Spawning Bass / Tournament Fishin

CMorg · 04-28-07, 11:21 AM

I have a tournament one week from today. This morning I seen two bass beds , and they were in em.. anyway in a tournament do you.. Pull em off their bed , or should you fish around the general area and try to hook some bass that havent spawned yet ? I am going to assume that not all bass spawn at the same times , anyway the water temp was 61 to 63 threw most of the lake. There is not alot of structure on this lake , but lots of riprap and alot of shallow 3' flats. The two beds I seen were both on the West side of the lake... What search baits would work best ? I thinking a lipless crankbait.

ILfishinman · 04-28-07, 03:49 PM

today my search bait was a buzzbait over bedding areas, worked pretty good. spinnerbaits also are supposed to do good

Zach_BassFisherman · 04-28-07, 04:21 PM

I have had my most success on a spinnerait, but buzzbait has been good and i also think some kind of a floating worm would work pretty good.

RSAbassboy · 04-28-07, 06:51 PM

I've found bass to be extremely aggressive towards a Strike King/ Kevin Van Dam Wild shiner jerkbait. Fish it right over their nests and your sure to get a violent strike. Try to keep it in the strike zone as long as possible and get them agitated. If this doesn't work, use an Extremely fast retrieve (as fast as you can!!) and speed it past them and they will usually chase after it. I've caught tons of bass this way in pre-spawn, during spawn and post spawn. Have Fun!!

RSAbassboy · 04-28-07, 06:53 PM

Oh Yeah!! almost forgot... Baby Bass is THE KEY colour

texasbasser · 04-28-07, 07:16 PM

Welcome to the site RSAbassboy..
I would throw soft plastics or jerkbaits ON the beds, that was killing them during our spawn a few weeks ago.

RSAbassboy · 04-28-07, 07:38 PM

thanx texasbasser. that is A MONSTER bass that you r holding there!! lol. i've always wanted to come fish the states.. mainly because of those lunkers that you guys have there

3dkicker · 04-29-07, 10:35 AM

Lizard on the bed was the best bait for us yesterday. I tried a jerkbait and a trickworm with limited success.

Have a variety of baits and try them and see what works.

CMorg · 05-05-07, 08:31 PM

My first tournament was today , me and my partner took 3rd. , Not the best , but at least we made some money , and had a good time doing it. I didnt know what to throw , and always worried about it. I threw a Zoom Jerkbait in Arkansas Shiner color , and whacked bass after bass... I alone cought 8 bass that were less than 1/8" undersized

, and culled 4. I am happy , the people that took second beat us by 2 oz. and first beat us by 8 oz , they used buzzbaits all day long..and it paid off.Pretty close top three...

lizardsrule · 05-06-07, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by CMorg

My first tournament was today , me and my partner took 3rd. , Not the best , but at least we made some money , and had a good time doing it. I didnt know what to throw , and always worried about it. I threw a Zoom Jerkbait in Arkansas Shiner color , and whacked bass after bass... I alone cought 8 bass that were less than 1/8" undersized

, and culled 4. I am happy , the people that took second beat us by 2 oz. and first beat us by 8 oz , they used buzzbaits all day long..and it paid off.Pretty close top three...

Congrats, that's fantastic. Sorry I haven't been around for awhile, but believe it or not, I would have reccomended a Lizard also rotflmao.

Lizards

CMorg · 05-06-07, 08:33 PM

Who woulda thought , you would recommend Lizards ??

04-28-07, 11:21 AM	#1
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	Spawning Bass / Tournament Fishin I have a tournament one week from today. This morning I seen two bass beds , and they were in em.. anyway in a tournament do you.. Pull em off their bed , or should you fish around the general area and try to hook some bass that havent spawned yet ? I am going to assume that not all bass spawn at the same times , anyway the water temp was 61 to 63 threw most of the lake. There is not alot of structure on this lake , but lots of riprap and alot of shallow 3' flats. The two beds I seen were both on the West side of the lake... What search baits would work best ? I thinking a lipless crankbait.

04-28-07, 03:49 PM	#2
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	today my search bait was a buzzbait over bedding areas, worked pretty good. spinnerbaits also are supposed to do good __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

04-28-07, 04:21 PM	#3
Zach_BassFisherman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Carterville, Missouri Posts: 110	I have had my most success on a spinnerait, but buzzbait has been good and i also think some kind of a floating worm would work pretty good. __________________ Live everyday as if there is no tomarrow, especially on the water!!

04-28-07, 07:38 PM	#7
RSAbassboy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 40	thanx texasbasser. that is A MONSTER bass that you r holding there!! lol. i've always wanted to come fish the states.. mainly because of those lunkers that you guys have there __________________ Fish tremble when they hear my name!

04-29-07, 10:35 AM	#8
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Lizard on the bed was the best bait for us yesterday. I tried a jerkbait and a trickworm with limited success. Have a variety of baits and try them and see what works. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

04-28-07, 06:51 PM	#4
RSAbassboy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 40	I've found bass to be extremely aggressive towards a Strike King/ Kevin Van Dam Wild shiner jerkbait. Fish it right over their nests and your sure to get a violent strike. Try to keep it in the strike zone as long as possible and get them agitated. If this doesn't work, use an Extremely fast retrieve (as fast as you can!!) and speed it past them and they will usually chase after it. I've caught tons of bass this way in pre-spawn, during spawn and post spawn. Have Fun!!

04-28-07, 06:53 PM	#5
RSAbassboy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 40	Oh Yeah!! almost forgot... Baby Bass is THE KEY colour

04-28-07, 07:16 PM	#6
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	Welcome to the site RSAbassboy.. I would throw soft plastics or jerkbaits ON the beds, that was killing them during our spawn a few weeks ago.

05-05-07, 08:31 PM	#9
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	My first tournament was today , me and my partner took 3rd. , Not the best , but at least we made some money , and had a good time doing it. I didnt know what to throw , and always worried about it. I threw a Zoom Jerkbait in Arkansas Shiner color , and whacked bass after bass... I alone cought 8 bass that were less than 1/8" undersized , and culled 4. I am happy , the people that took second beat us by 2 oz. and first beat us by 8 oz , they used buzzbaits all day long..and it paid off.Pretty close top three...

05-06-07, 08:33 PM	#11
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	Who woulda thought , you would recommend Lizards ??

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