Help Me Out

[Luke Ramey]

Im a beginner bass fisherman and need some pointers on how to fish at the different types of season. Thanks for the help!

[Bassn Blvd]

The only advice I can give with fishing different seasons is to drees warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

[Darren.]

Start with Senkos - the real kind, Yamamoto Senkos. Fish them wacky, or weightless Texas and hang on. Fish slowest in the winter, and vary your speeds the other seasons.

[The one that got away]

There are a ton of great articles on this site.  Look at the tab "fishing articles" at the top of the page.  After you've done some research, get out there and try to start applying what you've learned.  There's no substitute for experience.  You will probably develop some techniques that you have success with, and some that you may need to work on later.  After you've put some time in fishing, you will probably have more specific questions that other members can help answer for you.  Hope this helps 

[LgMouthGambler]

Read, read, read. Fish, fish, fish.

[SirSnookalot]

If I had a beginner fisherman (fisherwoman) I'd start them off with a plastic worm and jigs with a trailer, nothing else. Beginner should learn fairly quick on what a bass strikes feels like with those baits and probably the most productive things to use, keeps the morale up.

[roadwarrior]

"Fishing Articles" at the top of this page:  http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_articles.html

 

Welcome aboard!

 

 

[Oregon Native]

Bass fishing is very addictive....lots of toys and research material!!!  Reading is awesome like mentioned above like mentioned above.  I would join a small club and go to meetings.  Second if I just had to fish I would have a spinning rod with a good 8# test and fish a small silver or gold shad rap.  My second rod would have a 4" texas rigged worm with a 1/8 bullet.  When you fish the worm fish it fairly slow.  I kind of like imagining teasing a cat with ball and string.  They go after it pretty quickly at first and then ya gotta tease em with twitches and pauses.

Tight Lines

[flippin and pitchin]

Find a mentor.  Find someone who loves to teach then help with expenses and learn on the water.

[JigMe]

Find a mentor.  Find someone who loves to teach then help with expenses and learn on the water.

 x2, best way to learn.

[rangerboy]

there is alot of great stuff on this site to read, also, pay close attention to other fisherman when your out, note their locations and how they are fishing, try and notice a pattern if you can

[Big Bassman]

You will find this sport very addictive and enjoyable, welcome aboard! Been fishing over 60 years, ain't nothing better!

[Fishes in trees]

The tag line to this post is "Help me out. . . "  First do yourself a favor and help yourself out.  Read all of the articles on this site, even if they don't pertain to your current particular situation.  This will give you a background of information and allow you to ask pertinent questions, as opposed to vague, general questions.

 

Post #9 - find a mentor - is real good advice.  Be mindful that in fishing, no matter how much you read or how many questions you ask there is no substitute for personal trial and error and time on the water.

[Raul]

To a certain point we all are "beginners" , I´m one, after over 3 decades I´m still learning, whomever said you can´t teach new tricks to an old dog was terribly wrong. In practical terms, I learned to fish on my own so I can tell you:

 

1.- Get a mentor, your learning curve will shorten by years

2.- Read, there´s so much to read in this place that what you actually need is time, thers´not a lifetime of knowledge, there´s hundreds of lifetimes of knowledge because we are a big bunch of guys here

3.- Watch videos ! one image says more than a thousand words, not only we have a good video library at BR; here´s an adress that may interest you, it´s in japanese but that doesn´t matter, as I said, one image is worth a thousand words, look at the video and you´ll learn a lot: www.apstv.net

4.- No matter how much you read, no matter how much you listen, no matter how much you watch, everything is not worth it´s weight in salt if you don´t practice !

[Bass Junkie]

1. Don't get caught up in having a whole bunch of gear, but make sure what you have is quality

2. Read and watch as much fishing material as you can. This site has enough information I keep you busy for months.

3. Fish. There is no replacement for experience. The more you put into it, the more you'll get out of it.

4. Have confidence that you are doing the right thing at the right time. Without confidence it is very hard to catch fish consistently.

[WRB]

Im a beginner bass fisherman and need some pointers on how to fish at the different types of season. Thanks for the help!

You have started 2 post Luke!

I have known a lot of bass angler that have fished for years and still looking for their first 6 lber!

Tom

[Luke Ramey]

Thank yal for all the post! What is a good cranking rod and reel so I can get a feel for worming and cranking?

[Bass Junkie]

You generally do not want the same combo for both cranking and worms, due to several issues. What budget are you talking?

[Sam]

Luke, there are too many biats and techniques to give you specific input that you could use in Georgia.

 

May I suggest that you add to the above list of suggestions that you consider joining a bass club in your area?

 

By being a member of a bass club you will learn how to fish for bass in all types of waters and weather.

 

Check out the "Links" at the top of the Forum page and then scroll down to Bass Clubs. Contact any one listed in Georgia as one of their officers can give you then name of the Georgia Federation who then can give you specifics on bass clubs in your area.

 

Learning bass fishing is a life long enterprise. You need to read articles; watch YouTube for baits and techniques; visit the pros' web sites; sign up for their newsletters; hit the Rage Tail and other Forum supporters to note their products; suscribe to Bassresource's videos; purchase books and DVDs on bass fishing; and get out on the water and learn what works on Hartwell and what doesn't and the conditions for each day you fished.

 

I want you to start a journal.  Every time you go fishing write down the date, sky conditions, air and water temperature (get a swimming pool thermometer), the weather; bait used; techniques tried; and any pattern you found that day.  Keep this journal up to date and in the future you can go back and read what happened a year earlier when you hit the lake.

 

If the Bassmaster University hits Atlanta please go to it. Your friend in the picture can go shopping and you can learn bass fishing from the pros. Then you can meet after class and discuss what she bought and what you are going to buy.

 

So to answer your question in a direct manner: easy question - difficult answer.

 

Good luck and within a year you will be surprised at how much you will learn.

 

And you can ask us "micro" questions for us to give you our inupt in lieu of "macro" queries which will really not help you that much.

 

And BUY THAT BASS BOAT BEFORE YOU GET MARRIED!!!!

 

Good luck.

 

 

[Luke Ramey]

You generally do not want the same combo for both cranking and worms, due to several issues. What budget are you talking?

I'm looking for around 100 or 150.

[Luke Ramey]

Thank you for the post and I will start keeping a journal. Thanks again

[Luke Ramey]

You have started 2 post Luke!I have known a lot of bass angler that have fished for years and still looking for their first 6 lber!Tom

I caught that bass last week. I got lucky and got one in 3 foot of water on a small crank on a worming rod I about jumped out of my Jon boat!

[hatrix]

Well like others said there is no substitute for time on the water but reading about tips and techniques to try on the water can help you out. I don't know where you fish like public lakes from the bank or bigger bodies of water and also how many fish you have ever caught or bites you have even had but... I would say see if you can find a private pond to fish at. Usually you can catch quite a few fish from places like that because they are hardly fished if ever and are loaded with fish.

That will really boost your confidence and get you a great feel for different baits and what different bites feel like. If you have rarely catch fish or have not caught many at all fishing mediocre public lakes or big water from the shore. It can really be some what depressing and lower your morale. If you get permission to fish a private pond and catch like 30 in a day I guarantee you will be back and have total confidence in your abilities.

I told a buddie of mine the same thing last year as it was his first year. He really wanted to "fish" and not just soak a worm on the bottom or under a bobber. He was fishing public lakes from the shore and doing it solo and basically getting skunked every time. I told him to find ponds and he started catching fish while honing his skills and it was a total game changer.

That is my advice for everyone who is very new to fishing with not many fish or experience under their belt.