Specifically Lake Belton. We moved to Belton last year and just recently got a boat. Any one have some advice on rigging/lures for the big hybrid bass in this lake? Other techniques? There's also large and small mouth, crappie and catfish.
Hunting & Fishing Fishing in Central TX
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I have never targeted hybrids on Belton, and have not been there in a good while. On central Texas lakes I have fished more recently (Travis, Austin, Inks, Walter E Long) silver Rattle Trap type lures worked well in the 1/4oz size for me. If you find them schooling near the surface anything shiny works.
A soft plastic bounced off the bottom at the points worked well for largemouth. My favorite there and a few other lakes has been a watermelon Fluke rugged on a lightly weighted hook.
A soft plastic bounced off the bottom at the points worked well for largemouth. My favorite there and a few other lakes has been a watermelon Fluke rugged on a lightly weighted hook.
Have you ever rigged a flasher ahead of the bait or lure? That's a pretty common thing to do where I come from in the northwest for coho and lake trout.
No problem. I fish it like a lot of people fish soft stick baits, like Senkos (just a thick, straight plastic worm). Keep it close to/on the bottom, slow twitches and bounces. I rig it weedless on a weighted hook. You can buy them like the one on the bottom, but I prefer the ones I make because I can control the weight. I like them fairly light. The bites are very subtle usually so you really have to pay attention.
I have never used a flasher, but I also have not trolled for hybrids. I always casted at schools so my experience may not really applicable to how you plan to fish.
I have never used a flasher, but I also have not trolled for hybrids. I always casted at schools so my experience may not really applicable to how you plan to fish.
I intended to mention those type of baits are also commonly used with Texas rigs and Carolina rigs. I like the weighted hook option better, but that’s just me. Others are worth trying.
Thanks. I'll give those a try. I think I'll also try doing some slow trolling with a flasher and maybe even a down rigger as Lake Belton is fairly deep in places and I've read that depending on the weather the schools go deeper.
Sounds like fun! I hope you do well out there.
You should post pictures of your catch in the fishing picture section once you have them.
You should post pictures of your catch in the fishing picture section once you have them.
Just use a wacky or Texas rig. Bass can't deny those. Hell, I want to eat em when I see them doing their thing.
I have heard great things about wacky rigs, I’ve never tried one though. A friend of mine tosses them under docks a good bit. I’ll have to try one soon.
Super easy setup. Get your hook setup and use a senko worm with a rubber o-rin around it. Run the hook through the o-ring and you're set.
