Hawaiibassfishing Forum

Been catching smaller largemouths the last few days. Been using plastics and they seem to hit anything, small or big setups. Anyone been catching anything of a decent size? Any ideas on how to get the big ones biting? I've seen friends catch 4-5lb ones before....not recently though.

Here are a few pics of these little guys...

Been catching some better size ones drop shotting.... With 3 foot leader... by the dam in deep water 30 deeper... still there like 14-15"

I will try that. Thanks

Try using a bigger craw type lure like a beaver with a 1/4oz worm sinker. Jig it down deeper. This was working before the water level rose. I haven't had a chance to get out since then. I caught a few 2lbers and 4lber doing this. I also caught some nice ones about 2lbs dropshotting a finesse worm. I was only using a 10inch leader though. Color didn't seem to matter a whole lot...except maybe darker colors were a little more productive. I generally do better with dark colors in stained water.

While this LMB isn't exactly big, it was about a 2 lb.er. Caught it today up the north fork passed the steel bridge. There is lots of grass going in to the water. A plastic worm rigged weedless will do well. I caught this on a Baby Brush Hog rigged weedless.

Nice one Tommy! Looks pretty healthy too. Smaller head and mouth indicates a faster growth rate than the long skinny ones with big heads. I hope the bass population makes a 100% comeback.

Try throwing a crankbait around the points. I've had my best luck on a Bandit Flat Maxx (white), Norman Deep Little N(Texas shad) and Rebel Deep Wee-R(white). Try to fish as much as you can when it is over cast or in the middle of the rain. I had a great week about 6 months ago with three fish weighing in at 7lb, 5.25lb and 4lb. I hope this helps you out. Also, I caught a 6.75 in Nov08 and it was raining pretty hard that day.

Thanks for all the help. I will be out there Monday and Tuesday trying these techniques out!

Finally got some bigger largemouths. Any plastic setup seems to work well, just need to find the right spot!






Had a 4lb one that we landed but didnt get a picture of.

Big Love on crawfish imitations, and nothing beats jamming, scratching, scooting crayfish stock a better football template of a head wearing a trailer. Especially around the rocks, where a slide slow recovery of catches, releases, deviated and bounces realistically measure the real life.

I caught 20+inch LG on Sat with a crankbait. I am glad that tuc are biting