Avoiding being "skunked"

[rondef]

There's no shame in getting skunked if you are going for the big bass.  I would rather spend the entire time going for the big reward than settle on something just so I can say I caught a fish.

[Brian_Reeves]

The baits I would use last minute at the end of a day are actually the first baits I use to start defining the water when I start fishing.  Jigs, carolina rigs, weightless flukes, and topwaters are generally my go-to's and will always catch something.  I build the rest of the day depending on how I do on those.  Crankbaits and spinnerbaits also have a welcome place on the end of my line.

I really don't worry about getting skunked anymore unless I'm confined to a bank.  Then I'm not expecting much anyway and will stick to flukes and topwaters most of the time.  If I'm in a boat, I stay 100% confident that I will catch a fish.  It might suck, but I'll catch at least one

[slomoe]

I go toss a senko in the "sewer fish hole" below the ingress pipe. He's almost always there and ready to fight.

HAHA. I do the same thing. We have a drainage pond in my neighborhood and there's one decent size bass that just hangs out right by the concrete runoff pipe. I guess its the only structure in there except for grass.