LancoAngler

Thanks for the advise, fishindad. Hunting has been taking up the large majority of my time on the weekends so I have decided to hold off on any fishing until the Spring.

Southeastern PA. Lancaster County area. I'm all ears!! Need to gather all the tips and tricks that I can. -Mike

I knew everyone would come through on here! Great community! I will be fishing from the bank. Going to possibly fish some parts of the Susquehanna River and some local lakes and ponds. I got 6# test to start, it was free at Cabela's because a bought a rod. I didn't see the recommendations for 8# until after I purchased the rod. I am going to see how the 6# goes at first and if I have to, I have not problem upping to 8#. Thanks for the recommendation! I will add a few grubs to my tackle box as well. Does anyone use snaps to switch between lures? Is it best to just clip the line and re-tie the next lure you want to use instead of using a snap type of tackle? fishindad...she doesn't disapprove of the fact that I want to fish. I have a lot of hobbies, expensive hobbies to top it (aka hunting), and she just lets out a sigh that I want to start another one. I recommended she come along and she was open to that idea! What does everyone think about November bass fishing? I don't want to have to wait until the spring!!

Ok...so as the title says, I am new to Bass fishing. I did a little bit of fishing with my dad when I was younger but nothing serious. I am an avid hunter and love to be outdoors. I have decided (against my wifes wishes) to take up the hobby of fishing. I decided on targeting Bass because they seem like a fun fish to catch but I will be happy catching anything! Here is the list of equipment I plan on purchasing to start out. (I have around $200 in Cabela's gift cards to spend, woohoo!): Rod and Reel: Pflueger President and Cabela's Tourney Trail Split Grip Spinning Combo - 7' Medium Power, Fast Action. Going to use 6# test. Tackle: GY Senko kit - I figured it would have all I need to get started. Gamakatsu 3/0 EWG hooks Some bullet style weights to possibly fish a weighted Texas Style rig I am obviously going to purchase some tools and a tackle box to go along with all of this. Let me know how my list looks so far! -Mike

New to the forums and new to Bass Fishing! In my hours of research, these forums have been VERY helpful so I decided to join! -Mike