What gear do you need for largemouth bass?

Largemouth bass
Photo : USFWS Mountain Prairie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

What works, from our species page

  • Texas-rigged worms and creature baits
  • Topwater poppers and walking baits
  • Spinnerbaits and bladed jigs
  • Crankbaits
  • Skirted jigs

Late spring after spawning, summer and early autumn; sluggish in very cold water.

Largemouth bass

Soft plastic lure fishing

Crankbait and hard-lure fishing

Spoon and spinner fishing

Fly fishing (dry fly and nymph)

Bank fishing vs boat fishing

The rest of the gear

Ready-to-fish kits

Freshwater fishing starter kit

Total price (sum of the products) : €126.50£67.50Not shipped to the United States

Pike kit

Total price (sum of the products) : €154.50£93.50Not shipped to the United States

Perch and zander kit

Total price (sum of the products) : €161.50£91.50Not shipped to the United States

Trout kit

Total price (sum of the products) : €121.50£65.50Not shipped to the United States

Carp kit

Total price (sum of the products) : €131.50£71.50Not shipped to the United States

Before you go: minimum size by country

France : 30–40 cm (97)
Austria : 25 cm (1)
Italy : 20–30 cm (8)
Portugal : 20 cm (1)
United States : 22.9–55.9 cm (24)
Alabama35.6 cm
California30.5 cm
Connecticut30.5 cm
Delaware30.5 cm
Florida30.5 cm
Hawaiʻi22.9 cm
Idaho30.5 cm
Indiana35.6 cm
Iowa38.1 cm
Kansas38.1 cm
Kentucky30.5 cm
Maryland30.5 cm
Massachusetts30.5 cm
Mississippi38.1 cm
Missouri30.5 cm
Montana55.9 cm
Nebraska38.1 cm
New Mexico35.6 cm
New York30.5 cm
North Carolina35.6 cm
Ohio30.5 cm
Pennsylvania38.1 cm
South Carolina35.6 cm
Texas35.6 cm
Canada : 68 cm (1)