Help fishing from shore
Took the kids out yesterday fishing with worm, bobber and small sinker.
We only got 2 small bites and 0 fish caught. What do people generally use when fishing from the shore. We are fishing in a burb of Chicago. We could see doem fishing jumping in the middle of the lake but cannot cast that far. |
For kids, you want to fish for bluegill / sunfish instead of bass. And
you want to find a spot near the lake shore where you can actually "see" the bluegills before fishing them. This is especially true in spring when they are close to the shore. This pretty much filter out a lot of unproductive areas. Moreover, sight-fishing is more interesting to kids and adults. Jay Chan |
Did you notice that those jumping fish were sticking thier tongues out at
you? Warren ;-) "Sportinus" wrote in message ups.com... Took the kids out yesterday fishing with worm, bobber and small sinker. We only got 2 small bites and 0 fish caught. What do people generally use when fishing from the shore. We are fishing in a burb of Chicago. We could see doem fishing jumping in the middle of the lake but cannot cast that far. |
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The advice already posted is right on. I'd only add one thing, and that is
to "quantify" the hooks. When fishing with the little guys/gals..... I always used #10 long-shank hooks. The gold ones seems to bring even a few more hits. I hooked my wife up with a #10 gold hook; her girlfriend was using #6 or #8...She out-caught her friend five to one! The earlier advice about a "small piece of a worm" is the secret, accompanied by the small, easier to remove, long-shank hooks will produce panfish all day long, if panfish are there. A handful of broken corn flakes ( might be illegal in some areas ) thrown onto the water may bring some panfish in to be caught. RG -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners .. |
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