Need Bass bait help!

I'm as novice as they get at bass fishing. I remember using earthworms as a
kid with very good results. Now I'm taking my young son fishing for the same
experience I had 30 years ago. I'm thinking of using earthworms again. Is
this my best choice? Are there lures I should strongly consider as well?
Does it depend on the lake or other factors? What about small-mouth vs
large-mouth? Also, I'm thinking of using steel leaders and a lead weight
about 3 feet above the hook without any float. Am I goofy going with this
setup?

Any help would be appreciated. This will be my son's first fishing
experience and I'm trying to make it a very positive and memorable
experience.

Thanks,
Tom

On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 19:26:55 GMT, "Tom"
wrote:

I'm as novice as they get at bass fishing. I remember using earthworms as a
kid with very good results. Now I'm taking my young son fishing for the same
experience I had 30 years ago. I'm thinking of using earthworms again. Is
this my best choice? Are there lures I should strongly consider as well?
Does it depend on the lake or other factors? What about small-mouth vs
large-mouth? Also, I'm thinking of using steel leaders and a lead weight
about 3 feet above the hook without any float. Am I goofy going with this
setup?

Any help would be appreciated. This will be my son's first fishing
experience and I'm trying to make it a very positive and memorable
experience.

Thanks,
Tom


I don't know much about the ponds or lakes in your area (Detroit
area?) but a few folks in here surely will. A lot of the
recommendations that we could give you will depend a lot on what
exactly you hope to accomplish. Do you want to target just bass or do
you just want to get your son catching anything that will bite? That
is probably the most important question. How old is your son and how
is his attention span?

Harry J aka Thundercat
Brooklyn Bill's Tackle Shop Fishing Team
http://www.geocities.com/brooklynbill2003/products.html
Share the knowledge, compete on execution.

On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 19:26:55 GMT, "Tom"
wrote:

I'm as novice as they get at bass fishing. I remember using earthworms as a
kid with very good results. Now I'm taking my young son fishing for the same
experience I had 30 years ago. I'm thinking of using earthworms again. Is
this my best choice? Are there lures I should strongly consider as well?
Does it depend on the lake or other factors? What about small-mouth vs
large-mouth? Also, I'm thinking of using steel leaders and a lead weight
about 3 feet above the hook without any float. Am I goofy going with this
setup?

Any help would be appreciated. This will be my son's first fishing
experience and I'm trying to make it a very positive and memorable
experience.

Thanks,
Tom


I don't know much about the ponds or lakes in your area (Detroit
area?) but a few folks in here surely will. A lot of the
recommendations that we could give you will depend a lot on what
exactly you hope to accomplish. Do you want to target just bass or do
you just want to get your son catching anything that will bite? That
is probably the most important question. How old is your son and how
is his attention span?

Harry J aka Thundercat
Brooklyn Bill's Tackle Shop Fishing Team
http://www.geocities.com/brooklynbill2003/products.html
Share the knowledge, compete on execution.

I would go with Shiners......run about 4ft of line between shiner and
bobber. This will produce if there is bass in the water.


"Tom" wrote in message
news:3ubPc.71389$eM2.3702@attbi_s51...
I'm as novice as they get at bass fishing. I remember using earthworms as
a
kid with very good results. Now I'm taking my young son fishing for the
same
experience I had 30 years ago. I'm thinking of using earthworms again.
Is
this my best choice? Are there lures I should strongly consider as well?
Does it depend on the lake or other factors? What about small-mouth vs
large-mouth? Also, I'm thinking of using steel leaders and a lead weight
about 3 feet above the hook without any float. Am I goofy going with this
setup?

Any help would be appreciated. This will be my son's first fishing
experience and I'm trying to make it a very positive and memorable
experience.

Thanks,
Tom

I would go with Shiners......run about 4ft of line between shiner and
bobber. This will produce if there is bass in the water.


"Tom" wrote in message
news:3ubPc.71389$eM2.3702@attbi_s51...
I'm as novice as they get at bass fishing. I remember using earthworms as
a
kid with very good results. Now I'm taking my young son fishing for the
same
experience I had 30 years ago. I'm thinking of using earthworms again.
Is
this my best choice? Are there lures I should strongly consider as well?
Does it depend on the lake or other factors? What about small-mouth vs
large-mouth? Also, I'm thinking of using steel leaders and a lead weight
about 3 feet above the hook without any float. Am I goofy going with this
setup?

Any help would be appreciated. This will be my son's first fishing
experience and I'm trying to make it a very positive and memorable
experience.

Thanks,
Tom

I suggest finding out how to hook a ton of pan-fish in your area and getting
him into fishing that way. If you fish for bass and get nothing you will
turn him off to fishing, but if you go after sunnies, you can whack them all
day and have a blast. Then, next time you say the word "fishing", his eyes
will light up.



Rich P


"Dominic Chin" wrote in message
...
I would go with Shiners......run about 4ft of line between shiner and
bobber. This will produce if there is bass in the water.


"Tom" wrote in message
news:3ubPc.71389$eM2.3702@attbi_s51...
I'm as novice as they get at bass fishing. I remember using earthworms
as
a
kid with very good results. Now I'm taking my young son fishing for the
same
experience I had 30 years ago. I'm thinking of using earthworms again.
Is
this my best choice? Are there lures I should strongly consider as
well?
Does it depend on the lake or other factors? What about small-mouth vs
large-mouth? Also, I'm thinking of using steel leaders and a lead weight
about 3 feet above the hook without any float. Am I goofy going with
this
setup?

Any help would be appreciated. This will be my son's first fishing
experience and I'm trying to make it a very positive and memorable
experience.

Thanks,
Tom

I suggest finding out how to hook a ton of pan-fish in your area and getting
him into fishing that way. If you fish for bass and get nothing you will
turn him off to fishing, but if you go after sunnies, you can whack them all
day and have a blast. Then, next time you say the word "fishing", his eyes
will light up.



Rich P


"Dominic Chin" wrote in message
...
I would go with Shiners......run about 4ft of line between shiner and
bobber. This will produce if there is bass in the water.


"Tom" wrote in message
news:3ubPc.71389$eM2.3702@attbi_s51...
I'm as novice as they get at bass fishing. I remember using earthworms
as
a
kid with very good results. Now I'm taking my young son fishing for the
same
experience I had 30 years ago. I'm thinking of using earthworms again.
Is
this my best choice? Are there lures I should strongly consider as
well?
Does it depend on the lake or other factors? What about small-mouth vs
large-mouth? Also, I'm thinking of using steel leaders and a lead weight
about 3 feet above the hook without any float. Am I goofy going with
this
setup?

Any help would be appreciated. This will be my son's first fishing
experience and I'm trying to make it a very positive and memorable
experience.

Thanks,
Tom

I suggest finding out how to hook a ton of pan-fish in your area and getting
him into fishing that way. If you fish for bass and get nothing you will
turn him off to fishing, but if you go after sunnies, you can whack them all
day and have a blast. Then, next time you say the word "fishing", his eyes
will light up.



Rich P


"Dominic Chin" wrote in message
...
I would go with Shiners......run about 4ft of line between shiner and
bobber. This will produce if there is bass in the water.


"Tom" wrote in message
news:3ubPc.71389$eM2.3702@attbi_s51...
I'm as novice as they get at bass fishing. I remember using earthworms
as
a
kid with very good results. Now I'm taking my young son fishing for the
same
experience I had 30 years ago. I'm thinking of using earthworms again.
Is
this my best choice? Are there lures I should strongly consider as
well?
Does it depend on the lake or other factors? What about small-mouth vs
large-mouth? Also, I'm thinking of using steel leaders and a lead weight
about 3 feet above the hook without any float. Am I goofy going with
this
setup?

Any help would be appreciated. This will be my son's first fishing
experience and I'm trying to make it a very positive and memorable
experience.

Thanks,
Tom

Need Bass bait help!

Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Sun, Aug 1, 2004, 5:53pm (CDT+1)
From: (Rich=A0Pierro)

I suggest finding out how to hook a ton of pan-fish in your area and
getting him into fishing that way. If you fish for bass and get nothing
you will turn him off to fishing, but if you go after sunnies, you can
whack them all day and have a blast. Then, next time you say the word
"fishing", his eyes will light up.
Rich P
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Great advice, I use to take my son fishing, and did the same thing. In
fact he would often out fish me because I was going for the bass. Then
one day I caught some nice ones, and he said, "Daddy, I want to catch
fish like that!". I rigged him up a bass set up...he caught a nice
little 2#er, and never looked back, couldn't ever get him to fish the
sunnies again! I think I "corrupted" him grin.
JK

Need Bass bait help!

Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Sun, Aug 1, 2004, 5:53pm (CDT+1)
From: (Rich=A0Pierro)

I suggest finding out how to hook a ton of pan-fish in your area and
getting him into fishing that way. If you fish for bass and get nothing
you will turn him off to fishing, but if you go after sunnies, you can
whack them all day and have a blast. Then, next time you say the word
"fishing", his eyes will light up.
Rich P
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Great advice, I use to take my son fishing, and did the same thing. In
fact he would often out fish me because I was going for the bass. Then
one day I caught some nice ones, and he said, "Daddy, I want to catch
fish like that!". I rigged him up a bass set up...he caught a nice
little 2#er, and never looked back, couldn't ever get him to fish the
sunnies again! I think I "corrupted" him grin.
JK