SFL BassHunter

It seems the sale is only in stores. The online sales stink unless you want in on that Crappie Madness Sale lol.

Went to the park today at 5 and caught 3 in about an hour! They were all small the biggest was 10.5 ounces. Using a bitsy bug with a small craw trailer.

Well ladies and gents, I finally broke that slump! Tried out the rod my dad gave me and caught 3 fish in about an hour. Went out to the park after work and used my new Strike King Bitsy Bug Jig in Okeechobee Craw color with a Netbait Tiny Paca Craw in blue as a trailer to match the Okechobee Craw color. 2 Casts in I pulled in this dude: Then it got hung up and I lost the darn jig. So I switched to a Cotton Cordell Super Spot Lipless which btw looks great in the water, it swims real nice and best of all only costs 2.47 at bass pro. On my 3rd or 4th cast I hooked a small little guy maybe about 7 inches long. I felt bad for him, he got hooked in the mouth and the stomach. So I let him go real quick. No picture. Then I lost the darn crank, lots of tree trunks I think where I was fishing. Lucky for me I had bought more jigs so I switched back to the Bitsy Bug with the Craw trailer and moved over to the other side of the lake where I hooked another 10oncer. Unfortunately I got a phone call right before that and was juggling my rod and phone with a fish hooked on it. Reeled him in and the bank was a bit high, half way up in the air he flopped around and dropped right back into the water. But the point is, I caught fish! I am very happy with this medium rod, the sensitivity is great and even a 10 once fish is fun to catch. I could feel all the bites, something I'm sure I was lacking on the heavy rod.

nice fish! Actually I got real lucky, my dad told me to check out all his fishing gear to see if he had anything I liked that he wasn't using. Turns out I found a brand new with tags, browning medallion spinning rod. Medium action 6' and a Penn Fierce 2000 reel. It's shorter than I'd like but it was free and that is a great price for me! LOL. I looked up the prices just now and the rod is 79.00 and the reel is 59.00. Its super light and I already spooled it up and tested in the backyard. I really like the weight and feel of it. So I've got my set up for worms and jigs! Next step is to test on the water. SirSnookAlot I actually already do what you do. I barely ever watch my line. I'm always looking around for a fish to break, or if I see a small ripple. Even then I'm having trouble catching bass lol.

Haha one of my friends at work had glasses like this. He would always take them off and bend them, show everyone how awesome they are and one day after his millionth successful showings he tried it and snapped it in half. Woops. Now he has new glasses and doesn't attempt to bend them any more.

Yeah I considered the fact I should stick with a setup I know how to use. The dilemma is, I do want to learn a baitcaster. So maybe I should get a budget spinning set up and wait on the bait caster. I like Shimano's. I have the Sienna 4000FD reel on my shimano rod. I think they are great. My budget is kind of low, so perhaps I can get a 2500RD. The Solstace and the Sienna are a bit more in my price range. Maybe even the Sedona series. What gear ratio should I be looking for? Ball bearings?

Spinning outfit is just the only one I know how to use. But I do want a baitcaster. So If I were to go to bass pro today what am I looking for in order to have my first baitcaster that would be good for worms/jigs. The outfit I currently have seems to be pretty good for Topwater so I think my spinning gear I will use for that and cranks for now.

I may be putting to much weight on my worms. I feel they drop to fast but I put weight on em so I can get them close to cover that is farther away, or a location I can't reach from the bank with a short cast. I also want to get me a better rod for worms. The sensitivity on my rod might not be the best because I've got a heavy power which is pretty darn stiff all around.

Oh forgot I also have the Havoc Bottom Hopper in Shady Watermelon Candy. I like the color on this one cause its watermelon and has various glitter colors that make it look nice.

It's hit or miss. Living in Miami it seems that the racks are always half empty. Walmart gets a lot of fishing pressure lol.

So I don't have senko's but I do have the Strike King Shim E Stick in a Red Shad color. It's the only color they had at walrmart one day I went to pick up some worms. Perhaps they aren't quite as good as the Senko?

Guess I should go to my nearest walmarts. I'm in the market for my first baitcaster.

Seems senkos are a go to choice. Seen lots of posts about them.

Nice ones!

I'm sure I will. I'm not one to quit so I'm going out there and eventually catch something even if it means jumping in the water and belly floppin' the finicky punks! That'll teach em. LOL. Interestingly enough I've gotten them to boil on my top water poppers, so I know they are there. The sucky thing is I can't replicate it on the next cast. So I'm really considering getting that second rod and reel so I can drop the top water and hit em with something else on the nose lol.

I struck out again at 2 different parks. I went to Mills Pond Park and caught nothing. Then went to quiet waters park and caught nothing. My friend caught 2 at quiet waters right next to me throwing the same crank bait he had been throwing all day lol. I guess they finally became interested in it. I threw everything at them including the kitchen sink. I even tried to slow down to the point where I was waiting 15 to 20 seconds between jerks on my worms and jigs.

Has anyone fished Mills Pond Park before? It's in Lauderdale. Going to meet my buddy up there.

Sure thing! Thanks George!

Good Job Lou! Nice fish!

Thanks Jacob I'll start practicing it.

I have braid for my line and I use flouro for my leader. I use a swivel because I havent learned any knots yet to tie the two. But I tend to put a long leader line like they mentioned anywhere between 3 to 3 1/2 feet so I can cut the line several times to switch lures.

Since we are kind of still on the topic of the bait casting reels, Do you guys have any recommendations for rod action thats best for bass fishing with a bait caster? I've already got a spinning heavy fast action rod.

Trust me I don't get mad at others success. I was just mad that I had been fishing there just 2 minutes prior and didn't land a fish. More mad at myself lol. I find it fun and relaxing which is why I go fishing. But after spending so many hours out there and nothing to show for it, you start getting concerned that you're doing something wrong. Ultimately I go fishing to catch fish otherwise I would just take a lawn chair to the park and sit there watching the water lol.