Largemouth Bass Versus My Three Favorite Top Water Lures

First, a small amount of facts about the largemouth bass you are seeking to catch.  This fish actually has six senses: Along with the normal, hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch they also have the lateral line, which is a series of sensitive nerve endings that extends from just behind the gill to the tail on each side of the fish.

While using these three favorite surface lures we should be appealing to their hearing, sight and lateral line. If you choose to spray a scent of some kind on your lure, you can add smell and maybe taste as well.

The “Jitterbug” is a surface lure that produces lots of sound as it is retrieved creating a gurgling sound with its front blade as it wobbles along the surface.  Present this lure around structure and be prepared for thrilling attack from below.

There two particular memories that I have will fishing with this lure.  The first was when I just had a feeling there was a largemouth bass hanging around a downed tree in the water.  I was correct, but threw this lure to the same spot seven times before convincing him to strike.
My second memory was at Kentucky Lake, while casting I went over a log- oops.  While trying to retrieve the lure which became caught on the log a bass attempted three times at the lure.

The “Bass Oreno” in the red/white colors is another very effective lure with the cupped out front end that also produces sound. This lure can be retrieved in a straight-line method or a side-to-side slight jerk pattern.

The last of my favorites is the “A.C. Shiner Minnow” which is a minnow style lure with a swimming type surface action.  This lure when retrieved rapidly will dart to the side like a wounded minnow.  The slow retrieve produces a side-to-side swim effect.  I like the medium size in silver pattern.

I live in a northern state which has developed some lakes with very large populations of largemouth bass. So that others can have the joy and thrill of catching bass as I have, further information is available at Bass Fishing Tactics

Was employed by A.T. & T. for twenty eight years after four years in the U.S.Navy. Owned a bait and tackle convenience retail business for twelve seasons in Wisconsin before retiring. Happily married with three adult children and three grandchildren. Still love fishing, local wildlife, snowmobiling, church, and outdoor activities.

what are good lures for northern pike largemouth bass and other big fish?

i have deardevls mepps spinners and gari yamamoto worms anything else

Answer
1. Spinnerbait’s
2.Plastic Worms
3. Jig’s
4. Rapala-type floating/diving minnow’s(hard plastic’s)

These are your “basic” 4 lures.

It’s important to have “some” of these basic 4 when seriously fishing for Bass, Snakes, ‘Eye’s, Etc.

Everyone has their fav. My fav may not work where you are. But, here is a list of what you will usually find in my tackle box:

1. Various types/styles of Berkley “Gulp” & “Power Worm” product’s (curly-tailed grubs, worms, trailer’s, Etc.)

2. Various Rapala/Yozuri/Cotton Cordell/Rebel hard plastic lures.

3. Various spinnerbait’s & In-line spinner’s: Titanium T1, “Jig-spinner’s”, Strike King “Midnight Special’s”,”Mini-King’s”, Etc.

4. Many, many variety’s of Jig’s in different weight’s.

5. Topwater lures.

If I had to pick 1 item that I COULDN’T go fishing without, it would be the Berkley product’s. “Gulp” product’s are so “real” you can use them as dead “bait” if you had too! And I don’t think I could live without my Jig’s & “Jig-spinner’s”.

Hope this helps? Good luck on your new adventure into fishing!