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Re: Bed Baits [Re: bassdoode] #9683956 01/28/14 05:06 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 87 winnsboro, tx W wanderer50 Outdoorsman
wanderer50 Outdoorsman W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 87 winnsboro, tx	I'm a simple guy keeping it simple,a white lizard is hard to beat

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Re: Bed Baits [Re: bassdoode] #9683979 01/28/14 05:27 AM
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,372 fort worth.Tx, USA 2 200Hawk21 Extreme Angler
200Hawk21 Extreme Angler 2 Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,372 fort worth.Tx, USA	A 7" blue fleck power worm. Works all year long especially during the spawn.

Re: Bed Baits [Re: bassdoode] #9684032 01/28/14 06:34 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 951 Sandia,Tx B bassfork Pro Angler
bassfork Pro Angler B Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 951 Sandia,Tx	plain gold empty hook works well. don't laugh until you try it. U.S.M.C. 1967-1971 RVN 1969 Marble Mountain Air Facility Da Nang HML-167 helicopter squadron

Re: Bed Baits [Re: Bass98] #9684048 01/28/14 07:13 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 6,127 Humble, Texas F fitter2259 TFF Celebrity
fitter2259 TFF Celebrity F Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 6,127 Humble, Texas	Originally Posted By: Bass98 Okay I will throw this out there. Some may think it's stupid but here goes. One of my weapons in the spawn is the original Johnson Beetle spin in the largest size, white with red dot. Sorry, I don't know what the color is called, I don't even think they have a color name for it on the box. Anyway I don't put the spinner on just use the jig part. It's hard to fish it around pads because the hook is exposed. When fishing it the red dot faces up. I think the solid white with the one spot of red is key. It's real easy to see, and it does not take a rocket scientist to cathch the bedding fish with it. Never seen anyone else do this. Best part about them is that they are like 80 cents at Walmart. You can by a ton and not break the bank. I wish I had a dollar for every beetle spin bass I ever caught. My preference is a spent butt off of a cool cigarette, this one can be Googled as well. Bedded fish are mean, ornery, pizzed off selfish critters that aren't hitting baits on a bed because they are interested in eating. They are protecting their nests from other predators, and the best bait you can use is the one you can see best for the conditions your faced with. For me this tends to be a finesse jig or a modified craw with white being the dominate color and either black, plum or blue being the secondary. I have also come to like the Nest Raiders as well, they are kind of bulky but displace a lot of water for a slow fall and they pitch/flip well too.

Re: Bed Baits [Re: bassdoode] #9684086 01/28/14 11:03 AM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 8,106 N. Richland Hills Texas USA R Rudy Lackey TFF Celebrity
Rudy Lackey TFF Celebrity R Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 8,106 N. Richland Hills Texas USA	Nest Raiders,Spike it red behind gills. Rudy

Re: Bed Baits [Re: bassdoode] #9684160 01/28/14 12:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 16,992 Mansfield, Tx. E ezbassin TFF Guru
ezbassin TFF Guru E Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 16,992 Mansfield, Tx.	White speed craw tx. rigged White small tube or white spinner bait trailer on a drop shot. Bublegum/sherbert senko weightless. Super fluke weightless (color depends on whatever one they react to the most) Watermelon/gold tube. Trick worm or 4 inch senko wacky rigged. I quit using 6 inch lizards because so much of the time they can pick it up by the tail and move it off the bed without ever having the hook in their mouth. I use lizards on a Carolina rig on pre-spawn and post spawn fish. Last edited by ezbassin; 01/28/14 12:49 PM.

Re: Bed Baits [Re: Phil Clark] #9684438 01/28/14 02:48 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 746 waco tx W wacopops Pro Angler
wacopops Pro Angler W Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 746 waco tx	Phil, I am a retired trucked w/ 2.5 million miles. Retired 7 yrs back, have been bass fishing for 65 yrs, still trying to learn how to fish. Good luck and mainly have fun. Click on site below, my boat

Re: Bed Baits [Re: bassdoode] #9685155 01/28/14 06:03 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,242 Lake Fork, Texas Lake Fork Guide Zach Hughes Extreme Angler
Lake Fork Guide Zach Hughes Extreme Angler Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,242 Lake Fork, Texas	Im a big believer in the bait doesn't matter. More knowing the fish and his reaction and what they want! Texas rigged anything Licensed Lake Fork Guide 972-979-4163 cell www.lakeforkoutfitterszachhughes.com zachhughesbass@gmail.com www.mistertwister.com www.dobynsrods.com Skeeter Boats/Yamaha Outboards

Re: Bed Baits [Re: bassdoode] #9685216 01/28/14 06:20 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 759 C cali kid Pro Angler
cali kid Pro Angler C Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 759	On those hard to catch bass, try different lures, sizes, colors until you see the fish react in an alarmed or excited way. Sometimes it takes something different, like a Castaic bluegill(with the lip cut off) or a small 5' lizard

Re: Bed Baits [Re: fishnbuds] #9687237 01/29/14 05:41 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 366 Alba, tx W wormy1 Angler
wormy1 Angler W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 366 Alba, tx	Originally Posted By: fishnbuds For you drop shooters...do you upsize your tackle any if you fishing beds that are not in open water? Let the fish tell u, use something u can see,i.ve used 2"to 10" on a drop shot with varied sucees. 2 and 10 works on heavily pressured fish the haven't seen them in that size. PB LAKE FORK Sharealunker #532 13.1 lb

Re: Bed Baits [Re: bassdoode] #9687250 01/29/14 06:02 AM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 4,174 On the fish R Robert Hunter TFF Team Angler
Robert Hunter TFF Team Angler R Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 4,174 On the fish	Pegged 1/4 oz. tungsten wt. with a stout hook I use an owner with I white crappie tube jig solid tube not hollow the white is easy to see. With that tungsten wt. it falls supper fast into the bed and they can't take it. I use a heave owner worm hook for this it is all hook and weight looks really funny but works I am sure the cig butt would do the same thing. [url=https://postimages.org/][img]https://i.postimg.cc/bsQJFvLj/

Re: Bed Baits [Re: Lake Fork Guide Zach Hughes] #9692729 01/30/14 10:52 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 482 Austin, Texas T TMCustomBaits Angler
TMCustomBaits Angler T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 482 Austin, Texas	Originally Posted By: Zeeter Im a big believer in the bait doesn't matter. More knowing the fish and his reaction and what they want! Texas rigged anything I believe the same exact thing. I have caught bedding bass with small spinnerbaits, stick baits, and all types of soft plastics. You could probably rig a piece of stick and work it in there to irritate her and she will strike at it. LOL Like people have said, FOOD is not on their mind.

Re: Bed Baits [Re: bassdoode] #9692770 01/30/14 11:09 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 677 Garland, TX M manhunter Pro Angler
manhunter Pro Angler M Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 677 Garland, TX	Zoom Trick worm, t-rigged weightless with a kink in it or wacky rigged on a finacky hook. Last edited by manhunter; 01/30/14 11:10 PM.

Re: Bed Baits [Re: TMCustomBaits] #9692781 01/30/14 11:16 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 7,742 somervell county 3 361V TFF Celebrity
361V TFF Celebrity 3 Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 7,742 somervell county	Originally Posted By: TMCustomBaits Originally Posted By: Zeeter Im a big believer in the bait doesn't matter. More knowing the fish and his reaction and what they want! Texas rigged anything I believe the same exact thing. I have caught bedding bass with small spinnerbaits, stick baits, and all types of soft plastics. You could probably rig a piece of stick and work it in there to irritate her and she will strike at it. LOL Like people have said, FOOD is not on their mind. I completely agree...but if the stick does not work try a chartreuse LFT Ring Fry weightless with a 4/0 EWG hook. :-)

Re: Bed Baits [Re: 361V] #9692822 01/30/14 11:34 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,089 Burleson, Texas A AgSellers04 Extreme Angler
AgSellers04 Extreme Angler A Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,089 Burleson, Texas	Originally Posted By: 361V Originally Posted By: TMCustomBaits Originally Posted By: Zeeter Im a big believer in the bait doesn't matter. More knowing the fish and his reaction and what they want! Texas rigged anything I believe the same exact thing. I have caught bedding bass with small spinnerbaits, stick baits, and all types of soft plastics. You could probably rig a piece of stick and work it in there to irritate her and she will strike at it. LOL Like people have said, FOOD is not on their mind. I completely agree...but if the stick does not work try a chartreuse LFT Ring Fry weightless with a 4/0 EWG hook. :-) +1 Sometimes you can put a turd on a hook and weight and if you pop em in the face with it while they're on a bed they'll pretty much eat it... eventually I've sat there and bounced plastics all around them sight fishing and all up in their bed before for like 30 mins and all of a sudden it gets into that sweet spot and they grab it. That sweet spot is often times their nose. PBs LMB- 11 lbs., 7 oz. Falcon Striper- 40 lb. Long Is. Sound BlueCat- 30 lb. Texoma Hybrid-8.2 lb. Lewisville Cutthroat Trout-22" Yellowstone R, WY Rainbow Trout- 21" Blitzen R, OR Steelhead- 8 lb. Umpqua R, OR Redfish-20 lb. Panama C. Bay, FL

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