Five Ways To Catch A Bass

The Best Methods For Bass Fishing

1. Bass fishing with rag worm.

Of all the baits in your fishing tackle, for anglers aiming to catch bass, the humble rag worm appears to be the favorite. Fished on a long flowing pulley rig or with the flowing trace method, rag worm is the number 1 bait for bass around these parts. Favoured hook sizes are between 1/o and 3/o and lead weights used are usually between 2 and 5 ounce grip leads. Ragworm is great bait for bass fishing from both rock and beach marks. It is advisable to vary casting distances although more often than not bass are caught very close to shore. As with all methods the best times for Bass fishing from the shore are either first light of the day at dawn or last light on an evening.

Two Bass Caught On Ragworm In Scotland

2. Catching Bass with Lugworm.

Another top bait for bass anglers is the lugworm. Mostly used over the soft ground around sandy beaches a single large lugworm or a bunch of small lugworms, fished on a pulley rig or running ledger style, are said to be deadly. For that extra bit of scent trying tipping your lugworms with half a small peeler crab.

3. Catching Bass with Peeler Crab.

Local bass fishing expert Chris swears by the shore angler’s favourite bait – The Peeler Crab. Chris says “basically there are 2 ways, small rag worm baits on a carp rod about 20yds out behind the surf, or big crab bait out at distance for the really big bass”. Again the rigs best utilised are the running ledger and the pulley rig as discussed above. Several small peeler crabs or one larger crab can be whipped onto a 3o hook using elasticised cotton to hold it onto the hook for casting purposes. Green shore peeler crabs are excellent bait for bass but sometimes for that extra big bass fishing a larger velvet peeler or soft velvet crab can be what is required.

4. Live baiting for Bass with Sand Eels or Butter Fish

With a slight bit of surf running and clear water conditions some anglers use a live bait to try tempt the bass. Free lining either a sand eel or a small butterfish can be an excellent way to catch bass with live baits and the bites you get when utilising this method are said to be ferocious. For live baiting on snaggy ground around rocks and kelp it is better to use a light lead from your fishing tackle to anchor your sand eel so it can not swim under a boulder and get you tied up.

5. Bass on Plugs & Spinners.

In brief bass can be caught from the shore using fishing tackle spinners, soft lures and plugs. Best time as always is either first thing on a morning or last thing at night. To be a successful lure angler you must be willing to put in the time and spend many hours trying various plugs at different venues.

Useful Spinners For Bass Fishing

Two very good spinners for bass fishing from the shore are the dexters wedge and the traditional abu toby.

Plugs for bass Fishing

There are an abundance of plugs for the shore bass angler. Favoured makes include those from Rapala, Yo Zuri, and Owner. For fishing in shallow waters surface poppers like the Maria Chico Boco, Storm Saltwater Chug Bug, Yo-Zuri Mag Popper and Rapala Skitter Pop are all said to be excellent bass fishing plugs. For the angler who fishes the deep water plugs such as Rapala X – Rap Saltwater SXR10, Rapala down Deep Husky Jerk and Teklon DNA Rocket Diver. There are also various bass fishing plugs for water depths between the surface and the depths offered by the deepest diving bass plugs.

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