How Many Of Y'all Are Bottom Feeders? 2024
Catt reply :
What's are Bottom feeder?
CATT is 
Once the boat comes down off of plane the first thing I grab is a Texas Rig, Wacky Rig, Shaky Head Weightless T-rig, Carolina Rig, Jig-N-Craw, Mojo Rig, Rage Rig, Drop Shot or anything that takes me to the bottom.
I'm gonna be casting, flipping, pitching, punching, hopping, dragging, shaking, dead sticking, or skipping.
I don't care if its grass, brush, timber, rocks, docks, pads, lay downs, shore line or off shore. I don't care if its pre- spawn, spawn, post spawn, summer, dog days, fall, winter, morning, noon, or night.
Give me 2 rod-n-reels with any of the above techniques & I be happy, happy, happy!
Sam reply :
Depends.
If on docks and piers or other structure I will go with the bottom hoppers.
If they are on moving baits then I will go with a spinnerbait or crankbait.
WdyCrankbait reply :
Guilty and accounted for!
aceman387 reply :
I am a bottom feeder also. I have four rods rigged up in my truck one has a jig, and the other three are a texas rig,split shot rig which i sometimes switch to a light mojo rig and a drop shot rig. When i got back into fishing 5-6 years ago after being out of it for decades i bought a ton of tackle including treble hooked stuff.I found i am geared differently and prefer bottom contact fishing with jigs and soft plastics. I am addicted to feeling the bottom coming through my rods knowing any second could be a tap 
I hear comments from some of my power fisherman friends because i have been known to take a few minutes between casts which drives them nuts but thats the way i am and the way i love to fish.
Lund Explorer reply :
I wish I could say that I'm strictly a bottom feeder, but the siren call of that darn Pop-R gets me to waste a couple of hours every morning.
Once the big fireball gets high enough in the sky, then I finally settle down to the bottom where I'll stay for the rest of the day. I've always felt that by fishing a vertical bait that I can not only catch those active biters, but also entice those neutral fish as well. Of course it also helps to know the water you're on so that you know the high percentage spots to target. That's much easier than having to cover lots of water looking for the places that the fish call home.
BTW, I always palm my baitcaster, and the line is always running over the top of my index finger.
geo g reply :
Catt, I could not agreee with you more. In Florida with all the thick vegitation, 90% of the time I'm grabbing Texas or Wacky rigged plastics. Once in a while I'm throwing top water.
Todd2 reply :
I'm in the club for the most part.
80% Jig, T-rig, or C-rig.
10% Cranks..bottom bouncing usually.
10% Other..Spinnerbaits, Top water, etc.
Mccallister25 reply :
Im most def. a bottom feeder. I may fish with various lures and techniques at any given time, but 100% of the time I have either a jig, or t-rig tied on.
Ratherbfishing reply :
During a weak moment I did once think about law school.
skeeter1980 reply :
I'm mainly a top feeder.I eat my food from the top,work my way down to the bottom.Oh we are talking about bass fishing.In that casse,i'm still a top feeder.LOL
SirSnookalot reply :
I'll feed on the top and get smashed by a 30 pounder, which is exactly what happened to me both this morning and yesterday.
Nitrofreak reply :
Fishing , the ultimate contact sport !! WWOOOHHHOOO !!!
Teal reply :
I'm definitely bottom and structure oriented. Its my go to, (jigs,t rigs, c rigs, shaky heads,) I also know when I need to move a bait horizontally. A lot of times ill use the horizontal moving baits to zero in on where I need to be to set up the jigs and t rigs.
Last Saturday I could not buy a bite. But as soon as I threw the chatterbait and big squarebill it was on.
There is nothing like a jig bite, or pulling a 5 lb fish with 10lbs of salad draped over him.
SirSnookalot reply :
On 5/2/2014 at 10:31 PM, Teal said:There is nothing like a jig bite, or pulling a 5 lb fish with 10lbs of salad draped over him.
Like this ?...............Exactly what I run away from, I'll go for the blow up on top.
Raul reply :
I hate bottom feedin´ , that don´t mean I don´t do it, about 1/3 of the feeshin´ time I bottom feed but 2/3 rds thankfully I don´t have to do it.
So, nope, I ain´t.
Raignis reply :
On 5/2/2014 at 9:40 PM, Ratherbfishing said:During a weak moment I did once think about law school.
That is on the bottom.
I've just started using shaky head in the last couple weeks and have been happy with the results. I find the slow action of it relaxing.
J Francho reply :
I'm with ya, Catt, I got whiskers. For the most part, even moving baits have to get to the bottom - cranks, spinnerbaits, spoons, etc. that's where I most often find the biters.
WRB reply :
Catt, your PD was a crankbait fish, red trap as I recall.
Tom
Catt reply :
On 5/3/2014 at 1:03 AM, WRB said:Catt, your PD was a crankbait fish, red trap as I recall.
Tom
Yelp, slow cranked across the bottom in 6-8', thought I was hung on a stump
The other double digits were plastics & jigs
bigbill reply :
A bass in a gille suit?
Bottom lures?
Deep 10' cranks
C-rig senko
C-rig brushog
Split shot worm
Inline spinners yo-yo
Spinnerbaits heavy weight.
Steveo-1969 reply :
Count me in! Ever ytime I fish I think I should really throw a bait with treble hooks, then I grab a jig or a t-rig.
slimshad reply :
Always have bottom baits on my sticks. I have been down sizing my tungsten and when wind allows I go as small as I can. I like to feel that "Thump" and just reel down and whack'm. I haven't done the check, is he still on there thing in years. I remember Bill Dance saying "boys if you feel a tap, set the hook. They ain't got hands..." Hope to pitch some baits i flooded bushes tomorrow. Can't wait.
hoosierbass07 reply :
So all I throw are Texas-rigged and Split-shot soft plastics. Does that mean I'm a bottom feeder? What if I swim a Texa-rig or Split-shot plastic bait? Then am I middle feeder?
Nitrofreak reply :
On 5/3/2014 at 4:46 AM, hoosierbass07 said:So all I throw are Texas-rigged and Split-shot soft plastics. Does that mean I'm a bottom feeder? What if I swim a Texa-rig or Split-shot plastic bait? Then am I middle feeder?
Sounds to me like your in between a rock and a soft spot !! 
that might be what we refer to as a "Tweener"
HeavyFisher reply :
I prefer to stay on the top for a little before I move to the bottom.
mnbassman23 reply :
This guy as well. Nothing like feeling that thump.
A-Jay reply :
I'm not ashamed to admit that I am a Bottom Feeder.
Too many of the most memorably large bass I've landed have come by way of bottom contact baits.
Jigs are my "Search Bait."
A-Jay
Hattrick7 reply :
Bottom is usually my go to nowadays. Especially that t rig bite. I don't think I can ever get tired of that feeling. You know that thump or tap tap. Just getting the hang of jigs and that's a super fun bite. But so much versatility in that t rig. Speed bag of plastics for changing baits on the fly is very convenient.
Teal reply :
On 5/3/2014 at 6:34 AM, mnbassman23 said:This guy as well. Nothing like feeling that thump.
I threw a tungsten jig for the first time this week...on braid... Man, that thump feels like a dang BAM BAM BAM ! Great feeling!!
WRB reply :
To me a bottom feeder is either a lawyer or a sucker fish.
The fact that I have caught 99% of my bass with 1” to 12" from the bottom is irrelevant.
Tom
nascar2428 reply :
I always start with a spinnerbait, knowing that most of my time is going to be devoted on the bottom with some sort of plastic involved. I just can't start on the bottom first.
BassCats reply :
I am and always will be a bottom feeler. I hate the constant pressure of a plug or spinnerbait. Slow and Steady wins the race every time. I may not get the numbers but I will get the size.
Catt reply :
On 5/3/2014 at 12:16 PM, WRB said:To me a bottom feeder is either a lawyer or a sucker fish.
The fact that I have caught 99% of my bass with 1” to 12" from the bottom is irrelevant.
Tom
ROAFLMAO
Dude you be lower than us cause you been at longer!
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