JimSparks

No grass really. Just some muck on the bottom. Unfortunately I can only fish about 1/8 of the lake. My next door neighbor owns that land and said we can fish there whenever we want. I know the summer time bassin is a bit more high maintenance. But I've tried morning, afternoon evening and night. Worms, cranks, spinnerbaits, hula poppers, zara spooks. Nothing. Not even a "Hey I'm still here" EH. Punks. At least I know my fish are not alone and are having a good time on their walkabout :-)

Where did they all go? Little bast**ds. Ugh. Up until 3 weeks ago I was killing them. Then all of a sudden they went on walkabout. Ugh.

Thanks. I just got our shed all cleaned out and there is a good amount of space to store everything. Plus if it's out there that will make it easier to add to the collection ?

Not sure if this is the right forum or not. Has anyone had issues storing tackle/fishing gear in a shed? Especially due to high heat and humidity or extra cold in the winter compared to a garage? I'm concerned about the effect it will have on my rods and reels. I know worms might melt. But they are cheap comparatively. Anyone have an opinion/experiences to share?

Thanks everyone. I will give some of these suggestions a try. Although I like the zebcos...the newer z03 pros...i would like to get to a point of using a baitcaster. Any suggestions for a good tell that is a step up from the Abu Garcia is using? $100 ish would be the budget. I plan to practice with the black max them upgrade once I feel a little more comfortable with a baitcaster and plastics.

That makes sense. I was for sure whipping it out there. I'll give that a shot. I feel comfortable casting all my other stuff with a baitcaster. Not an expert by any means, but not a backlash yet this season. It's just the plastics. I watched half of the video. I'll catch the other half today. Definitely will work on my setup and then technique. I want to get a new reel once I get it down. Something with at least 7:1 gear ratio. I am looking at the Abu Garcia Pro Max. I'm thinking decent bang for the buck? I can find them for about $50.

So you're saying it might be my setup? ? let's see 7 ft Abu Garcia Vigilante MH Abu Garcia Black Max P-line Fluoroclear 10 lb test 1/4 oz lead bullet weight 2/0 eagle claw offset hook Berkley powerbait 7in worm. In motor oil color.

Ok. How in THE heck do you baitcast with texas rigged plastic worms? Oh my word...I tried it. I've tried it before. I want to get away from my Zebco Spincasts. Every. Single. Cast. Backlash! Please oh please throw me some suggestions on how to do this. I don't want to admit defeat so quickly but I had about 5 casts/backlashes before my hook/worm flew off. That's a totally different issue. Don't tie on when you're in a hurry

Thanks!! I haven't done any real bass fishing for years. Any fishing I've done over the last 10 years or so has been catfish or panfish. I'm definitely looking for more spots.

Hello. I love in Miamisburg Ohio which is just south of Dayton. I grew up fishing. As often as I could. Then I kind of got away from it for several years. I would go here and there. But not nearly enough. We moved to Miamisburg last year. There is a pond right behind our house. My neighbor said we can go back there and fish whenever we want. So I am BACK in the game. My 3 year old twin boys have caught their first fish, bluegill as big as my hand, I've seen carp at least 2 feet long rolling around and the largemouth are numerous. I have been killing 2 to 3 lbs largemouth whenever I can sneak away for 20 to 30 minutes. Well 2 to 3 fish each time. But that's good enough for me. So I am new here. Just saying hi. I'm excited that I have found this site!!