new guy, interested in learning

[Mlion]

hi, i live in the area of miami, south florida and im new inexperienced guy. im very intereted in learn how to fish bass , if anyone have some tips, spots near my area,that can help me. im gonna apreciate it. thank u

[WRB]

What type of rod and reel do you plan to use? Reason I ask is to suggest a few presentations and lures that suits your tackle.

There is too much information available, need to start off slowly with a high % of success before getting confused.

Tom

[roadwarrior]

Start here, make notes and follow-up by reading all of the links.

https://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_articles.html

 

Welcome aboard!

 

[Mlion]

i was watching some videos on youtube and reading here in the forum, i think i should use a casting rod an reel?

[Darren.]

Welcome aboard!

[geo g]

Read as much as possible from this site and any other site out there.  Spend time on the water from the bank or boat, you will learn something from every trip to a lake or canal.  South Florida is loaded with bass so catching is not that difficult.  If things get tough slow down.  You have to have patients, so if its slow, slow down.

[Mlion]

as a beguinner should i buy a casting rod with a castin reel?

 

[joeblowwwww]

I can save ya a lot of time and frustration.

buy a bag of senkos catch some fish and from there spread out to learn the other techniques of bass fishing. 

[JustJames]

26 minutes ago, Mlion said:

as a beguinner should i buy a casting rod with a castin reel?

 

Yes you can but spinning would be better. With casting reel instead of learning how to fish with lures, plastic etc. then you have to learn how to cast too, that is too many to learn at once and you might give up all together.

Spinning reel would be a lot easier for you so you can pay all attention to how to catch a fish. Don't get me wrong about spinning reel, every one use this kind of reel even pro. I have three myself.

[Mlion]

3 minutes ago, JustJames said:

Yes you can but spinning would be better. With casting reel instead of learning how to fish with lures, plastic etc. then you have to learn how to cast too, that is too many to learn at once and you might give up all together.

Spinning reel would be a lot easier for you so you can pay all attention to how to catch a fish. Don't get me wrong about spinning reel, every one use this kind of reel even pro. I have three myself.

ooh thank u so much for the advice, im here for learning, and, can i ask u, what bait should i use?

[RoLo]

2 hours ago, Mlion said:

ooh thank u so much for the advice, im here for learning, and, can i ask u, what bait should i use?

 

Welcome aboard!

 

It's very tough in the beginning, there's such a flood of information.

If you read between the lines from what everyone offered above,

you'll likely end up with a senko on a spinning rod....not a bad start at all.  

 

Roger

[idabass]

If I was fishing your area I would start with a medium power spinning rod with 10 lb. Test mono Line. Get some 4/0 or 3/0 wide gap worm hooks, a few bags of zoom flukes and senkos in a few different colors. That will get you catching fish and having a blast. Just cast out the bait let it sit for a few seconds then twitch your lines a few time and repeat. 

[geo g]

If you really are a beginner, don't underestimate a Quality close faced spinner reel.  I have several for beginners that come to fish with me.  They cast a mile with light baits and seldom have problems as long as you keep good line on the reel.  Don't buy a cheap one, go for a quality one.  My son's girlfriend was casting like a pro in about 10 minutes and she never fished before.  The push button really makes them easy to use.  Spinning reel would be my next choice.  I personally only use only casting reels, but they can be a problem for beginners.

[scaleface]

8 minutes ago, geo g said:

If you really are a beginner, don't underestimate a Quality close faced spinner reel.  I have several for beginners that come to fish with me.  They cast a mile with light baits and seldom have problems as long as you keep good line on the reel.  Don't buy a cheap one, go for a quality one.  My son's girlfriend was casting like a pro in about 10 minutes and she never fished before.  The push button really makes them easy to use.  Spinning reel would be my next choice.  I personally only use only casting reels, but they can be a problem for beginners.

 

What do  you recommend ? I need to   keep one on hand . I dont like those junky 33's .

[geo g]

25 minutes ago, scaleface said:

 

What do  you recommend ? I need to   keep one on hand . I dont like those junky 33's .

 

 

Look around for the latest stuff out there.  Talk to some guys a BPS or a good tackle store.  The ones I have are thirty years old and still work.  Check out the new stuff.

[pondbassin101]

3 hours ago, Mlion said:

hi, i live in the area of miami, south florida and im new inexperienced guy. im very intereted in learn how to fish bass , if anyone have some tips, spots near my area,that can help me. im gonna apreciate it. thank u

 

check out the local fishing forum, there are people in your area that can tell you exactly what you need

 

I would suggest a wacky or t rigged senko on a medium spinning setup. My thinking is if you really want to get into bass fishing a spinning setup would be a better buy over a spincast. Slightly harder to learn but alot more versatile in the long run

 

My 0.00000000001 cents

[Bassin' Brad]

You need to find someone in your area that can show you the ropes. 1 or 2 trips out with someone that knows what they are doing and getting hands on teaching will help a whole lot. Not saying you can't learn otherwise but if you are completely new to this sport that will really help. Glen has posted a lot of videos here on this site that will be of great value. 

[JustJames]

3 hours ago, Mlion said:

ooh thank u so much for the advice, im here for learning, and, can i ask u, what bait should i use?

You got a lot of good info on lure there. Senko is fool proof, fluke is also good (one of my favorite lure) and can fish many ways, spinnerbait is also good for all around. For color I would go with natural color or bait fish color in your area watermelon green or pumpkin green is a good start.

Medium power, Fast action rod is good for all around pair with 2500 size (shimano) or equivalent. For line I would go with Mono or Copolymer no bigger than 10lbs.

[ScottDB]

A Texas rigged senko will really help you develope a feel for when a fish bites. Everybody will tell you that hooksets are free so if you feel something like a nibble set the hook! You'll start to realize when you're running into things on the ground or if you have a fish nibbling at your bait. For a while I just used a rooster tail because the fish just seemed to hook themselves, but when I got into soft plastics it was hard for me to tell what was going on in the water so I recommend starting there first.

[ScottDB]

Conveniently a new video is out about plastic worms! 

 

 

[Pacoac10]

I've been fishing for years before I  found this site, and I've learn a lot more in the short time that I have been reading articles and forum. They're a lot of helpful people here.  I spend time now trying to work on new to me techniques, but sometimes a bass will interrupt my practice. 

 

I agree with Pondbassin on a spinning rod 7ft medium heavy if you have the vehicle to transport it. I found out the hard way with a 7ft 6in baitcaster that the tip will work its way to the front door jam on a long drive in a suv. Stopped for gas and broke the tip when I got out. 

 

Have fun on the site and good luck fishing.

[XpressJeff]

Welcome to the Forum!

 

You might want to get a neck brace. There's an awful lot of knowledge to be gained around here and it might make your head heavy with that much going in!

 

Good luck!

[.ghoti.]

Here you go:

 

https://www.bassresource.com/how-to-fish/

 

When you've read all of those, there are 17 other sections to peruse at your leasure.

[Quarry Man]

On 5/23/2017 at 0:40 PM, Mlion said:

as a beguinner should i buy a casting rod with a castin reel?

 

 

yeah get a mh 7' casting rod and casting reel with 30 lb braid, and maybe a mono leader if the water is clear. a 7' m spinning setup is  must too. good starting point.

[oakeybassin]

On ‎5‎/‎23‎/‎2017 at 1:31 PM, idabass said:

If I was fishing your area I would start with a medium power spinning rod with 10 lb. Test mono Line. Get some 4/0 or 3/0 wide gap worm hooks, a few bags of zoom flukes and senkos in a few different colors. That will get you catching fish and having a blast. Just cast out the bait let it sit for a few seconds then twitch your lines a few time and repeat. 

 

This is exactly how I got into bass fishing many years ago and this is how I just got my girlfriend into bass fishing.  Needless to say both of us became addicted right away.  For her birthday I bought her a nice Diawa spinning combo, already loaded with 10lb mono, a pack of Yum Dingers (cheaper than senkos, and more durable IMHO) and some 4/0 hooks and that got her started.  Yesterday I taught her how to fish with Zoom flukes and that was awesome.  I have never had any problem with green pumpkin or watermelon dingers and white or natural colored flukes.  Take it slow and in the words of Mike Iaconelli: "never give up." 

 

Also, ponds are a great way to get into bass fishing.  There is plenty of info on the forums on how to fish ponds successfully.  My grandmother has a winter place in Florida and I have spent a lot of time fishing the many ponds and canals that run through such communities.  This is actually where my PB comes from.  Most all of my catches there came on dingers and flukes.  Welcome to the addiction my friend!