help on bass lures

[Guest]

hi if you guys could help on reel and lure selection for 1 to 4 pound bass i would aprecciate also if you could help me with line selection itd be great thanks a heap

[Guest]

Bass fishing is one of the fishing sports that it is tough to get by with just one rod. Where do you plan to do most of your fishing, shallow? deep? in cover? reeds? rice? lilly pads? This will help to narrow the basic equipment that I would use for these conditions. When I'm in a tournament, it's nothing to have eight rods with all rigged with something different.

[Guest]

If I were to have only one rod for bass fishing, it would have to be a 7 foot medium/heavy action baitcaster. With this set-up, you can fish everything from topwaters to Carolina rigs and everything in between.
For line, it's tough to beat 12lb Berkely XT. If you get set-up with this combo, you will be able to catch bass in just about all conditions.
Good luck!

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Adam Johnson
www.adamjohnsonfishing.com

[Guest]

i usually fish in lily pads, weeds, and deep but im not really into showing off my skills so ive never been to a tournament i have caught only a few fish over three pounds 3 bass and 1 norhtern and ive been fishing 10 years thats sad id like to walk away with a mounter

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drags make music

[Steve Foss]

If you're serious about it and you've got a little money, here are the three rigs I wouldn't be without:

1. Medium/light action 7 foot graphite spinning rod, spinning reel, 6 lb Berkley XL. This is a finesse rig that's nice for open water crankbaiting, the occasional slip-bobber leech rig (bass love em) and crawling small Texas-rigged worms and grubs along the bottom when the bite's tough. Gotta have a smooth drag or you'll break off fish with that light line.

2. Medium action graphite baitcaster 6-7 feet. Ambassadeur 5500, 12 lb Berkley XL. This is your bread-and-butter rig. You'll fish spinnerbaits in the cabbage and Texas- and Carolina-rigged worms and lizards in deeper water.

3. A big pike rig like a 7 foot graphite baitcaster with a good stiff butt and slow action. Ambassadeur 6500 and 20 lb Berkley XT. This is your rig for surface and other lures in the pads or heavy slop. Pure power to horse those pigs out of cover.

If only one's in your reach, go with No. 2.

And have BLAST! That's what bass are for.

By the way, how big would a mounter be for you?

[Guest]

a mounter for me has to be at least 6 pounds because ive caught the prettiest 4 lbs smallie mount you ever did see how much would no.2 cost?

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drags make music

[Chev_trucks501]

Hey Fishgun,

If I could only take 1 rod with me it would be a 6'6" med action St Croix with a fast action tip. Couple that with a shimano Curado baitcaster and some Berkley Premium Tournament Line and You have a winner...at least in a combo. This combo will run you about $225. Just thought I would add me 2 cents...which is probably only worth 1. lol.

Happy Fishing

[Steve Foss]

Fishgun:

No. 2 would cost, oh, about

$60 to $125 for the Ambassadeur 5500, depending on which model you get. If you get the $60 one, it should last long enough to pass to your kids. The $125 will go to your great grandkids. I bought a black 5500C in 1980 (a lower-end model) that's still working great today.

For the rod, you can spend anywhere from $40 to $400. I don't own a rod that cost more than $70, and they're all good solid graphite rods made by Berkley, Daiwa, Shimano or Fenwick. Just make sure you find one from 6 feet to 6 feet, 6 inches long with a medium action, a stiff butt and a fast tip. I make sure the handles are cork, partly because I like cork and partly because a cheap flimsy rod always seems to have a foam handle.

Here's a hint. Go to Wal-Mart or KMart or, if you're in Bemidji, L&M Fleet Supply. The big chain stores always have better prices on mass-produced name-brand stuff. You can save $20 on the rod/reel combo over going to a fishing store.

So, if you go low end, which is fine and will give you many years of enjoyment (my 5500C is still on the same graphite rod I bought in 1980, although they've got 10 other rod/reel combos for company now) you'll be spending maybe $110 for rod, reel, line.

Heck, there's always Chrismas and birthday presents, if your loved ones will let you scope things out in advance and ask for something specific.

Cheers, and keep your line tight.

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Steve ([email protected])

[This message has been edited by stfcatfish (edited 09-13-2002).]

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