Best baits to have in first bass tournament 2024
Red_King814 reply :
just need some ideas of key baits i should have for a lake with alot of little islands and a max depth of 35 feet
USMCKoontz reply :
I am new to bassin, but I would have to say SpinnerBaits, Senkos, Flukes, and worms 
RyanFishing reply :
The baits you're confident in and have had the most success with are the baits you'll want to be using in your tournament. There's no need in trying to throw something new for the first time during a tournament. Stick with the baits that work for you and you'll be fine.
Zippyduck Krimm reply :
Pymatuning is a great lake for Jigs, worms, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits. Squarebills work but plan on losing a few. And if the water is above 60 topwaters and buzzbaits.
GetBent reply :
Like others said use baits you have confidence in and HAVE FUN. I'm no veteran only one tournament but we got 2nd with 19lbs. My buddy and I worked together throwing different baits till we found what they wanted and did well. Our next tournament will be a little different. It's a much bigger one and 100 times the pay out. We will be happy with a top 10 payout. I'm gonna try confidence baits and we find them I'm gonna try bigger baits like the Spro rat, s waver, whopper plopper, and an a-rig.
atcoha reply :
The ones that catch fish...
tomustang reply :
You shouldn't be entering tournaments if you have no clue what to throw. Do you want people to throw out way points too?
Fish the Mitt reply :
On 4/13/2016 at 8:27 AM, Red_King814 said:just need some ideas of key baits i should have for a lake with alot of little islands and a max depth of 35 feet
Like anything in life, trying something new is generally not ideal when there's something on the line. Leave that to practice. My only advice is to ensure you have lures that can reach every level of that 35ft water column if you need it.
Red_King814 reply :
On 4/13/2016 at 10:44 AM, tomustang said:You shouldn't be entering tournaments if you have no clue what to throw. Do you want people to throw out way points too?
On 4/13/2016 at 10:44 AM, tomustang said:You shouldn't be entering tournaments if you have no clue what to throw. Do you want people to throw out way points too?
Yes also would love for the bass to magically appear in the live well as well as some lead in them so they way 20 pounds im trying to gain knowledge obviously why i asked .... An I am not going in blind but thanks
On 4/13/2016 at 10:20 AM, Zippyduck Krimm said:Pymatuning is a great lake for Jigs, worms, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits. Squarebills work but plan on losing a few. And if the water is above 60 topwaters and buzzbaits.
You from around Erie or something! Not sure I even gave out the lake name and you guessed it! Lol
Fish the Mitt reply :
On 4/13/2016 at 10:48 AM, Red_King814 said:
Yes also would love for the bass to magically appear in the live well as well as some lead in them so they way 20 pounds im trying to gain knowledge obviously why i asked .... An I am not going in blind but thanks
Perhaps the way you worded your original post confused some members. Instead of implying you have no idea what to throw; which is what your post does, lets start over. What do you plan on throwing? Have you fished there before? If so, what did you have tied on? Did it work?
Red_King814 reply :
You're totally right tomustang if you see this that was a joke no harm intended because I did word this wrong, I'm pretty avid in bass fishing just haven't fished a tourney and needed tips ... But I know it has a muddy bottom and probably will throw some jigs around brush and such, also maybe some cranks in shallow
Zippyduck Krimm reply :
On 4/13/2016 at 10:48 AM, Red_King814 said:
You from around Erie or something! Not sure I even gave out the lake name and you guessed it! Lol
I am from Butler, but have a camp at pymy, and Fairview. The only Tourneys are at Pymy this time of the year, since all the rest of the lakes are catch and release this time of the year.
What tourney are you fishing and when? There are so many this time of the year there? I will be fishing on May 1st with Reynoldsville.
Red_King814 reply :
On 4/13/2016 at 10:59 AM, Zippyduck Krimm said:I am from Butler, but have a camp at pymy, and Fairview. The only Tourneys are at Pymy this time of the year, since all the rest of the lakes are catch and release this time of the year.
What tourney are you fishing and when? There are so many this time of the year there? I will be fishing on May 1st with Reynoldsville.
Going to be fishing with the Bassmaster of Crawford county and it's on May 22nd Never fished a tournament and trying to get some experience in it since I do fish all the time hopefully will be a good learning expierence
Zippyduck Krimm reply :
Just go fishing and pay attention to your partner. Every tournament will be a learning experience, But only do it if you have money to throw away.
Have fun and the fish should be really shallow when you go.
bigbassin' reply :
My only tip since it sounds like you're back boating is make sure you have lures to match the boaters speed. For example, if he works the boat slowly you have a lot of freedom in what you throw, but if he keeps his foot on the trolling motor all day you'll need to be throwing a moving bait.
Gundog reply :
On 4/13/2016 at 11:12 AM, bigbassin' said:My only tip since it sounds like you're back boating is make sure you have lures to match the boaters speed. For example, if he works the boat slowly you have a lot of freedom in what you throw, but if he keeps his foot on the trolling motor all day you'll need to be throwing a moving bait.
Nothing worse than a back boater asking you to slow down. Especially if you are catching fish by runnin' and gunnin'. I never fished tourneys but have had this experience when fishing with friends.
BaitMonkey1984 reply :
Senko. Spinner bait. Flipping jig. Chigger Craws. You can just about do every speed, and all of the water column with those easy to use baits.
ethan-333 reply :
every tournament. i have on 1 crankbait. 1 topwater. 1 senko. 1 jig. 1 chatterbait/spinnerbait. and 1 texas rig. ill usually have another rod and depending on what weve been catching them on, have it rigged up with that.
zeth reply :
a few possible answers:
1) throw what your confident in.
2) just dropshot or shakey all day. you'll prob get at least one bite this way unless your boater is moving super fast.
3) get on google and research fishing reports for the lake and throw whatever else other people are saying.
4) something else i didnt think of...
Catt reply :
Got no baits but rather techniques!
Texas Rig weighted or unweighted
Jig-n-Craw
spinnerbait & crankbaits
top water
wnspain reply :
^^^This^^^
scaleface reply :
If theres a lot of little islands there should be a lot of little humps . I'd have plenty of crankbaits and soft plastics .
TxHawgs reply :
Weightless Senko or Fluke or with a Splitshot a ft up the line. I really like black/blue flake senkos if the water is stained to muddy. If the water is high stained or muddy from recent rain try to throw to cover as the fish will be holding tight to it. Green pumpkin Fluke with the tail dipped in chartreuse jj's magic is also great and imitates a bluegill.
everythingthatswims reply :
Take a spinning rod, and 3 baits. Senko, Shakey Head, and a Drop Shot. If there's fish in the lake and you aren't fishing in the dead of winter, you will probably catch something.
I've fished maybe 20-30 tournaments, 4 times I haven't had a limit, and only once have I blanked (that was in the winter when 15 boats caught 5 fish). 75% of my fish come on a spinning rod.
Red_King814 reply :
On 4/13/2016 at 11:00 AM, Red_King814 said:Going to be fishing with the Bassmaster of Crawford county. Never fished a tonament and trying to get some experience in it since I do fish all the time hopefully will be a good learning expierence
How would this work if I had a spinning rod for shakey heads and drop shots than two bait casters oke for throwing cranks and spinner baits than another for jigs and Texas rigs
Comfortably Numb reply :
Carolina rig or drop shot if they are not shallow yet or backed out because of weather.
Red_King814 reply :
On 4/13/2016 at 6:24 PM, Catt said:Got no baits but rather techniques!
Texas Rig weighted or unweighted
Jig-n-Craw
spinnerbait & crankbaits
top water
Thank you so much would a spinning rod for shakey heads and drop shots than two bait casters one for just soft plastics and jigs and than another for spinner baits and cranks ... Both rods I have are perfect for both
On 4/13/2016 at 11:24 AM, Gundog said:Nothing worse than a back boater asking you to slow down. Especially if you are catching fish by runnin' and gunnin'. I never fished tourneys but have had this experience when fishing with friends.
I know how to fish at someone else pace so that won't be a concern
Catt reply :
Those setups would be ideal!
As for run-n-gun fishing this is by Larry Nixon from ***!
Stroke it: Nixon keeps a close eye on his Lowrance for suspended bass throughout the year. If they're within a few feet of the bottom, he loves to stroke a Texas rigged worm to pick up a few extra bites.
“I’m almost always hopping my worm—I’m not much of a dragger,” Nixon said. “If you hop the worm about two feet and let it freefall to the bottom, you’re going to cover water as fast as a spinnerbait angler. When you run across a piece of brush or a break line, that’s when you need to slow it down.”
Nixon believes his ability to quickly fish a plastic worm is the driving factor behind his illustrious career. He purposely blazes through stretches of bank until he is able to put together a pattern.
“When I’m looking for fish, I’m going to cast a worm into an area, hop it twice and move on,” Nixon said. “I’m just looking for a few key bites that will tell me where the fish are positioned. If a bass is there, they’re probably going to eat it. You’re looking to dissect open water and cover with as few casts as you can get away with.
offsidewing reply :
I've fished Pymatuning a few times. Great for Walleye and Muskie, but why they have a bass tournament there I'll never know. The only advice I can give is the bass are not big in Pymatuning. Biggest bass caught is usually in the high 4 lb, low 5 lb range. If I were to fish a bass tourney there, I would use baits that get the most bites and the most fish in the boat. I don't know how guys do on that lake if they are targeting 7-8lb bass.
bigbassin' reply :
On 4/13/2016 at 11:24 AM, Gundog said:Nothing worse than a back boater asking you to slow down. Especially if you are catching fish by runnin' and gunnin'. I never fished tourneys but have had this experience when fishing with friends.
I'm always the co-angler so I've never had to worry about the back boater, but I make it a point that if I'm on someone else's boat they won't ever have to worry about me.
Red_King814 reply :
On 4/14/2016 at 12:17 AM, Catt said:so today I went out and fished for about and hour and had a limit just from shore fishing, I'm gonna have a month to try some new baits out, usually I love brush hogs so that's my go to but I will try new stuff throughout the next month and I do have good technique while fishing!
On 4/14/2016 at 3:16 AM, offsidewing said:I've fished Pymatuning a few times. Great for Walleye and Muskie, but why they have a bass tournament there I'll never know. The only advice I can give is the bass are not big in Pymatuning. Biggest bass caught is usually in the high 4 lb, low 5 lb range. If I were to fish a bass tourney there, I would use baits that get the most bites and the most fish in the boat. I don't know how guys do on that lake if they are targeting 7-8lb bass.
You think throwing some jigs and square bills would be good ? I usually crappie fish down there, but that's gonna be my plan so we will see
Zippyduck Krimm reply :
On 4/14/2016 at 3:16 AM, offsidewing said:I've fished Pymatuning a few times. Great for Walleye and Muskie, but why they have a bass tournament there I'll never know. The only advice I can give is the bass are not big in Pymatuning. Biggest bass caught is usually in the high 4 lb, low 5 lb range. If I were to fish a bass tourney there, I would use baits that get the most bites and the most fish in the boat. I don't know how guys do on that lake if they are targeting 7-8lb bass.
No one fishes for 7-8 pounders but 17-20 pounds in 5 fish is usually the goal for tournament guys.
Red_King814 reply :
On 4/14/2016 at 9:07 AM, Zippyduck Krimm said:No one fishes for 7-8 pounders but 17-20 pounds in 5 fish is usually the goal for tournament guys.
Think I may go down with my kayak and fish around a little until tournament time my confident bait is defiantly a under spinner and a brush hog... Gonna at least try to fish a few tournaments win or lose its gonna be a great experience
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