Pritch13 Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 So i live at the side of a lake. Its pretty deep in the middle and towards the edge it gets very shallow and weedy. I have visually seen sailfin catfish and some huge grass carp in there, but after fishing there for just over two weeks daily, i have yet to get even one bite. I have used every rig imaginable but i just cannot seem to get the fish interested. I know theres fish and i know others have fished here but i am yet to even get a nibble! I have tried everything from soft plastics, to float fishing, drop shots, crank bait, spinners and sweetcorn, hot dogs, dough bait, bread..etc. Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated, and I'm pretty sure i have seen some baby bass in there. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted January 17, 2016 Super User Posted January 17, 2016 9 minutes ago, Pritch13 said: So i live at the side of a lake. Its pretty deep in the middle and towards the edge it gets very shallow and weedy. I have visually seen sailfin catfish and some huge grass carp in there, but after fishing there for just over two weeks daily, i have yet to get even one bite. I have used every rig imaginable but i just cannot seem to get the fish interested. I know theres fish and i know others have fished here but i am yet to even get a nibble! I have tried everything from soft plastics, to float fishing, drop shots, crank bait, spinners and sweetcorn, hot dogs, dough bait, bread..etc. Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated, and I'm pretty sure i have seen some baby bass in there. How old would you say this lake is? From what you say you have described, it sounds like all the lakes in South Florida, which is bowl shaped. What time of day are you fishing? If you live on this lake, try fishing at night for bit and see what happens. Quote
davecon Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 Ultralight tackle, 4 inch worm, 1/32 oz slip sinker. Color - watermelon or black Quote
Pritch13 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Posted January 17, 2016 Im sorry i would have no idea whatsoever how old the lake is, i have fished all times of day from dusk to dawn and through the night but had nothing. I started out with 5inch pro bait worms with small slip sinkers on a texas too. Quote
Pritch13 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Posted January 17, 2016 Pembroke pines, broward county. Also been fishing wolf lake in Davie too. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted January 17, 2016 Super User Posted January 17, 2016 9 hours ago, Pritch13 said: Pembroke pines, broward county. Also been fishing wold lake in Davie too. Hmmmm.... Pines and Davie are very productive areas to fish. Especially for Peacock Bass. What setup are you using? Quote
Frise Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 I'm in Coral Springs. I noticed that when nothing is biting the lures that i usually use I have to switch to a really small bait. The bait I find the most successful at this time is a Wordens Rooster Tail. I work it with a medium speed and it always produces fish when used. Quote
Pritch13 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Posted January 17, 2016 1 hour ago, BassinLou said: Hmmmm.... Pines and Davie are very productive areas to fish. Especially for Peacock Bass. What setup are you using? started off with a 5 inch watermelon worm texas rigged or carolina but recently been using rat l traps, heddon torpedoes and crank bait Quote
Pritch13 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Posted January 17, 2016 45 minutes ago, James Frise said: I'm in Coral Springs. I noticed that when nothing is biting the lures that i usually use I have to switch to a really small bait. The bait I find the most successful at this time is a Wordens Rooster Tail. I work it with a medium speed and it always produces fish when used. what size rooster tail do you use? is that also the color you use? Quote
Frise Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 2 minutes ago, Pritch13 said: what size rooster tail do you use? is that also the color you use? I use a 3/8 ounce and the color I usually use is more like one down below. 1 Quote
Wurming67 Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 Try a spinnerbait covers alot of water and has alot of action and attracts alot of different species ie monster snakeheads Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted January 17, 2016 Super User Posted January 17, 2016 2 minutes ago, Wurming67 said: Try a spinnerbait covers alot of water and has alot of action and attracts alot of different species ie monster snakeheads This is a good point. Work a search bait thoroughly until you find active fish. Crankbaits will also serve you well in covering lots of water. If you bank fish, covering water is the key imho. Standing around and not covering water can be frustrating. Canal bass are always on the move unless they are spawning. They will stay put for a little while. 1 Quote
Pritch13 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Posted January 17, 2016 Any recommendations for a good spinner bait then? Is the rooster tail classed as a spinner bait? Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted January 17, 2016 Super User Posted January 17, 2016 3 minutes ago, Pritch13 said: Any recommendations for a good spinner bait then? Is the rooster tail classed as a spinner bait? A rooster tail is considered an in-line spinner. Spinnerbaits that consistently work for me but don't stand up to abuse for too long are booyah spinnerbaits Quote
Pritch13 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Posted January 17, 2016 4 minutes ago, BassinLou said: A rooster tail is considered an in-line spinner. Spinnerbaits that consistently work for me but don't stand up to abuse for too long are booyah spinnerbaits Thanks, so should i be letting the spinnerbait sink to the bottom before retrieving then? Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted January 17, 2016 Super User Posted January 17, 2016 Just now, Pritch13 said: Thanks, so should i be letting the spinnerbait sink to the bottom before retrieving then? Spinnerbaits can be fished many different ways. You can fish the entire water column with this bait. Cover water until the fish tell you what they want. Personally I like to fish the SB on top, and form a wake on top of the water. The blow ups are crazy when I do this technique. 1 Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted January 17, 2016 Super User Posted January 17, 2016 Also the colors you choose are important. Matching the hatch in this situation will help you tremendously. Quote
Pritch13 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Posted January 17, 2016 So matching the colors of the tiny fish i see swimming around the banks? sorry I'm rather new to fishing lakes, only ever deep sea fished before. Quote
Wurming67 Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 Walmart has these $1 spinnerbaits that ain't bad I use them all the time cause snakeheads trash lures I'll get about 4 snakeheads per spinner bait my favorite spinnerbait color is white with willow leaf Colorado blade combo Quote
Pritch13 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Posted January 17, 2016 Has anyone ever used the soft plastic frog lures? Ive never seen them before a few days ago Quote
Wurming67 Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 Frogs are great bait to throw on top of vegetation make sure u got braid line on they will wrap up in the cabbage fun bait to catch fish on!!! Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted January 17, 2016 Super User Posted January 17, 2016 9 minutes ago, Pritch13 said: Has anyone ever used the soft plastic frog lures? Ive never seen them before a few days ago Fishing the frog, tops my list as favorite baits to throw. Once you understand when, and where to throw this bait, you will catch some very nice bass. Quote
Frise Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 21 minutes ago, Wurming67 said: Walmart has these $1 spinnerbaits that ain't bad I use them all the time cause snakeheads trash lures I'll get about 4 snakeheads per spinner bait my favorite spinnerbait color is white with willow leaf Colorado blade combo I love those spinnerbaits! I get those all the time for snakehead. I like to put a treble hook trailer on to the original one. Works like a charm. 1 Quote
Wurming67 Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 I've fished on big lakes in big boats and I love fishing canals in my jon boat Quote
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