How often do you guys get skunked?

[fishwizzard]

Most of my short outings are to fish a specific presentation that I am hot and bothered for at the moment.  A lot of the time the fish are not into what I am trying to feed them, so I skunk out pretty often.  If I am going out with the intention to just catch bass, then it's a rare trip where I can't grind out a fish or two on longer trips where I bring a wider range of tackle.

 

This winter was very rough and I was at maybe 12-16 trips before I managed to catch one.  I do a lot more hiking and cigar smoking in the winter months.  

[NittyGrittyBoy]

Got skunked again yesterday, fished 30-40ft clear water.

 

Drug a Carolina rig, deep crankbaits, chatterbaits, t-rigs, flukes in the shallows. Had 2 hits on the fluke. 

 

Hard fishing, I'm use to shallow muddy rivers, not crystal clear deep ponds

[OCdockskipper]

15 hours ago, Raul said:

Fishing a fishless pond doesn’t count as being skunked.

But I didn't even get either a snake or turtle to bite!!  

[kenmitch]

17 hours ago, BrackishBassin said:

I used to worry about getting skunked until I started watching MLF all of the time. Once you’ve seen a few pros go all day without a bite, it makes me two or three hour fish-free sessions seem like nothing. 

Yep....I always watch a episode the night before I plan on going fishing. Makes my time on the water less stressful knowing that even the best have no luck at times.

 

 

[Joshua van Wyk]

A better question is how often do you not get skunked.

 

[bhoff]

During this time of the year not all that often, however, the same can't be said for the colder months...

[BankBasser]

This morning. Not even the trusty ned rig could save the day. Same place that was giving it up in a big way just a couple days ago. It happens.

[EGbassing]

Pretty often. At least I tend to catch bigger bass though...

[HeyCoach]

I’m not able to I wet a line as often as I want, but I’ve been skunked once this year. Nothing off of my go-to Senko color, nothing from a jig, nothing from a spinner bait or lipless crankbait.

 

 It happens, just gotta learn from it. 

 

[Russ E]

it depends on what you consider getting skunked. there are times the bass just will not bite, but there are so many catfish, white bass and drum in our lakes that I usually catch a few of them while pursuing bass.

I don't recall the last time I went without catching a fish. there were a couple times this spring that I did not catch a bass.