You Guys Ever Have Days Where You Fish For 2-4 Hours Without A Bite?

[Coosa]

The last three times I've been out (mind you it is hot) I haven't caught a thing. First time was early morn. 2nd time early early morn. 3rd time midday.

I'm just really feelin like I'm doin somethin wrong. I don't ever feel discouraged cause I love it even when I don't catch anything.

How many casts do you do before moving around. I usually cast out about 10 times before going somewhere else. Am I not patient enough?

[0119]

All the time

[Texfisherman]

Every time I go fishing I will have atleast a 2-hour period of no bites. Sometimes, longer than that. Bass fishing is like fighting against a light switch that turns on and off suddenly. One moment, they'll be slamming your lures, and the next moment, it dies off for a long period.

Go to a place on the lake where you think the bass will be. Then, go through a variety of lures and different colors and see if you can hone in on what they want. Throw a top-water a few times, then a mid-runner, then a spinnerbait. If that doesn't work, try throwing soft plastics and work them slowly.

Good luck and don't get discouraged. It's all a part of bass fishing.

[Coosa]

Cool, just wanted to make sure I'm not alone here, I mean I see some guys go bass fishing and they catch 15-30 bass.. I'm just like, WHAT!?

[Texfisherman]

Cool, just wanted to make sure I'm not alone here, I mean I see some guys go bass fishing and they catch 15-30 bass.. I'm just like, WHAT!?

The lake itself can have a lot to do with that. There are 3 different lakes I work. One of them, I'm lucky to catch even 5 in a 12-14 hour fishing period.

I'll go to one of my two other lakes and will easily catch 10, 20, even more in a 12-14 hour fishing period.

[Mike L]

No Sir, You are not alone!

Mike

[Broke bass fisherman]

Don't fret. I have the same experience, I fish from bank on a river and I have limited access so it really is hit or miss (missing more than hitting). Find a pattern and learn the subtleties in it. I would also suggest a fishing diary, where you where, what the weather was, how the water was and what you threw. That will help you start to understand what the fish want and how they act under the conditions.

[JSPOONE]

When I don't get a bite on my crank or spinnerbait I just change my pace up just reel in slowly and even go to my soft plastics and drag em on the bottom if not getting a bite in a couple hours

[Nitrofreak]

I rarely if ever change baits in succession, understanding your conditions and knowing what the fish should be doing is key, hot temps just means you need to slow down, if your shore bound it's even tougher for you, it's these times when you need to visit the deeper pockets of water or structure change, even as little as a one foot drop in structure can hold some decent fishing.

Slow down with your presentations if they aren't biting, a c-rigged salt and pepper fluke, or you could use a t-rig with a pegged weight and a fluke, from shore that was always deadly for me if you could find deeper pockets of water.

We all have periods of time when the fish are doing their absolute best not to take our bait, a bait that we spend so much of our precious time and money picking out for them...selfish bass turds...lol.

Good luck and be safe !!!

[Bankbeater]

Had one this past Saturday.

[rockchalk06]

Lately I have been slamming the hybrid bass between 845-930. Not a single bite before or after. I think it just too hot. I'm going to try again tomorrow

[Sam]

Of course.

I have fished in tournaments all day and gotten only one or two bites.

It is a normal part of bass fishing.

[tugsandpulls]

i got skunked tonight thats why its called fishing and not called catching

[Grizzn N Bassin]

yeaaa buddy i went to new pond today got a bass the first cast then not a thing 2 hrs later when i was on the other side.. your not alone keep reeling and i would stay a little longer try fan casting an area for awhile that seems to work for me.

[Michael DiNardo]

i got skunked tonight thats why its called fishing and not called catching

Ya beat me to it.....X2

Mike

[A-Jay]

Yes - sometimes that's a Good Day.

A-Jay

[ww2farmer]

Yes - sometimes that's a Good Day.

A-Jay

Some of my best finishes in tournaments have been when we have caught them good for a short spurt............followed by hours of grinding, and junk fishing for bites. Actually, thats pretty much how it is most of the time, tournament or not. Rare is the day when they are on fire from the time I drop the TM till I put the boat back on the trailer, it only happens a couple times a year, thats why I remember those days so well. The days where I go out and catch a few fish in the morning, followed by painfully slow lulls, either untill I change what I am doing, or the fish turn back on, are all a blur.

[200racing]

all the time. heck i won a tourn. this year with 3 fish only bites i got in 8hrs.

[AK-Jax86]

I've had some days like that man especially in the heat. And I always fish from the shore so you are limited to the spots you can get to. If you have a boat you should be able to catch a fish every time you go out on the water. I can't wait til I get my first bass boat then the fishing is really gonna begin

[SirSnookalot]

For me it's time of year and body of water, being summer I don't always catch a bass on each outing, other times of the year catching bass poses no real problem.

Some of the other species I fish for it's not uncommon for me not to get a strike in a month, and that doesn't mean the fish is hooked.

[Deadeye-1]

I read an article one time (don't remember where) that stated that the average Bass Fisherman in Florida catches 1 bass per 2 hrs of fishing. Last week I fished from 7:00 AM until 5:30 PM. Caught 14 bass. Thats an average of 1.33333 bass per hr. Thing is I had 8 in the boat by 10:00. Then it was one here and one there for the rest of the day. Rarely is it that you will catch 20-30 in a 2-4 hr period. Those day are magic IF and WHEN they ever happen.

I have had friends tell me of days when they happened upon a group of schooling bass where two of them boated 60 fish in 2-3 hrs of fishing. It does happen, but not often. Those are the days that will stick in your memory forever.

[Clint C.]

More often than I'd like to admit. I do fairly well though I think considering I shore fish from a wheelchair. Limited access at places =/

[redboat]

Every time I go fishing I will have atleast a 2-hour period of no bites. Sometimes, longer than that. Bass fishing is like fighting against a light switch that turns on and off suddenly. One moment, they'll be slamming your lures, and the next moment, it dies off for a long period.

Go to a place on the lake where you think the bass will be. Then, go through a variety of lures and different colors and see if you can hone in on what they want. Throw a top-water a few times, then a mid-runner, then a spinnerbait. If that doesn't work, try throwing soft plastics and work them slowly.

Good luck and don't get discouraged. It's all a part of bass fishing.

Yeah, I'm from Texas, two hours without a bite is nothing - in the summer around here its more like two months...

[unionman]

I usually go through the column in each spot from the bank. Start with a topwater, spinner/crank then plastics. I hardly ever get skunked anymore. An intimate knowledge of your fishery is paramount. We all have lulls in action. Part of the sport. If you caught 50 bass EVERY time you went out then it wouldnt be a challenge anymore. And that, my friend, is what its all about.

GOOD LUCK. FISH ON!!!

[jimmykm21]

Cool, just wanted to make sure I'm not alone here, I mean I see some guys go bass fishing and they catch 15-30 bass.. I'm just like, WHAT!?

They call those jig fisherman.

I had a chance to fish with a deep water jig fisherman,, it's something to watch.