I started fishing again back at the beginning of September (I used to fish with my grandpa when I was a kid, but never continued on my own) and the best advice I can personally give as a newbie myself to the newbies is PATIENCE.
Make mistakes, expect to get skunked, expect to get wind knots, expect to birds nest, expect to get upset when your fishing day is foiled by weather. The best part about all of it is, being by the water when the day is perfect (and sometimes less than perfect) and enjoying being out in nature.
I have ADHD so I hyper fixate on things that tickle my dopamine receptor. Why do I mention this? Because I find myself sitting watching COUNTLESS hours of shorts, videos, and tutorials on how to fish.
First it was bass, now it’s catfish, and they’re stocking a lake with trout near where I work soon, so I’ll be binging that. With that being said… USE THIS SUB AND THE INTERNET TO YOUR ADVANTAGE!
I learned A LOT off of this sub and have found myself in love with the sport of fishing. While it at times can be discouraging, just remember, people you go with who constantly catch fish, people you see on YouTube, and I’m sure people here were once in your spot.
One tidbit I’ll share that helped me tremendously is throwing your tackle box at the water.
Start in one spot, with one lure, or bait. Fish it for 20 minutes. Nothing? Switch to something else, repeat process. Do this while switching to different spots. Even if you don’t catch anything, you’ll learn how to use your lures, what the bottom of your pond/lake/whatever feels like, how to cast far, how to get birds nests out of baitcasters, and much more. Who knows? You might get a bite. That’s how I caught that bucket in picture #6.
Im absolutely not even close to intermediate, but this sub has and still does help so much.
Tight lines yall!
Posted by NoMalasPalabras