Been a long time since I've gotten skunked twice in a week at my local pond. I'm not sure its a time of day deal...as in I'm there at the wrong time or what the deal is. I've been trying mornings...there is plenty of bait up shallow...water temps are close to 60...I can't figure it out. Tried 3 hours this morning...threw spook, Spinner bait, swim jig, flashy swimmer swim bait,weightless fluke and Ned rig. Never got a sniff. Maybe I just suck?

1 hour ago, DitchPanda said:

Been a long time since I've gotten skunked twice in a week at my local pond. I'm not sure its a time of day deal...as in I'm there at the wrong time or what the deal is. I've been trying mornings...there is plenty of bait up shallow...water temps are close to 60...I can't figure it out. Tried 3 hours this morning...threw spook, Spinner bait, swim jig, flashy swimmer swim bait,weightless fluke and Ned rig. Never got a sniff. Maybe I just suck?

Don’t feel bad. I’ve been skunked for like the past month and half now. Thats only because I’ve been throwing big baits as of late trying to catch a PB before the year ends. It is however making me antsy and I’m just tempted to break out the conventional gear just to catch a fish regardless of size sigh.

I got skunked Sunday evening and Thursday evening last week. Luckily got one smallie Saturday morning and lost a big one from my hand Or it would have been 3 in a row. Happens to everyone, skunks actually make me much more determined to fish (if that’s even possible) 

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I got skunked Sunday evening and Thursday evening last week. Luckily got one smallie Saturday morning and lost a big one from my hand Or it would have been 3 in a row. Happens to everyone, skunks actually make me much more determined to fish (if that’s even possible) 

Same thing happened to me skunk Friday and Today...got a 3lb large mouth yesterday or it would have been a skunk fest weekend.

I haven't had to worry about a double skunk since I usually only get to fish once a week. Right now I am in about a 6 week skunk streak. I'm starting to wonder if I should give up fishing.

Well I went out and redeemed myself slightly. Got out for less than an hour before I got rained and lighteninged out. Managed a decent large mouth, a decent pike and missed a 3rd bite. Just took a little bait change.

1 hour ago, Log Catcher said:

I haven't had to worry about a double skunk since I usually only get to fish once a week. Right now I am in about a 6 week skunk streak. I'm starting to wonder if I should give up fishing.

Good gracious man!  Not even a log? 

Lol, these skunk threads. 

Honesty is a great human trait, honestly. 

 

I had 3 straight SKUNK days early spring 2020.....it stinks. 

Its hard not to share with you guys..the frustration of the skunk is something we can all relate to. I heard it said once that any fisherman that says he's never been skunked is either new and has never been fishing or is a liar. I tend to believe that.

Trust me. It pales in comparison to bowhunting seven seasons before arrowing a deer. Days on end of sweating in September to freezing in Nov, Dec and Jan...for seven years. 

 

Whiners! ?

45 minutes ago, BrianMDTX said:

Trust me. It pales in comparison to bowhunting seven seasons before arrowing a deer. Days on end of sweating in September to freezing in Nov, Dec and Jan...for seven years. 

 

Whiners! ?

I used to hunt so I get what your saying. But in this case I think your comparing apples to oranges...you go out knowing that killing a deer takes lots of time,preparation and luck. Even then its not a given. This time of year when the water temps are dropping and you can visibly see bass feeding on shad you don't expect to be empty handed for days on end. At least I don't. This same time last year we had high water and a small overflow pouring into the pond...so the bait and bass were stacked in and around that moving water. Had several days I caught 20-25 bass in a few hours. The past week I've caught 3 and lost 1.

On 10/11/2020 at 8:53 PM, TnRiver46 said:

Good gracious man!  Not even a log? 

Even the limbs and leaves I hook get off before I get them to the boat. I think my skunk streak might only be about a month. I did catch one a while back on a blk/blu jig with with a black sapphire Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw for a trailer. 

 

Planning to torture myself some more tomorrow. Planning to go to a lake I haven't fished all year. 

 

 

So tonite I went out for 2hrs and went back to basics...A spinner bait and a Texas rig...no more of the 5 or 6 rod crap. I also decided to stop chasing the fish feeding on shad as I haven't had much success with that...instead focusing on hard cover. I managed 5 bites..1 I wiffed on..but I caught a 2 a 3.5 and a 4 ...also lost one that looked o be 5+. Sucked to lose A big but at least I had a shot...also catching 3 nice ones felt good.

My skunk streak continues. Went today to a lake I haven't fished in over two years. Did not even get a bite of any kind. It is one thing to be getting bites and not catch them but when you don't even get bites I really wonder what is happening.

 

I am not a pro by any means but I'm not that bad either. I used plenty of baits that have worked well in the past. I'm wondering now how hard have these lakes been hit this year and how many fish have been taken out of them so people would have something to eat.

The past few years it has been like the bites have been turned off at the start of October. This year it seems to be a little better, but I’m not expecting too much.