you said you just started bass fishing. thats how i started. with bass stoppers. purple and white is the best color, i agree.
as you spend more time fishing for bass, you will learn more and more techniques. the texas rig is probably the best one to know. you can apply it to any situation with any soft plastic.
if you are not familiar with this rig, heres a run down.
1) insert the point of the hook into the top of your bait, almost like sliding a live worm onto a hook. but stop about 1/8" to 1/4" into the bait and bring the point of the hook back out.
2) pull your hook shank through the bait until the eye of the hook is nestled in the top of the bait.
3) line up the point of the hook to where you want it to come through the worm in the middle. try to keep it so the worm will remain straight once rigged. pop the point through the worm and let it come out just a little, then retuck the point into the soft plastic.
thats pretty much about it. this will keep your bait free of snags and allow you to work it in just about any cover. this rig is very important to learn and it will allow you to fish with many different styles of bait from worms, to hula grubs and stick baits, soft jerkbaits, critter baits such as crawfish, lizards, brush hogs, and tubes.
if you would like a more detailed explanation with pictures, look up www.bassdozer.com and go to the fishing articles section under rigging. but make sure you do this once your all done visiting the st clait network
hope this helps. if you have any more questions, dont hesitate to ask. everyone here are more than willing to help a fellow angler.
madman himself
