09-10-2002, 01:33 PM
I have recently started bass fishing. I went out in a boat for the first time with this guy from Church.
I found out very quickly that I was not prepared for bass fishing. My line was old and I didn't even know how to setup the worm and hook.
My friend from Church was very helpful, he taught me alot of stuff that day.
My problem is I have a hard time knowing when I'm getting a hit from the fish.
I hooked two bass that day. We were fishing along the bank and I had gotten hung several times on lily pads.
The first bass I hooked, I truly thought I was just hung again. So I gave my rod a good tug to see if I could get my hook free from the lily pad. It didn't budge, so I jerked it again and it jerked back. It totally freaked me out. I started reeling like mad. I got him within 5-10 feet of the boat and he jumped up out of the water and spit the hook out.
The second fish I hooked, I never even saw him. It felt like he was going to pull me out of the boat. It snapped that old line like a piece of thread.
Is their a trick to knowing when you are really getting a hit? When do you set the hook?
Bass fishing is so complicated. So lures, colors to choose from. I have been reading a ton of magazines and getting stuff from the net.
My friend caught 3 huge bass that day. I'll get em next time though. If I can just learn the difference between knowing when they are hitting and when I'm just hung on something.
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I found out very quickly that I was not prepared for bass fishing. My line was old and I didn't even know how to setup the worm and hook.
My friend from Church was very helpful, he taught me alot of stuff that day.
My problem is I have a hard time knowing when I'm getting a hit from the fish.
I hooked two bass that day. We were fishing along the bank and I had gotten hung several times on lily pads.
The first bass I hooked, I truly thought I was just hung again. So I gave my rod a good tug to see if I could get my hook free from the lily pad. It didn't budge, so I jerked it again and it jerked back. It totally freaked me out. I started reeling like mad. I got him within 5-10 feet of the boat and he jumped up out of the water and spit the hook out.
The second fish I hooked, I never even saw him. It felt like he was going to pull me out of the boat. It snapped that old line like a piece of thread.
Is their a trick to knowing when you are really getting a hit? When do you set the hook?
Bass fishing is so complicated. So lures, colors to choose from. I have been reading a ton of magazines and getting stuff from the net.
My friend caught 3 huge bass that day. I'll get em next time though. If I can just learn the difference between knowing when they are hitting and when I'm just hung on something.
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