Hey guys, Im going to try a good shore fishing lake. Lake Twitty in Monroe, Nc. A buddy recommend it. Where should I fish, or look for to find bass? What lures should I use? Thanks. 

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Check out the Articles section.  Tons of great info.  If you have more specific questions, feel free to post here.  What equipment are you going to use? And, what's your largemouth bass fishing experience?  Tough to know where to start....

http://www.bassresource.com/content/search?SearchText=shore&BrowsePageLimit=30

 

Check out the Articles section.  Tons of great info.  If you have more specific questions, feel free to post here.  What equipment are you going to use? And, what's your largemouth bass fishing experience?  Tough to know where to start....

Well I have a assortment of lures, kvd chartreuse crank bait silent, spot lipless firestarter, lizards, black zoom worms, senkos, A bass jig 3/8 with zoom super chunks, rapala minnows original. I can buy something else also. But I fish at a pond the fish only like night crawlers and the pounders like zoom worms. Its my neighbors pond, I have asked to use it every week so imma give her a break. Im fairly new to bass fishing. I have a kvd quantum baitcaster and rod and a spinning set up, ugly stik pro light mh and Mitchell 308

Be aware of structure from shore, as your options to free a snag are limited.  It's why I get nervous throwing expensive baits that sink/dive from shore (topwater I usually feel safe unless there's timber sticking out of the water.)

Be stealthy and light footed and pitch easy and low so your jig slips into the water with out a splash, let it fall straight down and dead stick it. Then watch your line. When it jumps or swims sideways, reel up the slack and set the hook. This is great for wacky rigs and Ned rigs, too.

 

Cast that crank along the shore and try running it into rocks, stumps, anything to force a reaction strike. Don't attempt a jarring hookset. Just keep tension on the line and lean into the fish. When it makes a run, you can really get a good, sweeping hookset. You can slow crawl jigs this way as well. With jigs / t rigs, vary your retrieve between a slow crawl, pump-pump deadstick, and swimming/twitching it back.

 

Always start out casting to some type of structure, emergent vegetation, overhanging branches, bridges/docks, etc.