aqandres1

Thanks Michael, here's the bass!

Wow, I just caught a Largemouth Bass about an hour ago! It took very long to find and catch it, but after finding where they were and then using my lure the right way, I caught it! Since I was using a watermelon-colored Texas-rigged lure, they were paying attention to it being reeled from some plants. They seemed a bit confused at first, and I think I know for sure why they were. I guess that the problem was that I was reeling it in too slow and they intended to get it when it was off the ground. I wasn't just reeling it slow, I was also twitching it and making it look random, too. After I found out reeling it slow wasn't working, I cast my lure to the right side of the plants and reeled it in a little bit faster this time, and it worked because I guess they could actually put it in their mouth now. Bottom line, I think I caught it because I reeled it in a bit faster (so it was off the ground more), or I was using it in the right place (close to vegetation), or both. It was about 1-2 lbs., but that catch showed me I was making progress! Also, I would show a picture of it, but the .JPG file is for some reason 803 kb. I'm pretty sure I did something wrong, but I have no idea how to fix it.

My rod is not one of good quality. It's a blue and white Shakespeare spinning rod that cost me about $17 in Walmart. They're pretty common there. However, I caught my first (and only) bass with it. I just think I need more practice. I started bass fishing, again, today and haven't been fishing for a few months besides some days. I will keep trying this time, though, until I get one. It's because I've done this before but I've never really gotten any results. I just think I need to fish more often at sunrise, which I will do in a few hours. I tend to go fishing late in the afternoon.

There are some cichlids and bluegills in the canals, but I would definitely see largemouth bass and also peacocks after they were biting. They probably notice me after I reeled it out from the water and I think that really turns them off. If I felt that they were biting, I would just reel it a little slowly to see what would happen. Now that I think about it, I think I should've done that motion right after I felt the bass biting. I always feel like the really small mistakes are keeping me from getting the bass. I'll also try the 4" worm wacky rigged, thanks!

I use a weedless Texas-rigged watermelon-colored worm to try to catch bass. I reel it in slowly and make it twitch to make it seem like its real, and it does seem to catch attention, but they've never really gotten hooked. Most times after they tried to bite, they noticed something was off and they just dash away. Sometimes they would try biting it for about five times, stare at it for a few seconds, and then they'd just go away. I make sure I rig it right. I have the point of the hook close to the edge of the worm, but they never really get hooked.

I REALLY enjoy fishing. I've been fishing for about four months. I don't have any lakes or ponds near my area, but I do however have a huge canal system near my house (with a lot of bass if you know where to go)! I've come here to learn a lot from others and to hopefully help others here in the future!