Spent three hours casting spinnerbaits, soft swim baits, spinners, twirl tail grubs, and even a frog. Zero fish caught. Sometimes the fish would follow the lure back to the dock. What am I doing wrong?
Posted by Nice-Owl7546
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Silly-Upstairs1383 on
Sometimes when you get one following like that, just stop and let it sit for a minute.
Small twitch and let sink. A spinner doesn’t need to be going across the top of the water. Vertical fishing can work well.
Make it look like a super easy snack. They don’t appear to be aggressively feeding.
Also try plastic worms, slow fish near edge of light cover
JomerBlimpSon on
Waters getting warm their bellies are full. Also pikes are assholes pull it back over him. Bonk him with it if need be.
Interesting_Pass1904 on
Just looking at your video, here’s a few suggestions:
1. Highly unlikely to catch the fish in the video with a lure if it’s a gar. You can try a normal rig with corn on a hook (might work – might not).
2. Just for the sake of making this point, let’s assume it was a pike or bass on the video. I would let the lure sometimes drop to the bottom, wait for a few seconds then give it a twitch before starting to reel in again. And I would repeat that cycle of movement. This should give the impression that the lure is injured and struggling, and the fish are more susceptible to take a bite imo.
Also, it really does help to know what species of fish you’re targeting so that you can adjust your strategy accordingly. Don’t get stuck with the same lure and the same spots, just switch things out often and have fun with it! You’ll definitely catch something soon enough seeing that you’re clearly grabbing their attention.
Not a pro, so take my wisdom with a grain of salt lol
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Sometimes when you get one following like that, just stop and let it sit for a minute.
Small twitch and let sink. A spinner doesn’t need to be going across the top of the water. Vertical fishing can work well.
Make it look like a super easy snack. They don’t appear to be aggressively feeding.
Also try plastic worms, slow fish near edge of light cover
Waters getting warm their bellies are full. Also pikes are assholes pull it back over him. Bonk him with it if need be.
Just looking at your video, here’s a few suggestions:
1. Highly unlikely to catch the fish in the video with a lure if it’s a gar. You can try a normal rig with corn on a hook (might work – might not).
2. Just for the sake of making this point, let’s assume it was a pike or bass on the video. I would let the lure sometimes drop to the bottom, wait for a few seconds then give it a twitch before starting to reel in again. And I would repeat that cycle of movement. This should give the impression that the lure is injured and struggling, and the fish are more susceptible to take a bite imo.
Also, it really does help to know what species of fish you’re targeting so that you can adjust your strategy accordingly. Don’t get stuck with the same lure and the same spots, just switch things out often and have fun with it! You’ll definitely catch something soon enough seeing that you’re clearly grabbing their attention.
Not a pro, so take my wisdom with a grain of salt lol
So nice to watch it follow the lure