What are you fishing for? Where are you fishing? From the back or on a boat?
LouieKablooied on
Put a small white grub on there.
VulpesInculta907 on
Ask other locals what the fish are biting. Where I’m at currently, bass are going after crank baits and flukes.
PimpzDontCry on
Throw on a bobber and a worm.
doingdatIt247 on
Start with live bait
Mad_Hatter_92 on
Start with the simplest fishing; a bobber, hook, lead weight to keep the hook down, and a worm. Try different levels of depth with the bait in a few places.
There are 2 great reasons to start with bobber fishing:
1) you can catch almost anything on a worm and bobber
2) the small bait fish you catch can be either put whole or cut up on a larger hook with a weight to keep the bait near the bottom of the lake. Throw it out deep and you’ll get a decent sized catfish.
After success with bobber fishing, then you extend out to lures. Personally, my experience with the spin baits are that they are a lure for a specific time/place/use. If you want to use lures then I would suggest starting with a variety of top water lures like a frog, popper, etc… the popper you just pull your rod back with a swift flick to get the lure to quickly disturb the top of the water. As long as you disturb the water and let it sit for a second or two afterwards then you are doing it right. Throw the lure near Lilly pads and other brush.
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What are you fishing for? Where are you fishing? From the back or on a boat?
Put a small white grub on there.
Ask other locals what the fish are biting. Where I’m at currently, bass are going after crank baits and flukes.
Throw on a bobber and a worm.
Start with live bait
Start with the simplest fishing; a bobber, hook, lead weight to keep the hook down, and a worm. Try different levels of depth with the bait in a few places.
There are 2 great reasons to start with bobber fishing:
1) you can catch almost anything on a worm and bobber
2) the small bait fish you catch can be either put whole or cut up on a larger hook with a weight to keep the bait near the bottom of the lake. Throw it out deep and you’ll get a decent sized catfish.
After success with bobber fishing, then you extend out to lures. Personally, my experience with the spin baits are that they are a lure for a specific time/place/use. If you want to use lures then I would suggest starting with a variety of top water lures like a frog, popper, etc… the popper you just pull your rod back with a swift flick to get the lure to quickly disturb the top of the water. As long as you disturb the water and let it sit for a second or two afterwards then you are doing it right. Throw the lure near Lilly pads and other brush.
Good luck!