any tips or advice?

bassmasster · 06-23-07, 12:26 PM

well i guys i am am new to the forum and i have already got alot of advice and has alreardy helped me land a nice 4.8 pound bass yesterday........i was wondering when i am fishing around docks what shuld i throw i tried using poping top waters but it didnt seem to do the trick does anyone have any advice on fishing docks?

WIUbassin · 06-23-07, 12:55 PM

Hard to beat a skirted jig with a nice twin tail grub or paca craw on the end, great for skipping into hard to reach places as well.
Good luck

bassmasster · 06-23-07, 01:08 PM

ok man thank you

lizardsrule · 06-23-07, 05:26 PM

Docks can be hit or miss. But just about every kind of bait can produce around them, cranks, spinnerbaits, plastics, and a PNJ is also a very good choice.

Lizards

renagadebee34 · 06-23-07, 06:18 PM

I really like using small crank's and try to hit them all the lower poles on the dock on the reel in. It causes the bass to hit it after it bounces off. I do get snagged a lot, but is worth the trouble. Also you can beet a heavy weighted bait that can get in tight spots. I like using the slider brand hookds because they dont seem to snag as much because the weight is right on the hook. Good luck

bassmasster · 06-23-07, 06:43 PM

ok man thank you

pbruessow@msn.com · 06-23-07, 09:29 PM

I like pitching the pilings and skipping under the dock. Try to find docks where the platform is close to the water and either skip or pitch a grape with green glitter worm (junebug Zoom trickworm is a good one) under the dock near the pilings. Use 1/8 oz or less weight for skipping with a spinning rod. Use 1/4 oz weight for pitching.

bassmasster · 06-23-07, 09:32 PM

t5hank you i will try it out on monday any one else got any ideas?

wargoth · 06-24-07, 01:04 AM

Up here in Lake Erie, the smallies will hammer the heck out of chartuese twistertail jigs. Usually run a crank, jig,jig, crank, jig, jig pattern. Seems to be about the most productive method for the docks up here, particularly at Put-in-Bay.

hackattack · 06-26-07, 09:34 PM

for docks, what all these guys said but if you are just catching dinks from the docks, find a hump or drop-off nearby the dock and slay the pigs.

shakey heads are good on docks, but I have had the best luck burning a spinnerbait...

06-23-07, 12:26 PM	#1
bassmasster BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canton,texas Posts: 19	any tips or advice? well i guys i am am new to the forum and i have already got alot of advice and has alreardy helped me land a nice 4.8 pound bass yesterday........i was wondering when i am fishing around docks what shuld i throw i tried using poping top waters but it didnt seem to do the trick does anyone have any advice on fishing docks? __________________ Hook the big one ! Colton

06-23-07, 12:55 PM	#2
WIUbassin BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: East Central Illinois Posts: 213	Hard to beat a skirted jig with a nice twin tail grub or paca craw on the end, great for skipping into hard to reach places as well. Good luck __________________ "Cuttin Class to Catch Bass..." www .wiu. edu/users/fishing

06-23-07, 01:08 PM	#3
bassmasster BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canton,texas Posts: 19	ok man thank you __________________ Hook the big one ! Colton

06-23-07, 05:26 PM	#4
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Docks can be hit or miss. But just about every kind of bait can produce around them, cranks, spinnerbaits, plastics, and a PNJ is also a very good choice. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

06-23-07, 06:43 PM	#6
bassmasster BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canton,texas Posts: 19	ok man thank you __________________ Hook the big one ! Colton

06-23-07, 06:18 PM	#5
renagadebee34 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: T.C Michigan Posts: 52	I really like using small crank's and try to hit them all the lower poles on the dock on the reel in. It causes the bass to hit it after it bounces off. I do get snagged a lot, but is worth the trouble. Also you can beet a heavy weighted bait that can get in tight spots. I like using the slider brand hookds because they dont seem to snag as much because the weight is right on the hook. Good luck

06-23-07, 09:29 PM	#7
pbruessow@msn.com BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sarasota Florida Posts: 64	I like pitching the pilings and skipping under the dock. Try to find docks where the platform is close to the water and either skip or pitch a grape with green glitter worm (junebug Zoom trickworm is a good one) under the dock near the pilings. Use 1/8 oz or less weight for skipping with a spinning rod. Use 1/4 oz weight for pitching. __________________ *The Largemouth Herald*

06-23-07, 09:32 PM	#8
bassmasster BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canton,texas Posts: 19	t5hank you i will try it out on monday any one else got any ideas? __________________ Hook the big one ! Colton

06-24-07, 01:04 AM	#9
wargoth BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Thompson, Ohio Posts: 223	Up here in Lake Erie, the smallies will hammer the heck out of chartuese twistertail jigs. Usually run a crank, jig,jig, crank, jig, jig pattern. Seems to be about the most productive method for the docks up here, particularly at Put-in-Bay. __________________ -Wargoth

06-26-07, 09:34 PM	#10
hackattack BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tigard, Oregon Posts: 358	for docks, what all these guys said but if you are just catching dinks from the docks, find a hump or drop-off nearby the dock and slay the pigs. shakey heads are good on docks, but I have had the best luck burning a spinnerbait...

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