First fish- second trip

Squirrelbane · 1 First fish- second trip Sun Apr 05, 2015 6:07 pm

Squirrelbane

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Still learning to maneuver in the Cumberland in the lake here in central SC. Got skunked first trip. Still have yet to have a single bass bite my lure, but resorted to live bait and caught a nice shellcracker right at dusk. Enjoying my tube, but finding artificial bait tough going! Tips?

Squirrelbane · 2 Re: First fish- second trip Sun Apr 05, 2015 6:21 pm

Squirrelbane

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Sorry-just saw I posted in the CA topic...

.:LOLLY:. · 3 Re: First fish- second trip Sun Apr 05, 2015 6:33 pm

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I moved the thread for you Thumbs Up

Have you fished for bass before? They like to hang out in and around structure.

Squirrelbane · 4 Re: First fish- second trip Sun Apr 05, 2015 8:01 pm

Squirrelbane

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Thanks .:Lolly:.! I was fishing some brush with a wacky rigged senko. No bites. Pretty new to bass fishing. Probably will take some time figuring it out!

Jerdon · 5 Re: First fish- second trip Sun Apr 05, 2015 11:47 pm

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Congratz on the shellcracker!
If I'm dedicated to finesse fishing when the Wackey Senko don't work I switch to a weightless Texas style and a thin worm with a flat tail of some type. Some people just switch their Senko to a Texas style rig or start changing up colors.
So many things to change up, lots a fun.