creamernator asked:

Slinging small poppers in early April on an Ohio public pond, catching bluegills and a few small bass.

russe048 asked:

Fishing with frogs and poppers in the Spring of 2011. Sorry for the bad filming on the big fish! Check out our website at www.bassfishingalabama.com. I was fishing with a Koppers Live Target Hollow Body Frog.

YoungAngler11 asked:

I took a trip to bass pro shops to some fishing lures and gear for 2010. I got a total of 6 lures and 2 floats. The lures that I got were buzzbait, crankbait, 3 poppers, and bass pro softbait which is the ***** craw. Hopefully with these new things that I got will give me a great fishing year in 2010 and they will give me a good a new collection of lures for my tackle box. I hope you enjoy it!

Over the years bass fishing has soared to near cult popularity through the years such that there have been so many clubs formed, products made and articles written about it. Here you will read about the types of beginning bass fishing lures you can use.

Included also is a list of the necessary equipment you need when going bass fishing.

There is one type of bass that will eat almost anything, and that is the largemouth bass. From minnows, worms, or other live bait, plus poppers or streamers presented with a fly rod, or plugs thrown from a casting or spinning rod are the type of bass lures you can use.

I suggest that you use a weedless bait since bass is usually associated with weeds. The best fishing time is during the warm months, usually in the morning and evenings. This is because they usually like to stay in warm water and warm weather. You’ll catch very few bass during the winter months.

The smal lmouth bass is pound for pound the scrappiest fish among all fresh water bass. Their favorite habitat is rocky streams or lakes where its favorite food, the crayfish, is plentiful.

The best time to fish in a lake is during the month of June after the spawning season, and in early fall. Natural lures like hellgrammites, dragonfly larvae and crayfish are especially useful when used during the early morning or late evening.

The best artificial lures are those who are used on the surface such as light tackle. Fish quietly, cast toward rocks or logs while keeping the line tight and the rod tip up. Many fishermen disagree on which colors to use for their lures. This varies based on the type of bass targeted.

Successful fishing takes more than just a simple fishing rod and some lure. Here are a few tools that will help beginners catch more fish:

” Fishing Rod.
This is the most important piece of equipment and should be carefully chosen. A basic rod-and-reel set is enough for beginners.

You should learn how to use the rod and be comfortable to it before moving to a more difficult type of equipment.

Know what kind of fishing you’ll be doing, and under what conditions before you enter the store to buy a fishing rod. Rods are made from different types of materials, from wood laminates to fiberglass to carbon fiber.

Rod handles should fit nicely in your palm. Have the proper length of the rod and practice casting to see how flexible and easy it is to use.

If you want to catch tiny fish or want to use a lighter lure its advisable to use a 4 inch to 6 inch rod. To use larger lure, which gets larger fishes or to cast longer distances, you need a rod of at least 6 inches.

Waders.
This is a water- resistant covering you wear over your pants to keep them dry that allows you to wade into the water. A lot of these are made like overalls and covers the chest and legs, with boots attached. Ensure that the boots are warm and secure for better balance when walking on wet rocks.

Fishing Vest.
They contain several pockets for storing fish equipments while your hands are free to manage the fishing rod. Should you need to wade out into the water, wearing a vest will allow you to have all of your gear with you at all times. Decide beforehand which gear is essential. Storing too many things in the vest may make it too heavy to wear and this could bring you down.

Tackle Box or Fly Box.
Fishing requires a lot of supplies and you need something big to store all your gears. Get a durable tackle box, in which you can store your entire lure, for easy access.

Beginners with bass fishing only need something small, but the more advanced fishermen require something handier. You should also consider a fly box which will be small enough to fit into a vest pocket and allow you to carry the essentials.

By: Jimmy Roos

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Bass fishing in the United States has a rather interesting history – instead of being influenced or derived from the European sport, US bass fishing has developed mainly on its own. In fact, Europeans – especially the British sea bass fishermen – have actually adapted many US freshwater fishing techniques to improve their own performance.

Bass fishing first for sport first became popular in the early 1800s. While many sport fishermen sought out trout and salmon, it was the sustenance fishermen – those fishing to eat or to sell their catches at market – who caught bass. They used poles and live bait, and it was these fishermen who “invented” the sport of bass fishing. In fact, most of the terms, concepts, and literature of today’s bass fishermen have their roots in this historical form of bass fishing.

Artificial lures first became available in the mid 1800s as the sport of bass fishing evolved. While the first artificial lures developed were used for trout and salmon, fly patterns specifically aimed at bass were soon developed. These lures were heavier and built to be used with fixed-spool casting rods. These artificial lures were updated even more in the late 1800s as poppers and other types of floating lures were first developed.

Another major development in the sport of bass fishing was the expansion of the US railroad system to cover a larger portion of the country in the 19th century. This newfound mobility not only allowed humans to cross the US more quickly, but also led to new types of bass being shipped across the states. Fishermen discovered that bass were capable of surviving in barrels, making them the perfect fish to transport on trains. Largemouth bass were stocked in the many artificial lakes and ponds created by the dams that were built to provide water for the trains’ steam engines, while smallmouth bass were released in rivers from states in New England all the way to California.

From 1890-1895, the US Department of Agriculture actually suggested farmers stock their ponds with largemouth bass as a means of sustenance and economic incentive. The department even assisted some farmers with constructing their farm ponds, bringing these bass to new areas around the country. Following World War II, fishing became even more popular, leading to the first large-scale bass fisheries. Even the introduction of fishing licenses and fees for them did not discourage bass fishers – especially in the south where the largemouth bass multiplied quickly in waters that were simply too warm for other game fish.

Another cause of an increased interest in bass fishing occurred in the east. Many rivers had been dammed up due to industrialization, which caused their waters to become polluted or warmer than usual, killing off a large number of trout. With waters too warm for most game fish, smallmouth bass were brought to the rivers as a replacement. While the pollution did cause a decrease in the smallmouth bass population over the years, improvements in water regulations have seen the smallmouth bass regain their popularity and their large numbers today.

The 20th century has witnessed the creation of specific bass fishing rods, reels, and other tools to assist fishermen in their quest to capture bass. These advances have continued to modern times, keeping fishing for bass of all types a popular sport for fishermen across the country.

By: Charles Johnson

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russe048 asked:

Visit our site at www.bassfishingalabama.com. Catching top water bass with poppers in Alabama

Chris Bell asked:


There is an inscrutability regarding the stripers whether banded or striped Bass, stripers, rockfish, linesiders that induces all catching them. Anybody having seen a gorgeous fish jumping in the fresh water reflecting the sun shine off their silvery sides would admit that. However, catching such fish is all together a different issue anyway. Based on the outcomes of the lawsuits by the conservationist or ecologist clusters, there are numerous ‘bottom fishermen’ that may be opting for the bass fishing during 2008 because of probable dictatorial that may be enforced to resist, scup and other genus. Mind it fishing for bass is rather unusual as compared to the bottom fishing.

At some peculiar times of the day Bass are insistent feeders besides while the great quantum of enticements are surrounding. It is generally very easy marking since enticement would be jumping as the bass feed upon them. It’s as simple as motoring up and curtailing speed prior to getting very near and radiating the suitable enticement in among them. Don’t ever blunder of heading exactly within or through the spot of feeding fish since it is the fastest means of exterminating fishing spree. Instead the top water plug or soft plastic matching the size and shape of the enticement is the better option in such circumstances. Simply cast in and sooner you hit the water, close up and start salvaging, but don’t do it faster if they are bluefish.

Generally early morning phase is most ideal for bass as the fish is in the shallows around sort of structure like rocks, drop offs or humps and normally around that period there is some current for sweeping the vulnerable lure past them. At such juncture the top water plugs prove to be highly prolific due to the poor light conditions but they should be float up swimmers, poppers or ramblers in white. However, cloudy or smoggy weather is of great helping for the bass fishing. These enticements should be employed as if they are hurt, infrequently preventing them while salvaging. The situation becomes so pleasant when the fish destroys that surface plug, spraying, rolling and finally running in anguish. This is my favorite type of bash fishing.

The fishermen should move towards the spot where structure in the deep water is found by switching to soft plastics when there is sufficient light and top water plugs are found unfruitful. However the water current is also vital since the bass relies on such sweep food past them and when the current is poor or absent one should usually consider that bass would not be insistent and he has to strike them off to the nose instead of striking on. While floating with soft plastics, initially you get up the float of the structure with the boat and place the boat such a way that you would float over it and switch off the motor thereafter. Thereafter exercise considering the depth wherein the fish would be. If the structure is deep in the 30 feet of water, throw it out leaving the lure open and count to 15 i.e. one thousand one to one thousand fifteen and then close it up and begin salvaging.

You should even try diverged salvage, attempting slowly or rapidly, consider leaping and spooling till you ascertain what fish prefers the most. If you are through but don’t clutch it, consider the lure slower with short leaps as if they are hurt. This would bring on repeated strikes. The propensity is to dragging back and spool harder but it may not result in another strike with a bluefish and they would hardly chase it if it is the bass. Even it is quite likely that the bluefish would hit and bite off a bit of plastic and thereafter when you work it intending hurt the bass would take it. This is due to the bass would like picking up after the bluefish who is supposed to be the muddled eaters and would slice the lure without finishing it off and leave the pieces to fall at the bottom.

Which type of soft plastic do you use? Okay you consider ‘matching the hatch’. If you have idea about their feeding, try using substance that matches that lure. Consider using green-white zooms for sand eels, sluggos or fins on top of the spring. Use 4”, 5” or 6” Storm swim shad lure of color matching bunker if they are fed on bunker. But use 6” Storm swim shad in pearl if they are fed on herring.

Other means of fishing for bass is trolling its harder portion knows its function when you are not fishing. Majority of the trolling involves weights; downriggers or wire line rods as bass go into the inner portion of the water line once the sun rises thus you need the way of getting your rig deeper around the bass place. We usually fish within the RI south shore which has numerous rocks and is nearly 28 feet deep. We use wire setups having 200 feet of wire on them while trolling. This makes rigs dip to almost 20 feet which is sufficiently closer ascertaining the depth of the water and the way the rocks stick up. We also troll umbrellas, tube and warm rigs or parachute devices.

In spite we generally opt for this process only when we face difficulty getting soft plastics down to the fish. It could be highly fruitful. Velocity may range between 2 knots and 6 knots, normally we differ it all over the time we sprite. Getting hits immediately following changing of speed are obvious. Your velocity is erroneous, your rig is at the incorrect depth or the fish vanish when it’s not working. Anyway, I constantly make the initial conjectures thinking the fish vanish. You should leave up and proceed further or attempt rather diverse if you go half an hour without a fish.

Remembering a few of such guidelines when you are out there then you could succeed while fishing for bass.

russe048 asked:

Catching top water bass with poppers in Alabama