The best bass lures.

[slippery]

eccles said:

I am not saying this is best but a few years ago when living in Devon I decided to try rubber eels from the shore after experiencing some vary successful bass hunting with one over a wreck: I used a light uptider (9' 6") and a 4 " rubber eel on an 18" trace with about a 1/2 oz drilled bullet in front of that, in order to get it out there. I could cast this set up about 50 yds in the right conditions. I used it in fairly deep water at the end of the Exe estuary at low water because I knew that bass hung around there when the tide dried out most of the estuary. First time I tried it - a 4lber and a 3 lber. After that I repeated the performance several times before moving to Hampshire. I have tried the same at Langstone Harbour entrance a couple of times but only yeilded a couple of small pollack and a few schoolies. Must try again I suppose - early morning as Richard suggests.

the weighted shads work well for this you can do away with the lead.

[upfalls]

X-rap mackerel blue and green off rocks, Rapala sliver red nose and silver grey and the old J13's from boat. I have ordered some of the others mentioned on this site from Veals and look forward to some decent weather to try them.

[Pete B]

eccles said:

I am not saying this is best but a few years ago when living in Devon I decided to try rubber eels from the shore after experiencing some vary successful bass hunting with one over a wreck: I used a light uptider (9' 6") and a 4 " rubber eel on an 18" trace with about a 1/2 oz drilled bullet in front of that, in order to get it out there. I could cast this set up about 50 yds in the right conditions. I used it in fairly deep water at the end of the Exe estuary at low water because I knew that bass hung around there when the tide dried out most of the estuary. First time I tried it - a 4lber and a 3 lber. After that I repeated the performance several times before moving to Hampshire. I have tried the same at Langstone Harbour entrance a couple of times but only yeilded a couple of small pollack and a few schoolies. Must try again I suppose - early morning as Richard suggests.

Whilst fishing from rocks in Cornwall I saw a local bloke fish a rubber eel to great effect behind a 'panda-pop' bottle full of water so it formed a really heavy float.
He had attached a link to the lid. He would belt this set-up out over several rocky fingers & fast retrieve it back over the top of the submerged outcrop. I saw him take numerous bass over 2 low flooding tides. He told me his best using this method was 8lb+.
Brilliant fishing, flip flops, shorts & t-shirt on & standing in the surf, middle of August well away from the holiday makers behind you who cant make it over the rocks.

[solehunter]

Jezzzz, doesnt that sound bliss? ;D

[RichardB]

Yep, that described heaven for me .......... I think I'm going to cry.