Do bass eat just about anything?

ihateforwards · 03-12-07, 09:37 PM

I was fishing last year, and I ran out of worms and corn after fishing the whole day. So, I didn't want to be done after I caught one more fish, so I took a white little puffed up flower (it was about the size of a dime) from the ground and put it on my hook. To my surprise, I cast out my line, and within a few minutes, I had something tug on my line. It tugged hard, and I had to fight for it. My point is, do bass eat anything that looks like a fly/is shiny/food?

K-Driz · 03-12-07, 09:41 PM

Yeah, once anyways. They're probably a lot like toddlers or little kids. They'll put anything in their mouths once. If they don't like it, then they probably won't eat it again.

ihateforwards · 03-12-07, 09:43 PM

what a good metaphor

FlyRod · 03-13-07, 06:44 AM

Hate,

Yes, bass will eat a variety of things.
I recently received a comprehensive list from a friend. Send me your Email addy and I'll forward same

FR
Still a step ahead of the rest, but tiring rapidly.

mymomisbecky · 03-14-07, 01:58 PM

If a bass eats the plastic bait I invented (the daddy long legs) from my site ( http://www.mymomisbecky.com then they will eat anything. although it does have awesome action, it doesnt resemble much, except maybe a squid.

thebus71h · 03-14-07, 04:15 PM

Definately not bass, but a friend of mine has caught a catfish or two on a paintball.

ihateforwards · 03-14-07, 04:28 PM

a paintball....?

HockeyDood · 03-14-07, 05:58 PM

i have caught a bluegill with one of those flowers. a paintball seem stanger than a flower. i think im gunna give that one a try

ILfishinman · 03-14-07, 06:05 PM

well they do have fish oil in them....

ihateforwards · 03-14-07, 06:08 PM

i thought paint balls had paint in them....?

ILfishinman · 03-14-07, 06:12 PM

but they have a lot of fish oil in them so is non-staining if they were real paint it would stain real bad. not all brands have fish oil tho, i think its just nelson brands now. most of them the main ingredient is water, it makes them water-souluble

ihateforwards · 03-14-07, 06:14 PM

Ah ok, are fish attracted to fish oil?

texasbasser · 03-14-07, 06:31 PM

yes... thats why WD-40 works good as a scent too..

FlyRod · 03-14-07, 07:01 PM

Once, when prey fish stocks were low, somehow our flasher starting ringing. Then we heard a bass ordering a pizza (Pan Crust!) from P.Hut. Honest!
That proves they will eat darn near anything.
Sure enough, less than 30 minutes later, some kid with SCUBA gear and a large white and flat box appeared nearby, dove, then surfaced w/o the box but with a generous tip in his hand. Amazing, ain't it?

FR

zooker · 03-14-07, 09:11 PM

i heard tell of a certain forum member catching a bass on a dill pickle..

zooker

bubba bass bigfoot · 03-14-07, 11:02 PM

i have caught bass and bluegill off of Cigarette Buds (dont smoke found one on the ground when i was very young, still fishing with nightcralwers for bass and blues or any fish lol, picked it up hooked it on and a bluegill hit, then a bass fun stuff lol)

ILfishinman · 03-14-07, 11:30 PM

i read somewhere nictotine turned fish off

bubba bass bigfoot · 03-15-07, 12:01 AM

just telling what happened, and my dad seems to think it turns them on, he smokes and when not catching fish lights one up and then gets a fish lol, who knows, i always tell him not to

vagabond · 03-15-07, 05:08 AM

This is off subject, but I was reminded of it from the first post in this thread.

I don't think it is good to use corn to fish with. A friend of mine was fishing for trout. He kept them and when he was cleaning them out, their stomach's were FULL of corn.

I think fish like to eat it but can't digest it. Just like we can't really. Only their butt hole isn't big enough to crap it out.

I may be way off base in my thinking but I think it's not good for the fish as bait and definatley not good to chum with.

ken kinser · 03-15-07, 03:29 PM

yea they even try to eat each other, pulled a 12" bass out of a 16" bass's mouth yesterday, they were flopping on top of the water, both swam off well

angelus40 · 03-15-07, 09:22 PM

shoulda named the bass mikey the bass will eat anything

Super Fluke · 03-16-07, 11:26 PM

Ya, they will eat almost anything.

pbnstevo · 03-19-07, 07:38 PM

I used corn for trout in NC.

Worked great.

ihateforwards · 03-19-07, 07:58 PM

Corn catches catfish in the morning really well, just cast it (without a weight) and let it sit there. Morning is around 9am - 12pm

bigbasser · 03-19-07, 09:31 PM

If Bass grew to 6 feet in length then NOTHING or ANYONE could go in the water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

03-12-07, 09:37 PM	#1
ihateforwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A pond, Somewhere in Carmel, Indiana Posts: 164	Do bass eat just about anything? I was fishing last year, and I ran out of worms and corn after fishing the whole day. So, I didn't want to be done after I caught one more fish, so I took a white little puffed up flower (it was about the size of a dime) from the ground and put it on my hook. To my surprise, I cast out my line, and within a few minutes, I had something tug on my line. It tugged hard, and I had to fight for it. My point is, do bass eat anything that looks like a fly/is shiny/food?

03-14-07, 04:15 PM	#6
thebus71h BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Liberty, IN Posts: 135	Definately not bass, but a friend of mine has caught a catfish or two on a paintball. __________________ Billy Rowlee #71h

03-14-07, 05:58 PM	#8
HockeyDood BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: otter lake, michigan Posts: 25	i have caught a bluegill with one of those flowers. a paintball seem stanger than a flower. i think im gunna give that one a try __________________ -HD- (go wings)

03-14-07, 06:05 PM	#9
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	well they do have fish oil in them.... __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

03-14-07, 06:12 PM	#11
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	but they have a lot of fish oil in them so is non-staining if they were real paint it would stain real bad. not all brands have fish oil tho, i think its just nelson brands now. most of them the main ingredient is water, it makes them water-souluble __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

03-12-07, 09:41 PM	#2
K-Driz BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Murray or Smithfield, KY Posts: 209	Yeah, once anyways. They're probably a lot like toddlers or little kids. They'll put anything in their mouths once. If they don't like it, then they probably won't eat it again.

03-12-07, 09:43 PM	#3
ihateforwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A pond, Somewhere in Carmel, Indiana Posts: 164	what a good metaphor

03-13-07, 06:44 AM	#4
FlyRod BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,270	Hate, Yes, bass will eat a variety of things. I recently received a comprehensive list from a friend. Send me your Email addy and I'll forward same FR Still a step ahead of the rest, but tiring rapidly.

03-14-07, 01:58 PM	#5
mymomisbecky BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Des MOines, IA Posts: 336	If a bass eats the plastic bait I invented (the daddy long legs) from my site ( http://www.mymomisbecky.com then they will eat anything. although it does have awesome action, it doesnt resemble much, except maybe a squid.

03-14-07, 04:28 PM	#7
ihateforwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A pond, Somewhere in Carmel, Indiana Posts: 164	a paintball....?

03-14-07, 06:08 PM	#10
ihateforwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A pond, Somewhere in Carmel, Indiana Posts: 164	i thought paint balls had paint in them....?

03-14-07, 06:14 PM	#12
ihateforwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A pond, Somewhere in Carmel, Indiana Posts: 164	Ah ok, are fish attracted to fish oil?

03-14-07, 06:31 PM	#13
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	yes... thats why WD-40 works good as a scent too..

03-14-07, 07:01 PM	#14
FlyRod BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,270	Once, when prey fish stocks were low, somehow our flasher starting ringing. Then we heard a bass ordering a pizza (Pan Crust!) from P.Hut. Honest! That proves they will eat darn near anything. Sure enough, less than 30 minutes later, some kid with SCUBA gear and a large white and flat box appeared nearby, dove, then surfaced w/o the box but with a generous tip in his hand. Amazing, ain't it? FR

03-14-07, 09:11 PM	#15
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	i heard tell of a certain forum member catching a bass on a dill pickle.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

03-14-07, 11:02 PM	#16
bubba bass bigfoot BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 206	i have caught bass and bluegill off of Cigarette Buds (dont smoke found one on the ground when i was very young, still fishing with nightcralwers for bass and blues or any fish lol, picked it up hooked it on and a bluegill hit, then a bass fun stuff lol)

03-14-07, 11:30 PM	#17
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	i read somewhere nictotine turned fish off __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

03-15-07, 12:01 AM	#18
bubba bass bigfoot BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 206	just telling what happened, and my dad seems to think it turns them on, he smokes and when not catching fish lights one up and then gets a fish lol, who knows, i always tell him not to

03-15-07, 05:08 AM	#19
vagabond BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Medford, Oregon Posts: 120	This is off subject, but I was reminded of it from the first post in this thread. I don't think it is good to use corn to fish with. A friend of mine was fishing for trout. He kept them and when he was cleaning them out, their stomach's were FULL of corn. I think fish like to eat it but can't digest it. Just like we can't really. Only their butt hole isn't big enough to crap it out. I may be way off base in my thinking but I think it's not good for the fish as bait and definatley not good to chum with.

03-15-07, 03:29 PM	#20
ken kinser BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 8	yea they even try to eat each other, pulled a 12" bass out of a 16" bass's mouth yesterday, they were flopping on top of the water, both swam off well

03-15-07, 09:22 PM	#21
angelus40 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 436	shoulda named the bass mikey the bass will eat anything

03-16-07, 11:26 PM	#22
Super Fluke BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jupiter Posts: 1,029	Ya, they will eat almost anything. __________________ Oregon state record smallmouth

03-19-07, 07:38 PM	#23
pbnstevo BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Parkland, Fl Posts: 46	I used corn for trout in NC. Worked great. __________________ South Florida

03-19-07, 07:58 PM	#24
ihateforwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A pond, Somewhere in Carmel, Indiana Posts: 164	Corn catches catfish in the morning really well, just cast it (without a weight) and let it sit there. Morning is around 9am - 12pm

03-19-07, 09:31 PM	#25
bigbasser BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Posts: 154	bass eat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If Bass grew to 6 feet in length then NOTHING or ANYONE could go in the water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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