Newbie bass fisherman, looking for ideas

Suppose:
you arrive at a 40 acre lake you have never fished before. It is noon
and you have only an hour to fish. You are fishing from shore. What
would be the first bait you would try?

graphicjak wrote:
Suppose:
you arrive at a 40 acre lake you have never fished before. It is noon
and you have only an hour to fish. You are fishing from shore. What
would be the first bait you would try?

Definitely something fast moving, possibly a spinnerbait. Gives you
the versatility, and pretty weedless. Standard white, or
white/chartreuse. #3 Willow with indiana (if you want to go that far,
but have a colorado ready in case water is dirty.

This is just me, only an hour to fish, and 40 acre lake, gotta cover
water and pick off as many as you can. If I was to throw one bait!

Chris

Chris Rennert wrote:
graphicjak wrote:
Suppose:
you arrive at a 40 acre lake you have never fished before. It is noon
and you have only an hour to fish. You are fishing from shore. What
would be the first bait you would try?

Definitely something fast moving, possibly a spinnerbait. Gives you
the versatility, and pretty weedless. Standard white, or
white/chartreuse. #3 Willow with indiana (if you want to go that far,
but have a colorado ready in case water is dirty.

This is just me, only an hour to fish, and 40 acre lake, gotta cover
water and pick off as many as you can. If I was to throw one bait!

Chris


I would first have to say; scan the water quickly for cover (stumps,
laydowns, weeds) and structure (rock, clay, sand). Is there a shaded
area?Then features; deep end (dam if you will), or where the out flow
of lake is.

After a quick look at the lake, I would pick the dam, deeper water with
rock, stumps or laydowns (shaded would be great). If this is not an
option, I'd pick the area with the best cover I could find.

As for lure; I agree with Chris. Bring a spinnerbait. Mine of course
would be a Secret Weapon Lure. I'd pack one or two and a hand full of
different blades and a couple of skirts. I'd then be able to pick the
right blades and skirt quickly to match the water color etc. Not to
mention I wouldn't need a whole tackle box of spinnerbaits! I would
also bring a carolina rig with a few soft plastics (green pumpkin,
watermelon, black worms) and a few lizards in the same colors. This
would help you judge the depth of the water, the cover/structure, and
you could move it quickly or slowly to find out what the fish want.

Is this a hypothetical question? If not good luck fishing, this lake.
Let us know how ya do.

-Justin
www.SecretWeaponLures.com

I'd go with a big Zara Spook, or possible a Hedddon lucky 13, something big
and heavy that you can cast real far, something that makes a lot of
disturbance, I'd then work a weighted worm or creature bait across the
bottom


"graphicjak" wrote in message
ups.com...
This was not a hypothetical question. I am a long time trout fly
fisherman and thought it time to catch a big bass. It was good to get
the spinning rod out. I did try the lake yesterday and caught a 13 inch
largemouth on a "Superdooper" lure/spoon. At lunch today I wil pick up
some spinnerbait and try it again.

Thanks for you feedback.

Jack

"alwaysfishking" said:

I'd then work a weighted worm or creature bait across the
bottom


That's where I'd put my money. I'd get a 5/16 oz bullet so that I could
chunk it far. I would work it ever so slowly barely allowing the worm to
get off the bottom get off the bottom.

Only what I would do: I am no pro.

James