Fishing With Live Bait And A Bobber For Lazy Fisherman? 2024
Texas bassman reply :
I think so. How bout yall?
TrapperJ reply :
I used to fish minnows but now, I prefer artificial over live. Just something about thinking u out smarted that fish.
MarkH024 reply :
No. Just a different method. Different strokes for different folks.
Crestliner2008 reply :
Same thing with trout fishermen. Some catch them on spinners & spoons. Some on live garden hackle and shiners. Some on flies. Whatever your cup of tea happens to be is just fine.
Teal reply :
If im with young kids or just want to "beer" fish, ill do it!!
Jrob78 reply :
It has absolutely nothing to do with being lazy, in most cases. That's like saying all lure fisherman are arrogant, not all of us are.
Silas reply :
I wouldn't say "lazy." Sometimes, it's pretty smart.
Right now, the crappie, bream, and some bass are being caught by fishermen in boats, trolling along the banks, with a spinning outfit, or a spincast, a slip bobber set to about 1 foot, and a shiner, worm, or crappie jig. Throwing to the sides of stumps and laydowns, popping the bobber a couple of times, and moving it a few feet. Works well!
It is the preferred method of catching fish here for about the next month.
flyfisher reply :
Just another tool in the tool box. I will throw out a jumbo in the winter while I work other presentations just to up my chances.
And believe it or not, using live bait is an art all to itself and is by no means automatic success.
wnybassman reply :
The only lazy thing about it is if you drop anchor and fish one spot all day whether the fish are biting or not, and there is nothing wrong with that if that fulfills what you are looking to get out of the trip. But you can also be a proactive bobber fisherman and find the right areas and patterns like any other type of fishing.
CoBass reply :
I don't consider it to be lazy at all. If you have a decent breeze going, managing 2 or 3 slip bobber rigs with live shiners on them can take just as much effort as chuckin lures. Add 2 or 3 more from a second angler and between the wind and the shiners swimming around you will spend a lot of time keeping your lines from getting tangled up together. Especially if the fish are concentrated in a fairly small area.
jignfule reply :
My personal opinion : PATHETIC
Darren. reply :
If you're out to enjoy life or whatever, rock n roll!
Heck, Fish Chris uses live bait and catches lunkers.
I'll use it from time to time. No worries.
Texas bassman reply :
I only used live bait when I was a kid. I'm in northern Illinois still have pretty cold water. I was fishing with my kvd 1.5 and kvd slash bait. Some old man caught 2 small 1lbers on minnows. I'm not jealous it was a good day of practice. Lol.
Hyrule Bass reply :
its not lazy at all, it can require just as much patience as fishing artificials. and it doesnt always guarantee fish either, ive got skunked on live bait. theres times i had bought 2-3 dozen minnows and barely used any, same with nightcrawlers, chicken livers and shrimps.
i just wonder why some people take on an elitist attitude over live bait vs artificial. i love using both personally.
BigBassBarry reply :
On 4/8/2013 at 7:28 AM, TrapperJ said:I used to fish minnows but now, I prefer artificial over live. Just something about thinking u out smarted that fish.
I agree. Anyone can catch a fish by using what they naturally eat. But if you can use artificial and trick the fish it is more of a sport. Not faulting those who do use live bait, its just not as challenging in my opinion.
5fishlimit reply :
On 4/8/2013 at 7:45 AM, Teal said:If im with young kids or just want to "beer" fish, ill do it!!
x2
Snakehead Whisperer reply :
Funny how live bait is frowned upon by bass fisherman yet used pretty regularly in the walleye world. I don't throw live bait fishing for bass, but I will use a crawler harness for walleye. I also use night crawlers when teaching kids to fish. There's nothing wrong with it in my opinion. As for serious sport fishing, I don't think live bait is appropriate. But for sustenance fishing or just having fun on the water, it's not a bad option for some folks.
38 Super Fan reply :
I don't like to live bait much, but sometimes it's the best way to catch them, sometimes in Winter, it can be virtually the only way.
Missourifishin reply :
Nothin wrong with it.
Scorcher214 reply :
To be honest, some days I rather just sit and watch a bobber.
HeavyDluxe reply :
If fishing live bait is lazy, then so is fishing any tactic with artificials that closely mimic things happening in nature. So, put away your Alabama Rigs, craws, top-water hollowbody frogs, and swimbaits. Fish only neon, wild-colored senkos with no salt/scent and embrace the challenge.
SirSnookalot reply :
Time and and a place for everything and the species dictates the course of action for me. Under no circumstances will I fish any kind of live or cut bait for freshwater or inshore fishing, it just does not appeal to me. I don't care to take the time to use a sabiki or throw a cast net. On the very rare times when I have used bait, the success rate is night and day. When I'm fishing offshore I will always try and catch some live bait, or use bonita strips (I gotta catch the bonita first), I won't buy bait except squid or frozen sardines, live goggle eyes are 10 bucks apiece.
Texas bassman reply :
Yea I agree. I catch more on artificial lures most time of the yr. Lakes were still covered in ice one week ago.
Dyerbassman reply :
In some of the lakes that I fish, there are some monster bluegill along with the bass. Sometimes I will drop shot a nightcrawler with a bobber over the side of the boat that I'm not working for bass and let it sit out there. There have been a bunch of times that I glance over, see the bobber down, and pull in a nice one, bluegill and bass. It just adds a bit to the day.
SPEEDBEAD. reply :
Why does it matter how someone catches their fish?
If they pay their license fees and obey the rules, then why is it any concern of yours?
Hyrule Bass reply :
i bet many of the people frowning upon live bait are also smearing megastrike, jj's magic, and other bait imitating scents all over their lures. How is that no different? Youre trying to make your artificial baits more life like with the scents...
loodkop reply :
No lazy angler will ever be consistently successful. A really good live bait angler puts in some study before just chucking out a bobber. The best bait live/artificial won't get any bites where there is no fish.
tholmes reply :
On 4/8/2013 at 8:32 AM, flyfisher said:Just another tool in the tool box. I will throw out a jumbo in the winter while I work other presentations just to up my chances.
And believe it or not, using live bait is an art all to itself and is by no means automatic success.
^^ X2. It's not wrong, just different, and requires a different skill set.
I think that fishing artificial lures is way easier than live bait.
Tom
Felix77 reply :
I went camping with my family and friends last summer. One of the guys on our site came to do a little fishing but had no clue what he was doing. Bought all kinds of stuff and some worms. He was skunked on the waters right in front of our campsite.
I befriended him and "showed him the way". One fish drew some of the others over including my kids. About five of us spent the next few hours talking, drinking beers, smoking cigars all while casting out worms and waiting for the bobber to drop. One rod/reel amongst us all mind you!
His girlfriend even took some of the perch we caught and cooked them up!
They left more excited about the sport, I got to do some unplanned fishing alongside him and it was all over a hook and bobber.
Time and a place for everything people.
chubaka reply :
Lazy? Nope. More like relaxing 
Sbennett9 reply :
Hey man, Have at it! Live bait is a good break away from constantly casting and retrieving the same unsuccessful crankbaits over and over again. Especially in ponds it can be one heck of a time if you're with good friends and cold drinks. To each his own, just follow the rules of your local regulatory organization and enjoy the sport. After all, at the end of the day we all strive to enjoy time out on the water correct?
Ratherbfishing reply :
I'm too lazy to hunt down live bait and then clean fish if they swallow the hook. That's two reasons why I don't use live bait.
GaBankFisher reply :
Kinda seems like the bucket thread...unprovoked, inaccurate, over-generalization.
I fish like that sometimes and I assure you I'm not lazy or pathetic. Also spend a lot of valuable time bobber fishing with my boy.
Why the negativity over simply different preferences?
Now, if they're illegal, unethical, bad sportsmen, etc., that's a different story.
Scorcher214 reply :
I feel like a senko is lazier than live bait lol.
mod479 reply :
On 4/12/2013 at 1:34 AM, Scorcher214 said:I feel like a senko is lazier than live bait lol.
^^^^ Beat me to it.
OP.....I can see your point, but it's really no different than tossing a wacky worm and letting it sink 20 feet, rinse and repeat all day long. Is that guy less lazy or somehow more skillful than the dude tossing a minnow under a slip bobber next to him? I don't think so.
Successful livebait fishing with my lazy grandfather is the only thing that kept me with it in the first place, especially when all my friends were watching this new saturday TV show, or playing some video game, I was filling buckets with perch, sunfish, and bullhead. Now I'm fishing some tournaments, who knows whats next? I have to thank the old man for that. RIP
roadwarrior reply :
Well, shoot! I was going to reference a Fish Chris article on his website, but he has apparently taken it down. At any rate, live bait fishing is what you make of it, really
no different than fishing artificial lures.
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