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Sand Bass help.
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06/06/19 12:14 AM
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Burgerboy
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A friend asked me besides spoons what you all have good luck on for sand bass. I do not intentionally target them so I was not a lot of help. Any lure suggestions for me for Sand Bass ? Thanks,
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/06/19 02:17 AM
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PlanoTom
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Bomber slab spoons - 7/8 oz Kastmaster spoons
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/06/19 02:30 AM
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SteezMacQueen
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Jerk baits, lipless cranks, basically anything that mimics shad.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/06/19 02:32 AM
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BigDozer66
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Little George's and similar baits
Rat-L-Traps and similar lipless crankbaits
Top Waters if they are breaking the surface.
Diving Crankbaits
Spoons
Jig Heads with Grubs etc.
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/06/19 03:22 AM
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jhadaway117
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Humdinger! They look like little George's but in my opinion work way better. Get them in 1/2 oz white with the glow in the dark paint.
Last edited by jhadaway117; 06/06/19 03:24 AM.
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/06/19 03:39 AM
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RL206
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Its best to cut all the hooks but one on anything you use.
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/06/19 04:11 AM
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Greg W
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top water cranks when schooling. You'll get hit every cast. Trouble with sand bass is the poop all over your boat,
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/06/19 05:58 AM
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JoshT254
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Traps and cranks. Anything with some action and small enough for their mouth. You can throw bigger baits to targer the larger fish in the school. In my experience the smaller ones are on top and the larger fish feed under them.
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/06/19 11:02 AM
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Dennis Christian
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Read the article and watch the video pointed to in my signature block.
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/06/19 03:58 PM
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Burgerboy
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Thank you all. I am passing it on and appreciate it.
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/06/19 04:39 PM
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RHO
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I always use RSR's silver/chartreuse shad
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Re: Sand Bass help.
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06/07/19 11:05 PM
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Jaybonnett
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Its best to cut all the hooks but one on anything you use. Is that just for quick removal?
Keep doin what youre doin, youll keep gettin what youre gettin.
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Re: Sand Bass help.
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06/08/19 05:41 AM
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OleMissPharmacy
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Rat-L-Traps and similar lipless crankbaits
Was using a Rat-L-Trap one time catching sand bass in some newly flooded brush on a main lake point. Caught a few sandbass, then on one cast the lure landed and I made a few turns of the reel handle and got a hit that was like a freight train and my line started heading out to deeper water. My friend saw the pole bent and asked me if I was hung up. Hell yeah I was hung...on a 7.25 lb largemouth bass!! My personal best.
Hotty Toddy!
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Jaybonnett]
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06/08/19 04:50 PM
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RL206
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Its best to cut all the hooks but one on anything you use. Is that just for quick removal? Yes, and less chance of getting yourself hooked.
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: RL206]
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06/08/19 05:41 PM
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Jaybonnett
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Its best to cut all the hooks but one on anything you use. Is that just for quick removal? Yes, and less chance of getting yourself hooked. Thats a great idea. I was just telling a fishing buddie Sunday morning how frustrating it is to get on a school and be fumbling with a fish because of trebles. Thanks for that!
Keep doin what youre doin, youll keep gettin what youre gettin.
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/08/19 07:27 PM
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beltonbill
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It gets way better if you use barbless hooks. Let the fish lay on the deck for a second and his twisting and turning will throw out the hook. You get all of the hook setting power of three hooks and none of the frustration of getting the fish off the hook. If you keep a tight line, you will not lose many from shaking the hook with a barbless design. I've made the trip to the doctor three times in the past but not any more. I do a lot of catch and release and the barbless hooks are way better on the fish.
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: jhadaway117]
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06/14/19 10:19 PM
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DarrellSimpson
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Humdinger! They look like little George's but in my opinion work way better. Get them in 1/2 oz white with the glow in the dark paint. Please share where you found that lure , I have searched online for humdinger lures and I can not track it down. Thanks
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: beltonbill]
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06/14/19 11:29 PM
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RespectTheFish
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I'm glad I'm not the only one that hates treble hooks! I have gotten in the practice of cutting one the hooks off so it's only two and I haven't noticed any decrease in landings. If anything, when I get into the school I can get the fish off faster and quickly get back to catching!
Clay
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/14/19 11:41 PM
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mickeytfc
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I was just in the garage cutting off one of the treble hooks of a bunch of lures. I'm glad to hear someone else does that! Must be an Abilene thing, I grew up and still have family there.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. Henry David Thoreau
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/15/19 01:18 AM
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Grainraiser
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I never use treble hooks for sandbass. Either it takes to long to remove them from the hook and start flopping and you get one in the hand.
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: Burgerboy]
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06/15/19 06:26 AM
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DSTORMS
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For Sandies in the Summer, take a pair of needle nose pliers and crush the barbs on your hooks. As its reasonable to catch a few hundred surfacing fish a day, no need it ripping their mouths off if you catch and release. I've caught a few thousand this way. Limit is 25 per person if you want to keep them.
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Re: Sand Bass help.
[Re: DarrellSimpson]
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06/15/19 01:01 PM
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FishinTime
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Humdinger! They look like little George's but in my opinion work way better. Get them in 1/2 oz white with the glow in the dark paint. Please share where you found that lure , I have searched online for humdinger lures and I can not track it down. Thanks http://www.humdingerlures.com/p/blog-page_1.html?m=0
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