Official Bank Walkers Topic!

[kingmotorboat]

Mods please don't lock this. Can we please have all bank fishing rolled in to this. Reports tactics pics. Let's discuss and keep it alive fellas.

[deep]

I said it before, and will say it again; if you're not catching the quantity or quality you want, it's because

1. you can't reach useful structure from the shoreline => in which case, find yourself another (smaller) reservoir.

2. or you don't know how to catch them => in which case, work on your fishing tactics- knowledge about bass, baitfish, structure, baits and presentations.

 

Here's a 9-07 NLMB from walking the banks. *Post-spawn* fish btw.

 

[Crestliner2008]

Wow! That's a real crackerjack and a half! How's anyone suppose to beat that! LOL!

[Cameron211]

Nice one deep!

[Senko lover]

Went out today and fished for spawers. Caught 6 on a senko real early, all around 2 1/4 with the biggest being 2 3/4 of a lb. Didn't hook into any big females but me and my older fishing buddy at that pond fished for some 4-5 pounders on beds. No luck . 

Anyway a beautiful day and I had a great time. 

[a1712]

As Deep stated, casting distance is paramount. If you have a Creek Channel 75 yards off the bank and you can only cast 50, your out of luck with those fish. You need to find baits and a Rod/Reel combo that allows you to bomb baits, when needed, and line that allows a solid hookset at those distances. Brian.

[kingmotorboat]

So let me ask you guys this. Does everyone bank fish a pond a lake or a river?

[Joedodge]

So let me ask you guys this. Does everyone bank fish a pond a lake or a river?

I suppose ya have to add canals.............lol

[kingmotorboat]

I suppose ya have to add canals.............lol

Yea canals and marsh also lol

[Senko lover]

Ponds

[deep]

<- that's an 8-08 NLMB in my profile pic (from the bank), btw.

 

So let me ask you guys this. Does everyone bank fish a pond a lake or a river?

 

Small structured reservoirs.

[Senko lover]

So here's the biggest tip I've learned. If you bank fish, no matter where, this is the number one way to catch more fish:

 

Be stealthy!

Learn to pitch and flip without making a ripple in the water. Learn to walk up and present a bait in shallow water without spooking the fish.

 

You will catch more fish, I promise.

[Senko lover]

<- that's an 8-08 NLMB in my profile pic (from the bank), btw.

 

 

Small structured reservoirs.

 

Dang dude, can I fish with you?

[kingmotorboat]

Over here for me it's mainly a marshy refuge without much cover or structure from the bank or a river with almost nothing you can reach from the bank. And maybe 1 small pond at deepest 3 foot. Not much luck at that pond though I've seen a few fish but that's about it. The river I've never caught anything from bank. The refuge a couple every now and then. Refuge is hard trying to work the canals from bank cause that's all you can get too

[BW208]

I fish mostly ponds.

[BassinLou]

When I bank fish, I fish in urban canals. 

[kingmotorboat]

So did anyone fish so far this weekend

[Catt]

I bank fish the same refuge as kingmotorboat but with a greater understanding!

[retiredbosn]

I bank fish the same refuge as kingmotorboat but with a greater understanding!

Now your just showing off!

[retiredbosn]

Strangely enough my pb came while bank fishing, here are a couple others I caught while bank fishing, one on the ground went 8 & the other 5

[kingmotorboat]

I bank fish the same refuge as kingmotorboat but with a greater understanding!

The truth there. One day soon we gotta get up there so you can share some knowledge

[kingmotorboat]

Now your just showing off!

Catt knows his stuff in lacassine

[Catt]

Catt knows his stuff in lacassine

[retiredbosn]

Catt knows his stuff in lacassine

Catt’s a good dude. He has taught allot of us a thing or two.

Toledo bend

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/41658-so-yall-want-to-learn-toledo-bend/

[kingmotorboat]

Catt knows his stuff in lacassine

Was that this year out the canals