Mods please don't lock this. Can we please have all bank fishing rolled in to this. Reports tactics pics. Let's discuss and keep it alive fellas.

I said it before, and will say it again; if you're not catching the quantity or quality you want, it's because

1. you can't reach useful structure from the shoreline => in which case, find yourself another (smaller) reservoir.

2. or you don't know how to catch them => in which case, work on your fishing tactics- knowledge about bass, baitfish, structure, baits and presentations.

 

Here's a 9-07 NLMB from walking the banks. *Post-spawn* fish btw.

 

Wow! That's a real crackerjack and a half! How's anyone suppose to beat that! LOL!

Nice one deep!

Went out today and fished for spawers. Caught 6 on a senko real early, all around 2 1/4 with the biggest being 2 3/4 of a lb. Didn't hook into any big females but me and my older fishing buddy at that pond fished for some 4-5 pounders on beds. No luck . 

Anyway a beautiful day and I had a great time. 

As Deep stated, casting distance is paramount. If you have a Creek Channel 75 yards off the bank and you can only cast 50, your out of luck with those fish. You need to find baits and a Rod/Reel combo that allows you to bomb baits, when needed, and line that allows a solid hookset at those distances. Brian.

So let me ask you guys this. Does everyone bank fish a pond a lake or a river?

So let me ask you guys this. Does everyone bank fish a pond a lake or a river?

I suppose ya have to add canals.............lol

I suppose ya have to add canals.............lol

Yea canals and marsh also lol

Ponds

<- that's an 8-08 NLMB in my profile pic (from the bank), btw.

 

So let me ask you guys this. Does everyone bank fish a pond a lake or a river?

 

Small structured reservoirs.

So here's the biggest tip I've learned. If you bank fish, no matter where, this is the number one way to catch more fish:

 

Be stealthy!

Learn to pitch and flip without making a ripple in the water. Learn to walk up and present a bait in shallow water without spooking the fish.

 

You will catch more fish, I promise.

<- that's an 8-08 NLMB in my profile pic (from the bank), btw.

 

 

Small structured reservoirs.

 

Dang dude, can I fish with you?

Over here for me it's mainly a marshy refuge without much cover or structure from the bank or a river with almost nothing you can reach from the bank. And maybe 1 small pond at deepest 3 foot. Not much luck at that pond though I've seen a few fish but that's about it. The river I've never caught anything from bank. The refuge a couple every now and then. Refuge is hard trying to work the canals from bank cause that's all you can get too

I fish mostly ponds.

When I bank fish, I fish in urban canals. 

So did anyone fish so far this weekend

I bank fish the same refuge as kingmotorboat but with a greater understanding!

I bank fish the same refuge as kingmotorboat but with a greater understanding!

Now your just showing off!

Strangely enough my pb came while bank fishing, here are a couple others I caught while bank fishing, one on the ground went 8 & the other 5

I bank fish the same refuge as kingmotorboat but with a greater understanding!

The truth there. One day soon we gotta get up there so you can share some knowledge

Now your just showing off!

Catt knows his stuff in lacassine

Catt knows his stuff in lacassine

Catt knows his stuff in lacassine

Catt’s a good dude. He has taught allot of us a thing or two.

Toledo bend

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/41658-so-yall-want-to-learn-toledo-bend/

Catt knows his stuff in lacassine

Was that this year out the canals