I always see these kind of posts like "have been going for 1 week or 1 month and haven't caught a thing", so here is an easy solution in several steps:
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get an ugly stick rod: GX2 or a black widow pole: black widow 13 , these two both are pretty cheap and durable and come ready with the net, black widow is perfect for panfish.
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get a size 4 or 6 hook some split shot weights (and a bobber if you want), attach them to the net (its pretty easy to do so).
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get some nightcrawler worms ("almost" all the fish like them), you can also use shrimp for bass or corn for carp.
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use fishbrain app: fishbrain to see the spots for fishing around you
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go fishing either 5am-11am or 4pm-8pm , these are usually best hours to catch most fish.
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panfish stay near top of water, bass move up and down and carp and catfish are almost always in the bottom.
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if you haven't caught a fish in half an hour change location to some other place nearby.
I have been using these simple rules and so far have caught all kind of panfish, rock bass, carp and even some catfish (despite not targeting them).
Posted by Shot_Breakfast_2671