pondbassin101

Basically stick to weed and grass edges when starting out right? And by soft swimbait you mean a soft plastic swimbait on an unweighted wide gap hook? I've also never fished a jig so any suggestions for getting started on that?

This is all very useful, thanks

thanks

so basically start by flipping all the grass edges, reeds, fallen timber, etc or fish open water with cranks and swimbaits right?

Whats option #2?

I dont know if this is in the right thread, but I've never gone bass fishing from any kind of boat, its all been bank fishing. I'm gonna go out on one of the 1000000 lakes around orlando pretty soon and needed some advice. How do you start bass fishing when you go out on a big lake is pretty much the main question. Do you start flipping cover or do you fish open water? I know it depends on time, water temp, conditions, etc but I need at least something to get me started.

Has anyone here discovered bass fishing completely on accident?

Not on the water, but I hooked my thumb past the barb with a rusty treble while just being a in stupid

Great stories everyone

Thank you

I'll take those off your hands

Seems like most people either discovered bass fishing by accident or had it handed down from there dads

pretty sure thats everyone here

first question was 11 years ago.....................................................

Never used a c-rig, jig, ned rig, or braided line

My first bass was caught on a random jerkbait with some random gear in a random pond with 0 experience, I fished that thing like a swimbait and somehow still caught fish

How did you guys start bass fishing? I caught my first bass on an old spinning reel and rod and jerkbait that I found in the garage. I'd gone catfishing a few times before but fishing really started when my friend told me about the t-rig and thats where it all really began.

I start off with a T-rigged senko and figure out the pond from there

Most of the signs in front of the retention ponds here just say NO FISHING NO SWIMMING NO BOATING. I guess they're public property and they don't want people doing anything there do to gators, snakes, etc

just a no fishing sign or fish here and get arrested?

This might be kind of random but this is what my area looks like I don't think I'm gonna run out of retention ponds to fish any time soon

Better rain, the grass in my area basically looks like it was burned and I feel like the water level drop is affecting fishing

We havent had rain in Orlando in like 2 months, the water levels in the retention ponds I fish have fallen by at least 4 feet so no choc milk for me

All I can say is I can't afford either of them.

Thanks for all the advice guys So youre saying I should use light braid on the spinning setup with mono or fluoro leader? I'm already have 12lb mono on my M caster and I have a spool of 30lb braid lying around so set for half of it.Quick question, when I get the above mentioned reels should I use some cheap mono as backing for the braid? I've mostly fished with straight mono so I wouldnt know