04-26-2008, 04:29 AM
A decent rod setup is very important. You don't have to spend a bunch of money either. Your local sports store should be able to set you up. Fishing for bass (or any species) requires the right rod, reel and line. It can get pretty involved but for a beginner a medium sized spinning reel with 10# Trilene XL on a medium weight rod should work fine.
If you can't tell by now I value the rod/line more than the bait. You can change baits but if you're limited on rods you want something that's all around. Okuma makes some good spinning rods for this.
Some of my best bass have been caught from the shore. I was forced to slow down and work an area over and over again changing baits. It would help to know what type of structure your fishing, rocks, sand, weeds, etc. to pick the right lure. Typically a stickbait (Senko, Waveworm, Salt Stick) works everywhere as well as crawdad imitations and baitfish.
Welcome to BFT by the way, looking forward to a bass fishing report.
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If you can't tell by now I value the rod/line more than the bait. You can change baits but if you're limited on rods you want something that's all around. Okuma makes some good spinning rods for this.
Some of my best bass have been caught from the shore. I was forced to slow down and work an area over and over again changing baits. It would help to know what type of structure your fishing, rocks, sand, weeds, etc. to pick the right lure. Typically a stickbait (Senko, Waveworm, Salt Stick) works everywhere as well as crawdad imitations and baitfish.
Welcome to BFT by the way, looking forward to a bass fishing report.
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