hey i like to fish out on my uncles lake and there are good sized fish out there. and i fish exactly where i am supposed to but i never seem to catch any big fish they always seem to be tiny sunfish or blue gill. and i think i have decent knowledge about fishing but i just don't seem to catch big fish. does anyone know why this might be and do you have any advice?
2007-03-16 11:15:10 · 7 answers · asked by hooah89d 4 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
i use Jigs and Minnow the size of my index finger and i still don't get things much bigger then anything the size of my palm.
2007-03-17 05:11:53 · update #1
Use bigger hooks, so the small fish can't eat your bait...
2007-03-16 11:22:22 · answer #1 · answered by Chino 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you are just using the old worm under a bobber approach. You're not very likely to catch anything big with that. Try using artificials for bass. If you're going for catfish use a small bream 3-4 inches for bait on a good stout rod. Use a 1oz sinker and a 5/0 hook and fish them on the bottom. You can also use the bream for bass. Put them on a big hook and put a large bobber the bream can't take under a few feet above it. You can also substitute shiners for the bream. You can find them at your local bait shop. Bass and catfish love them. Another good method for bass and catfish is to put a night crawler on a jighead and bounce it along the bottom like you would a plastic worm. Give it a couple hops then let it sit on the bottom with some slack in your line. Wait a few seconds and hop it a few more times. Watch your line when you let it sit. When you see the line start moving reel the slack out of it and set the hook. The slack line gives the fish time to eat the night crawler and get the hook in its mouth. If you fish it on tight line you'll end up with half a night crawler and no fish.
2007-03-17 09:55:03 · answer #2 · answered by Angry-T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The trick is to use the fish you are catching, blue gills, sunnys, etc. as bait for the bigger fish. Make sure you use the proper rigging. It sounds like you may be going for Northerns. Thre trick with Northerns is that you have to give them alot of time to swallow the bait. They'll run and roll with the bait before swallowing it. Check with local bait shops for the proper gear needed for these monsters. Good Luck! Catching these are a blast!! Also try using live bait (minnows) for walleye. Make sure you're not using the wrong minnows. (It's illegal to introduce some certain baitfish in some waterways)
2007-03-16 18:33:10 · answer #3 · answered by jaypea40 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since its a private lake you should be able to use the fish you are catching and rehook them on to larger hooks. It really depends on the time of day of where the larger fish lets say bass are or at what depth. You really need to experiement with using a weight..they may be on the bottom during the time you are there. They make this liquid also that smell terrible you can spray the bait with to encourage bitting from the larger fish.
I pesonally have had great luck with just worms as bait.
2007-03-16 21:22:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bottom line, you`re gonna find the big fish are eattin what`s there. Frogs, craws, smaller fish. But just like any other predator, they gotta be hungry! You have the meal, all ya have ta do is figure out when and where they`re dining. That`s why they call it fishing and not catching.
2007-03-20 05:37:18 · answer #5 · answered by william v 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe there aren't any out there.Most of all you have to show patience and work on your strategy to get to the big one's/They are more shy and have a different feeding pattern maybe.
Keep trying all sorts of things.Live bait always works is my experience.
2007-03-20 17:11:13 · answer #6 · answered by Michael V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try using a larger bait,artificial spoons such as a rapala j-9 or daredevil spoon
2007-03-16 20:54:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋