How long do bass live?

[jooleyen]

How long does the average largemouth bass live?

How long can a 2 pound bass live and be released as a healthy fish out of the water?

Would tubes be okay with a 7 H rod?

Thanks-

Juilen

[skeeter944]

ok,some bass live over 15 years,some longer,shorter. when i am just regular fishing i like to get a pic and get the bass back in the water as soon as posable. tubes should be fine with that rod size,but i would probably pitch tubes with a big worm hook and up to a 3/8 ounce bullet sinker that is pegged.

[jooleyen]

Thanks Skeeter. You reminded me...

What advantages do pegged weights have? I have a little trouble with pegging the weights.

[Christopherkeene9]

Pegging the weights are easy, stick a toothpick down the hole and break it off!

[Rebbasser]

Jools-there are no hard and fast rules for what bait on what rod. If you can throw it have at it.

Pegging weights-say you are fishing flooded timber. Your bait goes down one side of a limb and the weight goes down the other. Messes up the presentation. I will add flooded timber is the only time I peg a weight.

Easy way to do it: take a busted rubber band and tie an overhand knot around the line. Trim the ends and slide the knot down so it is snug against the weight.

[texasbasser]

it gives the worm a different fall... sometimes that is better than non-pegged.

[jooleyen]

Thanks. When I see people frog fishing with braid, it looks like they try to tear the fishes jaws out. Aren't you not supposed to have such a hard hookset with braid?

-Joolz

[Rebbasser]

They are also usually fishing a frog in heavy cover. In addition to a solid hookset they are trying to get the fish's head up out of the cover so they can reel it in. If a fish buries down in thick cover it is a lot tougher to get in.

[jooleyen]

Yeah, but isn't that bad for your rod? Or rip the hook out of the mouth?

[Rebbasser]

Nope, not with a heavy action rod and braid.

[jooleyen]

Great. So if I'm jig fishing with braid, I don't need to worry about setting the hook to hard?

[Rebbasser]

I don't. A heavy action rod is designed for hard work, so cross their eyes!

[jooleyen]

Thanks Reb. You relieved my worries. I'm making everything a bit too complicated.

[zooker]

Originally Posted by jooleyen

Thanks. When I see people frog fishing with braid, it looks like they try to tear the fishes jaws out. Aren't you not supposed to have such a hard hookset with braid?

-Joolz

no frog fishing requires a very hard hook set the idea is to set the hook then yank the fish from cover..

when fishing jigs i find a straight up hook set to work much better.. 90%of the time the jig hook will be in the top of the fishes mouth..




zooker

[3dkicker]

7' H rod - 4", 5", or bigger tube will work fine. Probably need a 1/4 oz weight or heavier depending on the sensitivity of the tip.

[Rebbasser]

Originally Posted by jooleyen

Thanks Reb. You relieved my worries. I'm making everything a bit too complicated.

Don't drive yourself nuts-just go fish and learn something every trip out.

[KenDammit]

On the average age...I'd say its somewhere close to 8-10 years..maybe a little bit lower than that.