Windy

MrPhotographer06 · 02-11-09, 04:23 PM

Well i got my new rod monday so you know i'm dying to try it out.. so i'm headed down to the pond now... Its pretty windy so for future refrence

is there anything against windy fishing?

BassBandit · 02-11-09, 04:35 PM

One word...Spinnerbait!

MississippiBoy · 02-11-09, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BassBandit

One word...Spinnerbait!

+1

Throw to the bank the wind is blowing into. The baitfish should be piled in there by the breeze, and the bass will follow.

MrPhotographer06 · 02-11-09, 04:42 PM

hmm..

alright.. i'm gunna head out there for a little while probally 4-4:30/5ish...

then i may go clean out my boat.. and get ready for some work on it

carolina-rig-01 · 02-11-09, 04:55 PM

crankbaits and spinnerbaits are killer in the wind.

CMorg · 02-11-09, 05:10 PM

Winds blowing about 400 MPH here in Southern Indiana , at least its not snowing...67 degrees right now...

BigBassin144 · 02-11-09, 05:35 PM

Turn up the breaks on your BC reels!

BB

MrPhotographer06 · 02-11-09, 06:23 PM

yeah my BC reel is on the back table and no rod..

but i'll have one soon..

i put about an hour and 15 mins or so.. got a big hit on a white spinner.. no fish though.. i got a big hit on a 7.5" june bug worm..

oh well.. during the spawn i've run a lizard over the bed, and the big bass come up to it and look at it and watch it go away.. (clearwater pond)...

just never get any bites..

MississippiBoy · 02-11-09, 06:25 PM

Leave the lizard in the bed, and just twitch it gently every now and then. They'll defend the eggs from what they percieve as a predator eating them.

MrPhotographer06 · 02-11-09, 06:26 PM

hm.. if they bed again in the same spot, i'll try it this year..

Bassboss · 02-11-09, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MississippiBoy

+1

Throw to the bank the wind is blowing into. The baitfish should be piled in there by the breeze, and the bass will follow.

I've read the opposite!

In my Babe Winkleman book it said fish the side of the cover that the wind is not blowing to, it can give the bass cover from the wind, also they will go deep if the wind's really bad! But it's an old book, so... well ya.

MississippiBoy · 02-11-09, 07:27 PM

I think it may be a difference in how strong the wind is. If there's just a good steady breeze, they'll be out on the wind-blown banks. Gale-force blustery wind, they might head for cover.
I found this on a quick Google search:

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/wind_bass.html

Look towards the end of the article.

abu4600 · 02-11-09, 09:36 PM

Sometimes fishing the windy bank can be very productive. throw cranks, spinners and also jerkbaits.

aikenyounggun · 02-11-09, 10:46 PM

yeah it was windy here today.... didnt catch crap(GAHHH) and threw a spinnerbait the most.... nothing against fishing in the wind.... heck i like it, but i was actually casting great today while throwing in the wind.... actually ahd the brake down quite a bit but was thumbing it a lot.... go abu garcia

BassBandit · 02-11-09, 10:49 PM

Sometime its how you do it...

Rebbasser · 02-12-09, 12:50 AM

Grab a spinnerbait or lipless crankbait, throw parallel to the bank the wind is blowing into hang on to your rod. I've had days where we had the TM on 4-5 speed with 5 being the highest speed- to hold position and done pretty well paralleling those wind blown banks.

CCbass · 02-12-09, 01:31 AM

On windy days and here in CA. its a given, I crank going with the wind. Most fisherman seem to go into the wind. Long easy cast and it catches many fish.

WTL · 02-12-09, 06:41 AM

I think wind tends to affect fishermen in boats even more than it does the fish. Even if the textbook says go to the windblown banks, if its so windy I can concentrate I'm still not gonna be any good. Spinnerbaits are a definite +1 though, especially with painted colorodo or indiana blades.

tnfisherman · 02-12-09, 12:19 PM

its always windy where i fish

BassBandit · 02-12-09, 12:26 PM

Throw it all around, fish with the wind AND against the wind you got nothing to lose but time. On gutsy wind days under dark clouds you will see me throw a white/chart skirt with gold tandem Colorado and Indiana blades. Strong wind under bluebird days I throw white with silver double willows. Both time I reel in FAST. Size of blade is important.

tnfisherman · 02-12-09, 02:47 PM

i just throw what i have heard is working and then go with it or change to what i think will work

MrPhotographer06 · 02-12-09, 02:51 PM

i'm gunna hit the pond for an hour between school and my doctors appointment.. i asked a buddy of mine whos great at fishing..plently of wall mounters.. and a couple in that pond..he said.. its a waste of time..dont fish this time of year or even in the afternooon..

oh well..i'm goin anyway

bamabassman · 02-12-09, 08:02 PM

they'll tell ya that, then you go and catch the biggest one sometimes pal. good luck.

02-11-09, 04:23 PM	#1
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	Windy Well i got my new rod monday so you know i'm dying to try it out.. so i'm headed down to the pond now... Its pretty windy so for future refrence is there anything against windy fishing? __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

02-11-09, 04:35 PM	#2
BassBandit BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 430	One word...Spinnerbait! __________________ Rest in peace Zooker

02-11-09, 04:42 PM	#4
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	hmm.. alright.. i'm gunna head out there for a little while probally 4-4:30/5ish... then i may go clean out my boat.. and get ready for some work on it __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

02-11-09, 04:55 PM	#5
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	crankbaits and spinnerbaits are killer in the wind. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

02-11-09, 05:35 PM	#7
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Turn up the breaks on your BC reels! BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

02-11-09, 05:10 PM	#6
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	Winds blowing about 400 MPH here in Southern Indiana , at least its not snowing...67 degrees right now...

02-11-09, 06:23 PM	#8
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	yeah my BC reel is on the back table and no rod.. but i'll have one soon.. i put about an hour and 15 mins or so.. got a big hit on a white spinner.. no fish though.. i got a big hit on a 7.5" june bug worm.. oh well.. during the spawn i've run a lizard over the bed, and the big bass come up to it and look at it and watch it go away.. (clearwater pond)... just never get any bites.. __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

02-11-09, 06:25 PM	#9
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Leave the lizard in the bed, and just twitch it gently every now and then. They'll defend the eggs from what they percieve as a predator eating them. Last edited by MississippiBoy; 02-11-09 at 06:27 PM. Reason: Spelling

02-11-09, 06:26 PM	#10
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	hm.. if they bed again in the same spot, i'll try it this year.. __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

02-11-09, 07:27 PM	#12
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	I think it may be a difference in how strong the wind is. If there's just a good steady breeze, they'll be out on the wind-blown banks. Gale-force blustery wind, they might head for cover. I found this on a quick Google search: http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/wind_bass.html Look towards the end of the article.

02-11-09, 09:36 PM	#13
abu4600 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brandon Mississippi Posts: 480	Sometimes fishing the windy bank can be very productive. throw cranks, spinners and also jerkbaits.

02-11-09, 10:46 PM	#14
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	yeah it was windy here today.... didnt catch crap(GAHHH) and threw a spinnerbait the most.... nothing against fishing in the wind.... heck i like it, but i was actually casting great today while throwing in the wind.... actually ahd the brake down quite a bit but was thumbing it a lot.... go abu garcia __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

02-11-09, 10:49 PM	#15
BassBandit BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 430	Sometime its how you do it... __________________ Rest in peace Zooker

02-12-09, 12:50 AM	#16
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Grab a spinnerbait or lipless crankbait, throw parallel to the bank the wind is blowing into hang on to your rod. I've had days where we had the TM on 4-5 speed with 5 being the highest speed- to hold position and done pretty well paralleling those wind blown banks. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

02-12-09, 01:31 AM	#17
CCbass BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monterey CA Posts: 253	On windy days and here in CA. its a given, I crank going with the wind. Most fisherman seem to go into the wind. Long easy cast and it catches many fish.

02-12-09, 06:41 AM	#18
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	I think wind tends to affect fishermen in boats even more than it does the fish. Even if the textbook says go to the windblown banks, if its so windy I can concentrate I'm still not gonna be any good. Spinnerbaits are a definite +1 though, especially with painted colorodo or indiana blades. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

02-12-09, 12:19 PM	#19
tnfisherman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: east tn Posts: 370	its always windy where i fish

02-12-09, 12:26 PM	#20
BassBandit BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 430	Throw it all around, fish with the wind AND against the wind you got nothing to lose but time. On gutsy wind days under dark clouds you will see me throw a white/chart skirt with gold tandem Colorado and Indiana blades. Strong wind under bluebird days I throw white with silver double willows. Both time I reel in FAST. Size of blade is important. __________________ Rest in peace Zooker

02-12-09, 02:47 PM	#21
tnfisherman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: east tn Posts: 370	i just throw what i have heard is working and then go with it or change to what i think will work

02-12-09, 02:51 PM	#22
MrPhotographer06 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 2,096	i'm gunna hit the pond for an hour between school and my doctors appointment.. i asked a buddy of mine whos great at fishing..plently of wall mounters.. and a couple in that pond..he said.. its a waste of time..dont fish this time of year or even in the afternooon.. oh well..i'm goin anyway __________________ For Those I Love, I will Sacrifice: US Army since 2012

02-12-09, 08:02 PM	#23
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	they'll tell ya that, then you go and catch the biggest one sometimes pal. good luck. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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