Friday I took two buddies of mine out fishing at my favorite spot. Both of them know almost nothing about bass fishing. I hooked one up with a texas rigged baby brush hog (NICK), the other with a drop shot trick worm (MATT). I was using a texas rigged Mag II. After about 30 mins Nick caught a 2lber. Another 5mins, he caught a 5.5lber. I don't understand?! Everyone I take with me always catches the pigs, even if they know absolutely nothing about fishing. Shortly after Matt catches 2 - 2lbers. After Nick caught the 5lber, we all switched to Nicks setup. Caught nothing after that.

 

Sunday was a different story. I set them both up with a texas rigged senko weightless. I was using a lipless crankbait, slow rolling it through some lily's. I caught the first one, about 2lbs. Shortly after I gave up and went to one of my confidence baits/rigs. The carolina rigged trick worm. 1/2 ounce weight, 2 clear glass beads, swivel, 2' leader, 2/0 hook, and green pump. red trick worm with the tail dipped in methylate (red) jj's magic. I fished that rig for about an hour with no luck. Then I saw a fish break the water on what looked to be a decent point or drop off. I moved down the bank to that spot and caught 6 bass in 15mins. They were killing it on this drop off. 1 (4lb.) 4 (3lb.) 1 (1lb).

My buddies didn't catch a single thing. Haha. It's funny how that works. Just thought I'd share this with whomever wants to read this long post. 

I can relate to that, I go to this little 1 acre pond that I like to fish. One night I pull 12 of them out in about 1 1//2 hrs. The next night fishing the same spots and using the same jig and presentation, nothing not even a bite. Tried a different color still nothing. Maybe I should have given up sooner and used a spinner or maybe a crankbait but I stuck with the jig that normally produces.

 

Guess that is why it's called fishing.........

It happens to the best of us. Gotta love it!!

This happens to me and my wife a lot.  One day we'll go out and I'll slam them and she'll get skunked.  Go to the same spot the next day and she ends up catching em all.  Who knows?  The fishing gods work in mysterious ways.