Sea Bass lures? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 09-25-2015, 07:35 AM

Small wsb will bite plastics in the bays but the big models are very rarely caught on lures. A heavy iron with a squid on it left near the bottom is a good call. A heavy or light iron with a live mackeral on it allowed to sink through the water column (called a hamberger or Mexican hamberger) can be good.
The best lure I've heard of for seabass is a big shiny crocodile, either trolled slowly, allowed to sink and flutter down, or jigged slowly above the bottom. Many wsb are caught this way on Baja, doesn't seam to be used in Cali too often.
But bait is the way to target wsb. And if you're using fin bait , macs, dont be shy about using a big bait, like as big as mackerel get, and heavy line, like 40-60. A 50 lb seabass has a huge mouth and has no trouble eatingbbig baits. Mike

09-25-2015, 07:35 AM	#4
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Small wsb will bite plastics in the bays but the big models are very rarely caught on lures. A heavy iron with a squid on it left near the bottom is a good call. A heavy or light iron with a live mackeral on it allowed to sink through the water column (called a hamberger or Mexican hamberger) can be good. The best lure I've heard of for seabass is a big shiny crocodile, either trolled slowly, allowed to sink and flutter down, or jigged slowly above the bottom. Many wsb are caught this way on Baja, doesn't seam to be used in Cali too often. But bait is the way to target wsb. And if you're using fin bait , macs, dont be shy about using a big bait, like as big as mackerel get, and heavy line, like 40-60. A 50 lb seabass has a huge mouth and has no trouble eatingbbig baits. Mike