What is the best way to fish for bass with live minnows?

Question

How to put on hook?

Where to cast? (for a pond)

Answer 1

Forget minnows and go with worms and a bobber. Use a swivel on the end of your line and Eagle Claw snelled hooks. It sounds crazy but I caught a 4 1/2 lb. largemouth from a pond with the hook almost cleaned. Go for the center, but keep it deep during the day, or use a noisy surface plug (caught a 14 inch bass that way), but in the evening, bring it shallow or stay with a plug.

Answer 2

firstly u should know the difference where ur hooking the fish to get result.when u hook the fish at the side below the dorsal the fish will swim like its injured on the side u hooked it,swim tilted.if u hook it on its head down into its mouth,it swim downward.hook inside its mouth upto its head,it swim upward.small size is hook at its tail for one gulp into predators mouth.also when there is a current away from u ,u should hook its head/front part so as the bait will always swim fighting the current.the otherway round,yur bait will start to go into places for cover if any.I know u got it,right.look for any place it can hide but not into snaggy area,just right abit  next to that cover.also look for deeper area bcos its water temperature is colder when u fish under the sun and its f..hot.also note that predator waits for any meal just beside the current,at the end where the current is fading but still have quite a flow bcos its bigger size can handle that current.shades also worth a cast,dont tighten yur line too much,abit of slack n wait until it start pulling yur bait away from u.reel in slowly and if u detect good tension then u give it a good pull,bigger fish sometimes hard to hook its mouth when u fish with a minnow.use ganghooks minimum 2 hooks,one front one back or one front one free.hope u get yur trophy fish.

Answer 3

minnows work and so do worms but i found that the bigger the bait the bigger the fish,i used a 3in bluegill hooked on the back top of the dorsal fin free line it  the wiggling of the bait will bring up any large fish hiding in the depths.(caught a huge largemouth bass sorry didn't have a scale to weigh but he was huge)

Answer 4

you hook them behind the dorsal fin with a relatively small hook - depending on the size of the minnows ( hopefully you mean shiners) about 3-4 inches long work best. When they start to die - put them in the bait bucket with water...when you run out of minnows you can hook them in the mouth and cast them out - let them sink and treat them like a lure - except this time the fish will hold on when they strike because they will taste the real thing...

I hook them back by the dorsal fin then cast them out w/out a sinker or bobber and watch my line and where the shiner (minnow) is...you don't want line heavier than 10lb unless it's braided...then just keep your eyes open...watch the line - you'll know when the fish has it - line will start to move out - give it a minute or two so he can munch a bit on his meal before you set the hook.

Answer 5

I think wee wee had some great stuff but I have to add that minnows are powerful baits and collar hooking them and anal fin hooking them is the only success I'v had with them. the thing most beginners don't know is that very light weight is needed. So! if you cast a big weight when the weight and the bait enters the water the weights speed will surely tear the bait off the hook caused by the immediate friction when it hits the water. You'll find that bait fishing is best straight down into weeds or a little pitch off to the side away from say, the boat. You should fish bait along the sides (edges) of weed lines and lillie pads and reeds.  

Answer 6

check this out. it's very helpful.

http://www.takemefishing.org/assets/down...

Answer 7

you hook them be hind the dorsal fin and cast them out using a float  just out side weed matts or cover