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Yellow Bass

Yellow Bass

Cyprinella venusta

  • 3lakes
  • 43logged catches
  • 2.37 kg heaviest logged

What actually catches it ranked by real logged catches

Baits

Small Minnows 7 Night Crawlers 5 Red Worms 2 Shiners 1 Blood 1

Lures

Casting Spoon 9 g, #1 4 Mini Bass Jig 9 g, #2 3 Firework Tube 5 cm 3 Casting Spoon 9 g, #1 2 Texas Casting Spoon 7 g, #1/0 2 Casting Spoon 7 g, #1/0 1 Dendro Spoon 14 g, #3/0 1 X-Series Casting Spoon 21 g, #3/0 1 Casting Spoon 14 g, #2/0 1 Spinnerbait 14 g, #2/0 1

Best setups by lake 3 lakes with data

Mudwater River — 20 catches , best 1.94 kg

  • Casting Spoon 9 g, #1 Spinning Shore 4×
  • Firework Tube 5 cm Spinning Shore 3×
  • Small Minnows Hook #1/0 Feeder bottom Shore 2×
  • Texas Casting Spoon 7 g, #1/0 Spinning Shore 2×

Lone Star Lake (reworked) — 17 catches , best 0.49 kg

  • Mini Bass Jig 9 g, #2 Spinning Shore 3×
  • Small Minnows Hook #1/0 Feeder bottom Shore 2×
  • Casting Spoon 9 g, #1 Spinning Shore 2×
  • Night Crawlers Hook #1 Feeder bottom Shore 2×

Quanchkin Lake — 6 catches , best 2.37 kg

  • Night Crawlers Hook #4/0 Float Shore 50 m 1×
  • Small Minnows Hook #1/0 Feeder bottom Shore 1×
  • Small Minnows Hook #1 Float Shore 10 m 1×
  • Spinnerbait 14 g, #2/0 Spinning Shore 1×

How to catch

How to catch a unique Yellow Bass? You can catch this fish either with bait or lures.

If you prefer to use natural baits, then the best way to catch Yellow Bass would be to use Small Minnows on a size #1/0 hook.

If you are more into artificial lures, you should go for some Spinnerbaits. The most successful lure is Dark Blue Skirt and Gold & Silver Blades Spinnerbait 14 g, #2/0.

Where to find it

Quanchkin Lake Louisiana Mudwater River Missouri Lone Star Lake (reworked) Texas

Also listed as effective documented, but not seen in the catch log

#135#144#131#122#128#129

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