Having trouble catching bass

[Shihab Alakhfash]

I haven't caught a bass in about a month now, I'm going at least once every weekend, they are not very long trips maybe 1-2 hours at least. I am pretty new to freshwater bass fishing and i just started fishing again in general. I am very confused on all the things you have to take into account as in what baits to use and when to use and where to cast in the water. The last bass that i caught was 1 and a quarter pound and i caught it on the 2 dollar walmart crankbait. Does anybody have any tips?

[Mobasser]

Slow down with a soft plastic baits along the bottom. Use a light t rig worm or craw type bait. And fish them slowly.

[GetFishorDieTryin]

It gets tough when the water really heats up, especially if you haven't had any rain.  The water becomes stagnant and the fish become lethargic.  Downsizing and slowing down will help.  If you just want to catch numbers use a small 3" swimbait or even a grub with a 1/16 jighead and fish it as slow as you can without hitting the bottom.  

[Shihab Alakhfash]

1 hour ago, GetFishorDieTryin said:

It gets tough when the water really heats up, especially if you haven't had any rain.  The water becomes stagnant and the fish become lethargic.  Downsizing and slowing down will help.  If you just want to catch numbers use a small 3" swimbait or even a grub with a 1/16 jighead and fish it as slow as you can without hitting the bottom.  

Thanks, the lures I have been using are topwater frogs and crankbaits. I've never used any swimbaits before. Any suggestions?

 

Also, about using the grub. Do I cast it far out or not?

[roadwarrior]

Try the Rage Menace, T-rigged with a 3/16 bullet weight. Cast it to any visible structure or cover.

Also, make a long cast 5-10 yards out from the bank and retrieve parallel to the shore or across

points. 

 

 

[scaleface]

Beetle Spin .

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Buy a pack of Roboworms 6" straight tail worms, perhaps one with a colored tip.

Buy a pack of Spot Sticker, or Shakey Head hooks.

 

Combine the two, cast as closely to weeds, stumps, any kind of structure you think is out there, and just reel very slowly.    You'll feel that bump bump.....set the hook, and bam fish on.

 

Nothing is going to work across all the vast spectrums of different Bass locales like a Roboworm.   It catches little fish, big fish, fish in dirty water, fish in clear water, shallow fish, deep fish.....it's as close to a magic bullet for a Bass as I've found.  

[DitchPanda]

Weightless flukes and senko style baits pitched around wood or grass. Ned rig in more open areas. Fish as early in the morning as you are willing to get up...for me 30 minutes before sunrise until about 8am offers the best bite this time of year. Early like that I target bass chasing bait fish with shallow crankbaits and poppers.

[TOXIC]

Might help if we knew where you are located and where you fish.?

[QED]

4 hours ago, scaleface said:

Beetle Spin .

 

One of the best starter lures for relative newbies to bass fishing.

[papajoe222]

Bank fishing, or from a boat? Pond, or lake?

I'm going to assume that you're fishing from the bank and have no idea as to the depth of the water.  Tie on a decent sized weight (3/8oz. is good) and start fan casting the area. When the weight hits the water, start counting. When it hits the bottom, stop. Picture the water as a clock laying face up and work your way casting around the clock from 8:00 to 2:00. was the water deeper, or shallower at any point?  Now pick your presentations to target the top middle and bottom of the water column. A weightless Senko will hit all three as long as you allow it to fall all the way.  If you get a bite, remember the depth (count down number). If you get another bite at that same depth, switch to a faster moving bait that runs at that depth.

[GetFishorDieTryin]

9 hours ago, Shihab Alakhfash said:

Thanks, the lures I have been using are topwater frogs and crankbaits. I've never used any swimbaits before. Any suggestions?

 

Also, about using the grub. Do I cast it far out or not?

3" Keitech Easy Shiner or Swing impact in the color Pro Blue red pearl with the lightest head you can throw, 1/16 is a good start.  They arent very heavy so every cast you're trying to throw them as far as possible. 

[Shihab Alakhfash]

9 hours ago, papajoe222 said:

Bank fishing, or from a boat? Pond, or lake?

I'm going to assume that you're fishing from the bank and have no idea as to the depth of the water.  Tie on a decent sized weight (3/8oz. is good) and start fan casting the area. When the weight hits the water, start counting. When it hits the bottom, stop. Picture the water as a clock laying face up and work your way casting around the clock from 8:00 to 2:00. was the water deeper, or shallower at any point?  Now pick your presentations to target the top middle and bottom of the water column. A weightless Senko will hit all three as long as you allow it to fall all the way.  If you get a bite, remember the depth (count down number). If you get another bite at that same depth, switch to a faster moving bait that runs at that depth.

I'm usually fishing from a kyak, but still dont have a clue on how deep the water is.

 

[Shihab Alakhfash]

12 hours ago, TOXIC said:

Might help if we knew where you are located and where you fish.?

Im in East Tennesee and  and i fish at like any lake

[Bankbeater]

Last month it was very hot around here.  The bass were hanging around vegetation that supplied oxygen and shade.  They wouldn't come out after moving baits.  I had to drop a weightless worm or senko on top of them.