he said bass only bite lizards and craws and from experience i can see that that is true.

[Bassin_Dude]

ya, thats what they do, they will suck the bait in, and spit it out in a second. they are getting it away from their nest. you have to be really quick on the hookset, i have caught a lot of bass this past weekend using tiki dipstiks, spinnerbaits, and zoom trick worms. all bass were on beds, except a few done with spawn. but this just proves that bass will hit almost anything on their bed, it might take one or two times to get them to strike, but they will. i think the only thing they wont hit, would be a really small bait. they have to feel threatend. just keep casting to the bed, with a good sized worm or spinnerbait, or something good like that, untill she hits. then once you hook her, reel her in fast, dont play her, and get the hook out and photo her fast and get her back into the water. this all has to be done fast, you dont want to cause the bass any stress. you will get her.