Florida Bass fishing problems?
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Hello, I live right near a lake in Florida(largest lake in my county) and I go there occasionally to try and fish off a dock and I never seem to catch any bass or any type of fish but I know fish are in there because I see them but what am I doing wrong? Oh and also if anyone knows where I can get a cheap small bass boat or something that would be great.
Im using a lure I bought in sports authority and I try to move around near the area but I never catch nothing D:
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The thing is what are you doing. Just “going and fishing off a dock” don’t say much. What bait or lure or how are you fishing and what with ?
Are you using live bait or lures. If lures it could be your presentation if live bait is could be the bait is not appealing to the fish you see. I don’t think anyone could really tell you what you are doing wrong without being there with you. I am not the greatest fisherman but I had the same problem and for me one of my problems was I was fishing for Bluegill and other sunfish and using a large hook. I went down to small hooks and can catch these now. I also increased my fish catch when I got a subscription to Fishing Facts Magazine. That is the only magazine I know that actually teaches you to fish.
A cheap boat would be a small 10 foot Jon boat with a 2 horse motor. the little bass busters are good but in my opinion not very cheap. I use a float tube myself. It gets me to where the fish are and is not as expensive as a boat.
Do you know what kind of fish you’re seeing? “A lure I bought in sports authority” doesn’t really narrow down what you’re using for us, but a lot of our lakes here in Florida have grass carp and other fish that won’t take lures, not to mention, as someone else already pointed out, you may be using too large of a hook, your presentation could be wrong, and the fish that are there may just be so used to being fished for that they’ve gotten smart and won’t take a lure that they’ve seen before.
Another question to ask yourself is if you’ve seen anyone else catching fish in the area. If you have, you could always strike up a conversation with someone who’s actually having some luck and ask what you’re doing wrong.
Another thing I’d suggest is to not buy fishing equipment at chain stores. What’s that kid behind the counter do in his spare time? He plays video games, he doesn’t go out and fish. Buy fishing equipment somewhere where the employees actually fish, this way you can ask them how well various products work, and also what’s eating what where. Yes, lures will cost a bit more at a Mom-n-Pop bait shop, but it’s worth it. We need to be supporting the little guys anyway with the economy doing what it’s doing.
Cheap and bass boat shouldn’t really be used in the same sentence, a little jon boat should do fine, or you could even go with a kayak (they can be rigged out for fishing) so you don’t even have to worry about a motor (watch your weather conditions closely, though).