jtreimanis

What are you guys using this time of year? (north Nj if anyone is near me) I currently have Senkos, a crippled bait fish (i dont remember the name of the lure exactly) and some spinners. Anything else I should try? Should I be fishing the shallows yet? And what do bass tend to do in the summer?

So, as of right now I am stuck on the bank (except at one lake where I can rent a row boat). Anyway, so how do you go about finding underwater structure (like breaklines, humps, drop offs, ect) without a sonar unit?

Hi, Im James. So I have been fishing actively for about 4 years (ive fished on and off with a worm and bobber for sunnies since I was like 10, but now Im doing real fishing). Last season I focused on trout in the spring, cats in the summer, and started to get the bass bug in the fall. Now, I am finishing off the trout for the year and getting into the bass. I have gotten lucky at times, when I landed a 5 pounder in florida on a night crawler, but I have never been totally serious into bass fishing. Now, I'm getting into it. Almost forgot, I fish Northern New Jersey, planning on hitting Shepherds Lake, Monksville Reservoir, and Lake Hopatcong this month and over the summer. Tired of the small ponds near me with no bass/very tiny bass