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What are some techniques for bass fishing?

I want to know some techniques for bass fishing with soft plastics because i have not been catching any bass on my usual technique.

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1. Fish rubber worms and lizards near the bottom as close to structure (logs, trees, dock pilings) as possible. Also, don't be afraid to cast a rubber worm down to the bottom in the heaviest cover you can find. Look for holes in surface moss or anywhere else there might be a clear spot to cast. You do not have to reel the lure all the way back in. Oftentimes just dropping a rubber worm into an opening in heavy cover will work.

2. Google is your friend. Have a look at;

1. Texas Rigging (very awsome setup all year round)
2. Carolina Rigging (great when conditions are right)
3. Drop Shotting (great when fish are being a bit stubborn or in cool to cold water)
4. Wacky Rigging (I haven't used this setup much but people tend to use it to pull finicky fish out)

These are the 4 main types of rigs for the plastics. Each of those have their own unique ways of rigging and fishing, a bit too much to go into detail about on here. Have a look at Google and Youtube for all of the information you need.

3. Check out this link on fishing the plastics
http://www.bassresource.com/fish/plasticworms.html
Good luck!

4. Baas Fishing on soft plastics..wow there are so many great techniques out there.
First try top water scum frogs, fish them very slow in heavy cover and over lily pads.

Second try plastic lizards fished weedless or weighted, fish over heavy cover or off the bottom use back or purple colors.

Third use plastic worms over heavy cover and weighted, try them over lily pads and off the bottom, best colors black or purple.

Forth try tube baits weighted or put them on a jig and fish them slow, try many colors and use sharp hooks for better hook sets.

Fifth try big twister tail on a jig, hot colors work great, twister tails you can buy in single or double, black or white, yellow and purple works great.

Have Fun Fishing.

5. probably skipping docks on a sunny day with a senko big bass love the shade and usually hit the bait as its falling maybe even skipping swim jigs in shore stations

6. While a lot of people use soft baits for bass fishing, I will set up 3 rods before I head out to the water. One rod with a jointed Rapala. One rod with a spinnerbait. And one rod with a crankbait. I slow reel and twitch the jointed Rapala. I reel the spinner in at a slow to moderate speed and back off occasionally to let it flail and drop. I reel the crankbait at a fast speed. If none of those work, either downsize the size of the lures, or give soft baits a shot!