luneyr

Thanks for all the advice, perhaps I'll pick up some Zoom worms in the future. (I haven't been fishing Lake Ontario (yet) I have actually only been fishing the Cataraqui River at Kingston Mills in Kingston (I see you're in Guelph, not too far away) Thanks again!

I ended up going with 8LB Mono for my first line, I'm sure as time goes on I will give others a try. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks again, maybe I'll try some afternoon fishing

Thanks for the advice James, I'll keep trying ... I have other areas/lakes I can bank fish from close to me, but I really want to catch something where I've been fishing already, maybe I'm being too stubborn, but I really want to catch something on a weightless wacky at the same spot I've been trying before I move to somewhere else. Perhaps I'm setting myself up for major frustration though ha ha

I have another question for you guys actually, from what I've been reading using a snap to be able to change baits out quickly vs directly tied on the line seems to be frowned upon. I only have one rod at the moment, so using a snap seems like a good idea so I can switch out what I am using to see what the fish want. Does it really matter much if you have a snap tied onto your line vs having it tied directly? I don't see how it could make much difference personally, but again what do I know.

Thought id give you guys a little update. Been out to the same spot 3 or 4 times now, started early 6am or so and fished each time for 2-3 hours. Haven't caught a thing haha, moved all up and down the bank in spots I have access to. Had a bite on my second time out but missed it. Been fishing a weightless wacky rig with a GY green pumpkin (red flakes) nothing. Picked up some Yum Dingers in Junebuug and also in Watermelon (still nothing) The water is quite murky everywhere, and varies in depth, rock bottoms and lots of weeds in spots for sure (lost a few worms/hooks getting hung up) I've read online there are supposed to be bass there, but so far no luck at all for me. It's also been super hot lately where I am 40C so maybe the Bass are out in the deeper water that I don't have access to? (I'm shore fishing) Thoughts? do I just keep trying?

Thanks for the advice, going to hopefully get out tomorrow morning :) Oh, I believe you. Just bought a little tackle to get me started the other day and I already want to get back to the store :)

I picked up some 8lb mono, some Gary Yamamoto senko's (Green Pumpkin) and some 3/0 Gamakatsu G-Lock hooks. Going to rig it wacky and weightless and give it a shot this weekend. Thanks for the advice, hopefully I bag a few

haha, no doubt

Thank you much appreciated!

lol ..."bait monkey" ?

Thank you, that's pretty much what I was thinking to start off, the hook size, type of hook and which line to use were confusing me. You see so much stuff online. Thanks again Well, I live pretty close to Lake Ontario where I plan on starting off. The water form what I can tell is dark from the shoreline. Looks like rocks is different areas, and pads and weeds for sure in some spots. I'm not sure how deep at this point to be honest, but pretty shallow from the shore to where I would want to cast.

Hey everyone, I am totally new to Bass fishing, I have a spinning rod and reel, and want to probably setup a Texas rig using soft plastics or a Wacky worm setup. Also, I will primarily be fishing from the shore to start. My questions are. What line should I use for the above setups? and what test? Should I use weightless or weighted? I see there are jig heads for a Wacky setup that look interesting. Thank you very much, all suggestions are very much appreciated.