best lure at north pine

[flynny15]

gday all,

i recently went to north pine for the first time and i think i have the bass bug, i caught one bass on a red and black spinnerbait, i tired unsuccesfully with a jackall chubby, iam just not sure if i have the best lures so iam after a some advice on lures and b some advice on retreiving them. cheers

[jim_bream]

Check threads by Little Grey Men,
he's the local Bassmaster for the NPD. Posted a thread a while back with a pic of all the lures he uses. If I can find it I'll put up the link.
jimbo
P.S. Small spinners (like Abu Droppen or Mepps) and Atomic curlytail grubs (4"-5") work well. Never tried Slider grubs but a few locals swear by em. Shallow diving Rapalas (hardbodies) also seem to work. I got a fair few on a Crazy Clark's knock off lure I got for Fathers Day. Tied it on in front of my young lad and 5 minutes later BANG!! I was tussling with a nice yella... I think he wasmore chuffed than I was!

[Little grey men]

Check threads by Little Grey Men,
he's the local Bassmaster for the NPD.

Hardly a bassmaster Jimbo, I'd say I'm more bassackwards. At the moment theres some blokes out there who are tripling my score in a few hours....but they probably fish in the naughty places

Hey Flynn15, stacks of lures are working at the moment. The dam as you've probably noticed is fringed with a lot of grass. The bass are feeding here at certain times. Shallow diving lures are effective. That Jackall chubby should be working a treat, depending how deep it dives. I've been using a lot of lures that dive about one metre and getting bass just in front of the grass.
Spinnerbaits are fantastic as well, hard to snag and the bass seem to smack the hell out of them.
With the retrieve on your lures, it's a good idea to keep them slow. Make your spinnerbait swim just fast enough for the blades to spin. This will give the bass time to find your lure. Cast it in and a contstant retrieve is all you need, no rod flicking or anything is needed for spinners. The lure does the work for you.
Plastics are worth trying, paddle tail grubs are the go for bass. About three inches long will do fine. Keep these off the bottom, I just use a lift and wind approach, nothing fancy.
Bibless lures like the Jackall Tn series, Spros,G vibes, River 2 sea vibes..theres millions of them. these are great if you can find deeper water. Toss them in, let them sink to different depths and give them a flick back, I mix it up a little, some retrieves I'll give two sharp flicks and wind up the slack, sometimes just one steady lift of the rod to get the lure vibrating is all you need. Ask the bass what they want on the day. They'll let you know.
Just remember that sometimes you'll have to work your lure for quite a while until you get hit. And fan your casts around to find the fish. I stand about waist deep and cast in front as well as beside my position, you never know if a big bass will be sniffing around the shallows. Stealth will help you get onto the fish as well, always keep it quiet.
As Jimbo said, do a search on this site and you'll come across heaps of bass info from anglers that have a lot more experience than me... these will be people that I gathered info from . Blokes like Hardb8, Tazza 505, Leigh77, Roo, Fishy tales, Blue Mako......the list goes on....... Good site this one