I used to do alot of fly fishing, and when you catch your first fish of the day, you open it up and see what its been eating. This helps you match your fly to the real food the trout has eaten.
This week I tried this trick on the first bass of the day, interestingly I caught it on a live sandeel. But when I opened it up all it had in its stomach were tiny crabs. I have placed a sandeel in the picture to help with the scale, its not a big one at all - maybe 4-5 inches tops. Please excuse the guts!
This begs the question that if the fly fishing trick works (and it does) then the the best bait for bass should be small crabs, and has got me thinking about maybe a trace like mackerel feathers each with a tiny crab on it. I'll have to try it!
