I have a pond that a buddy and I go to every weekend. On the previous weekend, we went in the morning, and maybe around midday or a bit later we caught three bass. Then, this weekend, we went in the PM. We caught one fish, which promptly hopped off my cook and bounced back into the water. Is it bad luck, bad timing, bad weather (it rained in the morning), or bad bait? We are using green plastic worms with red flakes.
Posted by I_am_ChickenMan
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Many possibilities here, time of day is usually a big one.
Probably all of it. Go first thing in the morning before the sun has risen. Are you casting and retrieving or just letting a plastic worm set in the water??
You gave a lot of details but we need more lol how did you rig the worm and how do you retrieves
“which promptly hopped off my cook”…boy did I read that wrong initially.
I see you tried worms, which are usually good for stubborn bass. Maybe try some action lures on top like poppers or ploppers, and stick baits. Early morning and later evenings work best.
Weather has a lot to do with where the fish will be.
Most fish are ambush predators so they are hiding in the shadows. So on sunny days they will be under plant cover, or hiding under docks etc, but if it’s cloudy they are more likely to be out and about.
Water temperature too, when it’s hot a lot of fish head for deeper cooler water.
Also visibility will change what color lures work.
Lots of variables.