Trip Report: Moving Along The Learning Curve
- / BY Joe Sarmiento
- / June 21, 2011
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at 11:44 am
Glad we could help. But I have to say that you might be wrong on the time. You will find the pre dawn and dawn bite some of the best. Night fishing for bass is THE way to go here during the summer. A noisy topwater or spinner bait with a single big blade will get strikes all night as will a tube or worm worked on the bottom. No light needed for those guys they like the night and low light conditions. Now go back and catch some more so we can see the pics.
at 2:34 pm
I guess I just need to know what bait to present in low light conditions. Thanks Tommy. BTW, the first thing I threw this morning was lizardfish…no hits 🙁
at 12:22 pm
Joe~ Thx for the mention & glad it was a positive experience for you. It’s great when the water is clear, you can see what’s going on & can switch up your presentation to entice that strike.
You might want to try some finesse fishing when the bite is absent (not that it was for you this time). Try the drop shot technique using smaller baits. Really helps with Bass that are lazin’ about.
at 2:32 pm
I thought about that on the drive back. I use drop shots a lot when I’m in salt and I would’ve like to try the worm on that kind of setup rather than trying to swim it thru the strike zone.
at 1:59 pm
Good to see you out in fresh waters!
I always waste a lot of time sight fishing. I think the fish know I’m watching. When I can’t see the reaction underwater I stick more to experience and that seems to catch more fish for me.
at 2:31 pm
It was a good tool for me. When I’m fishing salt, I have a good idea of what is happening below, and it guides what I do. Up to this point, I haven’t used soft plastic swimbaits a lot, so watching the action at different speeds/depths etc. and the reaction from the fish were really valuable insights for me. Also, watching that fish return to the same ambush point was interesting. If I can picture what the structure is like, I can guess where that spot might be.
I know watching the bait and the fish isn’t going to be the case most of the time, but if I can picture what’s happening, I can use that information to guide what I’m doing. For example, I think I was swimming them too fast before, no wonder I wasn’t getting bit on them.