Buzzbait

[coolman]

I was fishing a buzzbait this morning and on the first cast I had this one like blow up on it water flying everywhere fish out of water but i went to set the hook and there was no fish! Please help me with this problem.


And one more question i have to inline spinners, how do I fish these conditions, technique, etc.!



Thanks alot guys!

[NorthNJangler]

If you have a fish blow up on a buzzbait, throw a follow up lure to the spot where the blow up occured. Use a weightless worm or something similar.

Inline spinners can be use similarly as spinnebaits, except youll want to use them in more open water due to the treble hooks

[bassfisher14]

The blow up and miss isn't uncommon on a buzzbait. Just get you some trailer hooks and put one on the buzzbait. That will eliminate missing those short strikes.

[madmarty]

As bassbooger said missed strikes aren't uncommon while fishing a buzz bait. There are a few things you can do to hook those short striking fish. First add a trailor hook. You can also shorten the skirt to the length of the hook. Or as nb said use a follow up bait. Have a fluke, weightless worm, or a tube tied on to another rod. When a missed strike occurs throw your lure into the blow up rings. This usually results in an immediate second strike.

[Rich]

What lockjaw said. Also, don't set the hook until you feel the fish-otherwise, all you will be doing is pulling the bait away from the fish. I they blow up and miss it keep a steady retrieve and it may come back and blast it.

[PowerBass]

I have had that happen way to many times. I set the hook immediatley, which pulled the bait from the fish. I would suggest trailer hooks, but I dont use them, because I use the small size 1/8 oz. Now, I know to feel the weight of the fish.

[bottomfeeder]

in the past i had ALL fish miss buzz baits and it was frustrating. after adding a treble as a trailer i have few misses. as a matter of fact the treble is the primary hook that they get hooked on.

[JB]

Don't be afraid to just cast a few times after a blowup, I have seen many times where you make repeated casts up to 8 or 9 times and they come back .

A blow up usually means they missed it, if they havent got a good look at it or havent felt the hook try again.
I had one miss Wed. night and thought for sure a follow up worm would get
her to bite, but no luck, but about 1/2 hour later got 2 on the spook, about 15 ft from the blowup.

[LoneStarAngler07]

dont try to set the hook with a buzz bait, the fish will set the hook for you.