lure size vs. fish size

[eddiefebuary]

What type of softplastics (tubes, worms, creatures, lizards, jerkbaits),what colors for the soft plastics, how should the soft plastics should be rigged and what size should they be in order to be most effective at catching 14-17 inch bass wieghing from 1.5lbs-2.5lbs.
I fish in mostly in a small river that has a brown reddish tint and you can see roughly 14 inches in it. The bottom is mostly muddy with patches of lilly pads and grass. The water ranges from 10 to 15 feet deep.

Thanks

I think any of the plastics you mentioned would be OK, plus you might want to add some 4" Senkos to that list. As to size, I'd say worms, 4-6", jerkbaits, 4-5", tubes, 3 1/2", as to lizards and creatures, I don't use them but 4-5" should work for you. As to rigging, let the cover dictate that. If you need a weedless presentation, then texas rig or texpose the baits, otherwise you can fish with an exposed hook on a jighead in whatever weight is appropriate.

Colorwise, I prefer darker colors, particularly in waters as dark as you're fishing. But you could also use some bright fluorescents, like chartreuse.

Good luck.

[mallard]

Use 4" or 6" RIBBED WORMS. Ribbed worms are just amazing for clear or unclear water, as they make the best noise. They also stay weedless (don't slip out of position as easy.) And if you like adding scents, they hold and give off more scent than anything else.

[Hung_ona_stump]

I would use a super fluke on a mojo rig, maybe a bright colour like chartreuse will do the trick. for me this is a super bait to use when fishing deep grass.

I ussually fish smaller lures in winter or heavy trafficed area were fish have been caught alot. bigger lures when i am hunting hogs such as 10inch worm in spring and summer for bigger baits if the water is getting cooler i slow down my lure speed and the size of my bait.

[dave47]

Maybe most of your target water is 10-15' but if you have lily pads, how deep can the water be ?

6" black Culprit behind a 32nd ounce unpegged bullet on Power Pro 2/10. Oh I almost forgot, use a size 1 blue straight shank barbed Mustad worm hook. Cast to the pads. No retrieve. No hit on initial sink, reel in and cast to another lily.

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[eddiefebuary]

What do all of you guys mean by pegged un pegged.

And thanks to all for the input

[MrMusky]

i have a similar lake. what i do is i have the berkly power bait 7 inch red fire color. sometimes i carolina rig or drop shot or just the worm. what works best is just go slow and twich. keep it by the weeds and at the bottom. good luck.

[Rich]

dogfisher, pegged or unpegged refers to the bullet sinker used on a T-rig. Pegged means it is secured so it stays flush with the head of the worm-there are a number of ways to peg it. I usually stick a toothpick in the hole of the sinker and snap it off. I only do that it real heavy cover-otherwise I let slide up and down the line freely.

[macgyver]

[quote author=Rebbasser link=board=news;num=1059340639;start=0#8 date=05/25/05 at 22:24:15]dogfisher, pegged or unpegged refers to the bullet sinker used on a T-rig. Pegged means it is secured so it stays flush with the head of the worm-there are a number of ways to peg it. I usually stick a toothpick in the hole of the sinker and snap it off. I only do that it real heavy cover-otherwise I let slide up and down the line freely.[/quote]


PSSST, I think he learned that 2 years ago Reb, just digging up old posts now :

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[jglassguy]

pegging your sinker is ok but any line manufacture will tell you it weakens the line somewhat..not a big deal really, I used to peg mine all the time
As everyone knows, big lures mean big bass as a general rule, however You really should downsize when the fish have lockjaw or picky.
Plus any river system usually have their own proven winners ,, most are downsized versions of the bigger lake lures IMO
Over time I think You'll see that its not always the size of the lure but the postion of the bass in relation to the body of water...often you'll find small bank runners that are eager to bite, when the bigger fish stay deep and come up to the bank for that small window of feeding time..sometimes its only 20 minutes a day

[redneck13]

I've always went by the principle of big bait for big fish.I've also went by the principle of when getting skunked,downsize.

[Rich]

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PSSST, I think he learned that 2 years ago Reb, just digging up old posts now :

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