tohoboy2423

I just started fishing and i found this really good fishing hole with a lot of bass but i cant seem to hook them. i know the fish are bass because my friend told me and the smallest one he caught was 3 lbs. i was told that when the fish bites and the bobber is under the water you should yank to hook them but it doesnt seem to work, the hook always comes out and about half the time they take the bait even when i wait a couple seconds after the bobbers under the water. my friend also says using shiners are good but ive been reading in the articles that you should use other things. ive used shiners, nightcrawlers, and even a few different kind of plastic worms with and without a bobber and weights and nothing seems to work. what should i do?