Norm

I'm glad to hear that. All these dry runs I've had are disconcerting! I should try to hit the lake this weekend and give it a shot.

Try a search on youtube.com for fish, or bass fishing, or something like that. I don't think you can download them to your hard drive (I don't know how to anyway), but it's free to watch them.

Roadwarrior- Does your advice change any for time of day or time of year? I decided to learn bass fishing in the middle of summer this year, and so far from what I can tell, that is one of the hardest times of the year to catch fish unless you go pretty late at night/early morning--or at the least I haven't learned much other than patience so far. (Which should have me well prepared to try your advice!)

When you guys say foul hook, is that like snaring a fish, where it doesn't eat the lure but you hook it in the stomach or side or something?

I don't mean this the wrong way, but you're young. Wait a few years and you'll probably have a change of heart.

I picked up a copy of Bassin the other day and have enjoyed it. I also enjoy the Crappie magazine put out by the same publisher a couple of months ago.

As I've said before, I'm new to bass fishing. I've fished since I was young, mostly panfish, with a little saltwater thrown in the past few years, but I just recently became really interested in bass. I don't have anyone nearby to show me the ropes, so I've had to try to pick up information on my own where I can find it. Until I found this board, it was pretty slim pickings. Now that I've found the site, it's a wealth of information. There's so much to be found on the message boards that I've barely even begun to read the articles on the other areas of the site. I can easily lose track of time when I log in here. Norm

I'm still so new to bass fishing that I feel lost on a lake, but I have pretty good luck in the creeks. I use a Rebel Craw with good success, but lately I've been using a Smallie Beaver by Reaction Innovations. It's a soft plastic craw that I rig weedless. I've caught some really nice bass with it. Look for the fast water, then find a nearby pool or area where the water is swirling. That seems to be where I catch most of mine.