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Grimlin, I can tell you from first hand experience that it doesn't always matter what the other person is using. There's a guy I fish with once in a while who seems to have the gift of Jimmy Houston (or just pick your favorite pro). He will throw a weightless worm, let it sit and then shoot the breeze with you. Next thing you know he's got a bass on the end. One day he was casting a spoon and caught a rock bass, a smallie, a crappie and a bream. I would try the same exact thing and nothing doing. Just like your signature says, a lot has to do with your confidence in you lure. You can take most lures and fish them at least 4 different ways. It's all part of the fun.

Oh, Sam, the few times I really wish I had a camera either the batteries were bad or I'd forget. I caught 2 20-25lb catfish on trick worms (1 black and 1 junebug with chartruese). Caught an 8lb lmb, left everything there and ran over to a friends house (half a block) to get it captured on their phone. but for some reason they never could figure out how to send it to my email. and yes the bass was still alive. I am very careful about that. if nothing else, i would like to catch it again and it maybe bigger. LOL!

Well what makes it bad is that particular day was one of my good days, meaning that i could get around. I was actually on my way home from a spot 25 minutes from where he was at. Also, there's no tourney on this lake so it's not like he was aiming for first place. On this lake I am my own competition. I keep track of how many bass I get each day/month and if I got it on a new kinda lure. There's at least 4 covey holes that I can hit from the bank and all of them hold bass (though now that it's reached summer 2 months early getting hard to figure out). So he doesn't bother me. I was just hoping to get others to think about things like that. Thanks for the positive replies.

thank you. thank you. this morning my trusty baitcaster went on the fritz. was hoping to get some good topwater in. well.

I watch enough bass fishing shows on youtube and other places to learn how to fish. I've only been bass fishing for 6 months and fishing all together for a year. I'm smart enough to understand that the best fishermen don't stay in one spot for hours. They move around. I get that. However, my lake has a no boats restriction, so I am stuck bank fishing. I have kidney problems. Some days I can move around a bit and others not so much. There's a particular point that's really good to fish almost year round. Problem is it takes almost an hour to get there. Needless to say, once I am there I will be there for at least 5 hours (usually sitting while fishing). One day I was fishing and this other fisherman was ranting about how you can't stay in one spot and if you're in a tournament you can't sit still. I mean he was real angry and rude about it. First, I wasn't in a tournament (looking forward to that). If I was, then the boat would actually be moving and not me. Second, I am happy to take suggestions and often try to study other people to broaden my understanding about the sport, but I'm not big on listening to bitter angry people when I'm not doing any thing that will affect them. If I decide to use a texas rigged shoe string, then that's my business. If I decide to squat the whole time I am fishing, that's my business too (although that would be painful). Point is this: There's a difference in trying to help some one and just being rude to them. Not everyone is on the same experience level, the same budget level, or even the same health level. I got into fishing because after 2 1/2 years of not being able to work and being stuck in the house, I felt imprisoned and depression was taking a major toll. Since I've been fishing, I feel better mentally and physically (although I still have a few bad days). Being courteous will get you further in life and will lengthen the list of friends that you can count on and have fun with.

i try to keep mine organized. try. i bank fish (no boats allowed at my lake) so i don't wanna carry every thing i have. since i tend to use soft plastics in the end, i just carry all of them in the book bag in original bags (or a zip lock if one isn't available). my cranks in one case and jigs and spinners in another. problem is that i get lazy sometimes usually put them in the wrong box on the fly or i'll put the soft plastic in one of the other pockets of my backpack.

I tie directly to spooks and my heddon hula popper came with a split ring. i've only caught 5 bass on the spook but i found something that helps with walking-the-dog technique. i tie 8ft of 30lb braided line to my 12lb mono. the braided line gives it that slack that's needed. plus my mono was being eaten up from lure up (about a foot). with the braided line i eliminated that problem.

i've yet to get a bite on one. i bought my first pack a few days ago (june bug color). the problem i have (i think) is that i can't cast it very far like i can other plastics. even with my bait caster it always cast short. i have to bank fish which leaves out alot of pitching/flipping. i am not giving up on it though. those cost $6 where i'm from so i will find a way to use them.

I don't normally join forum groups, but since i don't have anyone to teach me or i can talk to....well here i am. I just started fishing a year ago and just started fishing for bass 6 months ago. believe it or not i caught my first one a couple of days before christmas. i live in a community that has a nice lake, but there's no boats allowed. so, i'm stuck with bank fishing. i've done well, but it doesn't give me a chance to figure out jigs or pitching/flipping. with the exception of 1 on a hula popper, 1 on a spinnerbait, 5 on a zara spook, all the rest of my bass have been on soft plastics. i can't seem to break away from soft plastics. i've caught 118 bass this year. to some that's not a lot. for those who don't fish much it does sound like a lot. i would like to eventually get into local tourney's and later go pro. so, i know that my numbers per day aren't up to par and neither is my weight (for the most part 1/2lb to 2 lb each). i've got a lot to learn and more experience to get under my belt. however, bass fishing is my passion. i've accidently caught 2 catfish on plastic worms, one crappie on a chartreuse grub, and i've also fished for bream, but i'm much happier with a bass at the end of my line. thank you guys and thanx Glenn. i hope to learn so much from here that i can help others on the forums. favorite rods: shakespeare bass rod/spinning reel (combo kit) and quantum lite rod/baitcasting reel ($19 at pawn shop). favorite line: 8lb on spinning and 12lb on baitcasting (with 30lb braided leader if using a spook or popper). favorite lure: black zoom trick worm (caught more bass on it than any other and good for any weather and all hours). favorite rig: simple 1/8 oz bullet weight, 3/0 or 4/0 ewg hook. cast and pretty much just bounce it across the bottom back to me.