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I recently found a nice secret spot that holds some nice decent bass. I would love to go there and fish it, but it’s sorrounded with trees - leaving barely any space to cast, and I don’t want to get hung up in a tree every cast - 

How would you cast in a situation like this? 

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Flip and pitch over the water or over any brush on the bank.

 

Casting may be useless so go with spinning setups and flip and pitch those plastics on a drop shot, shaky head, Senko (wacky and straight), finesse worms, trick worms, Carolina rig, MOJO rig, Ned rig, Biffle Bug rig and if you are really good flipping and pitching, use a small crankbait or spinnerbait (crappie and bream size) and throw those, too.

 

Just be careful when setting the hook and casting.

 

Let us know how you do.

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I assume you are fishing from shore? Can you wade out a bit to give you more room to cast?

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20 minutes ago, jbmaine said:

I assume you are fishing from shore? Can you wade out a bit to give you more room to cast?

I could technically if I buy waders but I just wanted to know if there are ways around it while fishing from shore. 

(Who uses waders when bass fishing?)

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41 minutes ago, Mottel said:

I could technically if I buy waders but I just wanted to know if there are ways around it while fishing from shore. 

(Who uses waders when bass fishing?)

In this weather why not just wear shorts?

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Use spinning gear, with spinning gear you don't need much room to swing the rod to cast.

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48 minutes ago, Raul said:

Use spinning gear, with spinning gear you don't need much room to swing the rod to cast.

^ This...

 

I used to fish a pond that had a really nice spot, but it was surrounded

by trees and large bushes overhanging the bank. There were two spots

in that where one could cast. I really tried with casting gear, but it was

so congested that hangups on casts were too possible (and happened)

making for lovely walks back to grab the spinning rod...

 

Not to say the spinning setup didn't get caught in trees, it's just that I

didn't have to work thru a birds nest IN ADDITION to losing the bait or

working it loose from a tree monster.

 

Bottom line, use a short rod spinning setup and enjoy the feast! :D 

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I fish similar places and use spinning gear in the 6'0"-6'6" range. Long rods don't help much when you barely have any space over your head or around you to cast. As for lures that depends on how thick the aquatic vegetation is in the place I am fishing at.

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I’m usually surrounded by ignorance, so trees are easy. After a while, that’s not gonna be fun fishing there..been there, did that, unless your pulling out 18 double digit bass in a hour, the juice isn’t probably worth the squeeze. But yeah, spinning gear, light line so you can pitch and flip easy

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6 hours ago, Mottel said:

I recently found a nice secret spot that holds some nice decent bass. I would love to go there and fish it, but it’s sorrounded with trees - leaving barely any space to cast, and I don’t want to get hung up in a tree every cast - 

How would you cast in a situation like this? 

 

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Bring a machete or a crosscut saw. I've opened up more than a few spots with these.

 

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2 hours ago, Koz said:

 

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Bring a machete or a crosscut saw. I've opened up more than a few spots with these.

 

That’s a genius idea! Does it really work?

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That is why boats were invented.

Tom

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6 hours ago, Koz said:

 

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Bring a machete or a crosscut saw. I've opened up more than a few spots with these.

 

Is it public land? Likely not an option if it is. Also make sure you know your plants if you start hacking away, the gel like liquid from poison ivy plants gets everywhere and will make you itch for weeks. 

 

The large fish I caught after work last week was from a tiny pond in the middle of the woods surrounded by trees. Short rod, free spooled reel, sidearm or underhand pitches and flips. Shorts and shoes you don't mind getting wet are a good idea too. 

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6 hours ago, WRB said:

That is why boats were invented.

Tom

You wanna buy the guy a boat ? Not everyone has or a place to store a boat. 

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16 hours ago, Mottel said:

I could technically if I buy waders but I just wanted to know if there are ways around it while fishing from shore. 

(Who uses waders when bass fishing?)

One of the guys in my bass club used to wear waders when it rains and he almost drowned when he went into the water.

 

The waders filled up with water immediately and the weight had him in a bad situation.

 

Lucky for him the other guy in the boat grabbed his hand and helped him to the motor where he then got back into the boat.

 

You don't need waders when fishing from the bank.

 

If you do use waders be sure the bottom can support you in the waders so your feet will not sink into the mud.

 

 

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As soon as the water is warm enough to stand being in it, I am always at least knee deep in water when I fish places that have shoreline obstructions.  If nothing else, you get a better cast out to deeper water.  Where there is a will, there is a way!

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11 hours ago, Mottel said:

That’s a genius idea! Does it really work?

 

I mainly use my machete to take down vegetation in some spots where I fish. When the vegetation gets thick there's a very real chance of surprising an alligator - or getting surprised by one. I have also used it to take down a few tree limbs to open up casting spots and especially egress points in the event an alligator charges.

 

I never, ever chop down trees - only thickets of limbs and vegetation. Beware though, it's a lot more work than you think it will be. Also, you need to be mindful of property owners. I wouldn't go hacking away in a residential neighborhood.

 

If the land is state owned or a park you need to check with official sources first.

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4 hours ago, Burros said:

You wanna buy the guy a boat ? Not everyone has or a place to store a boat. 

You or I have no idea what the op's financial or storage options are.

Storage and low cost can be solved by inflatable boats like a pontoon Classic from Cabela's for example, safe and fishable.

Cutting down trees or pruning trees without permission on private or public waterways could get you arrested.

Tom

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I personally would find another place to fish.  But if you have too, spinning rod, flip and pitch where you can.  I would not wade, too many gators, snakes, and now 16 foot pythons.

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20 hours ago, jbmaine said:

Can you wade out a bit to give you more room to cast?

 

20 hours ago, Mottel said:

I could technically if I buy waders but I just wanted to know if there are ways around it while fishing from shore. 

(Who uses waders when bass fishing?)

 

Tons of people use waders for fishing. Lots of prime fishing spots that I fish are further out from shore, and the first 100-200' against the shore is shallow, dead water. 

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I use calf high boots from LaCroose that give me the ability to step in the water a few feet since the pond I fish daily has limited shore acces. 75 bucks well spent

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I love spots like that... loves of juicy lures hanging from trees. When the fishing is slow, I just go back to the car, put up my poles, fetch the lure retriever and a have a good day saving lures that others were kind enough to get snagged up in trees for me to claim and later use! Isn't charity wonderful? :D

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