Last week I caught a couple of ok fish .(not nib fish). They took a needle . The weird thing was the hit. I felt a strong,vibrating feeling for a couple of seconds then I was on ..I thought I might have imagined it, as I was getting banged around in the surf anyway . Then it happened again . I imagine my needle was going over a ledge where bass were laying and they just inhaled it rather than pounce . I'm kinda new to fishing this particular area .. anyone eles ever experience this .? kinda cool feeling ,,electric ..

Edddie....Ive had some wierd chit happen lately....too much to type..Ill tell ya when I see ya.......stuff like that

I had similar takes on sat.like they are comin up from behind on it.
I hadda wait a second to set the hook.

U fishing sandy bottom instead of rocky? letting it crawl botom?
sounds like when you crawl bottom with a needle, and they vacuam cleaner attack it from behind.. braid?, cause U really feel it then...

we got skunked last wknd @ wells.tried everything in my box!!pretty good tide too 9 or so

Im nost sure if this is the same thing you are talking about, but a few years ago, one night while fishing an outflow, lots of fish around and one of my best nights ever. Every hit was like..bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, very fast. I would pause set hook anf be on. It was very bizarre.

I had similar takes on sat.like they are comin up from behind on it.
I hadda wait a second to set the hook.
Same thing with the other night. Had to wait a couple of seconds to setup

What Karl said....braid?

U fishing sandy bottom instead of rocky? letting it crawl botom?
sounds like when you crawl bottom with a needle, and they vacuam cleaner attack it from behind.. braid?, cause U really feel it then...

rocky point inlet,,,kinda sandy bottom way out on the end of my cast ,, is where its happening . Not braid,,Not mono ,, Using "Iron Silk ",,I know .. people gag when I say that ,,, This stuff got a bad rap ..Great rock line.. cast well .. doesn't transmit like braid though . I would have changed my line 10 times already using ande pink .. stuff stays good forever..Usual needle fishing "bang" "on" no hook set .. nothing .. that easy ... this is like the bump bump bump bump bump ,,,real fast .Vibrating is the best I can come up with ..

sounds like the same thing I was experinceing, can it be multipe bass fighting for a lure?

or one heading it before the take ....checking it out with bumps....then the take?

or one heading it before the take ....checking it out with bumps....then the take?

thats what i thought at the time, it was just a very fast bumping, more vibrations like T said. Its almost like the tail was fanning teh lure...:conf:

sounds like the same thing I was experinceing, can it be multipe bass fighting for a lure?
no jimmy ,, I wish a school would jump my needle but the cadence or rythm is consistint like a roll on a drum ,,not a para diddle ,, I think multiple hits, the bumps would be random .. not like a vibration . one fish was a healthy 15lbs. other was like low twentys.. twenty two lbs. sounds good,,not nibs ,,but decent fish., I think they sucked it in against my line that was pulling the plug away causing this vibrating . .. I think they got themselves set up, out in the inlet just laying there s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g up passer bys... maybe ,,It was a close to new moon tide too .. Now I gotta wait for repeat conditions ..

I dont know about the fish s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& but I have been lately I cant catch a bass to save my life this summer LOL

Bass do suck in needles: The following is an excerpt from a chapter entitled "Thumper and the Bass" from my book project "The Snowstorm Blitz":

At that point I felt I needed to retie and told Bobby to stand on the same rock and cast as far as he could. I mentioned that the bass were hitting the plugs very lightly, almost as if they were inhaling them, and that if he felt any kind of hesitation to set the hook. He did as I directed and started his retrieve. After 5 turns of the handle he said he was hung up, that was until his 11-foot graphite rod bent double and line began screaming off of his Penn 705. Like I said before Bob gets extremely nervous when hooked up and his right leg “thumper” was now going 90 miles per hour. Bob was clearly a wreck at this point and he had every reason to be. This location was very rocky and full of potential snags, definitely cutoff city. Every time his fish took a burst of line Bob would pray aloud to the fish gods. Bobby could now feel his line rubbing bottom and after a few close calls the bass finally slowed down and Bob got it turned. After the bass made a few more short runs Bob managed to direct the fish through the maze of bubble weed hang-ups which were in tight to the beach. I then waded out and grabbed her by the gill cover and eased her in for Bob to see. When on the beach I put a light on her. Bob was ecstatic, he practically melted from emotional exhaustion. We quickly weighed her up at 47 pounds then tried to revive her for release but the fifteen-minute battle had taken its toll so Bobby had to keep her. I shook Bob’s hand and congratulated him. He had finally hooked and landed his large bass.

DZ

Bass do suck in needles: The following is an excerpt from a chapter entitled "Thumper and the Bass" from my book project "The Snowstorm Blitz":

At that point I felt I needed to retie and told Bobby to stand on the same rock and cast as far as he could. I mentioned that the bass were hitting the plugs very lightly, almost as if they were inhaling them, and that if he felt any kind of hesitation to set the hook. He did as I directed and started his retrieve. After 5 turns of the handle he said he was hung up, that was until his 11-foot graphite rod bent double and line began screaming off of his Penn 705. Like I said before Bob gets extremely nervous when hooked up and his right leg “thumper” was now going 90 miles per hour. Bob was clearly a wreck at this point and he had every reason to be. This location was very rocky and full of potential snags, definitely cutoff city. Every time his fish took a burst of line Bob would pray aloud to the fish gods. Bobby could now feel his line rubbing bottom and after a few close calls the bass finally slowed down and Bob got it turned. After the bass made a few more short runs Bob managed to direct the fish through the maze of bubble weed hang-ups which were in tight to the beach. I then waded out and grabbed her by the gill cover and eased her in for Bob to see. When on the beach I put a light on her. Bob was ecstatic, he practically melted from emotional exhaustion. We quickly weighed her up at 47 pounds then tried to revive her for release but the fifteen-minute battle had taken its toll so Bobby had to keep her. I shook Bob’s hand and congratulated him. He had finally hooked and landed his large bass.

DZ

Then he had to carry it up the hill.......

For some reason it felt like they where swiming up an taking it from behind.while still swimming at me.no sideways take or big hit.I would be retrieveing an feel something,tension that was different but very hard to determine if it was bottom or weed or fish.I usually don't set on bottom that just makes matters worse.I would slowly raise the rod an realize it was fish.I got some but I missed more.My audible cry's of displeasure could be heard for miles around.I remember a underwater video i think Lau an Hannon did it.Where a largemouth takes a crank bait from behind in similar fashion,2 sets of trebles, spits it out an the angler never even knew he had a fish on.I think i was draggin the fish from deeper water with the lure.

NIB, I've seen that video and others similar to it.. saw one in saltwater, and a striper doing the same thing.. sucks it in, blows it out.. 2 treble hooks and no hook up.. go figger :huh:

I the one I mentioned the guy(photographer) pops his head out the water an ask's the fisherman "did u feel that" an the fisherman had no idea.
I think the guys name was George Lau.They usta do the shoting in the St.Johns I think.A ultra clear spring fed river in Fla.

yep, same one.. :kewl: