Hello,

 

I'm a beginner, so new in fact I haven't even bought a pole.  We recently moved near the Hiwassee river in Georgetown TN.  We have a couple of ponds on ours and our neighbors land that have some small perch in it and while taking my 6yr old daughter fishing with her Barbie pole she said, "Daddy, why don't you have a pole?" And I thought to myself, Yeah, why don't I. 

 

So after lurking hear reading every article and watching just about every video by bassresource on youtube I guess its finally time to buy me a pole and some tackle and get after it. 

 

I've already read just about every forum thread on what a beginner should buy so I won't bore you with any repetitive questions, I'll just post my new stuff in another thread when I pick it up.

 

I just wanted to say hi and hope everyone is having a good night.

 

Talk to yall later.

 

B.

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~

 

A-Jay

Welcome, Brian! The best thing for you will be

to read, read, and when you're done, PRACTICE!

 

 

This site is phenomenal for learning the basics of

bass fishing. You can start with live baits like 

nightcrawlers, then the simplest - at least in my

opinion - way to fish is called wacky rigging.

 

Simple hook in the 2, 1, 1/0 range and buy some

4" and 5" stick worms - commonly called Senkos.

 

Bend the worm in half and at the bend in the worm,

run the hook through it - perpendicular to the worm.

 

You can buy hooks like Gamakatsu Wide Gap Finesse

in sizes I mentioned.

 

When you throw it out - near fallen timber, docks, etc.,

just let it fall in the water column on its own. The falling

action does the rest.

 

Pause a few seconds, then twitch your rod back up,

lifting the bait, and then let it fall again.

 

Oh, and hang on to your rod

Welcome, Brian! The best thing for you will be

to read, read, and when you're done, PRACTICE!

 

 

This site is phenomenal for learning the basics of

bass fishing. You can start with live baits like 

nightcrawlers, then the simplest - at least in my

opinion - way to fish is called wacky rigging.

 

Simple hook in the 2, 1, 1/0 range and buy some

4" and 5" stick worms - commonly called Senkos.

 

Bend the worm in half and at the bend in the worm,

run the hook through it - perpendicular to the worm.

 

You can buy hooks like Gamakatsu Wide Gap Finesse

in sizes I mentioned.

 

When you throw it out - near fallen timber, docks, etc.,

just let it fall in the water column on its own. The falling

action does the rest.

 

Pause a few seconds, then twitch your rod back up,

lifting the bait, and then let it fall again.

 

Oh, and hang on to your rod

 

 

Yes, a big part of my new tackle was some 5" senkos, watermelon, with 2/0 and 4/0 hooks.  I read the "Guaranteed to Catch Bass" thread by roadwarrior and it was some basic advice I was looking for.

Greetings Brian and Welcome to the forums

Welcome to the forums!

 

Jeff

Welcome.

 

Be careful this get addictive and expensive quick, I am new also. 30 days ago went to Bass Pro to get bass rod and reel, had no idea of the changes in fishing over past 15-20 years. In last 30 days have bought 3 rods/reels, some new lures and having a ton of fun and catching nice fish.

 

Folks here are great and have been very helpful.

Welcome to BR.  Enjoy the forums.  Plenty of great information & great folks, too.

Welcome!

What's up!

Welcome to the best bass fishing forum online.
Glenn offers some of the best videos and tips on you tube.
The articles here are well worth reading over and over too.
It's all about choosing the right bait and color matching it to the correct presentation.
To keep kids interested in fishing live bait helps, kids get bored easy I have three. It's skill that catches fish not luck. Welcome. Bigbill

Welcome!

Welcome to the forums!

Welcome aboard!

 

 

 

Welcome, and one piece of advice.  Do not set unrealistic expectations.  Fishing is about having fun and those "expectations" will take the fun out of it.

 

If you are happy with a cane pole, some string, a bobber, a hook, and some worms, that's great.  The bait monkey won't like you, that's for sure.

 

The real beauty about fishing is that we can all do it our way.

Welcome home!