Bass From The Bank (tedious, frustrating, and 100% effective)

flagold

Bank fishing technique we used in the 60's - worm, no weight, cast from the bank out, 1-2 retrieve with Eagle Claw weedless hooks.  Frustratingly slow, not flashy, frustrating that everything will hit it (including turtles), but if you ever had to have a meal - it will do the job at getting the bass.

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Cagey

I prefer using a paddle tail fluke and doing the same thing with it. Even dragging it over lily pads slowly and watch the bass blow up on it sometimes leaping completely out of the water. I also like to cast it right up on shore and just bump it into the water and watch them come in shallow to grab it. But you are right. Great technique.

2times

My brother and I fish similar method.
We cast 16" floating worms without weight on to shore from boat and retrieve them into the weeds and pads.  Basically making it look like water snake.  Very effective early and late in the day on large bass.  Biggest I've caught using this method was 9 1/2 lb. but my brother caught one that was 11 3/4 lb. at lake Jackson in 1998.      

Fishingpervert

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flagold

2times said:

My brother and I fish similar method.
We cast 16" floating worms without weight on to shore from boat and retrieve them     

Not the right forum for this - but - that technique is deadly for redfish by doing the same thing, just casting onto a rocky shore, outcrop, spoil island, jetty, sandbar etc., from a boat (or wading) with a 2" grub or shrimp.  Hop it in and they will nab it!