the fishing is tough right now on lake weiss in alabama. any suggestions?
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Well because of your screen name I will assume your a bass fisherman as well.  First, try slowing your retrieve.  After that, go smaller.  If you use 5 inch worms, go to 4 inch or smaller. If smaller and normal don't work, go large. I posted a similar question and was given the suggestion to use a hole punch to put holes in a worm to change the action. Also try a razor on plastic worms to make tentacles that undulate on the retrieve.  Another 1 is if it hot, think deep and slooooooow.  Try using a bullet weight on a worm to get it into heavy cover such as weeds, or grass.  Always keep in mind where the sun is and cast to the shady side of stick-ups, or underwater trees.  A jig and pig, or jig and craw fished slowly on the bottom may help too.  In the lake I fish that's very heavily pressured, I have caught several of the biggest bass I have ever caught using a jig and craw hopped across the bottom, about 20 feet off shore on a point.  You should also try fishing the in flow of any streams that flow into the lake.  Usually bass will school in these areas.  Here is a site that is very good, give it a try and see if it helps.  Here is another 1 I use often.  Tight lines and use these sites, they will help alot. On the bass lures page, the articles are on the sides, in columns.
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First go to your local sporting goods store, and get yourself some 4 inch and some 6 inch YUM dinger "worms".  And some YUM 7 inch ribbontail worms.  Also get a pack or 2 of Gamakatsu #2 worm hooks.  Rig both of these worms Texas style with out any wieght.  Cast near the edge of grass beds, where bass like to ambush thier prey from.  Also try flipping the worms near the shady side of underwater trees and rocks.  Keep your line taut by casting, and then raising your rod tip to get rid of the slack.  Do not reel in the line to pick up slack, because most hits will happen moments after the worm splashes into the water.  If it doesn't get an immediate strike, let the bait sink to the bottom, and then give the worm a few little tugs, as to jump the worm up about a foot off the bottom, then let it sink back to the bottom, then as it sinks again, keep your line taut, and do 1 or 2 cranks om the reel to pick up a little slack.  99% of hits will happen as the worms are falling down/ or sinking, so keeping the line taut will help you feel the hits. Bass usually don't eat worms off of the bottom.  You must also keep an eye on your line, because sometimes you won't feell the hit and your line may go to one side or the other and you'll know a bass has your bait.  When you hook a bass, be sure to reel him away from the cover, because that is right where the bass will go, and you have to be quick, or you will lose him.  After you get the bass away from the cover, let the fish wear itself out.  Then reel him in and carefully lip the bass.  DO NOT touch any part of the bass except the lip, unless you plan to eat them.  Fish have a protective enzyme that protects them from bacteria.  The slime is eaten away and removed, when you touch the bass, because of the amino acids on your skin.  Touching the bass removes this protective layer and opens the bass to bacterial and fungal infections which will kill the fish. Last night, I fished a heavily pressured lake and caught 9 bass in 3 hours. 8 largemouth and 1 smallmouth all with the YUM dinger.  On memorial day I fished a small farm pond and using the YUM ribbontail, I caught 16 largemouth in 4 hours.  It is all about presentation, so go to the site that the others have listed, the best is bass resource, which I put a link up for, and research how to best fish these worms.  I gave you my favorite and most productive methods.  Have fun and remember, tight lines.
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If your talking about Lake Jacksboro Texas, good luck.\nI caught a 5 pound bass there in 1980 around the damm on a purple with white tail creme brand worm. I dont fish there often, only when I see my Granny. Ever time I go I see people fishing for sand bass, with bomber chrome slabs.
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Stream or lake?  The streams are muddy right now but the lake fish are going nuts right now.  Rainbows get really aggressive just after ice-off.  I would try lakes around Walden or Kremling.
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What are you fishing for? and are you talking NY City area or Finger lakes region or more West ? most places a night crawler will work just fine, or a spinner bait, a plastic worm in a shade of green or black. good luck and catch some big ones
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The best spots in the Lake conroe area are all closed off from shore to shore fishing  the best places on the lake are dried with lots of hydrilla incrouching rapidly, the dam and coves by boat are still ok, Lake Livingston is a mess all over.  The greater Houston area has Lake Houston with fair to good fishing but your best bet right now is in the gulf. We have had remarkable luck . I am somewhat new to this area fishing  about 12 recent years(3 to 4 times per wk) but can out fish most men  with about 53 years experience.(smile)
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topock marsh. might want to fish at night for cats and crappie. too hot in the daytime
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there was a marina in onalaska that rented those, i used to live right on the side of sandy creek over there. me and stepdad caught some pretty big catfish out of lake livingston, 86 pounder, a 98 pounder, and had one hooked that was bigger than that, but couldnt get him in boat from the trot line. and there used to be an ole' 15 foot female aligator down sandy creek that wouldnt let you fish in a certain place of the creek unless you gave her some raw chicken, she would push your boat away lol.  man i miss that place.
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go fishing.. it's ridiculously easy to catch one in that area.
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Go get a zebco rod and reel combo, preferably a 33 classic.  thats the best to start with. Then it depends on what fish you are trying to catch. If your in the south and trying to catch crappie or bass, get you a spinnig jig like a roadrunner.Also try live bait like minnows.  you can also catch bass on a plastic worm. If you want to catch some catfish, get some chicken livers(gross) they work magic. If your up north and want to catch pike or other stuff like that, I can't help you.
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The Lord of the Fish is angry with you! You'll have to find a way to get in his good books. Try crimping the barbs on the hooks...and happy fishing
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Let me give you some sound advice.  If you live near a jetties, try there.  Anyway I fished from land in Jacksonville for many years and caught red fish, trout and flounder mostly.  The type of fish varies with the area.  Maybe a bridge in an inter coastal waterway or a back bay.  As far as a pier goes, I never cared much for that. There is a lot of good fishing from the bank or even wade fishing.  Again I would target the big 3 as I like to refer to them(reds, trout and flounder).  If you get a cast net you can save a bundle on bait.  I prefer mud minnows, finger mullet and live shrimp. Maybe I didn't exactly answer your question but I guess I'm trying to steer you away from waisting your time on a pier.  It all depends on how serious of a fisherman you want to become!
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Tench are mainly spring/summer fish,they tend to hibernate (if you what to call it that) in the winter. So the traditional time to fish for them was at the beginning of the old course season, but as we have not had any bad frosts  you might be o.k. Look for deeper areas of the lake and fish hard on the bottom,as said before.Ledgering will work, use a open ended feeder with a little bit of feed in and some low food value ground bait as well.You dont want to over feed the fish. Maggots,sweetcorn,casters,breadflake and worms all work.Use a feeder rod about 11/12ft with a test curve of 1,1/2lbs .As for float rod a carp type match rod will do.If the lake is snaggy lines of 5 to 8 lbs will be needed. If clear then drop b.s of line and rod to suit.Hooks size of 16 to 10 should be o.k.Just don't use to light a hook length as tench are strong and dogged fighters, they won't run far they just hug the bottom with their strong tails they can put a lot of pressure on your tackle.Best times are first and last light.If float fishing the lift method is great fun. Plum the depth first, when shotting float put (a antenna type is best)put a small shot near the hook(3 to 4ins ) and move the float up to suit.The line is now on the bottom held down by the shot.When the tench sucks in the bait it lifts the weights, the float is now under shotted and falls flat on the water,strike now.The rod must be put in a rod rest.Don't over feed as this time of year the fish are easing off due to the colder weather. hope this goes some way of helping you.Tight lines.
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If you can get a boat out from Brora,Golspie or Helmsdale area you can get some cracking sport.I fished that area last year and we filled 10 boxes with cod and ling between 7 rods and I think only 1 trace got lost and that was due to fisherman error.\nThe boat we used was called Bonny Lass and the skipper was called Tom Macrae (sorry dont have his number but I am sure its in the phone book)
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go buy wire leader.there will be a clip at one end and a barrel swivel at the other.clip your lure on the clip and tie the barrel to the line .use them up north on blues.youll never lose your lure
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Use a frog lure, spinner bait is what my dad said...
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try a fishing outfitter like fishermans or maybe something like G I Joes