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Need Bass bait help!
I did a bit of the panfish thing with my kids but also taught them right
from the get go that sometimes fish bite and sometimes they don't. They appreciate when they do catch a bass now much more. I would suggest that you talk with the local tackle store and get some minnows. Rig them with a bobber or without( My favorite way), Try to find a place with a variety of species, perch, Crappie and Bass will all munch a good minnow and for that matter a bad minnow, Make sure you bring some needlenose pliers as they all have a tendency to swallow minnows. It will help getting the hook back without hurting the fish. Something that can also turn off younger ones to fishing if you are not prepared for the trip "Rich Pierro" wrote in message ... 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 |
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Need Bass bait help!
I did a bit of the panfish thing with my kids but also taught them right
from the get go that sometimes fish bite and sometimes they don't. They appreciate when they do catch a bass now much more. I would suggest that you talk with the local tackle store and get some minnows. Rig them with a bobber or without( My favorite way), Try to find a place with a variety of species, perch, Crappie and Bass will all munch a good minnow and for that matter a bad minnow, Make sure you bring some needlenose pliers as they all have a tendency to swallow minnows. It will help getting the hook back without hurting the fish. Something that can also turn off younger ones to fishing if you are not prepared for the trip "Rich Pierro" wrote in message ... 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 |
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Need Bass bait help!
Having fished all of my now longish life...I can tell you my thoughts on the
single one mistake most parents/kids make when small kids are trying to catch small fish. That is..they use much too large hooks. I ran into two youngsters on the pier in Lake Geneva, Wisc. yesterday. One had a #6 ( I think ) hook..and a night crawler on it that was five times bigger than the hook area. They were trying to catch sunfish and bluegills off of the pier. I had him nip off a tiny wedge of night-crawler..stick it on the very end of his much too large hook.,,, and he caught a blue-gill on the very first drop over the side. Small hooks, ( maybe #10s); long shanks, small baits...lots of action. You can always target the bigger species..but start them off catching ( not feeding, the little fish ) and they will love it. This little guy did! RichG -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners |
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Need Bass bait help!
Having fished all of my now longish life...I can tell you my thoughts on the
single one mistake most parents/kids make when small kids are trying to catch small fish. That is..they use much too large hooks. I ran into two youngsters on the pier in Lake Geneva, Wisc. yesterday. One had a #6 ( I think ) hook..and a night crawler on it that was five times bigger than the hook area. They were trying to catch sunfish and bluegills off of the pier. I had him nip off a tiny wedge of night-crawler..stick it on the very end of his much too large hook.,,, and he caught a blue-gill on the very first drop over the side. Small hooks, ( maybe #10s); long shanks, small baits...lots of action. You can always target the bigger species..but start them off catching ( not feeding, the little fish ) and they will love it. This little guy did! RichG -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners |
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Need Bass bait help!
Bass is the target....not looking to catch just anything. We will be
fishing LaDue Reservoir in northeast Ohio. My son is 10 and has lots of attention span. "Thundercat" wrote in message ... 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. |
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Need Bass bait help!
Bass is the target....not looking to catch just anything. We will be
fishing LaDue Reservoir in northeast Ohio. My son is 10 and has lots of attention span. "Thundercat" wrote in message ... 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. |
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Need Bass bait help!
Good point. So am I still good going with live worms and seeing what hits?
"Rich Pierro" wrote in message ... 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$eM2.3702@attbi_s51... I'm as novice as they get at bass fishing. I remember using earthworms as a kid with very good results. Now I'm taking my young son fishing for the same experience I had 30 years ago. I'm thinking of using earthworms again. Is this my best choice? Are there lures I should strongly consider as well? Does it depend on the lake or other factors? What about small-mouth vs large-mouth? Also, I'm thinking of using steel leaders and a lead weight about 3 feet above the hook without any float. Am I goofy going with this setup? Any help would be appreciated. This will be my son's first fishing experience and I'm trying to make it a very positive and memorable experience. Thanks, Tom |
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Need Bass bait help!
Good point. So am I still good going with live worms and seeing what hits?
"Rich Pierro" wrote in message ... I suggest finding out how to hook a ton of pan-fish in your area and getting him into fishing that way. If you fish for bass and get nothing you will turn him off to fishing, but if you go after sunnies, you can whack them all day and have a blast. Then, next time you say the word "fishing", his eyes will light up. Rich P "Dominic Chin" wrote in message ... I would go with Shiners......run about 4ft of line between shiner and bobber. This will produce if there is bass in the water. "Tom" wrote in message news:3ubPc.71389$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 |
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Need Bass bait help!
Thanks. I can see the logic of it.
"John Kerr" wrote in message ... Need Bass bait help! Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Sun, Aug 1, 2004, 5:53pm (CDT+1) From: (Rich Pierro) 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 ====== 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 |
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Need Bass bait help!
Thanks. I can see the logic of it.
"John Kerr" wrote in message ... Need Bass bait help! Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Sun, Aug 1, 2004, 5:53pm (CDT+1) From: (Rich Pierro) 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 ====== 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 |
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