Your Bass Fishing Source

Fishing with live bait for bass can be a very exciting break from bass fishing with lures. You can use large bait fish like a perch or big gizzard shad. You will be surprised how many smaller bass you will catch on large bait fish. When using a a perch you want to hook it right under the dorsal fin. This will keep the fish alive the longest. You can either fish off the bottom or near the surface. To fish for bass with live bait on the surface you want to use a large bobber, and i split shot weight. The small weight will allow the bait fish to swim around a bit. Usually you want to give the bait fish 2 or 3 feet of line, once the fish gets tired of swimming around it will come up near the surface and this is when the bass will explode on them!

When using smaller bait fish while fishing for bass, your rigging style may be a bit different. Smaller bait fish do not swim around as much as large one so you may want to fish deeper it really depends on the conditions. Just because you are using minnows or small shad it does not mean you will not catch large bass. I have caught many large fish while bass fishing with small shinners. Experiment with different rigs when bass fishing with live bait to see what works best for you.