| Have you ever wondered if there is a "best bait" | | | | hooked right below the dorsal fin with a circle |
| when it comes to bass fishing? In this article I'm | | | | hook. Smaller baitfish should be hooked through |
| going to list some of the more popular and | | | | the lips using a set of gang hooks. Both of these |
| effective baits used for bass fishing. These baits | | | | methods seem to be the best at keeping your |
| all catch bass and which one is best depends | | | | live bait alive. |
| largely on personal preference. | | | | 3. Synthetic Worms/Grubs - Plastic worms have |
| I will also provide some bass fishing tips that will | | | | long been known as a great bait for bass, but the |
| help you be more effective when using these | | | | introduction of synthetic worms and grubs has |
| bass baits. I know, I know, bass fishing tips are | | | | changed the game a bit. Synthetic worms such as |
| much like bellybuttons. Every body seems to | | | | Berkley's Gulp and Power Worms are extremely |
| have one, but with any luck some of the bass | | | | effective bass baits. This might be one of the |
| fishing tips in this article will work for you. | | | | best bass fishing tips that you get today. These |
| What do you say we get down to business and | | | | bass baits have been impregnated with fish |
| list these effective bass baits? | | | | attracting scents, so ditch your soft plastics for |
| | | | their synthetic cousins. |
| 1. Jitterbugs - One of the most popular top water | | | | 4. Realistic Shad Imitations - One of a basses |
| bass lures of all time is the Jitterbug. The | | | | favorite meals is a shad, so realistic shad |
| manufacturer of these wonderful top water bass | | | | imitations are a very effective bass bait. The key |
| baits also makes a jointed variety, which is also | | | | when using shad imitations is that they are as |
| quite effective. The key to fishing a jitterbug, | | | | realistic as possible. You want your lure to look as |
| whether jointed or traditional, is to fish it very | | | | much like a real shad as possible. I realize that this |
| slowly in water that's as flat as possible. When | | | | sounds obvious, but it nonetheless needs to be |
| retrieving these bass baits you want to hear the | | | | mentioned. All too often bass anglers try to save |
| melodic "gurgle" that these baits emit from the lip | | | | a few bucks on their bass lures and compromise |
| on the front. | | | | realism without realizing it. Don't skimp, especially |
| 2. Live Bait - Live bait has always been considered | | | | when it comes to shad imitations. |
| a great bass fishing bait. Large shiners or shad are | | | | These bass baits are among the most effective |
| quite effective when fished under a float. I | | | | that you will find. Are they the only options? |
| personally live to use slip bobbers as a float when | | | | Certainly not, but one of them might just become |
| fishing live shiners or shad for bass. Large baitfish | | | | your best bass bait and catch you a trophy. |
| (the size of your hand or a bit smaller) should be | | | | |