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Posted: 5/2/2024 6:25:56 PM EDT
I got invited to a bass tournament a month from now and I’ve got a $100 Amazon gift card to spend!
I’ve got a small amount of gear for bass and need to expand. I know there are some kits out there with a bunch of different shit in them and was wondering if the bass fishermen here could recommend one of those kits to me! We’re not expecting a win in this charity tournament, but we are expecting a good time! I’m definitely not an expert, but I’ve got a few fish in my life! Thanks! |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 6:27:23 PM EDT
[#1]
Get a reel that you are good at casting with.
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Posted: 5/2/2024 6:30:47 PM EDT
[#2]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MeInMediocrity: Get a reel that you are good at casting with. Not for $100, he's not. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 6:41:04 PM EDT
[#3]
Rods and reels are not an issue, I just need more tackle!
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Posted: 5/2/2024 6:43:10 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Lorax]
[#4]
From what I've learned from the Walleye tour, $100 should buy you a shit ton (literally) of sinkers and weights to stuff in your fish.
And may I be the first to already congratulate you on your first tournament win.  
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Posted: 5/2/2024 6:51:18 PM EDT
[#5]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lorax: From what I've learned from the Walleye tour, $100 should buy you a shit ton (literally) of sinkers and weights to stuff in your fish. And may I be the first to already congratulate you on your first tournament win. Hahahahahahahaha! |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 6:57:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JET55]
[#6]
Ned rig
- Zman TRD PB&J Texas rig - Rubber worms - Lizard Carolina rig - Rubber worms - Lizard A top water like a whopper plopper Chartreuse spinner - willow blade - Colorado blade All you need. I’ve caught about 30 bass this year, all on a Ned rig. Couple on the lizard. Not really hitting the spinner and top water yet. Fishing a medium rod, flouro 10# on the Ned rig. Medium Heavy, 12# flouro for the others. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 7:44:08 PM EDT
[#7]
You can catch all the bass you want with a gamakatsu 3/0 ewg hook and some 5” senkos whatever color you want. No kit required. If you must have a variety of colors get June bug, watermelon with red flake and green/pearl laminate. Believe me I’ve got a crapload of all sorts of bass lures that over complicate things you cannot go wrong with senkos.
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IN, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:05:40 PM EDT
[#8]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JET55: Ned rig - Zman TRD PB&J Texas rig - Rubber worms - Lizard Carolina rig - Rubber worms - Lizard A top water like a whopper plopper Chartreuse spinner - willow blade - Colorado blade All you need. I’ve caught about 30 bass this year, all on a Ned rig. Couple on the lizard. Not really hitting the spinner and top water yet. Fishing a medium rod, flouro 10# on the Ned rig. Medium Heavy, 12# flouro for the others. A lot of the above What are these kits you are speaking of? I assume this is in Idaho? I have never fished there I would add to the above some medium depth crank baits. Match the hatch for color For bass I mostly use Ned’s, cranks, spinners, jigs (pb&j color seem to work well for most occsions) with a chunk tail, and heden spooks for top water A lot of people swear by wacky rigs and I have Never had much luck with them Remember to just keep pounding an area. If you are in a good spot you need to keep pissing them, off till they bite |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:06:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By matt58: Rods and reels are not an issue, I just need more tackle! Plastic worms, sinkers, and worm hooks. A couple of top water, and a couple of divers. That will put you past $100 if you buy several colors of each. Academy has Rapala, buy one get one with free shipping. |
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MN, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:08:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dropdbombnow: Not for $100, he's not. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dropdbombnow: Originally Posted By MeInMediocrity: Get a reel that you are good at casting with. Not for $100, he's not. Nonsense. Pflueger President is <$100 |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:11:04 PM EDT
[#11]
Size 2 ought wide circle hooks.
Bags of senkos. Learn the way of wacky fishing. Serves me well. That or start shopping JDM megabass and go broke. 
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:12:13 PM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cossa: You can catch all the bass you want with a gamakatsu 3/0 ewg hook and some 5” senkos whatever color you want. No kit required. If you must have a variety of colors get June bug, watermelon with red flake and green/pearl laminate. Believe me I’ve got a crapload of all sorts of bass lures that over complicate things you cannot go wrong with senkos. This |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:20:44 PM EDT
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Soft Platic Gotos:
Superfluke Trick worm Larger curlytail worm Senco Brushhog/wildthing Buzzfrog paddletail Hardbaits: Suspending Jerkbait Zaraspook jr Crankbait Spinner Bait Willow blade white Willow blade chartruese Jig/pork Blue/black Terminal Tackle Offset worm hook 1/0 and 2/0 Offset D style superfluke same size Bullet weights 1/4 Any combo of that stuff under $100 should work. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:02:59 PM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Silverslider: A lot of the above What are these kits you are speaking of? I assume this is in Idaho? I have never fished there I would add to the above some medium depth crank baits. Match the hatch for color For bass I mostly use Ned’s, cranks, spinners, jigs (pb&j color seem to work well for most occsions) with a chunk tail, and heden spooks for top water A lot of people swear by wacky rigs and I have Never had much luck with them Remember to just keep pounding an area. If you are in a good spot you need to keep pissing them, off till they bite Fishing Brownlee Reservoir. It’s a reservoir on the Snake River. Mainly smallmouth but some largemouth. I saw Amazon has bass kits that come with a random assortment of stuff like plastics, jigs, crankbaits, etc. I have small quantities of the above, but it’s been some time since I’ve fished for bass and wanted to see what the experts here recommended. |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:15:26 PM EDT
[#15]
Bass lures catch more fishermen than fish. Stick to the basics and you’ll be ok. In my area I can pretty much guarantee that I’ll catch something fishing a plastic on the bottom. Lots of pressure where I fish, so I try to fish something subtle this time of year.
Last fall I was fishing a big cove on the lake in my kayak. There were 3 boats spread out casting to the shore. I was watching bass bust the water about 200-300 yds behind these guys, in the middle of the cove, closer to deeper water. Started throwing a spinner bait and caught 3-4 decent sized bass. I was watching those guys the entire time, they never turned around, never caught a fish either. I always keep a spinner bait rigged up and if something busts the water near me, I’ll throw it out and usually catch it. Otherwise, I’m fishing deeper with plastics or a crankbait. |
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IN, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:26:31 PM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By matt58: Fishing Brownlee Reservoir. It’s a reservoir on the Snake River. Mainly smallmouth but some largemouth. I saw Amazon has bass kits that come with a random assortment of stuff like plastics, jigs, crankbaits, etc. I have small quantities of the above, but it’s been some time since I’ve fished for bass and wanted to see what the experts here recommended. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By matt58: Originally Posted By Silverslider: A lot of the above What are these kits you are speaking of? I assume this is in Idaho? I have never fished there I would add to the above some medium depth crank baits. Match the hatch for color For bass I mostly use Ned’s, cranks, spinners, jigs (pb&j color seem to work well for most occsions) with a chunk tail, and heden spooks for top water A lot of people swear by wacky rigs and I have Never had much luck with them Remember to just keep pounding an area. If you are in a good spot you need to keep pissing them, off till they bite Fishing Brownlee Reservoir. It’s a reservoir on the Snake River. Mainly smallmouth but some largemouth. I saw Amazon has bass kits that come with a random assortment of stuff like plastics, jigs, crankbaits, etc. I have small quantities of the above, but it’s been some time since I’ve fished for bass and wanted to see what the experts here recommended. I guess I should’ve asked first about what you need My assumption was just baits Do you need rod, reel, tackle box and tackle? If you need rod and reel and on a budget, I like ugly sticks for budget rods. Don’t get a cheap bait caster. I would go open bail. A cheap open bail May give you issues. A good rod and reel alone is around $100 $100 will be a challenge for everything and tackle I wouldn’t buy one of those cheap fishing lure kits. They look like junk. I wish you were closer and I would hook you up. I have so many rod, reels, tackle, etc Good luck on your trip. I love fishing smallies I didn’t watch this video and lots of info on the interweb  5 Best Smallmouth Bass Lures Based on Their Behavior |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:33:27 PM EDT
[Last Edit: WildBoar]
[#17]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dropdbombnow: Not for $100, he's not. Absolutely possible. 60.dollar Penn spinner or 70 dollar Lews bait caster from Walmart work just fine |
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OK, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:35:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ch1966]
[#18]
 
I am an optimist. You'll need these for all the big fish you catch. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:40:06 PM EDT
[#19]
Have you considered dynamite?
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:48:25 PM EDT
[Last Edit: freeride21a]
[#20]
Yamasenkos in pumpkin, red/black with flake and 3/0 offset shank ewg hooks for the senkos
z-man 3.5" finesse TRD soft stick baits in pumpkin and new money and 1/0 offset shank ewg for the z-mans Some lead heads and matching size chartreuse curly tail grubs topwater poppers and a chatter bait or two. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:50:17 PM EDT
[#21]
Get one of those big lures that looks like a swimming duckling or rat.
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:53:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JDennis]
[#22]
Honestly you need 3 things....
Texas rigs with some senko's in Watermelon, Red Flake or June Bug Square bill crank bait Ned Rig in Green Pumpkin. Learn the actions for those and your golden year round. If on a boat in deep water, may need white fluke or a long bill crank. The chatter bait work or they don't. When they work they hit hard...  Attached File |
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OK, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:04:14 PM EDT
[#23]
Get your card out OP.
You need more electronics. Start at 4:33  Exposing the MOST EXPENSIVE Electronics Setups In Pro Fishing |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:10:31 PM EDT
[#24]
For largemouth bass in Fla, Culprit worms in black shad color always worked the best for me I preferred the 10 in. worms with a 2.0 offset hook Texas rigged.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:13:05 PM EDT
[#25]
These 3 are a must imho
topwater frog senko roostertail |
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OK, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:13:38 PM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mrmissem: For largemouth bass in Fla, Culprit worms in black shad color always worked the best for me I preferred the 10 in. worms with a 2.0 offset hook Texas rigged. This is a smallmouth tournament in Idaho. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:16:31 PM EDT
[#27]
Get your self one of those old school electric phone crank boxes and shock them..it stuns them and you can pick the winning fish.
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AL, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:17:59 PM EDT
[#28]
Agree with soft plastics, I use three base colors. A semi transparent worm for clear water, Green Pumpkin or watermelon red for moderate visibility and junebug for cloudy water
Buy some senko style (yum work ok) worms and hooks and weight for texas rigging. Buy a couple of wacky hooks with weed guards and some weight to put in one end. This gives you a lot of flexibility with just a little equipment. Spinner bait is a good all purpose lure, as well as lipless crankbait. A couple of flukes and heavier weight hooks in white and watermelon red square bill crankbait in shallow water, a lipless crankbait. I still have good luck with an old school hula popper. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:18:07 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WildBoar: These 3 are a must imho topwater frog senko roostertail Out Here frogs are limited in use. Whopper ploppers work ok but seem to be better for Carp jumping out of the water. Rooster tails work great for panfish to smallies. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:24:03 PM EDT
[#30]
Screw all that... Be the guy that shows up with a bucket of worms and a cork bobber!!!
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:25:13 PM EDT
[#31]
A minnow on a hook under a bobber is all you need.
Ditch pickles are good eating |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:26:32 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ch1966: Sir This is a smallmouth tournament in Idaho. My bad. Thought he said they had some largemouth as well. I did realize Id. and Fla. would be different and should have said so. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:26:40 PM EDT
[Last Edit: wormgod]
[#33]
If you are not throwing a 200.00+ swimbait are you really bass fishing?
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OK, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:34:35 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ch1966]
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mrmissem: My bad. Thought he said they had some largemouth as well. I did realize Id. and Fla. would be different and should have said so. I wish I was in Florida catching giant bass. I'm a big bait big fish non tournament guy. I catch my own bait mostly.  They won't ship this to Idaho or I'd recommend it. 
I have live shiners I bought ($18/lb) in a stock tank on the porch right now. They work too! Especially for smallies.  |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:47:44 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By wormgod: If you are not throwing a 200.00+ swimbait are you really bass fishing? 
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:56:50 PM EDT
[#36]
Whopper plopper
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OK, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2024 11:08:23 PM EDT
[#37]
 Loon on MEGA Live Imaging |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 11:09:27 PM EDT
[#38]
I’m good on rods/reels. Have a small supply of baits, just looking to expand.
And to the fella that recommended the scale and pliers, my hats off to you! All really good advice so far and I thank everyone! Keep em coming! |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 11:16:03 PM EDT
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If you to catch a huge pile of them just use a bobber set up and live worms or grasshoppers.
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Posted: 5/2/2024 11:18:34 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ch1966: Just joshin you man. I wish I was in Florida catching giant bass. I'm a big bait big fish non tournament guy. I catch my own bait mostly. https://i.imgur.com/05oBq7j.jpg They won't ship this to Idaho or I'd recommend it. www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2F9FPD I have live shiners I bought ($18/lb) in a stock tank on the porch right now. They work too! Especially for smallies. https://i.imgur.com/QcoiZRn.jpg?2 I wish, but no live bait in this tournament! |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 11:19:06 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ManMan: Screw all that... Be the guy that shows up with a bucket of worms and a cork bobber!!! I can drink more that way! |
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