Rock Bass – Best Bait & Lures

Rock Bass in Golden Ridge Reserve

Hook size: B#9, S#8, G#7, D#6

Habitats: Lake Shore, Shallow Lake, Upriver, Middle River, River Mouth

Traits: Aggressive, Hard Fighter

Baits and lures that catch Rock Bass in Golden Ridge Reserve

Lures (spinning / baitcasting)

• Spinner (retrieve: Constant)
• Spinnerbait (retrieve: Constant, Stop and Go, Twitching)
• Popper (retrieve: Twitching)
• Frog (retrieve: Twitching)
• Spoon (retrieve: Constant)
• Crankbait (retrieve: Constant, Twitching)

Soft plastics on a jighead

• Tube (retrieve: Jigging, Twitching)
• Grub (retrieve: Jigging, Constant, Twitching)

Natural bait (float or feeder)

• Minnow (hook 10-4/0)
• Bloodworm (hook 10-7)
• Eggs (hook 10-6)
• Cheese (hook 8-4/0)
• Bread (hook 10-8; throwable)
• Hotdog (hook 10-1; throwable)
• Leeches (hook 7-2/0)
• Marshmallow (hook 10-8)

Groundbait / other

• Lake Mix (throwable)

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