there is no bank but there is like a little bank across from it but i cant cast that far and you dont put weight on it, Maybe if i stand on before you gte on the dock.

Posted By RRichards151 on 13 Sep 2011 07:21 PM
there is no bank but there is like a little bank across from it but i cant cast that far and you dont put weight on it, Maybe if i stand on before you gte on the dock.

Give us a location so we can look at where you're fishing, like "small pond, off of 5th ave and 42 street" "3 miles west of tim-buck-too".  If there's a dock there has to be a way to get to it and if there's a way to get to it you must be able to stand next to that, on the shore right?  Give us enough info to see the place from google maps or something.

Go to http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&b...CBsQ8gEwAA and then click the little box to the left then when it pulls it up and you can see all wet spots keep clicking the right arrow on the road till the map is on the bridge and that is were i fish

From looking at google earth, when you pan out on the location you gave us...this is a creek that comes from the Atlantic Ocean...This is a saltwater creek, I understand the further inland you go, the salinity will change....at best you have brackish water, at best....looking at how close you are to the ocean, I'm guessing this creek is 80-90% salt. Your going to have a hard time catching bass in this creek, if there are any. Lg mouth Bass can thrive in brackish water...but this looks too close to the ocean. Atleast that's how it is here in my section of NY. We have NY harbor (NY Bight) which is where I fish (Saltwater) and the East River, and Hudson River, both are salt water rivers...Only when you travel Upstate way pass the Tapanzee Bridge, does the water start to turn brackish.

Ok i just looked at this picture it is nohing like were i go, Yes it is brackish and i know not to bass fish there now lol

This is what the place looks like http://www.fishingclub.com/my-nafc/...083#526255

You have GOT to be kidding me! We have spent the last week trying to help this kid catch a bass out of SALTWATER? Sorry buddy, go on up to the pond by the college and give us a shout if you need any help. Good luck and "tight lines"!

No intirely my fault either the people up there were pulling my leg or they were just making fun of me and wasteing my time....


Anyways i will have pictures up of the collage soon -.-

It is rigged in the right position. For a thin worm like that my choice of hook is much slimmer, closer to the body, not a dominant part a bass can easily see. Try an offset shank O'Shaughnessy bend type worm hook instead of the one you are using. That hook has a straight shank that lays nearly parallel to the worm, and just the right bend to allow it to slide through the worm upon being bit.

The wide gap hook in the picture is better suited to thicker bodied plastics that need a lot more rise of the point above the back of a brush hog, Horny Toad or lizard. There is less spring in a worm hook, too, helping the hook stay in a fish mouth better. 

Sometimes the extra tail action of worms like pictured put a bass off, when an old fashioned plain tailed trick worm will work much better.

Jim

Hey im still learning i tried looking for a size 5/0 or a 6/0 in that hook but they did not have it

A worm of that thickness and length needs no larger than a 3/0 in any style hook for average bass fishing. Any larger of a hook will easily tip any fish off to something very unnatural, and frankly, you will turn away many bass going that large for that worm. I'd equate that to a deer hunter with a white rifle waving it while trying to find a target walking by. Go stealth, make the hook a very small part of the whole bait. I'd start with a 1/0 for under 15# mono line. All the hook you need is what will hold the fish that bite. If it becomes obvious you need a heavier hook due to a fish straightening it out, then go up one size. The smaller and thinner the hook, the more bites you will get. Rather than always choose a stronger hook, try to "play" fish more and let the line and rod do more work. I fish for crappie a lot and have caught a lot of largemouth bass using a 12' crappie rod with 4# line and a tiny #2 thin wired straight shank ole fashioned hook. You can't horse a bass in with that. Work up to heavier baits for larger bass as you gain experience catching more bass on smaller baits. Along the way you add confidence to whatever you try.
Jim