What Setup Was Your First Bass Of 2014 Caught On? 2024

Banned-99884 reply :

What was your first bass of 2014 caught on?

Mine was Z man chatterbait (white color) on a Powell Max 703 Glass with a 6.4:1 lews tourney pro!

Cgrinder reply :

I caught a lamp post. New Sol pitches a long way. I had a good size snowbank on but she threw the hook.

Mike L reply :

I want to say it was on a green pepper Scum frog on a Powell "Caolina Lizard Dragger" rod.

7.1 PQ with 30# PP only because I always start with that set up.

Mike

iabass8 reply :

2 pound tree bass

Dobyns DX 745

Daiwa t3

20# fluoro

1/2 oz brush jig pitched off my back deck to an isolated stump. Once she bit it was either go get her through the snow or wrestle it out not wanting to spook anything else around. I won this war.

Open water cannot come soon enough, seriously.

.RM. reply :

Sounds like someone from AZ hasn't seen the snow and ice that covers a lot of this nations water still...

00 mod reply :

Pinnacle ML rod with a Stradic ci4 2500.

Drop shot roboworm, with vmc spinshot hook.

Jeff

jbsoonerfan reply :

Xcalibur XR50 in Royal Shad. Thrown with a Daiwa Tatula on a Duckett Ghost 6'10" M with 14lb Sufix Elite.

Koofy Smacker reply :

RC Stx jerkbait in ghost pearl.. Thats the only thing they will eat yet. Was out yesterday, water temp was a mere 38 degrees and ended with 4 bass, 5 HUGE 16" shad and a perch I snagged right up it's backside

coachdog reply :

3 inch shiner fished 10 feet under 16 inches of ice over 30 feet of water on a Jack trap tip up.

JDUB reply :

1/2oz dirty jig with a rage craw trailer, fished on a 6'8" mhxf cumara with a lews sst with power pro braid.

Banned-99884 reply :

On 3/21/2014 at 6:14 AM, .RM. said:
Sounds like someone from AZ hasn't seen the snow and ice that covers a lot of this nations water still...

Im actually in michigan for school now, but i do go back to AZ Every break i have to see my dad and other family and to catch some hogs! I caught my first bass of 2014 one over christmas break! Haven't caught a fish since haha stupid michigan weather!!!

bassh8er reply :

I caught mine in January on a tear drop jig tipped with a wax worm.

gr8outdoorz reply :

Xcaliber XR50 Red Craw, Revo Premier on a Duckett Micro Magic

Zeeso reply :

Caught a 4.8 plush carpet. Was work in around the couch with a 1/2 jig on a 7ft c arbonlite with a lews tournament. Pitched in between the coffee table and couch. She hit it as soon as it entered. Fought her for about 5 min then a largemouth labradoodle came out of nowhere to try and steal my trophy. Had to scare it away with loud yelping noises and baconstrips.

mnbassman23 reply :

*** Wicked Ice 25" L, Eagle claw inline 2:6:1, 2lb fluoro, and a Chekai tungsten jig tipped with a wax worm.

michael68w reply :

16.75inch smallie. Setup was a 7'1 G.loomis 852s IMX W/ shimano stradic 3000fa. I was using the ol poorboys 3.5 tube with mark zona jig head and #8 yozuri hybrid soft.

coak reply :

6'10" M/F ***

Tour KVD 6.6:1

12 lb y-z hybrid

3/8oz White chatterbait

Flippinhook reply :

Luckycraft pointer on a powell a jerkbait rod 12lb fluoro . BP pro qualifier reel

ljnichols reply :

7.5" Junebug blue tail worm on a G. loomis 853c jwr GL2 w/ Chronarch Ci4 #12 mono.

2.5lb Largmouth off a bed.

motodmast reply :

got mine yesterday on a senko, deadsticking it. u seen the pic!

Mikell reply :

7' M CCI Think Red See Blue Rod (cheapo) Shimano Caenan w/ Power Pro Braid, Fished a Chart Tail Yum Dinger, it couldnt resist the dinger!

Teal reply :

Can't remember. Maybe an ugly stick with an Abu spinning reel

Buzzbaitkiller12 reply :

On 3/21/2014 at 10:07 AM, motodmast said:
got mine yesterday on a senko, deadsticking it. u seen the pic!

Thats was a nice one! I should probably bring a 2 piece rod in my truck incase i see a pond or something

Wbeadlescomb reply :

I don't know probably a crappie jig I guess since January I've several hundred really should keep up with it better I caught 14 today 27 wednesday 25 Tuesday 12 Monday didn't go Sunday caught 22 Saturday. So that's 80 ish this week with a good many crappie sprinkled in.

Amarley reply :

Home made purple beaver style bait on a zika rig. 7'1 MH GL2 jwr with a 6.4:1 lews speed spool.

SenkoGuru reply :

Duckett 7'1" Medium Heavy White Ice, Daiwa Tatula Type R, 17# Suffix Mono with a Senko in Watermelon Black and red flake.

SirSnookalot reply :

On 3/21/2014 at 10:17 AM, Teal said:
Can't remember. Maybe an ugly stick with an Abu spinning reel

At last you're using good equipment, I knew you would come around.

Have no idea what I caught it on, where I caught it, how big it was, what rod and reel. I do know what I caught my last one on, Thursday afternoon about a 5 pounder on a ml supreme 30 using a crappie jig.

Teal reply :

On 3/21/2014 at 3:55 PM, SirSnookalot said:

At last you're using good equipment, I knew you would come around.

Have no idea what I caught it on, where I caught it, how big it was, what rod and reel. I do know what I caught my last one on, Thursday afternoon about a 5 pounder on a ml supreme 30 using a crappie jig.

Haha... Come on Snook... I love my Powell's tho.

Most of my catfish gear and some striper gear are ugly sticks. Good rods.

AK-Jax86 reply :

Quantum smoke spinning reel (25), 7' Waterloo MF rod, 10lb berkley trilene mono, and KVD 1.5 in bream

Tywithay reply :

Shimano Chronarch CI4+, Edge Mag Bass rod, 10lb Sunline Shooter, 1/16oz jighead with a chartreuse/pearl 2" tube with a cork about 30" above it. Was trying to catch crappie, but hooked a bass instead.

Maico1 reply :

Good for you guys...still looking at ice.

buzzed bait reply :

shimano compre jig/worm rod, revo s, 50lb power pro, green/yellow terminator jig, rage crawler (this was before my siebert jig order)

iamham3 reply :

BPS PQ 7.1:1 with 14lb mono

6'8" Castaway Carolina Honey Rig Med/Mod (why they made a Carolina Rig medium/moderate and only 6'8" I don't understand); same rod has had name changed to Weedless Worm

BPS XPS jerkbait

WIGuide reply :

I'll let you know in about 6 months when all the snow and ice finally melts off. Forecasted lows in the single digits through next Tuesday....really?? Screw you WI!!

MichiganFishing1997 reply :

Gen 2 Revo 6.4:1 with 50lb braid and a 7'2 MH XF Shimano Crucial

Very first time trying to flip and pitch, i caught my cat. Luckily I cut the hook off my jig. Practicing flipping and pitching in the house is much more fun when you have a cat. She enjoys it and so do I. It may not be a bass but I brought her all the way back and was able to scoop her up. A solid 22 pounder!

SmokeRise1 reply :

Tip-up

Arv reply :

Still haven't caught a fish. Thanks snow, grad school, and broken foot....

ZB85 reply :

I just caught my first one yesterday. Decent 2 1/2 pounder

7'2" Denali Kovert

BPS Pro Qualifier 7:1:1

T-Rigged PTL Craw D'

Jeff H reply :

On 3/21/2014 at 10:09 PM, WIGuide said:
I'll let you know in about 6 months when all the snow and ice finally melts off. Forecasted lows in the single digits through next Tuesday....really?? Screw you WI!!

Add MN to that list!

Bluebasser86 reply :

6' 6" St. Croix LTB/Lew's Speed Spool with 14lb Mustad Ultra Line and a War Eagle finesse spinnerbait. First fish was actually a 14.5" crappie

First bass ate the same bait on the same set up, can't remember which one it was but it was one of these two!

Fastmover3 reply :

7ft med/hvy colmic rod, curado200e7,12lb mc coy, 3/8oz mc coy v twin white spinnerbait no trail or caught 3 in 2hrs all nice sized

FishinCop646 reply :

Finally got the boat out on the river today. I caught my first fish of the season, a 2 lb largemouth, on a homemade green pumpkin jig. My rod was a 7'1 mh daiwa cielo paired with a lews speed spool and 15lb spiderwire ez fluoro. Man did it feel nice to finally get out on the water!

stk reply :

I got my first bass today on a Black spinner bait, 7ft compre MH, Lews speed spool. Also managed to snag a shad in the face with a crank bait, and got a channel cat on the black spinnerbait as well.

Cgrinder reply :

On 3/21/2014 at 10:18 PM, MichiganFishing1997 said:

Gen 2 Revo 6.4:1 with 50lb braid and a 7'2 MH XF Shimano Crucial

Very first time trying to flip and pitch, i caught my cat. Luckily I cut the hook off my jig. Practicing flipping and pitching in the house is much more fun when you have a cat. She enjoys it and so do I. It may not be a bass but I brought her all the way back and was able to scoop her up. A solid 22 pounder!

Jesus, and I thought the 17 lb. cat I hooked yesterday was big!

Off topic: Excited for weather in the low 30's for the next 3-4 days?

Jimmers82 reply :

Hey guys just joined today first bass this year on a 7'1" m/f *** black with a lews tournament mg on a watermelon red flake baby brush hog Texas rigged with a 1/4 oz tungsten weight

Darren. reply :

Don't recall. Probably one of my spinning setups, either with a Stradic, or the Lexa.

Then again, it might've been on a casting rig, either my Chronarch, or Lexa.

I've caught a few this year so far, and the outings have been somewhat far apart from each other, so I just don't recall fully.

Darren. reply :

On 3/25/2014 at 9:08 AM, Jimmers82 said:
Hey guys just joined today first bass this year on a 7'1" m/f *** black on a watermelon red flake baby brush hog Texas rigged with a 1/4 oz tungsten weight

Welcome aboard!

Jimmers82 reply :

On 3/25/2014 at 9:17 AM, DarrenM said:
Welcome aboard!

Thanks Darren

0119 reply :

First fish of 2014, geez that was a while ago, like Jan. 3rd. Caught on a Nautilus FW7 on a Redington Predator throwing a EP Bluegill on a Wulf 7TT line.

Teal reply :

Oh man, I must have misread this thread... I. Thought I said what was your first bass caught on... Not your first first this year.... Haha my answer was Idk..an ugly stick maybe... Lol

This year I think it was dropshot fish on a Powell spinning rod.

CWB reply :

26" ice rod, Zebco UL4 classic reel, 2 lb flouro, #10 tungsten jig/plastic tail.

mod479 reply :

Frabill sub zero ice rod and reel! 2 Lmb through the ice on Black Lake. They both ate a little jigging spoon tipped with maggots...winter needs to go away soon.

bigbill reply :

Fishing? We're still fishing for ice cube fish here. It's tearing up my lines. The ice is still up to the shoreline solid. The bass coming out of there mud bed and winters sleep maybe late this year. I'm going trout fishing so I can feed my six adopted cats. I take in unwanted abandoned cats. I find little kittens when fishing.

The oil man just came. Not much new fishing stuff this year. I thank God I had the money to fill the oil tank. I burn wood 100% but this year I let the furnace run a little due to my health. From what the oil man said many people aren't filling there oil tanks. The depression/recession is still here.

0119 reply :

On 3/26/2014 at 11:14 PM, bigbill said:
From what the oil man said many people aren't filling there oil tanks. The depression/recession is still here.

No way just ask the republican governor's, they've single handedly saved the U.S. economy. They'll probably bring Ardent back to the states!!!!

BassThumbAddict reply :

quantum team kvd, 7'0 MH veritas, rattletrap

HPfishin reply :

skeet reese 6'8 jerkbait/topwater rod, shimano curado e50, 8lb vicious pro elite fluoro, luckycraft pointer 78sp. wore them out on it too! wouldn't recommend the vicious in 8lb though, I found out it gets frayed very easily, I guess I will stick to seagaur or stren fluorocast for anything under 10 lb test

fish365 reply :

Koppers Live Target lipless crank, Bluegill New Years Day

iceintheveins reply :

Dynamic Lures J spec suspending jerkbait, on a 7' M BPS Bionic Blade Spinning Rod, Pflueger President 6940 reel, 15 pound power pro braid with a 12 pound P Line CFX Fluoro leader.

NEjitterbugger reply :

TBD

Jaheff reply :

Okuma Helios air / crucial rod, bitsy flip jig with some yum beaver trailer.

pbizzle reply :

Went fishing last Saturday.

First cast of the day - Bass Pro XTS Minnow - Chrome Black Back - 10" LMB
Second cast of the day - Bass Pro XTS Minnow - Chrome Black Back - 20' OAK

Also caught one on a white/chartreuse Big Bites crappie tube with a 1/16th oz. head.

normmcclean reply :

Shakey head with bold bluegill roboworm had to clear skim ice before I could cast

tholmes reply :

1/2 oz. Rapala DT Fat in Helsinki Shad, 10 lb. mono, 7' M Abu Vendetta, Abu 4600 CI reel.

Tom

jtesch reply :

Ice went out yesterday, first 3 bass today. Tan Tabu jig with a brown netbait Paca craw on a new Tatula 7'4" rod and a Revo Premier with 50# Samurai

OntarioFishingGuy reply :

Havent caught a bass yet, but i went ice fishing for perch and i caught one on a rod that i made ot of a piece of a broken Avid. Had a Daiwa Procyon on it with 6lb braid.

basshole8190 reply :

I believe mine was on the okuma bbr mh 7'6" with a savage gear glide swimmer

Tylertut reply :

Just went out for the first time this year to a small local pond, I didn't expect to catch anything but caught this little guy on my first time using a senko.

Caught on:

Damiki Angel EX 6'6" Light

Lews Speed Spin with 6lb Flouro

Wacky rigged watermelon with black flake senko

Jay Ell Gee reply :

Mega strike Mega Bug in Green Pumpkin / red.

Thumped a nice little two and a half pounder with the head of a four pounder. Poor guy was starvin' like Marvin.

And before anyone says anything, that is not the ONLY reason I caught that fish.

Blues19 reply :

FInally get to post on this, I keep seeing it and get frustrated since the weather has been terrible. Anyway, Used my new Revo S and 7' MH Veritas, throwing a Watermelon Red Baby Brush Hog

hatrix reply :

Lews Tournament Speed Spool

Shimano Crucial MH/XF

Seagur Red Label 12#

Missile Baits D-Bomb in Watermelon

1/4 oz Tungsten

Trokar Flipping Hook 4/0 (I think)

RipSomeLips reply :

Caught 6 in 20 minutes about 5-6 weeks ago (best start I've ever had in KS this time of year), and then busted off the only worm I brought like it. Only caught 1 the next 40 minutes.

I was drop shotting with a 16inch lead vertically below a dock in about 15 feet of lightly stained water. I was using a small 4" stik-o from BPS. I find the smaller stik-o's to be much softer than the 5" version. I had 10lb fireline on an old rapala spinning combo and a 6lb berkley vanish fluoro leader.

MediumHeavy reply :

Vision 110 in Elegy Bone using a MB XX Flat Side Special with a Curado 200 I HG and 30lb SX1. Caught three bass and one trout that day. Wasn't trying for the trout, but it was a pretty nice rainbow.

OK Bass Hunter reply :

Shimano Compre Heavy/Extra Fast

Shimano Calcutta 200 Silver model

Spiderwire 12lb Fluorocarbon

1/4 oz JWill swimbait head

4" Keitech Bluegill Easy Shad

Bass Junkie reply :

7'2" MH Quantum Tour Edition Shaw Grigsby rod

2nd Gen. Abu Revo Premier

20lb Sunline Supernatural Mono

1/2oz. Persuader Lures Jay Yelas spinnerbait

3lb Female on a typical pre-spawn location. Next cast was another 3lb female.

cbass12 reply :

First:

7' MH/F BPS Carbonlite

BPS Pro Qualifier 7.1:1

3/8 oz "Biffle Head" wobble jighead and Lake Fork Tube Craw

Fish was only about 16"

Biggest:

7'1" MH/XF St Croix Rage

BPS Pro Qualifier 7.1:1

Homemade Finesse jig with a craw trailer

Fish weighed 4 lb 4 oz

rippin-lips reply :

I've only caught 1 fish in 2014 and that was last Monday. Waters have finally thawed. Falcon bucoo micro 7' med/mod with a daiwa lexa. It was a rainbow trout on a kvd 1.5 in orange belly craw. Hopefully tomorrow I'll hook a few bass when I go out.

Rudy1922 reply :

Dobyns DX 744c

Shimano Chronarch CI4+

30 lbs. Sufix 832

10 lbs. Seaguar Inviz x (leader)

Siebert Outdoors 3/8 oz. Dredge Football Jig (Whisky Craw)

Baby Brush Hog (Watermelon Seed)

Mega Strike

NathanW reply :

Some cheap ultra light abu spinning rod

Abu Cardinal reel

10# power pro, 4# trilene leader

1/8oz. Hair Jig, brown bucktail

2.5lbs smallie.

Second fish on next cast was more noteworthy....

Perfecta 7' cranking rod

Curado E50

10# Red Label

LC Slim Shad 9 - (some ghost pattern)

3.5lbs smallie

4/4/2014, Moses Lake WA

Stingray23 reply :

Sunday, April 6th was my first day out on the water. Ice prevented me from going earlier. I caught my first bass of season on a chrome/blue/orange belly 4.5" Xcalibur XS4 jerkbait in about 7-10' of water. I was using my 6.3:1 Quantum Energy PT casting reel spooled with 12lb Seaguar Invizx and my 6'6" M/F Quantum Tour Edition Gerald Swindle Signature edition casting rod. The bass weighed 4.10lbs

.ghoti. reply :

Still to be determined. Caught a bunch of trout on the White River in February, but have yet to go bass fishing.

livetofish28 reply :

March 1 St Croix Avid 7' m moderate BPS pro qualifier 40# pp 12 pound trilene 100% fluoro leader deep diving suspending Smithwick rogue 4.95 largemouth see avatar

Tight lines

Andrew

revo4life reply :

Rage craw color summer craw, 1/2oz tungsten weight pitching with a 7'6 airrus nano fusion 65lbs braid and a lew's super duty reel.

ColdSVT reply :

7ft Loomis GL2 MH

abu revo stx gen 2

14# seaguar invisx

LC pointer 98sp

fish was a 1.5ish spot...first spot ever for me!

DevilsAdidas reply :

7ft st croix premier rod

10lb spiderwire stealth braid

brown 1/4oz jig (homemade)

saffire blue netbait pacu chunk

Chance_Taker4 reply :

BPS XPS Professional Tourney Minnow Chrome/Blue Back

Daiwa Tatula on a 6'9" Denali Kovert

EvanT123 reply :

Finally got one!! Symetre 2500fj 7'medium sc3 White zoom fluke!!

andrew_t_moran reply :

Caught my first yesterday out of Lake Lemon near Unionville, IN. She was caught on a 7' H Grandt Payara Rod + 7.1:1 Lew's SuperDuty with a NorthStar Custom Baits Black Series Jig and a Rage Tail Craw trailer.

LuckyHandsINC. reply :

This winter has been so long and cold. I'm so happy to finally be able to answer this question. My first bass of 2014 was caught on my newest setup. A 6'10 M/MF Shimano Xpride paired with a Chronarch 50E. I was using a Pointer 100. Only about 2-2.5 but d**n it felt good.

Jrob78 reply :

7' MHF St. Croix SCV custom with a Shimano Chronarch CI4+. Watermelon red RI Sweet Beaver tx rigged.

AaronSchneider reply :

I caught mine on a Megabass vision 110

rippin-lips reply :

Well I finally caught my first bass of the year on Sunday. Cashion 6'9 rod and a daiwa reel. Throwing a megastrike strike back spinnerbait.

lmbfisherman reply :

Still waiting for bass season to start (another 2 months roughly), but I will give you my prediction that I will catch it on my Fenwick Elite Tech Smallmouth (Spinning 6'9" M/XF) using a Pearl White Super Fluke. Guaranteed.

ChiCityBasser reply :

First bass of the season was caugh on a RodTech 7'3" MH/F custom rod, Daiwa Aggrest 7.3:1 with 15# Cabelas X50 Flouro. The fish hit a Rock Hard Tackle jig with a Lockett Lures Outlet trailer in about 7-8ft of water. The fish weighed 2lbs and was 15.75" in length which was 1/4" short for the 16" tournament limit.

LivewellHero reply :

Back in Febrary- 1.35 pounds on a 1/8 oz Buckeye spot remover shakey head and a watermelon chart. tail Zoom finesse worm. My setup was a Daiwa T3 Ballistic 6.3:1 on a Shimano Crucial 7'2" M Worm & Jig rod spooled with 10 pound Sufix Seige mono. Thrown around submerged stumps.

(My profile pic)

guisingerevan reply :

On 4/15/2014 at 2:57 PM, rippin-lips said:
Well I finally caught my first bass of the year on Sunday. Cashion 6'9 rod and a daiwa reel. Throwing a megastrike strike back spinnerbait.

How do you like the Cashion rods? I was thinking about getting one to try because I would much rather buy nice rods that are built in the U.S. than China (or even Japan)

rippin-lips reply :

On 4/16/2014 at 2:52 AM, guisingerevan said:
How do you like the Cashion rods? I was thinking about getting one to try because I would much rather buy nice rods that are built in the U.S. than China (or even Japan)

It's lightweight and balances out well. The sensitivity was there as well. It's rated a bit generous for lure specs but it's action and power are accurate. I like the look of the carbon fiber and it's not uncomfortable to fish with at all. I spoke with the owner of the company a few times before ordering. He was nice to talk to and didn't try to sell me on anything. Just answered my questions and gave me some info along the way.

Grantman83 reply :

7'3 MHF custom rainshadow

Chronarch d7

30lb braid

White chatterbait with grass pig jr trailer

Zeeso reply :

6'6 M vendetta

Lews Tournament

14 lb trilene xl

1/2 oz war eagle spinnerbaits.

Loving my new lews and the war eagle spinnerbait. Forget what its called, has the size of a 1/4 spinnerbait but weighs 1/2 oz. Thing casts like a bullet, slow roll it, burn it. I love spinnerbaits and im glad I finally picked up a few of these.

ww2farmer reply :

Ice fishing.....................24" UL Abu Garcia Veritas Ice combo, 3lb Power Pro braid, 2lb Seaguar Abrasx-ice fluoro. #14 Northland Gill-Getter (grasshopper) tipped with a wacky rigged 1" Northland mini round worm in glo-watermelon. I probably caught 25-30 LMB this winter ice fishing the farm pond with this set up, most were dinks, but a few small keepers, and a couple over 2lbs, and one 3 lber.

Open water.....................have not been out yet, ice just left, but winter is back for a few days, maybe by the end of the week.

jlwest506 reply :

6' Fenwick HMX with a 2500 daiwa aird

10 lb power pro

1/8 oz panther martin

2lb bass

early jan

gulfcaptain reply :

First fish, well caught it on a BPS IM6 Graphite 7'6" H Musky rod with a Lexa 300, 65lb braid with a 25lb FC leader and an 8" ROF 5 Huddleston in Rainbow Trout. Fish weighed in right at 6lbs. Good way to start the new year.

gulfcaptain reply :

should have put in January as well. Great thing about S. Cal, year round bass fishing. I don't think I'd do snow and ice very well since I don't like to be cold.

Bassfink86 reply :

red and gold River2Sea squarebill 3/8 oz on a 6'6" quatum accurist w/ kvd 6.4:1 BC

BasshunterJGH reply :

Abu Garcia veritas and revo s and perch shad rap

JGBassinAL reply :

On 4/16/2014 at 5:20 AM, Grantman83 said:

7'3 MHF custom rainshadow

Chronarch d7

30lb braid

White chatterbait with grass pig jr trailer

What rainshadow blank is your custom built on? I have abt 15 custom builds on rainshadows, all of mine are RX7 and the new Revelation blanks. I have used the RX8 and the RX8+ tho. The RX8+ is ridiculously light and sensitive, but that is also reflected in the price of the blank. The RX8+ I used was a 7' MH/Fast and came in under 3 oz with guides, reel seat, etc. Also, my first fish of 2014 came on a Powell Endurance 674 and a Lews Super Duty. Skipped a 3/8 oz jig I made up under a dock for a 3 lb. smallie on New Years day.

SJex reply :

7'2" HF Tatula Rod

Shimano Curado 50E

15lb Seaguar Red Label

3/8oz War Eagle Spinnerbait

4.25lb LM Bass

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