Clintellington89 : Fishing Forum Posts

Okay guys, I need some help before I go crazy. I’m in central N.C., (Selma) fishing a pretty large size pond. I’ve been fishing this pond the last 3 weeks a couple hours a day. It’s been 50-85, fairly nice weather with a couple colder days. I can’t even get a bite to save my life. I’ve fished all of my life, but recently I’m staring to take it more seriously and have been trying to learn more in depth techniques, so I’m not a complete rookie but still have a lot of learning to do. There is a lot of minnows on the bank, there’s a culvert from another pond coming in, its shaded, there’s grass and branches in the water, it’s pretty clear water, and to about 10-15 feet out it’s covered by lily pad then it’s all open, all things bass love from what I’ve learned. I’ve seen several medium sized bass by the bank, plenty of activity, but they don’t seem interested in anything that I throw in. I’ve used jig’s, crank bait, Texas rig, drop shot, top water frog, literally everything in my tackle box. I’ve fished here sunny, cloudy, cold, warm, before and after it rained. I’m using a abu Garcia bait caster on a 7” medium heavy rod 12lb fluorocarbon line. What am I doing wrong??? (My technique has improved a lot the last couple weeks, I’ve been hitting up YouTube and BassU trying to learn as much as possible, but even after tweaking my retrieving and learning new rigs and set ups, that didn’t seem to help either). Any help or tips would be GREATLY appreciated!!!

I’ll deff try that! That was next on my list to get better at! Thanks!!