Help A Noob Catch A Fish! Calling Ny Fishermen (And All Others)

[rvadog]

I've fished my entire life but I grew up fishing with worms and minnows for panfish and the like for my granddad's fryer in a river in Virginia. I've caught a few bass in my life but I've never fished for them. I have some free time and I've been doing some fishing. I've been out to a couple local ponds and lakes about 5 times and haven't caught squat, Tomorrow I'm waking up early and going to prospect park in Brooklyn to try again. Prospect park has a stocked lake that is supposedly more dense with LMB than any other fishery in NY.

I bought a pack of Senka 5 inch worms in 194 color. My current plan is to rig these weightless and throw them all morning making my way around the lake. I only have one pole and it's not a very good on at that but that's all a poor enlisted coast guardsman can afford!

So...Is that a decent plan? Should I do anything different? Weather tomorrow is overcast and 70 degrees.

[BASSHUNTER1961]

Dark day= Dark color Light Day=Light Color, my favorite color is the black with blue flake. Grab a pack of the Fat Ika's as well. I just got back from my local pond, and reeled in 8 on a black/yellow Roostertail.

[retiredbosn]

Welcome to the forum, I'm retired Coast Guard so is A-Jay. Anyway under the fishing tackle tab is a senko FAQ section. Roadwarrior has a post on catching a bass on a senko, good info for a noob. If ya need any further info just ask.

[BASSHUNTER1961]

Here is another of my favorite rigs, and again, my favorite color combo.

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[Loop_Dad]

I've fished my entire life but I grew up fishing with worms and minnows for panfish and the like for my granddad's fryer in a river in Virginia. I've caught a few bass in my life but I've never fished for them. I have some free time and I've been doing some fishing. I've been out to a couple local ponds and lakes about 5 times and haven't caught squat, Tomorrow I'm waking up early and going to prospect park in Brooklyn to try again. Prospect park has a stocked lake that is supposedly more dense with LMB than any other fishery in NY.

I bought a pack of Senka 5 inch worms in 194 color. My current plan is to rig these weightless and throw them all morning making my way around the lake. I only have one pole and it's not a very good on at that but that's all a poor enlisted coast guardsman can afford!

So...Is that a decent plan? Should I do anything different? Weather tomorrow is overcast and 70 degrees.

I think that's a decent plan.

I would also bring some split shot weight and add them as needed. Sometimes faster fall rate can entice strikes. Sometimes you need a bit more weight to cast far, cast into the wind, fish deeper or you just want to feel more of what is going on under the water.

And if you absolutely need to catch something and it turned out the lake is full of baby bass nibbling the just the tail of your worm, then you can go 4" senko, or you can bit off of your 5" I guess...(never done this.)

Have fun out there!

[roadwarrior]

Guaranteed To Catch Bass

I just cant catch bass

Learning to fish on your own

[Highhawk1948]

Sounds good, just go slow. But above all else just enjoy being out there and have fun fishing.

[rvadog]

So I went out again today and got a single very small (8" ish) bass for 4 hours of fishing. After reading it's definitely possible I mistook some soft bites for weeds and lost the fish by not setting the hook.

I'm going out tomorrow at around 8am to try again.

It's supposed to be clear and in the morning the air temp should be around 60 and warming to 70. The water temp is probably 65-67. How would you fish? Use the worm the whole morning? Use a spinner first or jig or crank or topwater? Remember I only have one pole so it's not super easy for me to move through three or four lures.

[roadwarrior]

Hmm...

Did you fish the Senko and Fat Ika?

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I've fished my entire life but I grew up fishing with worms and minnows for panfish and the like for my granddad's fryer in a river in Virginia. I've caught a few bass in my life but I've never fished for them. I have some free time and I've been doing some fishing. I've been out to a couple local ponds and lakes about 5 times and haven't caught squat, Tomorrow I'm waking up early and going to prospect park in Brooklyn to try again. Prospect park has a stocked lake that is supposedly more dense with LMB than any other fishery in NY.

I bought a pack of Senka 5 inch worms in 194 color. My current plan is to rig these weightless and throw them all morning making my way around the lake. I only have one pole and it's not a very good on at that but that's all a poor enlisted coast guardsman can afford!

So...Is that a decent plan? Should I do anything different? Weather tomorrow is overcast and 70 degrees.

Senkos should do well, I've done well with topwater (torpedos and poppers) and crankbaits there as well, for what its worth, Staten Island has better fishing. NJ is pretty good too and not too far. If you can answer the riddle, I'll point you to some hot spots;

-What does the Coast Guard call the P-100?...

[J Francho]

The senko bite is on right now.

[rvadog]

Reason,

I asked around an no one knows! I'm on a shore based unit (VBST) and I'm an MST so I don't work with a lot of cutter guys...want to quiz me on foreign vessel security requirements?

[ww2farmer]

The senko bite is on right now.

So is the jig and frog bite.

[J Francho]

Frog bite has really turned on at Oneida. Jig bite: always on.

[backwater4]

Ponds on Long Island or Queens = black senko (3" or 4") wacky style or Texas rigged weightless and small 1/8 all black finesse jigs, throw in a frog or small spinnerbait and your good to go.