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What am I doing wrong?


I’ve been fishing probably 4 times in the last 2 months. Go out for about an hour each time – shoreline fishing creeks / lakes / rivers in middle TN – and I’ve caught exactly 0 fish.
I lose probably 4 lures each trip as well. Some combination of the above and some rooster tails.

I’m really wanting to make fishing my hobby (fished as a kid, but it’s been a couple of decades), but this is pretty d*mn frustrating.

…… What am I doing wrong?

Posted by Huston_P

7 Comments

  2. mortjoy on

    Can you take a picture of your set up. I’m not the one to give advice- but it helps to see how exactly you set up your line.

  3. PinktonPanther on

    It’s a bit late in season so either try a jig or live bait like a worm on a bobber. Jigs move slow and bounce patience is key and slow bounce and moves. Worms and other live bates are great too. Find “cover” rock formations and downed trees and try and get your stuff out there close by the cover. Also make sure and utilize small hooks. If you got a big hook all you “can” catch is big fish. So find a nice smaller hook get your worm out there (that sounds hilarious out loud) or a jig football head style and find some cover.

  5. senseisolus on

    if you’re losing that many lures i’d suggest going with a more weedless approach or top water, but in general switching up baits until you find what they’re hitting isn’t a bad idea.

    look up a wacky rig and give that a try, you can buy weedless hooks and o-rings to make them last longer but they always produce bass for me.

  7. False_Possibility_23 on

    When fishing those little twister tails you should fish them around brush and cattails. You can also bump them on the bottom. The other baits look like jerk baits.

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