Hey guys I want to hear your tactics on always catching a limit on any lake!

 

 Please say what rod,line,baits, and locations on the lake I should look for.

 

 Thanks!

Good question , I want to know too .

Indeed

Catching limits is not about which rod, reel, line. It's ALL about locating the bass. Study as much as you can about bass seasonal movements then spend LOTS of time on the water hunting them. There are no shortcuts...just lots of time on the water.

Hey guys I want to hear your tactics on always catching a limit on any lake!

 

 Please say what rod,line,baits, and locations on the lake I should look for.

 

 Thanks!

 

Have you ever heard of Jim Nabors (aka Gomer Pyle)?   Ever heard him sing?  He did a darn good job belting out the tune "The Impossible Dream".  My advice would be to lower your sights or learn to repeat the name of that song over and over again.

 

Let's be honest here.  Not even the best liar in the world can actually catch a limit every day or on every lake.  Spend your time learning different lakes, different tactics/baits, keep good records, and set goals for improvement based on your experience.  If you ever get to the point that you think you can always get that limit, give me a call and I can take you to a few lakes to ruin that record!

 

By the way, welcome to Bass Resource.

Mission Impossible, it's a good movie..

It's also my answer..

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~

 

  The answer to "How to catch a limit" is seriously multifaceted and really can not be answered here in a reasonably sized response.

 

  You will have to be much more specific with your questions to get some usable information.

 

And I hope you will as the membership here is loaded with skill & experience and are very willing to share it.

 

Just need to narrow down your requests a little.

 

A-Jay

hey thank you all! I'm new to these forums and I know now that I should write more professional! 

hey thank you all! I'm new to these forums and I know now that I should write more professional!

Don't worry I don't write professional

To answer your question use the "Best of Section", read the entire section!

Don't listen to these naysayers, there are plenty of ways to guarantee a limit every time you go out:

 

1. Fish the Bass Pro Shops aquarium.  Loaded with fish, easy to find them and you always have access to any equipment or lure that you want;
    
2. Use an electro shocker like the biologists do.
    
3. When you catch a bass, don't unhook him.  Bring him in the boat, release him, let him swim away & then reel him in again.  Do this 5 times and you have your limit.
    
4. Learn how to scuba dive & get proficient with a spear gun.
    
5. Never leave the lake until you have caught your limit.  If this means staying in your boat for 8 days in order to catch 5 fish, have at it - that is the price of success.
    

AJ, when you used the word  "multifaceted " I knew I was on the wrong thread because of my limited edumacation. As for the OP question , Just go fishing. Some days I catch 30-40, some days zip/zero/nada/not a freaking thing. It's called fishing, not catching, for a reason. Good luck and I hope you have far more days of "limits" than skunks. 

Even the pros blank some days. If there was a surefire way to go catch a limit it would take a lot of fun out of it. 

nothing like aiming for the stars!

a panic box should help keep the skunk off ya.

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/iaconelli_panic_box.html

It is slightly past 5 AM.  I'm working on my 3rd Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA.   I'm feeling somewhat snarky.   What is limit fishing?  Are you on the right board?  I've caught bass.  I've caught bluegill, crappie, carp, smallmouth bass,  3 different species of catfish, drum and a 40 pound king salmon the one time I took a trip to Alaska.  I've never caught a limit.  What does it look like?  What kind of gear do you use?  I am curious.

A limit is a state of mind used to massage the ego.

 

C22

If it is a lake where you consistently have trouble catching a limit of bass, it may be about location, but can very well be that the lake is genuinely tough (low population, heavy fishing pressure, etc). I have a handful of lakes in Ohio that are like this and in club tournaments with 20 anglers there have been tournaments won with a single small fish or only 5 guys out of 20 catch a fish all day in others. When a lake is this tough I fish for just that one bite: high percentage area, downsize my bait, fish slowly and methodically. If I catch a fish I do it all again, if I am lucky enough to get a limit I will up-size and look for a bigger one or even just stick to the small baits since it is so tough.

 

Now if other people consistently catch limits of fish and you don't, then they likely have more experience than you on that body of water and have figured some stuff out. Pay attention to the obvious cues, if everybody and their mother is always fishing docks, it is a good bet that it is a producer and a well established pattern on the lake. It may not be the best one, but a good starting point. If you are always on the docks and everyone is offshore.... you get the point.

 

My general advice for limit fishing is time on the water, high percentage areas, downsized baits.

^ and that my friend is corn that doesn't get stuck in ur teeth

Fish an area with the largest concentration of fish at the time. Have confidence in the lure your fishing and the way your fishing it. Be optimistic and do not get down on yourself.

If it is a lake where you consistently have trouble catching a limit of bass, it may be about location, but can very well be that the lake is genuinely tough (low population, heavy fishing pressure, etc). I have a handful of lakes in Ohio that are like this and in club tournaments with 20 anglers there have been tournaments won with a single small fish or only 5 guys out of 20 catch a fish all day in others. When a lake is this tough I fish for just that one bite: high percentage area, downsize my bait, fish slowly and methodically. If I catch a fish I do it all again, if I am lucky enough to get a limit I will up-size and look for a bigger one or even just stick to the small baits since it is so tough.

 

Now if other people consistently catch limits of fish and you don't, then they likely have more experience than you on that body of water and have figured some stuff out. Pay attention to the obvious cues, if everybody and their mother is always fishing docks, it is a good bet that it is a producer and a well established pattern on the lake. It may not be the best one, but a good starting point. If you are always on the docks and everyone is offshore.... you get the point.

 

My general advice for limit fishing is time on the water, high percentage areas, downsized baits.

Thanks man! BTW i live in Ohio too! I feel your pain! lol

Thanks man! BTW i live in Ohio too! I feel your pain! lol

 I do live 15 minutes from lake erie and it is the lake I fish most so I get plenty of good days too

I'm not being a smarta$$ but watch as much Major League Fishing as you can.

I'm pretty sure the only constant that helps with catching a limit is being happy out on the water.

 

Other than that.... Good Luck.

There's so many different ways to go about a limit. Lots of tournament fisherman who are worried about cashing a check would rather catch 3 huge fish than have to cull five 1 lbers. Personally I fish more confidently with 5 fish in the boat no matter how it's done and usually can catch 5 fish any day by beating the banks finesse fishing. I'm not a confident power fisherman and rarely will I switch to a crankbait or spinner bait unless either the boater is slammin' em or I'm on a lake that I know I can catch fish by power fishing consistently.

Find the structure, cover, and baitfish. If you do this you will catch your limit.