bed fish

fishin spro · 03-02-09, 03:42 PM

when fishin for a bed fish, how do you rig a floating worm(or a trick worm) and a lizard...do you carolina rig them? texas rig? weightless?

thanks in advance,

-spro

doc · 03-02-09, 03:45 PM

I texas rig the lizards. dunno about the trick worm

Bassboss · 03-02-09, 03:59 PM

I t-rig tubes! They work best for me when it comes to beds, Zooms work fine!

Next would be a zoom brush hog with a jig head... try different weights for different fall rates. Use a weedless jig head with eyes. Shake it and make it look like it's eating the eggs, that or the lizard.

If you c-rig them than you wont be able to cast accurately to the beds, nor can you pitch them or flip them!

Hope this helps!

cassidyta · 03-02-09, 04:37 PM

On plastics, I go with bulky fly weighted. IKA, Brushhawg, Kreature. It takes some practice on being able to pitch just past it and let it fall in. I like the slow fall into the bed. I also think that the fish will place the whole thing in their mouths better than a heavy jig head

aikenyounggun · 03-02-09, 06:46 PM

yeah throw texas or if you are really good at pitchin throw it weightless and it will have a different look and fall rate ..... but for it wieghtless it might be hard to pitch so you might want to use a heavy creature bait with a heavier hook ....

to fish a trick worm just use the swivel up front and fish it past and over the beds..... if you are fishin behind someone who is good at bed fishin you might not want to throw at beds put just fan cast to try to find the fish that are crusing

MississippiBoy · 03-02-09, 06:52 PM

Texas rig the lizard, either with a weight or weightless. Drop it right in the bed, and barely move the rod, just enough to make the lizard's head move a bit. That makes it look like it's feeding on bass eggs, which, naturally, the fish HATE. So hang on to your rod...

zooker · 03-02-09, 07:21 PM

i loath bed fishing.. but me i put a tiny bushawg on a 1/8oz jig head with a long shank hook..

zooker

Love of the Sport · 03-03-09, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zooker

i loath bed fishing.. but me i put a tiny bushawg on a 1/8oz jig head with a long shank hook..

zooker

Is this something you consider cheap? I caught my first bed fish this mornin and it felt kinda wrong just twitchin that lizard in his face for 15 minutes.

bamabassman · 03-03-09, 06:12 PM

i do what mb said. i love the lizard,lol.

MississippiBoy · 03-03-09, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

i love the lizard,lol.

Too easy, John, too easy...

bamabassman · 03-03-09, 06:28 PM

hahahahahahaha

woody · 03-03-09, 07:16 PM

Lizards rule when it comes to bed fishing. Texas rigged

And on a side note I like to practice Catch and Release during the spawn.

~Mark

JB · 03-03-09, 07:24 PM

woody,

I got some of those zoom cinnamon lizards waiting for the bed days at brookville, thanks for the pack!

bamabassman · 03-03-09, 07:51 PM

don't worry cass. i will let em go during "mating" season. lol.

aikenyounggun · 03-03-09, 08:53 PM

yeah there is an article about the effects of bed fishin in BASS times .... dude im listening to Callin Baton Rouge right now ..... dont you guys love this song

Foyt20 · 03-03-09, 09:10 PM

Whos that by?

BassBandit · 03-03-09, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by zooker

i loath bed fishing..
zooker

I don't mind bed fishing AS LONG the fish are returned to its bed immediately.

The only thing I've been bothered when I witnessed on many occasion that illegal immigrant folks in my area keeps every fish they pulled out of bed. Disgusting

abu4600 · 03-03-09, 09:22 PM

Texas rig the lizard with a very light sinker. Bed fish cant stand it.

Foyt20 · 03-03-09, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Foyt20

Whos that by?

NVM... Music trivia is not my thing.

woody · 03-03-09, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JB

woody,

I got some of those zoom cinnamon lizards waiting for the bed days at brookville, thanks for the pack!

JB,
Here's to ya catch'n one of those Big Ol' SowBellys with them lizards!

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamabassman

don't worry cass. i will let em go during "mating" season. lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by woody

And on a side note I like to practice Catch and Release during the spawn.

Bama,
You might want to think about getting your eyes checked out, or is this some sort of a bad joke.

No offense Cass

~Mark

bamabassman · 03-03-09, 09:58 PM

mannnnnnnnnn did it agaon huh? sorry guys, i had to work hard today and i am really tired tonight. my bad.....again. ok, woody you know i meant you right? i mean that i don't keep any during spawing season. just keep crappie. bass are released. till later that is.

woody · 03-03-09, 10:11 PM

whewwww! That's what I thought ya meant, but there was a part of me thinking you were just trying to be funny. LOL

~Mark

BassBandit · 03-03-09, 10:13 PM

Nice save

CCbass · 03-04-09, 03:39 AM

I'm with zooker on this one, but I had to try it on this one day. As I came up to the dock with my boat I noticed a huge female being courted be two males right next to the ramp. I told my friend when he came in behind me, he had in fact spent the day sight fishing. He docked grabbed his rod and said take the males out and we can catch the female. He tried for about 5 or 10 minutes to catch one of the males, doing what most of you have said, casting and letting the bait drop into the nest, no weight. The male made a few so so tries but no luck, I grabbed my flippin pole and hooked up a crawdad plastic. He said here you try, mostly because I said I never sight fished, I thru past the nest with a 1/16 ounce wieght and inched it to the nest. My thought was a preditor for the eggs is going to try and be sly. The bass hit the first time, I missed, the second I caught it. I did sight fish a few more times with the same result, but have not done it sence.

aikenyounggun · 03-04-09, 03:02 PM

sight fishing is fun .... except if you are fishin a big tourney .... please put em back

03-02-09, 03:42 PM	#1
fishin spro BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: sumter county lip ripper Posts: 500	bed fish when fishin for a bed fish, how do you rig a floating worm(or a trick worm) and a lizard...do you carolina rig them? texas rig? weightless? thanks in advance, -spro

03-02-09, 03:59 PM	#3
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	I t-rig tubes! They work best for me when it comes to beds, Zooms work fine! Next would be a zoom brush hog with a jig head... try different weights for different fall rates. Use a weedless jig head with eyes. Shake it and make it look like it's eating the eggs, that or the lizard. If you c-rig them than you wont be able to cast accurately to the beds, nor can you pitch them or flip them! Hope this helps! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die. Last edited by Bassboss; 03-03-09 at 03:42 PM.

03-02-09, 04:37 PM	#4
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	On plastics, I go with bulky fly weighted. IKA, Brushhawg, Kreature. It takes some practice on being able to pitch just past it and let it fall in. I like the slow fall into the bed. I also think that the fish will place the whole thing in their mouths better than a heavy jig head __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

03-02-09, 06:46 PM	#5
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	yeah throw texas or if you are really good at pitchin throw it weightless and it will have a different look and fall rate ..... but for it wieghtless it might be hard to pitch so you might want to use a heavy creature bait with a heavier hook .... to fish a trick worm just use the swivel up front and fish it past and over the beds..... if you are fishin behind someone who is good at bed fishin you might not want to throw at beds put just fan cast to try to find the fish that are crusing __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

03-02-09, 07:21 PM	#7
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	i loath bed fishing.. but me i put a tiny bushawg on a 1/8oz jig head with a long shank hook.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

03-02-09, 03:45 PM	#2
doc BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,134	I texas rig the lizards. dunno about the trick worm

03-02-09, 06:52 PM	#6
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Texas rig the lizard, either with a weight or weightless. Drop it right in the bed, and barely move the rod, just enough to make the lizard's head move a bit. That makes it look like it's feeding on bass eggs, which, naturally, the fish HATE. So hang on to your rod...

03-03-09, 06:12 PM	#9
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	i do what mb said. i love the lizard,lol. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-03-09, 06:28 PM	#11
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	hahahahahahaha __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-03-09, 07:16 PM	#12
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	Lizards rule when it comes to bed fishing. Texas rigged And on a side note I like to practice Catch and Release during the spawn. ~Mark

03-03-09, 07:24 PM	#13
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	woody, I got some of those zoom cinnamon lizards waiting for the bed days at brookville, thanks for the pack!

03-03-09, 07:51 PM	#14
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	don't worry cass. i will let em go during "mating" season. lol. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-03-09, 08:53 PM	#15
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	yeah there is an article about the effects of bed fishin in BASS times .... dude im listening to Callin Baton Rouge right now ..... dont you guys love this song __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

03-03-09, 09:10 PM	#16
Foyt20 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: R-Ville, Central NJ Posts: 265	Whos that by?

03-03-09, 09:22 PM	#18
abu4600 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brandon Mississippi Posts: 480	Texas rig the lizard with a very light sinker. Bed fish cant stand it.

03-03-09, 09:58 PM	#21
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	mannnnnnnnnn did it agaon huh? sorry guys, i had to work hard today and i am really tired tonight. my bad.....again. ok, woody you know i meant you right? i mean that i don't keep any during spawing season. just keep crappie. bass are released. till later that is. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-03-09, 10:11 PM	#22
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	whewwww! That's what I thought ya meant, but there was a part of me thinking you were just trying to be funny. LOL ~Mark

03-03-09, 10:13 PM	#23
BassBandit BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 430	Nice save

03-04-09, 03:39 AM	#24
CCbass BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monterey CA Posts: 253	I'm with zooker on this one, but I had to try it on this one day. As I came up to the dock with my boat I noticed a huge female being courted be two males right next to the ramp. I told my friend when he came in behind me, he had in fact spent the day sight fishing. He docked grabbed his rod and said take the males out and we can catch the female. He tried for about 5 or 10 minutes to catch one of the males, doing what most of you have said, casting and letting the bait drop into the nest, no weight. The male made a few so so tries but no luck, I grabbed my flippin pole and hooked up a crawdad plastic. He said here you try, mostly because I said I never sight fished, I thru past the nest with a 1/16 ounce wieght and inched it to the nest. My thought was a preditor for the eggs is going to try and be sly. The bass hit the first time, I missed, the second I caught it. I did sight fish a few more times with the same result, but have not done it sence.

03-04-09, 03:02 PM	#25
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	sight fishing is fun .... except if you are fishin a big tourney .... please put em back __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

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