BassKing813

Every hour you go without a bite, the closer you are to getting one.

How did Nick Barr get so good at bass fishing? I'm happy for him and all, but I can't help but feel a little annoyed. I've been bass fishing for three years and still can't fish worth a crap. I read all kinds of articles in Bassmaster and I read the posts on this helpful site, but I just can't produce when I go out. I try numerous techniques that I have read fit the season and conditions, but I'm lucky to catch one bass. The only thing I'm good at is river fishing, and I always catch at least one every time, but the lakes around me always leave me beat with nothing to show for my trouble. Wish I knew how to improve.

I think bass taste really good. I don't know about the bigger ones, as I have only eaten them up to three pounds, but they are very tasty. I just fry em with a bunch of different seasonings and add some lemon juice.

I would try to find a cheap kayak, one of the hard ones, not an inflatable.

I don't go every week, and it's not a lake, but it's the Suwannee River.

Come on people, let's keep this thread going.

3lbs 9oz Black Zoom Trickworm T-rigged

This is a tough question to answer. Sometimes, fishing is excellent after a rain, sometimes it's not very good, and sometimes it's only good if you wait until the next day after the rain. It all depends on the situation.

I only follow a few tips for river fishing: 1. Fish every part of the shoreline whether it looks like it holds fish or not 2. In the summer, only use soft plastics 3. In the fall, only use crankbaits and plastic worms 4. Use smaller lures Keep in mind that I fish rivers in Florida that hold a lot of suwannee bass, so number four might not apply.

I will always fish when thunderstorms are likely. It doesn't bother me. But if things get serious on the water, I will sometimes pull ashore and wait the storm out.

I have found that bigger lakes mean harder fishing conditions and smaller lakes mean bigger bass.

A "good" bass for me is 3 to 4 lbs.

A person who puts fishing first and safety last. It's not very smart, but I love to fish so much that even lightning won't stop me.

I have a Motor Guide and it works perfectly. I've never had any problems with it. Can't say anything about Minn Kota though. Never used one.

Find a Pop R with a black back and white bottom. I didn't have one in this color so I sanded one of them and repainted it with these colors. I also added some streaks of red on the bottom. I have been having a lot of action on it this summer in the morning. One thing I found is that if you paint the lip white it gives off more flash than the stock color, which is that bright, metallic red.

BPS and ***.

3lb 9oz. T-rigged Zoom Trickworm black. Summer. Late morning.

About once every week or two.

I have one of those that I use. It started out fine but now I have a lot of problems. I wouldn't recommend it. Now I never know if what it's showing me is true or not. It might say the depth is ten feet but it could be eight.

I fished a lake similar to the one you're talking about last weekend. What worked for me was finding some weeds on the bottom and slow rolling a spinnerbait just over the top. The water was about five feet deep, but I only fished three feet deep due to the weeds. I would try a spinnerbait. What also worked for me was weightless soft plastic worms and all the other locals were catching tons of bass on weightless flukes. Give these to lures a shot too. The whole lake can't be 100% covered with slop, so any pockets where you can cast are your best bet. I tried using a weight, but due to the many weeds, it was impossible to fish correctly. Spinnerbaits or weightless soft plastics are your best bet in my opinion. If you can fish when it starts raining, I would put on a popper. I found that I could fish it through all the slop. Sure I had to pull off weeds every cast, but as long the bait is still making a popping sound, the bass will still hit and you should fish it right through those weeds.

I use the drag and pause method. I just pull my rod to the side, stop, reel in the slack, and then repeat.

The best advice I can give is first of all, head for cover before the storm starts. If you see one forming and it looks like things could get ugly, leave immediately. But if one comes up suddenly and you don't notice until it's there, I would take cover in a ditch or other low-lying area when a lot of lightning is present. If you can find one away from trees, all the better. I live in Florida, so thunderstorms are a constant reality, especially during these summer months. I have never actually been in a situation where there was a bunch of lightning around, so normally I just walk home, or run if it's raining, until I'm safely indoors. Basically, just use common sense. Obviusly you don't want to be under a tree, and if you are walking home, just make sure your fishing rods are at your side, not sticking up in the air. Also, if you are walking and spot someone's house, you can take cover there. Hope this helps.

I've actually never seen one. I don't even know if they exist here in Florida where I fish, so I can't tell you if they are taking over my lake.

Oops. I just realized that GAMEOVER was asking about other fishing sites in general. I interpreted it as him asking for another forum, which he was not. I don't know why I thought that. my mistake GAMEOVER. I misinterpreted your post.

I would say you should fish the weedy shallows in the morning and maybe the docks, but when it starts to get hot move to the deeper water. Normally I would fish the docks in the middle of the day because bass go into shade, but after my recent outing I found that it's just too hot right now in the shallows, at least where I live. I couldn't even get a topwater bite going. Based on that, I would say your best bet would be the deeper water.