Bass Lures For Estuary

Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:36 pm

Hi,
I live near an estuary and I think there is bass there. It is very weedy and it has a lot of crustacians and small fish swimming aroung. What lures should I use there.
Any replies apperciated,

Re: Bass Lures For Estuary

Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:53 am

Most of my fishing is places like that - dont use anything expensive!

Surface or top water lures, anything that floats free if you get snagged, are my first choice. I remove the trebles and put on a single hook as an extra precaution -if there are also sea trout around, dont put on anything too big, they've smaller mouths. Soft plastics on jelly hooks are also fairly snag free.

After that, I'd buy a selection and see what the local fish fancy, it varies.

Re: Bass Lures For Estuary

Sun Apr 04, 2010 11:28 am

Have a read off the this topic from the lures forum, there's some good info there:
viewtopic.php?f=28&t=13959&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

Re: Bass Lures For Estuary

Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:03 pm

Try a few cheapies like German Spratts and Dexters Wedge, you may loose a few but they seem to work even if they are not in fashion at the moment.

Re: Bass Lures For Estuary

Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:31 pm

wondering whether anyone has had any luck using lures in north dublin estuaries?

Re: Bass Lures For Estuary

Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:22 pm

Liffey estuary back in August there was a 10 lb 7oz bass caught on a jointed minnow