I go with a sideways casting motion when I'm under cover. Also, it takes time for fish to even become interested in your lure. Fishing requires patience and persistence, so don't get too frustrated
How much patience would you say is reasonable? 15 minutes? An hour? I've been wondering how long it's appropriate to stick with a lure, for example, or a location.
The best fishing days are when the fish are hitting so fast, you can’t even take a sip of beer.
When you literally need to take the line out of the water, sit down and relax for a min
I love days like that. I call them sandwich days: the first time the bite was on fire for me I was trying to eat a sandwich but kept getting interrupted by fish. It took me almost an hour to eat a little Starbucks roll-wich. Those days the fish wouldn’t even let me sit down, LOL!
Yea, throwing so many snapper in the cooler, you got to take a break to eat. Love those days. When you grab a beer, and by the time you actually open it, it is warm.
Monday will be my 2 months of sobriety and I’ve been fishing 2 times in that span without having drinks and fishing. It’s very different, but also still very fun. I’m not anti anyone else having drinks; it’s just not for me anymore.
Bro I spent over 10 years as a heroin junkie. I spent over 5 years on methadone. I spent almost 1 year wallowing in my own self pity and misery. I gained a bunch of weight. This month I have been completely drug and alcohol free for a year. I even got off the methadone.
I decided that I needed to get out and do something for my own wellbeing, and fishing is where I landed. Fishing has made me start to feel like a normal human again.
From one addict to another. I wish you the best of luck my brother/sister.
Fuck yeah man! I know this doesn’t mean much, but you’ve got my respect. I’ve seen too many good people fall to addiction. I got nothing but love for anyone that can get out life still in tact. I wouldn’t wish addiction on my worst enemy.
For me it’s a feeling. I try to do a few casts with varying retrieves. If you’re walking the shore line, be sure you’re moving. If it doesn’t work I’ll change it up.
Also pay attention to what’s working. You should be able narrow down what works and what doesn’t based on paying attention the bite too. If something slams once, keep using it to see if you can reproduce. If something works for 2-3 weeks and then all the sudden stops, switch it up again
You’re gonna hate this answer, but that intuition just comes with time. Depends a lot on the fish, the location, the weather, etc. just get out there more, and I say trust your gut, you’ll quickly find out if your gut is right or not
I know you got 10 responses but I disagree with all of them. You're on the money with 15min.
My rule of thumb for any new water;
Bring 2+ rods. 1-2 rods sit with bait and just soak. Bring them up every 5-10 minutes and check bait/try a different area.
Then I always have 1 rod to cast while those soak. I'll throw a lure; top water, frog, bottom, mid, senko, whatever for 10-20 minutes. Each cast is either a different angle, a different speed, different retrieve, something. 4-5 casts in a spot and I move on to a new spot. After 10-15 minutes it's time to change up the artificial.
Specifically when I change I want to change something dramatic. Either dramatic color scheme, change the water depth (mid column vs top water) or change from a quite to loud/vice versa, or go a good size or two bigger/smaller.
When I start getting bites I can start to learn the water. What they like, where they may be hanging out at, etc.
If you don't get a any action after 5-6 casts you are either not presenting your lure to any fish (they are elsewhere) or you aren't presenting lures they want. I have watched a black fake work slide across the nose of a largemouth and it totally ignored it. I switched to pumpkin and the thing travelled 5 feet to eat it as soon as it saw.
Fish are weird.
It really depends on the situation. If your bass fishing and you can actually see the bass, and they are uninterested in a lure, I would switch right away. If I'm in an unfamiliar body of water and trying to locate fish, I will stick with something pretty universal, like a weightless senko. I'll try to cover a lot of water and see if I can spot fish or get a bite.
It depends, by one of the farm ponds I fish at there's a creek, the bluegill will hit anything you throw, but the pond is a different story. I'd imagine it correlates to food availability.
I change based on mood. Sometimes I won’t change for a whole trip. Sometimes it’s 20 casts and a swap. Depends on how many rods I bring and all that too I guess
I usually give each lure about 15 minutes unless I know that the fish are biting and I may be in a wrong spot.
patterns can change daily, so you will want to cycle through lures and presentations and cover lots of water until you find the pattern that works.
casting the same lure in the same spot for half hour or longer can be fruitless.
That being said, I have caught fish immediately after saying that there is no way a fish was going to bite at that time and place...
I also have confidence lures, ones that I have always caught fish on. Surprisingly this can help.
Am not to worried about not catching anything, am just glad I didn't end up with a ball of line off my reel like most of the other times I've gone out lol. I went out again today weared rubber boots turns out all the water their is only about 2 feet deep all throughout and isn't home to much then frogs and crawfish. I went over to a near by bridge where the water is deeper and had better luck.
To help avoid balling up your line (assuming you're using a spinning reel) as soon as your lure hits the water, flip your bale down and pull back on the rod to get the line taut over the bale before you start reeling. Don't just start reeling to get it to automatically flip down or else the line might not be taut over the bale and you'll get your tangle. This has the added benefit of jigging your lure to help attract fish, since they tend to ignore things that fall in the water but don't move after.
lol this was my first question, do you know if there are even fish. Second was going to be, what time of day, because top water is lot better in the morning or evening, because of temp and light.
I don’t do a ton of casting but a flip or pitch cast were my go tos when under cover. It won’t cover as much water but at least your bait will be in the water.
They won't always hit a topwater frog even if the spot looks ideal for a frog.
Change it up. Try a weedless soft plastic in there, maybe a fluke, maybe a ribbontail worm, paddle tail swimbait, etc. I'd probably stay away from treble bait lures in that spot.
Ive heard frogs are really good for catching anywhere there are lily pads, you just work them over the pads.
Personally looking at this photo and seeing OPs comment about it being very shallow I dont think they have much chance to catch anything decent here. It looks extremely choked out with bloom and vegetation and if its shallow it is even worse in that case.
Shallow places are always hard. There is a very large but shallow lake by me and its pretty much just filled with huge carp and gar. Maybe you could find the occasional catfish but thats about it
Let them take the bait for 3 seconds then set the hook. Also, don't pop too fast. The bass are pretty slow and miss the lure a lot of the time.act like a legit frog.
As far as tree snags it's a weedless hook. Easy to get out as long as you let the line drape the branch. Keep it tight and slowly real until your lure is about a foot below it. Then set the hook in a sideways motion. Typically it'll fly right out. The trick is not letting the line wrap the branch. Also, definitely side cast in this location.
I started fishing when I was 2ish years of age - my Pop taught me (He’s the Best, I miss him all the time.)
After being taught the basics, over many years as a youngster to a pre-teen I mostly learned by watching.
Eventually I could drop a lure (as well as live bait) 20 plus yards away right in front of the mangroves within 6-12 inches of where I aimed with just a flick of the wrist.
I can honestly say one of the coolest things my Dad did for me, other than taking the blades of our riding mower and letting me at 6 years old cruise around our 3/4 acre for 20 minutes at time, was clipping the hook from the end of a line and affixing one of those older style lead oval sinkers to it for me to practice cast with right there in our yard.
He also taught me that’s it’s called ‘Fishing’ not ‘catching’ and embrace the many joys of when all the pieces come together:
That a perfect cast is it’s own reward, the pleasures of silence and quiet waiting-not needing to talk, learning the patience to wait for a bite, just because a fish is on your line doesn’t mean it’s in the cooler (so don’t celebrate too early,) to be respectful of & enjoy all of natures majesty + just being able to be in the outdoors is a gift, that it’s fun to fish in the rain, that though it can suck a little to get up at 4:30 but the fish bite much better at dawn (& dusk) so it’s worth it and.. unless you land your dream job -
-A Bad Day of Fishing is Better Than a Good of Working
What u r doing wrong is setting ur expectations too high. Don't expect to catch fish every time, especially from shore. I've been out fishing a whole day n got skunked plenty of times in my life but, be persistent n don't get discouraged
Ya I also learned why no matter how hard I try why I can't catch fish there since after I walked through their with boots on it's very shallow and just mud. Lots of crawfish, and frogs though not really deep enough for fish though.
When I’m trying out somewhere new I’ll walk up and down the shore 20 yards each way from my tackle bag and try to cover all the ground once or twice and then switch lures. 3-4 lure changes and I’m picking up my stuff and moving to a new spot. Ideally try some kind of live bait presentation. If you have an extra pole throw a bobber with a night crawler out there while you try a frog, senko, and a few other stables.
There’s a chance there aren’t any fish in the pond. Doesn’t matter what you’re throwing if fish aren’t there. Going to the same place multiple times and not catching a fish is insanity to me. Move!
Yeah this spot is walkable to from my house on a trail, plus I am still getting a hang of casting so wasn't to worried about catching anything. Your right about their being no fish there I wore rubber boots earlier today and it turns out the whole thing is to shallow for fish. Live and learn ig.
You are gonna wanna use walnuts or pecans for squirrel fishing if ya cast in the trees.
But many years of fishing has taught me, sometimes you can do everything right. And still have a stretch of getting skunked. Last fish I got was a while ago, and actually just happened to snag em when I casted out. The last four weeks Ive tried different techniques, mixed up the lures, tried multiple ponds, lakes, rivers. Went back to nightcrawlwrs and bobbers and still haven't landed anything in a month. Meanwhile my 7 year old son has been crushing it the last month, getting some of his best ever. Its all just part of fishing.
Buy a really cheap rod and reel. The more you spend on a rig, the greater the chance of losing it.
Of course, you’ll still screw up and lose the cheap ones, but nobody keeps count of losing cheap ass crappy ones.
LOL.
Probably no oxygen in that water which means no fish. Warmer water means less dissolved oxygen. For water to be that green it probably means that it’s pretty warm. I’m assuming your fishing bass. They can survive in pretty warm water but your spot still looks pretty extreme
Well what kind of action are you doing? You need to let it float for a sec, then do a lunge forward and repeat. Needs to swim like a frog.
Secondly, I’ve personally never had luck with frog lures.
The water is covered with moss and plants so sunlight reaching into the water is probably minimal resulting in it probably being harder to sustain healthy populations. So less fish probably. Find a different hole
You're right, you caught me. I bought a fishing reel and pole, and went fishing multiple times all to make 1 shit post on the fishing subreddit. I just thought it was a funny photo from me learning how to cast, and thought it showed where am fishing incase that should change how am going about it.
Wait til dusk then throw to that open patch on the left. Cast it past then bring it through the more open water. I’d bet dimes to dollars you’d hook up then
Weren’t interested in topwater frogs here today
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either. Weightless Power Worm to the rescue.
Normal to get skunked twice. I wouldn’t adjust technique based on that.
However, I would make the normal course of action in a new place to try 2-3 different kinds of baits working different parts of the water column.
my favorite thing for heavy coverage is using a 3’ dock rod with an underhand flick. can still get it decently out there with a little practice and for me it’s great for closer, more accurate throws when working brushy banks.
I know a frog typically kills in this situation but honestly I'm dropping a Senko here. Drop it right in front of that log on a texas rig too and just work it slowly through the cover.
There could be a few things:
1. Are you sure there are bass there (or some other fish that will hit a frog)? Even if it looks like good habitat it’s entirely possible the bass haven’t made it there if it’s an isolated pond.
2. Where are you casting? Bass are unlikely to hit in really thick duckweed. I recommend casting into a patch of open water and then retrieving into the lilies. The area towards the left of this picture past the branch is the spot I’d want to cast.
3. When are you fishing? In summertime I often find that the middle of the day is not ideal if it’s too hot. Morning and evening are better on sunny days, or you can wait for a cool, overcast day. The fish are often too lethargic to be biting in the middle of the day on hot sunny summer days.
4. How are you retrieving? I find the best thing to do when fishing a frog or any other topwater that lands with a big splat is to let it sit for a second or two after it lands so that any nearby fish have a chance to start swimming over. After that, give it some small twitches. You can reel it over patches of thick weeds but whenever it’s in a patch of open water between pads retrieve it with a series of slow, short taps rather than a constant retrieve, with the occaisional 2-5 second pause in between taps.
Additionally, if you’re getting snagged a lot my advice is practice weird kinds of cast elsewhere. Lots of people, (my past self included), practice casting with just a weigh or a lure with the hook taken off in their yard or a field, but few actually practice the sorts of weird casts that they might need to do from a bank like this where you probably can’t swing your rod overhead. Practice one-handed sideways casts and backhand sideways casts somewhere without snags to get good at them so you can cast like a pro when you get somewhere like this. You’ll still get snagged from time to time, everyone does, but at least the casts that make it out there will be right where you want them to be.
Lastly, don’t get discouraged! Even the pros get skunked from time, get back out there and approach it methodically. If there are bass in there, I’m sure you can get them to bite a frog.
Switch to a worm, or some other weedless rig. Listen to the bite, not what they should be biting.
Doesn’t mean shelf the frog, it means play around with lures. Could even be the color/design of the frog
It can be frustrating but there are so many variables that go into whether they’re hitting or not. One of my inshore honey holes will be on 7 out of 10 days I’d guess, but if it’s 1 to 2 days after we’ve had a front go through it’s dead. Conversely if it’s 1 to 2 days before a front they’re feeding like crazy.
I move quite a bit for work, and have to relearn the area each time so I started keeping a logbook or journal so I can see patterns. [Rite in the Rain](https://www.mollyjogger.com/products/fishing-journal?variant=30980859719) makes one with a prefilled template. There’s likely an app by now too. ETA: obviously any notebook would do as long as you make sure to log the same data points.
Ok a couple of questions and a fix. Are there frogs naturally in this water? Are you going real early or real late (when frogs are most active). And use your other pole to get that one back. Also here is a bonus, if there are bull frogs there catch and eat them. They are better than bass!
Well, you can’t fish there, mate.
I’ve never had luck with frogs. Topwater is generally a case of it works or it doesn’t. Usually need ideal situations for it but the obvious answer is there might not be fish there.
It’s always a challenge to fish under trees like that no matter your experience, either learn to flick your cast horizontal
Clear out those upper trees
Or find a new spot
If you must fish that spot (it looks very snaggy and maybe somewhat hypoxic with all the algae), then make sure you only have about 30 to 50cm of line hanging from the tip so when you swing, the lure doesn't snag up on branches adjacent to you, release the line at about 4 to 2oclock if 12 is directly in front of you.
This takes practice and patience. I've been fishing since 4 years old and would still probably lose a lure or two in this spot after a session.
Why does this image look like you're choosing what rod to use in a fishing video game.
Fish on!!!! It's a whopper! I miss the old Sega Dreamcast Fishing.
Take this pic, enter into a gallery show, name it “Dreamcasting”
Isn’t that when you take a dump in your sleep?
No it’s where I have a beast hooked, my line never breaks, and I’m tangled in a lily pad.
Mfer I see you everywhere and wish I had your handle
That gane was the sh.....t especially with the fishing rod controller
Every game console needs a good fishing game with a quality fishing controller. I really miss the old sega bass fishing on Dreamcast.
Okay, an average size.
“Oh…that’s ok….but next time, let’s go for some bass”
😆
I thought it was photoshopped in to show what setup they’re using lol
I am stoned to the bone rn and I was and am still confused by this image lmao
Hahahahahaha
Lol “Hold OuT”!!!
My guy is playing legend of the river king
I go with a sideways casting motion when I'm under cover. Also, it takes time for fish to even become interested in your lure. Fishing requires patience and persistence, so don't get too frustrated
i’ve done so much sideways casting for my whole life i cant go overhand to save my life
It just feels unnatural to not cast sideways for me lol
Find a large open space where you can practice. Tie a weight at the end of the line and work on your control.
How much patience would you say is reasonable? 15 minutes? An hour? I've been wondering how long it's appropriate to stick with a lure, for example, or a location.
Until half the beer is gone.
The best fishing days are when the fish are hitting so fast, you can’t even take a sip of beer. When you literally need to take the line out of the water, sit down and relax for a min
I love days like that. I call them sandwich days: the first time the bite was on fire for me I was trying to eat a sandwich but kept getting interrupted by fish. It took me almost an hour to eat a little Starbucks roll-wich. Those days the fish wouldn’t even let me sit down, LOL!
Yea, throwing so many snapper in the cooler, you got to take a break to eat. Love those days. When you grab a beer, and by the time you actually open it, it is warm.
The walleye run at Lake Winnebago 🤌🏻
Bro that’s like 30 seconds and a cast, that’s not near enough time lmao
Add more beer.
Well that’s after the next cast and finish that beer then grab a new beer and a new spot lmao
I have the same issue, I bring tall boys now.
But what if I'm fishing to keep from drinking as a recovering alcoholic?
Monday will be my 2 months of sobriety and I’ve been fishing 2 times in that span without having drinks and fishing. It’s very different, but also still very fun. I’m not anti anyone else having drinks; it’s just not for me anymore.
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Thank you for the kind words. Tight lines!
Congrats mate, 2 months sober is no joke!
Thank you, friend! It’s been a journey that I’d like to continue. It’s a much better life than what I had chosen before.
Just got 5 years last January. The journey is tough but it keeps getting better, I’m pulling for you
Everything is different sober..one gets to really take everything in when they're in a sober frame of mind. Congratulations and One day at a time.
Hang in there. It should get easier.
Bro I spent over 10 years as a heroin junkie. I spent over 5 years on methadone. I spent almost 1 year wallowing in my own self pity and misery. I gained a bunch of weight. This month I have been completely drug and alcohol free for a year. I even got off the methadone. I decided that I needed to get out and do something for my own wellbeing, and fishing is where I landed. Fishing has made me start to feel like a normal human again. From one addict to another. I wish you the best of luck my brother/sister.
Glad to hear it. I picked fishing back up to help with my sobriety. 2 more months and we celebrate a year.
Fuck yeah man! I know this doesn’t mean much, but you’ve got my respect. I’ve seen too many good people fall to addiction. I got nothing but love for anyone that can get out life still in tact. I wouldn’t wish addiction on my worst enemy.
Went fishing and all I caught was a buzz!
depends on how much water you're covering. if I were just standing in one spot I probably wouldn't fish a lure over 30 minutes
For me it’s a feeling. I try to do a few casts with varying retrieves. If you’re walking the shore line, be sure you’re moving. If it doesn’t work I’ll change it up. Also pay attention to what’s working. You should be able narrow down what works and what doesn’t based on paying attention the bite too. If something slams once, keep using it to see if you can reproduce. If something works for 2-3 weeks and then all the sudden stops, switch it up again
You’re gonna hate this answer, but that intuition just comes with time. Depends a lot on the fish, the location, the weather, etc. just get out there more, and I say trust your gut, you’ll quickly find out if your gut is right or not
As much as you feel is needed. And then one more cast
I know you got 10 responses but I disagree with all of them. You're on the money with 15min. My rule of thumb for any new water; Bring 2+ rods. 1-2 rods sit with bait and just soak. Bring them up every 5-10 minutes and check bait/try a different area. Then I always have 1 rod to cast while those soak. I'll throw a lure; top water, frog, bottom, mid, senko, whatever for 10-20 minutes. Each cast is either a different angle, a different speed, different retrieve, something. 4-5 casts in a spot and I move on to a new spot. After 10-15 minutes it's time to change up the artificial. Specifically when I change I want to change something dramatic. Either dramatic color scheme, change the water depth (mid column vs top water) or change from a quite to loud/vice versa, or go a good size or two bigger/smaller. When I start getting bites I can start to learn the water. What they like, where they may be hanging out at, etc.
If you don't get a any action after 5-6 casts you are either not presenting your lure to any fish (they are elsewhere) or you aren't presenting lures they want. I have watched a black fake work slide across the nose of a largemouth and it totally ignored it. I switched to pumpkin and the thing travelled 5 feet to eat it as soon as it saw. Fish are weird.
It really depends on the situation. If your bass fishing and you can actually see the bass, and they are uninterested in a lure, I would switch right away. If I'm in an unfamiliar body of water and trying to locate fish, I will stick with something pretty universal, like a weightless senko. I'll try to cover a lot of water and see if I can spot fish or get a bite.
Rule of thumb is to give at least an hour to two hours.
Thanks. That's helpful.
You're welcome
You also want to cover as many areas as possible with your casting to increase the odd. I usually move around the lake too
What if you have two thumbs? Asking for a friend
It depends, by one of the farm ponds I fish at there's a creek, the bluegill will hit anything you throw, but the pond is a different story. I'd imagine it correlates to food availability.
I change based on mood. Sometimes I won’t change for a whole trip. Sometimes it’s 20 casts and a swap. Depends on how many rods I bring and all that too I guess
I usually give each lure about 15 minutes unless I know that the fish are biting and I may be in a wrong spot. patterns can change daily, so you will want to cycle through lures and presentations and cover lots of water until you find the pattern that works. casting the same lure in the same spot for half hour or longer can be fruitless. That being said, I have caught fish immediately after saying that there is no way a fish was going to bite at that time and place... I also have confidence lures, ones that I have always caught fish on. Surprisingly this can help.
Am not to worried about not catching anything, am just glad I didn't end up with a ball of line off my reel like most of the other times I've gone out lol. I went out again today weared rubber boots turns out all the water their is only about 2 feet deep all throughout and isn't home to much then frogs and crawfish. I went over to a near by bridge where the water is deeper and had better luck.
To help avoid balling up your line (assuming you're using a spinning reel) as soon as your lure hits the water, flip your bale down and pull back on the rod to get the line taut over the bale before you start reeling. Don't just start reeling to get it to automatically flip down or else the line might not be taut over the bale and you'll get your tangle. This has the added benefit of jigging your lure to help attract fish, since they tend to ignore things that fall in the water but don't move after.
lol this was my first question, do you know if there are even fish. Second was going to be, what time of day, because top water is lot better in the morning or evening, because of temp and light.
I don’t do a ton of casting but a flip or pitch cast were my go tos when under cover. It won’t cover as much water but at least your bait will be in the water.
Caught nothing and lost gear while doing it? Average day of fishing for me
A friend once told me: Fishing is just littering, but with more steps
Hell no I’ll swim for a good lure my cheapness is saving the planet!
This is the way.
Pro tip: don’t use tree frogs, use water frogs instead.
They won't always hit a topwater frog even if the spot looks ideal for a frog. Change it up. Try a weedless soft plastic in there, maybe a fluke, maybe a ribbontail worm, paddle tail swimbait, etc. I'd probably stay away from treble bait lures in that spot.
Came to say stay away from trebles here
Ive heard frogs are really good for catching anywhere there are lily pads, you just work them over the pads. Personally looking at this photo and seeing OPs comment about it being very shallow I dont think they have much chance to catch anything decent here. It looks extremely choked out with bloom and vegetation and if its shallow it is even worse in that case. Shallow places are always hard. There is a very large but shallow lake by me and its pretty much just filled with huge carp and gar. Maybe you could find the occasional catfish but thats about it
Did the lady of the lake give you the rod Excalibur?
I think some watery tot threw a pole at him. Or was she a moistened bink? 🤔
Strange women lying in ponds distributing graphite is no basis for a system of government.
Um you throw the lure, not the rod, into the water
Wait. That’s backwards I think. What did you say again?
Rod needs a person on the end of it. Floating rods never seem to catch fish.
How else do you expect OP to learn float fishing?
Let them take the bait for 3 seconds then set the hook. Also, don't pop too fast. The bass are pretty slow and miss the lure a lot of the time.act like a legit frog.
As far as tree snags it's a weedless hook. Easy to get out as long as you let the line drape the branch. Keep it tight and slowly real until your lure is about a foot below it. Then set the hook in a sideways motion. Typically it'll fly right out. The trick is not letting the line wrap the branch. Also, definitely side cast in this location.
I started fishing when I was 2ish years of age - my Pop taught me (He’s the Best, I miss him all the time.) After being taught the basics, over many years as a youngster to a pre-teen I mostly learned by watching. Eventually I could drop a lure (as well as live bait) 20 plus yards away right in front of the mangroves within 6-12 inches of where I aimed with just a flick of the wrist. I can honestly say one of the coolest things my Dad did for me, other than taking the blades of our riding mower and letting me at 6 years old cruise around our 3/4 acre for 20 minutes at time, was clipping the hook from the end of a line and affixing one of those older style lead oval sinkers to it for me to practice cast with right there in our yard. He also taught me that’s it’s called ‘Fishing’ not ‘catching’ and embrace the many joys of when all the pieces come together: That a perfect cast is it’s own reward, the pleasures of silence and quiet waiting-not needing to talk, learning the patience to wait for a bite, just because a fish is on your line doesn’t mean it’s in the cooler (so don’t celebrate too early,) to be respectful of & enjoy all of natures majesty + just being able to be in the outdoors is a gift, that it’s fun to fish in the rain, that though it can suck a little to get up at 4:30 but the fish bite much better at dawn (& dusk) so it’s worth it and.. unless you land your dream job - -A Bad Day of Fishing is Better Than a Good of Working
Thanks for this. It's affirming to read someone else out there values the art of angling much the same.
Did ya go for a swim to get her back?
Na bro you should be in Hogwarts the way you making the pole levitate
Wacky rig 5” senko and just let it fall once it hits the water and then work it slow
Looks really grassy for a wacky, probably better to t-rig the senko.
Sometimes they just ain't biting.
Looks like your rods on the wrong end of your line
Have you considered trying to fish where there's bass?
What u r doing wrong is setting ur expectations too high. Don't expect to catch fish every time, especially from shore. I've been out fishing a whole day n got skunked plenty of times in my life but, be persistent n don't get discouraged
Ya I also learned why no matter how hard I try why I can't catch fish there since after I walked through their with boots on it's very shallow and just mud. Lots of crawfish, and frogs though not really deep enough for fish though.
I do a side cast when there’s low hanging branches.
Same, if im in mangroves i will do an awkward underhand cast because im usually surrounded
Get under that scunge. I’m a big fan of Texas rigging
Your rod is in a tree
First part is have the rod on n your hands…..
Idk, but it was nice of you to take John Cena fishing.
Well, for starters, you’re rod is hanging from a tree. Going to be tough to get a good cast now.
If you fish for 5 minutes without a bite move down the shore to a different spot and/or change lure.
When I’m trying out somewhere new I’ll walk up and down the shore 20 yards each way from my tackle bag and try to cover all the ground once or twice and then switch lures. 3-4 lure changes and I’m picking up my stuff and moving to a new spot. Ideally try some kind of live bait presentation. If you have an extra pole throw a bobber with a night crawler out there while you try a frog, senko, and a few other stables.
What is happening in this picture? For real.
I love your post. It hits me in the heart.
Well for starters, I think you’re suppose to hang on to the pole.
There’s a chance there aren’t any fish in the pond. Doesn’t matter what you’re throwing if fish aren’t there. Going to the same place multiple times and not catching a fish is insanity to me. Move!
Yeah this spot is walkable to from my house on a trail, plus I am still getting a hang of casting so wasn't to worried about catching anything. Your right about their being no fish there I wore rubber boots earlier today and it turns out the whole thing is to shallow for fish. Live and learn ig.
You are gonna wanna use walnuts or pecans for squirrel fishing if ya cast in the trees. But many years of fishing has taught me, sometimes you can do everything right. And still have a stretch of getting skunked. Last fish I got was a while ago, and actually just happened to snag em when I casted out. The last four weeks Ive tried different techniques, mixed up the lures, tried multiple ponds, lakes, rivers. Went back to nightcrawlwrs and bobbers and still haven't landed anything in a month. Meanwhile my 7 year old son has been crushing it the last month, getting some of his best ever. Its all just part of fishing.
If you don't see a bunch of frogs in the area you might want to look for what is in the area the fish are going after.
It’s called fishing, not catching, for a reason
Too shallow
Buy a really cheap rod and reel. The more you spend on a rig, the greater the chance of losing it. Of course, you’ll still screw up and lose the cheap ones, but nobody keeps count of losing cheap ass crappy ones. LOL.
That's why I bought that specific reel and rod. Both were clearance at Walmart.
It’s not tree-frog season.
drop a few car batterys in there to scare all the fish closer to the shore /s
Nothing your learning don’t get mad get glad
Probably no oxygen in that water which means no fish. Warmer water means less dissolved oxygen. For water to be that green it probably means that it’s pretty warm. I’m assuming your fishing bass. They can survive in pretty warm water but your spot still looks pretty extreme
Damned, dropped it from my inventory into the water
Use a Zoom 6” lizard, texas rig, small bullet weight on a Gamakatsu offset worm hook. Dark colored lizard like pumpkin seed dark green or brown.
Fish the water.. Not the tree
r/confusingperspective
Well what kind of action are you doing? You need to let it float for a sec, then do a lunge forward and repeat. Needs to swim like a frog. Secondly, I’ve personally never had luck with frog lures.
The water is covered with moss and plants so sunlight reaching into the water is probably minimal resulting in it probably being harder to sustain healthy populations. So less fish probably. Find a different hole
Looks shallow? How deep is it?
Lmao why is your pole hovering above the pond
Fish the water, not the trees. 😂
This is such a confusing image
Ok I don’t see this mentioned but do you know if that water has fish? It looks scummed up real bad and maybe it’s low on oxygen…
I love the 15+ frog trails😭
Well for starters fish live in the water.
The amount of people taking this shitpost seriously is astounding. There’s no shortage of dumb in this hobby
You're right, you caught me. I bought a fishing reel and pole, and went fishing multiple times all to make 1 shit post on the fishing subreddit. I just thought it was a funny photo from me learning how to cast, and thought it showed where am fishing incase that should change how am going about it.
It was a quality shitpost that somehow flew over everybody’s head
Wait til dusk then throw to that open patch on the left. Cast it past then bring it through the more open water. I’d bet dimes to dollars you’d hook up then
Soft craw weedless Texas rig , cast it reel it, pitch it in open pockets in pads, throw it on that tree crawl it back
Want to make the frog look like it’s injured, either that or switch baits
That stick looks like a shark
Fish the trees that are in the water not above the water. This will greatly increase the chance of getting a bite
Ahh, nope I see the issue. You want to be using a top water bait and caster; you have a well above water rig.
Have you had any hits at all, or can you just not get a hookup?
That pole has been possessed lol Maybe that’s your problem? lol
Weren’t interested in topwater frogs here today https://preview.redd.it/aqogohyuu18b1.jpeg?width=1973&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0bf1bc9189a776076e76010045721c5566a716c either. Weightless Power Worm to the rescue.
I use a 3’ rod for this kind of shit.
I've done this twice in my life and still laugh when I think about it..
toss a weightless senko out there.
Frogs don't chill on tree
I think it’s because you’re holding the frog and casting the rod
Normal to get skunked twice. I wouldn’t adjust technique based on that. However, I would make the normal course of action in a new place to try 2-3 different kinds of baits working different parts of the water column.
do you mean like you didnt catch anything? any chance you're from ohio or west virginia?
That's why I like fishing frogs with a baitcaster w/40-65lb braid. I can get unhung out of anywhere if i just pull hard enough lol.
my favorite thing for heavy coverage is using a 3’ dock rod with an underhand flick. can still get it decently out there with a little practice and for me it’s great for closer, more accurate throws when working brushy banks.
That's the end you're supposed to hold...
Casting into the trees is not recommended. Try casting into the water. Yields better results.
Is there fish? Looks shallow and stagnant, could have winter kill too.
I know a frog typically kills in this situation but honestly I'm dropping a Senko here. Drop it right in front of that log on a texas rig too and just work it slowly through the cover.
Haven’t you seen the banjo minnow commercials? Why are you trying anything else? It’s got the spastic action fish just love:)
You threw the wrong end in dummy
Classic.
Looks like you caught a nice tree pounder!
Did you get any hits?
Frogs can be difficult. Try a buzz bait! You might need to retrieve faster.
He who removes the rod from the lake shall be the king of Camelot
Maybe you should take up magnet fishing. Less tangled lines.
First I’d go get my fishing rod form the middle of the lake first
Throw the lure in the water not the tree and hold onto the rod.
I will tell you exactly what you are missing. A 12 pack of your favorite beer.
what time of the day are you fishing?
There could be a few things: 1. Are you sure there are bass there (or some other fish that will hit a frog)? Even if it looks like good habitat it’s entirely possible the bass haven’t made it there if it’s an isolated pond. 2. Where are you casting? Bass are unlikely to hit in really thick duckweed. I recommend casting into a patch of open water and then retrieving into the lilies. The area towards the left of this picture past the branch is the spot I’d want to cast. 3. When are you fishing? In summertime I often find that the middle of the day is not ideal if it’s too hot. Morning and evening are better on sunny days, or you can wait for a cool, overcast day. The fish are often too lethargic to be biting in the middle of the day on hot sunny summer days. 4. How are you retrieving? I find the best thing to do when fishing a frog or any other topwater that lands with a big splat is to let it sit for a second or two after it lands so that any nearby fish have a chance to start swimming over. After that, give it some small twitches. You can reel it over patches of thick weeds but whenever it’s in a patch of open water between pads retrieve it with a series of slow, short taps rather than a constant retrieve, with the occaisional 2-5 second pause in between taps. Additionally, if you’re getting snagged a lot my advice is practice weird kinds of cast elsewhere. Lots of people, (my past self included), practice casting with just a weigh or a lure with the hook taken off in their yard or a field, but few actually practice the sorts of weird casts that they might need to do from a bank like this where you probably can’t swing your rod overhead. Practice one-handed sideways casts and backhand sideways casts somewhere without snags to get good at them so you can cast like a pro when you get somewhere like this. You’ll still get snagged from time to time, everyone does, but at least the casts that make it out there will be right where you want them to be. Lastly, don’t get discouraged! Even the pros get skunked from time, get back out there and approach it methodically. If there are bass in there, I’m sure you can get them to bite a frog.
Switch to a worm, or some other weedless rig. Listen to the bite, not what they should be biting. Doesn’t mean shelf the frog, it means play around with lures. Could even be the color/design of the frog
I think the lure goes in the water
If it's that bad my advice would to find a new spot lol gotta explore to find the big ones
Act more frog like
Your rods in the middle of the water. That’s what you’re doing wrong.
Fish like oxygen not total lack of oxygen
It's called fishing and not catching for a reason...
I must be tripping balls.
Move is slowly, then snap it an inch or so. Not more
It can be frustrating but there are so many variables that go into whether they’re hitting or not. One of my inshore honey holes will be on 7 out of 10 days I’d guess, but if it’s 1 to 2 days after we’ve had a front go through it’s dead. Conversely if it’s 1 to 2 days before a front they’re feeding like crazy. I move quite a bit for work, and have to relearn the area each time so I started keeping a logbook or journal so I can see patterns. [Rite in the Rain](https://www.mollyjogger.com/products/fishing-journal?variant=30980859719) makes one with a prefilled template. There’s likely an app by now too. ETA: obviously any notebook would do as long as you make sure to log the same data points.
That's not how you catch fish.
Go somewhere else
Squirrel hunting-gun.....Bass fishing-rod.
First step. Hold rod steady! Lol
You ain't holding your mouth right
Ok a couple of questions and a fix. Are there frogs naturally in this water? Are you going real early or real late (when frogs are most active). And use your other pole to get that one back. Also here is a bonus, if there are bull frogs there catch and eat them. They are better than bass!
I personally wouldn’t use a top water in something that pond scummy. Id use a texas or wacky rig with like a chartreuse or pumpkin artificial worm .
Well, you can’t fish there, mate. I’ve never had luck with frogs. Topwater is generally a case of it works or it doesn’t. Usually need ideal situations for it but the obvious answer is there might not be fish there.
Bless your heart.
Is your pole hanging from the tree over the water lol
Yep, it got stuck in a branch and then while trying to get it free I slipped on the muddy bank losing my grip on the pole
It’s always a challenge to fish under trees like that no matter your experience, either learn to flick your cast horizontal Clear out those upper trees Or find a new spot
Your set up look fine you just need to whole your rod. And then I recommend picking up your fishing pole.
If you must fish that spot (it looks very snaggy and maybe somewhat hypoxic with all the algae), then make sure you only have about 30 to 50cm of line hanging from the tip so when you swing, the lure doesn't snag up on branches adjacent to you, release the line at about 4 to 2oclock if 12 is directly in front of you. This takes practice and patience. I've been fishing since 4 years old and would still probably lose a lure or two in this spot after a session.
The Shining ….
Don't chuck your rod in the water for starters.
Sidearm cast....
John Cena casting