BigOlBass Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 I am new to fishing...well not really, but just now starting to really take it seriously. I love it. The problem is I cant catch anything. I live in a little town called Atascadero. We have a pretty small lake. I know there is plenty of bass and cat fish. There are lots of grass areas around the shore and alot of structure (concrete walls) in some areas. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a lure or something that can get me started catching bass. There are also shallow areas with brush and tree branches with really muggy water. I know people have to see things for them selves but Im lost and any advice would be greatly appreicated. Thanks alot. Quote
Guest ncbass24 Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Texas rigged soft plastics should be good for bass. You might even get a catfish once in a while. Quote
Super User Catt Posted July 7, 2007 Super User Posted July 7, 2007 How Y'all Are? Master the fine art of fishing plastics & you will have an ability to catch bass anywhere on planet earth. Quote
Super User T-rig Posted July 7, 2007 Super User Posted July 7, 2007 WELCOME! Like Catt said, softplastics will even catch bass in China! Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted July 7, 2007 Super User Posted July 7, 2007 WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Jerk Bait Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Greeting's!! Do like the other's suggested, Plastic's and Fish 'em SLOOOOOWWW!!! Quote
Super User Long Mike Posted July 8, 2007 Super User Posted July 8, 2007 Welcome! I suggest that you go to this site's Home Page and then scroll down to the Beginners section. It has a LOT of information. I read every article in that category, plus many other articles available in other categories before I ever became a member. There is a gold mine of information here. Quote
KevO Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Welcome. Like everyone else said learn to fish soft plastics. Quote
Guttboy Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Welcome! The soft plastics suggestions are spot on. Patience is a virtue when it comes to summer fishing as I have found. When fishing as a non boater in my old club in FLA I always tried to go against the grain. The Veterans in the club had some of the "dumbest" techniques I thought but nevertheless produced the biggest and most numerous catches. Read up in the forums here....I am just getting back into Bass fishing and have "relearned" a great deal. Try to hook up with a local club or find some members here that fish in your area. I have done that and (thanks Rebasser!) have really given me alot to try and look forward to! Regards, Mike Quote
dgquail Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Welcome! In addition to a Texas Rig, you can also try a Zoom Fluke.. Get a white based color to mimic a shad. Fish it weightless, rig it so the hook is "tex-posed". You can fish this in the grass, along the edges of the grass and along the concrete walls.. Make sure and fish it slow, and let the fish take the bait to ensure a better chance of a solid hookset. GOOD LUCK Quote
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