I am located in southeast Florida broward county. I cannot catch any bass whatsoever. I throw Texas rig soft plastics like worms, swim baits, Lipless crank baits, wacky rig worms, jigs. I use the rights colors like watermelon green , black and blues. And nothing works. I fish on foot in the canals and it’s been months since I caught a bass. I always catch peacock bass all the time. I’m pretty sick of catching them even though they are fun. they’re mad easy, no challenge at all lol and they’re everywhere you look. I go up to palm beach county to try and fish in the canals and ponds but I can’t catch anything there either. I look for grassy spots because I know bass likes grassy areas but nothing. I think I should just completely stop fishing in the canals. I don’t think bass even exist in the canals. Any tips, any help, it just feels impossible. 

 

Thanks I’m going to do this ! 

Florida bass IMO would be more catchable in your local lakes rather then canals.

Slowing way down using Senko's may work if bass are hiding under or in cover.

My suggestion wake be to cover a lot of water looking for aggressive active bass using a black 3/8 oz buzz bait. Follow up missing strikes with the Senko.

Tom

My nephews and I fished little over an hour today and caught nearly 40 bluegill. Sometimes bass ain't even needed. But all you need is Gary Yamamotos help 

if i cant catchem on on a lipless crank or a texas rigged lizard, i cant catch em..........try bait, worms or shad. 

18 hours ago, Detrick 954 said:

I am located in southeast Florida broward county. I cannot catch any bass whatsoever. 

Bass fishing can be frustrating at times. The canals you are fishing contain black bass.  It is possible the non native fish have reduced their numbers, but I believe there are enough bass left to make you happy. 

 

A couple of observations.  Peacock bass like fast moving baits retrieved near the surface. The fact that you are catching them and not largemouths may be due to your fishing style. If you want to target native bass, here's what I would do.  Load your spinning rod with 8 pound mono.  Fish a Zoom Trick worm with no or a very light weight. If the water is clear, use watermelon green.  If the water is dirty, use black.  Fish the worm on the bottom.  Slow down.  If there are any black bass in that canal, they will bite your worm.  

 

Others may have different tactics.  Find one that works for you.   This works for me.

19 hours ago, Detrick 954 said:

Thanks I’m going to do this ! 

I got my first two fish this year doing something similar. I was out in my kayak with 2 rods, one with a spinnerbait, and one with a T-rigged 7" Berkley Powerworm on 1/4oz weight, but lighter would have been better as I did not need a higher rate of fall or casting distance. I generally have better luck with ribbon tail worms over senkos. The lake itself is very small and you can see the bottom in most places, and most of the fish are small but there's a few 4-6lb bass swimming around.

They weren't hitting the spinnerbait, but they were chasing it, as were smaller baitfish. This told me where the fish were. I then targeted the spots with my T-Rigged powerworm. I landed two, but missed a good number, one hit as I was moving from standing to sitting, and another surprised me how hard they hit it.

I was fishing it by letting it hit the bottom and after a pause, give it a little hop and then drag it horizontally along the bottom, and give it a little hop. That cadence seems to cover a large area and keep any interested fish in the area engaged with your bait long enough or them to hit it.

 

 

 

When fishing gets tough, I find the best thing to do is to go smaller.   Finesse worms, small crankbaits and 1/8 oz spinnerbaits will catch fish when nothing else will.    For years I fished a 4 inch Rapala on 8 pound test.  A tiny torpedo will get you a bite most anywhere.  4" Zoom finesse worms are killer when everyone else is throwing big worms.  The best way to fish them is on a Mojo rig.  

On 5/30/2020 at 1:08 PM, Detrick 954 said:

I am located in southeast Florida broward county. I cannot catch any bass whatsoever. I throw Texas rig soft plastics like worms, swim baits, Lipless crank baits, wacky rig worms, jigs. I use the rights colors like watermelon green , black and blues. And nothing works. I fish on foot in the canals and it’s been months since I caught a bass. I always catch peacock bass all the time. I’m pretty sick of catching them even though they are fun. they’re mad easy, no challenge at all lol and they’re everywhere you look. I go up to palm beach county to try and fish in the canals and ponds but I can’t catch anything there either. I look for grassy spots because I know bass likes grassy areas but nothing. I think I should just completely stop fishing in the canals. I don’t think bass even exist in the canals. Any tips, any help, it just feels impossible. 
 

Update~I took all of you guys advice and was able to get on some bass... thanks for the tips ??!!