getting things ready to go fishing.......

[bass ADDICTION]

when I get ready to go fishing I know I bring certain things and do things specifically............ but what do you bring just in case the bass aren't biting..... or when the bass aren't biting and you want to fish for a different species of fish?

[Still a Bigbuckifan]

I always bring a castnet, ultralight , minnow net and a gig . you never know what might happen.

[jvox]

1 1/2" Mr. Twisters, Mepps spinners, small jigs, and if all else fails, PLENTY OF BEER. ;D

[Boogey Man]

Usually some Rooster Tails and small Rapala floating minnows. Figure if the bass aren't biting, might as well catch some bluegill or whatever may be biting. I fish a lot of really clear water and these baits also catch a lot of bass when the bass aren't hitting "bass" lures.

[fretfishman]

I always bring a float and fly for when the bass aren't biting. most of the time I'll catch the bass with this anyway or at least catch some nice crappie. just bring a couple different dry and wet flies that match the hatch as best possible and a couple pistol petes. start with the petes and, if they aren't being hit, you can go to standard flies. it's pretty hard for fish to resist so it's a good backup plan. I just fill the float completely so it creates little or no wake and retrieve it slowly.

[MichiganFisherman]

I agree with whoever said "PLENTY OF BEER".  If you can't catch any fish, at least you can catch a buzz!  

Worms and a bobber never seem to fail to catch some gills when there's nothing else.

[kms399]

I always bring my bow so i can try to thin the carp population.

[The Rooster]

I just keep right on fishing for bass using any lure I have.  Weightless worm, weightless Zoom Fluke, texas rig, carolina rig, crankbait, spinnerbait, buzzbait, and also Worden's Roostertails which are one of my primary bass lures and I catch a lot of 1 lb. fish with them.  Around 12 to 14 inches in length.  I carry over 100 of just those, not counting the Blue Fox spinners I also have.  

But mainly if bass don't bite on one thing, I'll switch to a different color or size of the same lure, or a different type of lure and go through 2 or 3 colors and sizes of it before switching again.  I almost always can catch at least 5 or 6 bass no matter what's going on, many times more than that, so I think the key is if they aren't biting.......just keep on fishing for them using something else until they do.

[Gatorbassman]

A good sandwich and a Mountain Dew so I can take some time to regroup and rethink the situation. Then it's back to bass fishing.

[fishbear]

Several bottles of water, and some summer sausage or pepperoni sticks..... like Fluke said,, to regroup and take a breather.  In this Georgia heat, you dont want to get dehydrated.

Oh, and a tube? of starburst,,,

[Catt]

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