Post your best fishing tip

[jimmyjoe]

    Old man once told me, " Your retrieve is twice as fast as it should be, and the lure is half as deep as you think it is."  I slowed down and been OK ever since.  jj

[Dorado]

31 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

    Old man once told me, " Your retrieve is twice as fast as it should be, and the lure is half as deep as you think it is."  I slowed down and been OK ever since.  jj

This is my favorite tip so far.

[Bluebasser86]

It doesn't matter what bait you're using if you're not around fish. (location, location, location). 

[soflabasser]

22 hours ago, scaleface said:

Fishing reports are in the past .

That is true but past reports can teach a fisherman what type of fish bite on a particular body of water, what they bite, time of year that's good to fish, weather, etc. I have used old online reports from various forums, state fishing reports,word of mouth from fishermen I meet in person,etc to find new fishing locations( which has led me to catch more big bass in more different locations) and that makes it worthwhile to get old reports.

[boostr]

Don't drink the yellow water....

You can use any color as long as it's black...

[Cgolf]

Don't overthink things, they are just fish and we often give them way to much credit for being smart.

[papagravey]

On 4/5/2018 at 9:47 AM, Rpratt said:

Do not be afraid to change/mix things up. I think it's one of the hardest things to actually do. You get stuck in a pattern or with a favorite lure and stubbornly won't change tactics. Don't do that ?

I get stuck with a chatterbait a lot.  Lol

[jbmaine]

Don't just cast to where you think fish should be. My wife has caught more fish casting to odd little spots I wouldn't have thought would hold fish in a million years.

[Munkin]

1 hour ago, boostr said:

 

You can use any color as long as it's black...

We have a saying around here that any color buzzbait works as long as it's white.

 

Allen 

[Ratherbfishing]

The surest way to eat crow is to say to someone that they "can't catch fish thataway."

[Scott F]

Join a fishing club and make friends with the best fishermen in the club. I've been in a few clubs, (none were tournament clubs) and learned more from fishing and hanging out with good fishermen than I ever learned from all the magazines, books and videos combined. It doesn't matter how good you think you are already, you will get even better after fishing with other good fishermen. 

[Riazuli]

Try to be patient and don't get too frustrated...doing the opposite usually results in more issues.  If you get a backlash, or other issue, figure out what's going on before you start fuming and make more errors.  Slow down - yourself and your retrieve if you need to.  Don't expect to catch a fish - always have the desire and intention, but not the expectation.  The more you fish, the more likely it is you will catch a fish.  

[Way north bass guy]

If you’re running around the lake hitting different areas and you find some fish on a certain stretch, go back and give that spot another pass sometime later in the day. I know I’ve been guilty of wanting to check out that “one other place” before, and sometimes they’ll be there too, but quite often if there’s fish in an area, you didn’t catch em all in the first pass. I’ve done well in tournaments before by finding a few spots and just going back and forth milking everything out of them. Lots of times you’ll drop back into the same drift and suddenly there’s fish loaded up again. 

[MIbassyaker]

Not gonna work with tournaments, but start early or stay late.

[corn-on-the-rob]

Don't ever be afraid to fish behind other boats (respectfully of course). Just because they threw their baits at your spot, doesn't mean your fish are affected, especially if you are on to something unique. You may know much more, or have the right bait, color, fall rate, cadence, etc.

 

Don't be intimidated by the boat in front of you, take is as a challenge. Other people fished your spot? Prove you know it better.

[Raul]

Looking if that little sob ain’t around ............ well, apparently the BaitMonkey ain’t around for the moment, my best fishing tip: “you don’t need a truckload of fishing stuff !” ....... saying it ain’t that hard, the difficulty lies in trying to convince meeself it is true.

 

BTW, there’s these fun sport associated with fishing, it’s called “tackle hoarding” ......

[kingmotorboat]

Backlashes aren't always a bad thing. More time for it to soak

[Bankbeater]

Your going to lose baits.  A lure retriever can get a lot of baits back, but you are still going to lose some.

[Wurming67]

On 4/5/2018 at 6:26 PM, Jelvas said:

 Unless you´re a pro angler and your livelihood depends on fishing...  don´t take things to serious! Enjoy your time on the water and have fun.

 

 I always come home with a big smile on my face after a day of fishing...  even when i get skunked. That´s the beauty of fishing and the best tip i can give.

Great tip just enjoy it it's a gift to experience what we do.A couple years ago I was in the hospital for 6 months fighting for my life couldnt barely breathe or walk now I'm out fishing every weekend and working and in the best shape of my life, it puts in perspective,so if your not catching 10lb fish every catch don't sweat it ,it could be worse.

[Catt]

For every bass you catch on the bank there's 5 behind you waiting to be caught.

[detroit1]

Get a boat! It doesn't matter if it's 12' or 20', it opens you up to so many more opportunities and fish. Try to learn something on every outing. (different location / technique/bait). 

[MN Fisher]

^^ Canoe or Kayak comes to mind. Can fully outfit for under $1000 with trolling motor, battery, anchor, etc. Gets into places even a good Bass-Boat has problems with, like narrow/shallow streams that Smallies like to hide out in.

[scaleface]

With all the additions in the Texas rig technique  including   lizards , creatures , beavers , craws , ewg  hooks ,   pegging . The three piece worm , hook and sinker  is still  number one .

23 minutes ago, detroit1 said:

Get a boat! It doesn't matter if it's 12' or 20', it opens you up to so many more opportunities and fish. Try to learn something on every outing. (different location / technique/bait). 

The best bass fishing spot I have access to and it is public  , bass boats cant access . 

 

 

[crypt]

patience...........all I got.

 

[Log Catcher]

I usually tried to think ahead on what I would start with only to find the water temp or amount of color in the water wasn't what I thought it would be. Now I check everything before I tie any baits on. May not be a great tip but others have covered the best ones.