It was still a beautiful adventure Ally. I'm just glad your back and ok. It is frustrating seeing fish and just won't bite😂 your patience is amazing. That's fishing though. EVERYONE PLEASE LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND LEAVE A POSITIVE COMMENT ❤
thank you brian! i thought so as well 😇 im happy to hear you enjoyed the adventure! i agree it was hard to see them there ignoring me lol i felt like chopped liver… well, maybe chopped liver wouldnt have been as ignored as i was hahah 😅 thx for the compliment as well. hopefully i’ll have better luck next time!
Making good progress. When Texas rigging tiering the knot beforehand. Will be easier. And get MH spinning rod, way better hook up especially Texas rig. Good luck
twitch it slowly so it shudders on the surfsce. Do this in one spot the pull forward slowly, stop, twitch and keep repeating.That is how a real dragon fly rolls!
Alyssa, more than likely what you were seeing was spawning carp. They tend to spawn in shallow water and will often cause a disturbance on the surface. The male chases the female around until she drops some eggs and then he frantically swims around fertalizing them as they descend towards the bottom. You are looking very pretty as usual.
Gone Fishin'🎣 👍 Those fish... 💯% just doin' fishy thangs!🤣 Great looking spot with the lily pads. The birds were certainly vocal about their visitor. Fish on another day. ✌️
You're leaning fast. Great to watch you grow as an angler as well as your channel. When fishing top water I like to cast it out and let it sit till the ripples are gone then a couple twitches back, pause and repeat.
They make a bunch of different colors in those dragonfly, blue, green ,red white ,yellow,grey,and black I've seen I have blue ,green and white . Already.
me too! ive seen mostly dark colors like dark and light brown, black, and even some dark gray looking ones. i’ll definitely have change up the color. also maybe ill try to look into more realistic ones as well.
That is why your channel is good your honest you posted a video even when you got skunked & let me tell you many many of us go out & get skunked on a regular basis it’s part of fishing that’s why they call it fishing not catching. And also your the cutest fisher person I’ve ever seen.😂👍
To all people who's helping this ''anglerette'' by sending her lures or anything that could make her a better fisherwoman ; I think that giving without waiting anything in return IS truly showing how gr8t some of us on this globe are ! Much respect to you.🤜🤛
When the spawn is depends on what state you are in. In wisconsin it is May-early June. Further south it is earlier and further north it is later. They go to shallow spots with low/no current and hard bottom. Surface water temp when bass start to spawn is around 60 degree and surface temp at end is around 80 degree. Bigger bass spawn first. They don't all spawn at the same time, you will always find pre/post spawn bass in certain spots during the whole spawning season.
@@sleepiehead wow...your nice. Im really glad to see you catch fish. You've caught more then me this year 💀 keep up the good work. Try a dropshot with finesse plastics.
The pond looks amazing I never seen it before and glad you made it back from your trip and when I was in the Colorado River in Arizona I'd lay in the water with just my head sticking up then poke my finger up and dragonflies will land on it but ya thanks so much for sharing
Nice outing thanks for taking us along.............. You captured some great photography..... great color and lighting and you in shot makes great perspective... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I need that dragon Fly asap! So I was noticing all the dragon flies around where I fish & I’ve seen fish eat them when they La d I. The water over & over but I’ve never seen a dragonfly lure so thankyou for sharing. I love fishing & more & more I’ve been watching your channel. Thanks for recording your adventures.
ive tried some minnows but havent had much luck on them yet. ive tried the zman bad shad minnows and caught a few little bass. do the minnows catch big bass too? maybe i was just fishing them in the wrong parts of the pond. also, do you think i should be using a weight with them? or fish them topwater how they kinda float. the small bass ive caught i had the minnow floating. perhaps a small splitshot or two would do the trick?
@@sleepiehead I've been using Berkley 's Gulp 4" soft plastic Minnow . They come in a fishy scented liquid. I hook them through the front and out the bottom a little less than half way down. I always use a couple weights with them. I've caught everything from Walleye , Largies, catfish and even a 12lb northen pike with them all in the same reservoir.
Also, like yourself im a north easterner , the Canadian side. Waters are warm this time of year , oxygen levels drop and fish tend to be less active. End of June through September. They usually start to become more active again come mid September.
Looks like you were working that thang pretty good to me. Weightless Zoom flukes and dingers work awesome around pads and grass too....rigged the way you had. Keep it up,hon and fish on.
Very good video. Looks like you worked that lure right,changing retrieves and moving around some. The fish just weren't going to come up for a bait at the time. That's when you go to them. Sub-surface with a senko or weightless tex-rigged fluke or a worm on a shakeyhead,as long as the bottom isn't too muddy. Great job,thanks for sharing.
thank you for the supportive words and for the tips! i should most definitely come more prepared next time for if they arent liking what im offering. ive heard of shakeyheads before, but havent seen one. is this a type of hook or a style of rigging? maybe similar to a jighead? sorry for being unknowledgeable on this but im very knew to delving this far into the hobby 😅
@@sleepiehead Always ask questions when you need to. Yes,a Shakey head is similar to a jig head, but it will present your bait(finesse worm) vertically. Typically they will have a screw in bait holder. Hard bottoms are where you want to throw it. Try to use buoyant plastics when you can, they present better, but it isn't an absolute must. Take care. P.S. Shakey head presentation is perfect for a spinning combo.
I know that spot has alot of weeds on the bottom you should try a drop shot rig because the weight is on the bottom and the hook is above just work its slowly
Sometimes the fish don't cooperate with the weather. It's summer time, it's been hot, and right now the fish are boiling in the sun. The best chance to get something may either be right as the sun is starting to come up or after the sun has set. And dragonfly lures can work well. There are some really solid frog ones (like the Lunkerhunt one with the crazy legs so it looks like real frog...love that one). Even a mouse lure could work great around lillypads -- especially when at dusk or dawn. But right now if you want something that would get anything that's around there I'd suggest a classic jointed Rapala...probably a size 9 in black/silver. Treble hooks are annoying, but there's a good chance you'd get something to come after it. Hula Poppers or other poppers are great at attracting fish too. Plus they're really fun to work slow and see how loud you can make it go. At the end of the day it all comes down to whether or not the fish feel like going after anything. You'll definitely eventually get something with that dragonfly if you keep working it. You could also go as simple as possible and use a weightless ribbon tail worm. Some times the simplest thing works.
One thing you want to do is mimic the food. you did good for a second twitching the bait. but for way not long enough. Bass can be finicky and pretty smart. there may have been 15 or more fish looking at your lure. but the unnatural twitch for a second, then swimming like a fish didn't add up in the fish's mind. twitching stopping twitching on, and on. then like you said color. I never seen a white dragonfly. however, if there is larva in the water it would work. sun is it high or low fish don't like looking into brightness. Basically, fishing is just that fishing. it's not catching. to be catching you have to figure out what the fish want at any given moment. and that can change almost daily. Keep doing what you are doing be prepared to change tactics, colors, and basically run the gambit. until you find what works on this day. Most of all enjoy it.
One time I was arrowhead hunting here in Colorado wearing cutoffs and a tshirt .the deer flys came in by the hundreds biting the crap out of me sent me packing for cover just as I was getting covered up a miracle happened .I was along a river but next to a lot of cultivated land and the calvary came from there a huge flock or whatever you call a herd of dragonflies big blue ones 4inches and they were after deer flys there was probably a hundred or more and in ten minutes time I could go back to what I was doing it was very cool .I would guess 2 lbs on the bass you asked about .if I had to pick a favorite to eat it would be yellow perch as far as warm water fish .
When the water is murky like that usually after a rain (even if it rained the day before) it's really hard to get bass to bite. It's definitely recommended to use very bright colors in these conditions (like something flashy/ bright yellow/ fluorescent orange etc.) But also can you get a fish scale those fish in the beginning of the video look huge!
That’s how my trips go quite often . Hope you had fun in Jersey. Did you happen to try surf fishing at the beach? That’s a blast. Striped bass ! A different type of fishing entirely. Thanks for sharing that video
thats actually a good lure idea, might grab one tomorrow for this pond i frequent. might start buying lures based on the area of what i see. lot of bugs, bees, dragon flies, etc.. :O
@@sleepiehead I just bought like lol $100 worth of lures, imma let you know how it turns out ! And let you know which ones you should try. I reupped on everything [found a dragon fly like yours! found a cricket! got some small frogs and I wish there were like bee's but we'll see!] and trying some new jiggs too - I'll respond to this if you don't mind - have a good weekend fam!
Absolutely loved the vid. I would take a bad day of fishing in nature over a good day at work. I think that the dragonfly is meant to be twitched a lot to look like it's panicking. Also, when fish are spawning they can get locked on to there beds in the water and only want to protect there eggs. So you really have to make them mad to catch them. Putting the bait right omin the middle of there bed is how you get them to bite in those situations
Like a different comment said already those fish are likely common European carp and this is mating behaviour where I live they always go crazy in the spring and early summer. Catching them on lures is almost impossible because they aren’t predators the mainly eat plants, insects and other small creatures in the substate. You can catch them on worms, corn, bread and some other things they fight really hard and are fun to catch. A lot of people in the USA don’t like them because they are an invasive species.
1 try inspect species of fish, 2 you need more lures, try get a rat or duck even worms on wacky rig always catches, if there is catfish try use weight and shrimp & night crawler.
ive tried wacky rigs a fee times and have never caught anything. ive only ever caught some texas rigging the senko. is there a secret to wacky rigging that maybe i dont know?
Those dragonfly lures are great! I use them every year. They are way sturdier than you would think. A week ago, I was twitching one on the surface, and a real dragonfly kept buzzing around it, looking at it. VERY REALISTIC! It's a twitch and pause lure. So, use patience. The longer pauses can be very productive. See what the fish want twitching works, too. Not a gimmick lure! Hooks up better than frogs. Catches more than frogs when fish are skiddish about hitting the surface. But frogs are great, too. I get more hookups from a single hook frog with a wire weed guard. "The Superior Frog" by Panther Martin has a solid core body that is great. If fish aren't hitting surface, nothing can make them! Time to change lures. The dragonfly color shouldn't matter. the black body is good . WARNING: Never allow those dragonfly lures to touch a rubber worm. I was in a hurry, stuck one in a rubber worm pouch, and the foam body melted into goo! Bought a new one the next day (Amazon). A great productive lure!
as of right now where i live in the midwest, its finesse bait season. im using ned rigs, finesse jigs, drop shot, wacky rigs and i work them slow. i usually throw giant swimbaits but right now, bass are not as aggressive where i fish.
I was rooting for you more than ever to catch a fish especially after I bragged about the dragonfly and topwater fishing you are absolutely correct they sell packs of dragonflies that have all different colors and you use the color according to the water Clarity and if it is sunny or overcast I usually when I throw a topwater bait in I let it sit there for a second and then I give it a couple little Twitches to show the fish that it is alive and it is just an unfortunate dragonfly to have landed in the water I wish I knew what kind of fish were in that pond the ones that you saw my go to dragonfly is a blue one with black and blue rubber things try to make those rubber things dance and by the way the way that you rigged up the dragonfly on the first time and aligned it perfectly was beautiful I see you eventually getting yourself a little kayak can you imagine being able to go wherever you wanted instead of being forced to fish in openings around the lake and I love your attitude you're not going to catch fish every time that's why it's called fishing not catching but when you get something on a silver platter everyday without trying for it it is not much fun you need a backpack and a Plano flat tackle box that carries around 20 different lures so that you can pick and choose which lure is best fitted for your water and your day so thanks for the video you have a super great day🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hi Alyssia, missed not seeing you last week but great having you back with us. What you were seeing was carp feeding on the bottom picking around the roots of the weeds. Worms and corn kernels would have worked under those conditions. The dragonfly lure was pretty good and you started working it properly as bugs in the water usually only move enough to cause ripples or an inch at a time at the most. During the summer fish will try to avoid the heat of the sun`s rays and will go deep if they can or else they will stay under lilly pads which is where you were fishing so you did great doing that. This would have been a good time to use flies with a spinning bubble and use terrestrial insects for fishing like the Quik-site beetle from Orvis or Rainey`s Dragonfly from Feather Craft, these are fly fishing companies that sell flies along with everything to do with flyfishing... don`t jump into flyfishing yet, stick with spinning until you have it mastered or you will become discouraged and that would be a shame. BTW a frog lure would have been great to try there as well... toss it right on the pads and let it set for a while, sometimes bass will swim over to the splash and look up for what made it and when they see the frog they attack charging right through the pads and scare the heck out of you. You`re doing great Alyssia, Peace and brother love to you and all.
It's about a 3 .50 . Funny thing the best is a gold bead head #8 black woolie bug. It weighs nothing . But I could still fing it with a mico reel ,a small push button reel. I also used it with a swivel for wait. A spots little ones you can always put two or whatever you need to cast. New line all the time. It catches bass, bluegill,sun fish , rock bass, crappie, trout, I even caught a cat fish I guess it smelled good from all the other fish. It also works on Pike and pickerel. Everything. You can always add a wooden float and stick a tooth pick to keep your bait just off the bottom. The wooden float gives you plenty of weight to cast flies. Or any ultra light lure.
0:39 Hey its one of my favorite rods the profishiency bumble bee. I snapped my tip on mine and it cuts my line every now and then but i still love that rod, caught over 10,000 fish on it. I still use it and fish with it on my channel. I swapped out the reel though because its pretty garbage and now it's got a daiwa revros on it much much smoother.
that was a amazing video, welcome back how was your vacation that fish you caught was like a 3 inch fish and lots of lures could work on bass and other fish but you could use is minnos or leeches those get bass attention same with bluegills,perch,crappies but you should use is bottom and top lures those get the fish going very much my dad and me caught 2 big smallmouth bass during trolling in a baot close to dark and we have been bitten by horseflies and dragon flys to but keep trying on that lure and you can also try use small lures to catch bass good luck and hope you catch something big see you on your next video sleepiehead i wish you luck i really do
If you want to catch a big Carp while they are spawning..i watched a video where a guy was catching them one after the other as he was trying to catch crappie with a bobber and plastic lure just about two feet below the surface. He was using the Walmart pan fish kit.
You were trying everything right, they just wasnt in a feeding frenzy mood. Yea I like to have some go to topwaters and some red sparkly or purple 7 in worms rigged almost the same way you did the dragonfly. But no matter beautiful day an a beautiful pond an a bad day fishing is still a pretty good day. Have a good one.
The hour before and the hour after sunrise and sunset are the two best times for freshwater fishing during the summer. It matters less in the spring and fall with cooler temperatures but middle of the day during the hot days of summer can be very difficult, as fish shut down and move to deeper and cooler water levels until evening. Testing lures in one spot in the middle of the day during summer, may not give a true indication as to a lure's effectiveness. It's all about being at the right place at the right time.
The bass spawn is in the ely spring rate after winter. Just to let you know that. Spring spawn. The bluegill is in June spawning for them well in my state. Good video.
I have that dragonfly also caught a few on that , I also have the blue and green ones . They definitely catch fish but the material isn't that durable . Good luck .
It was good to see a beautiful young lady fishing, nice & rod reel, cool gloves, at least you caught a couple of big bass on your other trip with the white lure. 🎣
If your using a laptop make sure the bottom vents can breath if you set a laptop on a blanket or something soft it will overheat not saying that is the issue with yours but it could be
More than likely they were carp. Don’t know when you were out there, but it definitely looked like carp. And yes, they were worried about spawning if it was late spring/early summer. Love how you always have a positive attitude, regardless of the outcome. Better luck next time.
I've never seen that dragon fly lure before. I'm definitely going to get some. I'd go with a darker color though as fish are looking up so darker is easier to see above. I'd fish that a little more aggressively than you're doing. When dragon flies crash land in water they're wings flap a lot at first and make a lot of motion on the water. I'd try like short popping action then pauses. I think you're giving the fish too much time to take a good look at the bait to decide if it's real or not. Popping it will give you a reaction strike. Summer isn't the best time for top water lures though. Late spring and fall is the best for top water. However, during the summer there's a very small window EARLY EARLY in the morning that u can get some awesome top water action. Like literally start when it's still dark, up until about an hour after sunrise. I think those were carp. Fishing is very tough at this time of year. Believe me, you're not alone in getting skunked right now. Senko's and texas rigged 7.5" red shad worms around heavy structure like large downed trees are my go to for these hot days.
It could be anything and happens to everyone with I think just about every species. I suspect it was just too hot or they had gorged themselves on a particular fly or midge that had been present on the pond and were too sluggish to be provoked by intrusions into their territory. The more you engage in this hobby you will find how arbitrary it is. I fly fished a trout lake and caught three while another more experienced fly angler blanked - I think you call it skunked. A year later the same thing happened to me at that very water.
Fishing In the summer is hard. Heat, bugs, fish hit or miss. It’s a grind but can be worth it. Sadly I’m out of commission due to having a severe allergic reaction to a spider, but hopefully in a few days will be back
im so sorry to hear that, storm! do you know what kind of spider? i hope everything gets better soon :c thanks for coming back to enjoy this trip with me, and for the support. i agree this heat seems to make the fish super picky. thats alright though! as long as i keep coming to the water to meet them and offer them something different they’ll eventually find something i have exciting :3 prayers for you! feel well soon 😇✨
@@sleepiehead Sorry im late seeing this, I am unsure about what it was. I was fishing a pond in some woods and it got on me and bit me. It was brightly colored but unfortunately I reacted unwell and fainted, luckily there was a nice lady driving on the road nearby who picked me up and got me to safety
you’ve added sone tricks to your editing style nice work on that have you seen the lunker hunt spider?? the thing to remember about these creature imitator type lures is that bass may or may not see them as those creatures at all what that means is to not restrict your action to only movements you think those creatures might do and use a variety of actions whether a “dragon fly” might move like that or not bass might eat them thinking they’re a crawfish or they might just bite them because they didn’t even know what the hell it was and they had a split second to react orrrrr it just pissed them off and they aggressively attacked it we don’t know what a bass really sees or interprets for our lures so we shouldn’t restrict ourselves!
thanks for noticing the tweaks to editing i really tried 😅 and yes! while searching to find what the small frog i was using in jersey was called i saw a recommended amazon search called lunker hunt spider and was wondering what that might look like! i’ll have to search it up to see him and maybe even try him out :3 also, thank you for the insightful notes on letting the bass interpret n like what they like and to offer them limitless options of retrieve. thats really good advice!
Dump the junk expensive lures, use live bait, worms, grasshoppers, minnows, many other critters, get a scoop net and troll around the edge of the water get some of the black ooze they'll be all kinds of critters in there
Hard to tell but I think they were carp. I've never seen bass swim on the surface like that. A couple of corn kernals on a hook and you might have caught one. Some of them can get huge
@@sleepiehead Carp are omnivorous so they are like us and eat anything plant or animal. Corn has the same texture of lilly pad roots and carp eat not only the roots but the worms, bugs, and crayfish they find among the roots. Although carp are usually bottom feeders they will eat bugs that fall in the water. Some people make their own carp bait recipes that include corn, potatoes (cook the potatoes a bit to soften them), rice, oatmeal, and kneaded bread moistened with any kind of sweetener (honey, maple syrup, molasses, and vanilla) and you should be able to catch more carp than you could hope for. There are quite a few videos on carp fishing and they can teach you a lot, BTW carp fight extremely hard so be ready even if it looks small they fight much harder than bass and they are the main fish that are looked for in Europe, carp can grow over 50 lbs. though usually you will find them from 1 lbs. on up to 15 lbs. on average. Peace and brother love to you and all.
Get some Senko's Gary Yamato Watermelon Seed, and Pumpkin Seed. and rig it up Weightles Texas Rig. That lure is a 7 would probably do good off a pier in saltwater catching blues
Sorry you didn't have any luck, sure was a beautiful place tho... There is a national forest reserve close to me with plenty of places to fish, I am going there this weekend and I always have the thought that if I don't have much luck with the fish I will still enjoy nature, it can be breath taken.
if your lake is "turning" nothing will feed/bite. Let the lake continue its turning until it settles down. Some lakes can take awhile. Usually happens seasonally! ask your local pro shop what is going in in their area first before wasting so much time.
Ally..they might be spawning there still. I see ur casting is improving 👍👍. Try a light color & dark color in lures. Try a wait & hold after splashdown for a few seconds then start ur movement, maybe Try walk the dog type of move with that lure.tite lines..Wayne
A deer hair mouse fished in the lily pads and along the shore might beat the summer slump you'll have to use a clear casting bubble and about three ft of leader .the mouse you'll have to get from a fly fishing scource .the clear casting bubbles used mostly with flys out west are made so u can pull the peg and let in however much water you need to cast the fly if u want to know how to rig one of these using half a swivel for twist free casting just ask and I'll supply short instructions.
i tried using a wooly bugger and a water bobber two days ago and it was hard to understand how to get the clear ones to hold water with the hole at the bottom lolol especially when the bank is up from the water! my im having trouble understanding how to retrieve wooly buggers with a spinning rod, could you perhaps provide some insight on that? i’m planning on using a fly rod soon but i do want to learn how to imitate a similar technique on a spinning rod if it’s possible. also, am i meant to completely dry the fly after each cast? i could only then some parts of it to dry between casts by trying to hold the line and whip the water off of it. is there a better method?
@@sleepiehead well sleepy head you could put water from your water bottle in your bobber .if you have the bubble that has a tapered pin heres what you do.the big end of the pin goes toward your hook run your line through the bubble and get a small swivel now by sliding the brass on the clip part of the swivel you can remove it from the swiveling part if you have the right size swivel you can just mash the eye a little bit and after tying your line on insert this end into the pin on the bobber .if done correctly your knot is now in the bobber and an empty eyelet sticking out this you tie your leader to and your fly on the end of your leader 3 to 5ft on the leader seems to work best and the swivel keeps your line from twisting up after repeated casts .now for the fly fishing head my advice I started long ago with a cheap rod from walmart and 2 lb tippers from eagle claw that were 40 yrs old and landed my biggest trout yet right about 5lbs in the 30yrs or so since after buying multiple rods every gadget imaginable a vest that always had way more shit in it than necessary and of course more stuff to lose learned how to tie flys and have yet to land a bigger fish than I did with the cheap stuff .so my advice I technique you can practice at a park or a nice lawn get a hula hoop for a target practice casting lots .for equipment seeing the fishing you do I would suggest a 5wieght rod it's a little heavy for panfish but can handle larger fish get a weight forward line dont get cheap on the line by a scientific angle or another quality line .in fly fishing the line propels your lure verses the lure pulling out your line .the rod if still available get a plueger summit or equivalent graphite rod dont spend over say 60 bucks on your first rod and dont be cajoled into buying every fly fishing gimmick some good clippers some hemostats for removing the fly and a couple of tapered leaders a roll of tippett material for when your leader gets short after repeated use you lose a couple of inches every time you tie on a fly .and yes with the application of floatant it looks like thick vaseline you can usually dry your fly with a few false casts and of course some flys float better than others deer hair flys float good .I would recommend a fly called a humpy it resembles many different bugs floats good it in what fly fisherman call attractor flys like the royal coachman. casting 10 to 2 wrist straight cast with your elbow after a while you can learn to use your wrist to cast when arm movements are limited .you seem to be a smart girl so do your research you might find a good starter kit at a reasonable price but I would buy rod reel and line separately like I said dont skimp on the line expect to pay up to 40 dollars for a good line .now I'm 62 year old Colorado native not very good on a computer but am aware that you need to be carefull talking to strangers but if you want I can give you my address or phone no I have enough fishing equipment to last forever and happen to have a brand new eagle claw rod in case extra reel and could hook you up with a box of flys I dont keep information on my phone for this very reason so I'd prefer that if you request .I assure you I'm not wierd or a stalker or anything like that so I'll leave it up to you!
Ps you pull out the tapered pin in the clear bubble and immerse it in water less than half full is usually adequate stick the pin back in trapping the water inside the bubble
After rereading you usually have to use a small split shot about a foot in front of your wooly bugger unless you buy a weighted fly by small I mean about bb size like a bb gun
thanks! i like them alot too. the reel is very smooth and the rod makes everything super easy to feel n detect. its an okuma ultralight rod and a piscifun 1000 series reel!
Young lady try walking the top water bait. It's a different action that attracts fish. 1. Cast. 2. Hold rod by your side and tug slightly. Just enough to watch the lure go side to side. 3. Real and repeat 2 and repeat. Watch utube vids in walking frogs. It's the same for all top water lures.
You tried that's the important part. . . . . When the fish are on the surface like that and out in the open they probably had a lot of different lures and baits thrown at them already
It was still a beautiful adventure Ally. I'm just glad your back and ok. It is frustrating seeing fish and just won't bite😂 your patience is amazing. That's fishing though. EVERYONE PLEASE LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND LEAVE A POSITIVE COMMENT ❤
thank you brian! i thought so as well 😇 im happy to hear you enjoyed the adventure! i agree it was hard to see them there ignoring me lol i felt like chopped liver… well, maybe chopped liver wouldnt have been as ignored as i was hahah 😅 thx for the compliment as well. hopefully i’ll have better luck next time!
@@sleepieheadyou can catch carp with corn and they put up a great fight nailed three giant catfish this morning great to see you back 🐕🫡
Making good progress. When Texas rigging tiering the knot beforehand. Will be easier. And get MH spinning rod, way better hook up especially Texas rig. Good luck
twitch it slowly so it shudders on the surfsce. Do this in one spot the pull forward slowly, stop, twitch and keep repeating.That is how a real dragon fly rolls!
“Bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work”
agreed 😇🙌
@@sleepiehead you should get into kayak fishing. Start off with small ponds 😁
That pond looks amazing with the trees and fog, thanks for sharing this peaceful escape from reality
That looks like frog heaven. I would use something topwater in a pond like that
Alyssa, more than likely what you were seeing was spawning carp. They tend to spawn in shallow water and will often cause a disturbance on the surface. The male chases the female around until she drops some eggs and then he frantically swims around fertalizing them as they descend towards the bottom. You are looking very pretty as usual.
Exactly what I was going to say. It is the right time of year for that.
If you never get skunked your not fishing enough!
Gone Fishin'🎣 👍
Those fish... 💯% just doin' fishy thangs!🤣
Great looking spot with the lily pads. The birds were certainly vocal about their visitor. Fish on another day.
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You're leaning fast. Great to watch you grow as an angler as well as your channel.
When fishing top water I like to cast it out and let it sit till the ripples are gone then a couple twitches back, pause and repeat.
Dark dragonfly here on my water I think I might try that
They make a bunch of different colors in those dragonfly, blue, green ,red white ,yellow,grey,and black I've seen I have blue ,green and white . Already.
me too! ive seen mostly dark colors like dark and light brown, black, and even some dark gray looking ones. i’ll definitely have change up the color. also maybe ill try to look into more realistic ones as well.
Gets tough fishing in the heat of the summer sometimes, keep trying, you'll get something eventually.
i agree! and will do 🫡 thanks for the encouragement :) have you caught anything in this heat lately?
Your passion for fishing is real. It's very interesting to see your progress. Good work.
Im glad your back. And whoa that is a nice 2.5 or 3 pounder very good.
thank you! 😇✨ im hoping to catch some more like those guys here soon. it seems as though ive lost my skunk repellent! 💔
That is why your channel is good your honest you posted a video even when you got skunked & let me tell you many many of us go out & get skunked on a regular basis it’s part of fishing that’s why they call it fishing not catching. And also your the cutest fisher person I’ve ever seen.😂👍
To all people who's helping this ''anglerette'' by sending her lures or anything that could make her a better fisherwoman ; I think that giving without waiting anything in return IS truly showing how gr8t some of us on this globe are ! Much respect to you.🤜🤛
So many variables when fishing. You are doing a great job !
you are very patient. its a great advantage esp for summer bass fishing
When the spawn is depends on what state you are in.
In wisconsin it is May-early June. Further south it is earlier and further north it is later. They go to shallow spots with low/no current and hard bottom. Surface water temp when bass start to spawn is around 60 degree and surface temp at end is around 80 degree. Bigger bass spawn first. They don't all spawn at the same time, you will always find pre/post spawn bass in certain spots during the whole spawning season.
I had a stressful day with interviews for court. I'm happy to see some fishing from you.
im sorry to hear that :( hopefully things get easier to deal with from here on out. prayers for you, kevin! enjoy the rest of your night :3
@@sleepiehead wow...your nice. Im really glad to see you catch fish. You've caught more then me this year 💀 keep up the good work. Try a dropshot with finesse plastics.
The pond looks amazing I never seen it before and glad you made it back from your trip and when I was in the Colorado River in Arizona I'd lay in the water with just my head sticking up then poke my finger up and dragonflies will land on it but ya thanks so much for sharing
thats such a whimsical thought id like to experience this some day thank you for the idea
Nice outing thanks for taking us along.............. You captured some great photography..... great color and lighting and you in shot makes great perspective...
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I love trying new, weird lures. I don't even really care if I catch anything or not, I just enjoy process/ritual of fishing.
You're already a better angler than a lot of people. You didn't just leave the package there
I need that dragon Fly asap! So I was noticing all the dragon flies around where I fish & I’ve seen fish eat them when they La d I. The water over & over but I’ve never seen a dragonfly lure so thankyou for sharing. I love fishing & more & more I’ve been watching your channel. Thanks for recording your adventures.
Nice to see you back Alyssia. Have you tried soft plastic imitation minnows / smelts?
ive tried some minnows but havent had much luck on them yet. ive tried the zman bad shad minnows and caught a few little bass. do the minnows catch big bass too? maybe i was just fishing them in the wrong parts of the pond. also, do you think i should be using a weight with them? or fish them topwater how they kinda float. the small bass ive caught i had the minnow floating. perhaps a small splitshot or two would do the trick?
@@sleepiehead I've been using Berkley 's Gulp 4" soft plastic Minnow . They come in a fishy scented liquid. I hook them through the front and out the bottom a little less than half way down. I always use a couple weights with them. I've caught everything from Walleye , Largies, catfish and even a 12lb northen pike with them all in the same reservoir.
Also, like yourself im a north easterner , the Canadian side. Waters are warm this time of year , oxygen levels drop and fish tend to be less active. End of June through September. They usually start to become more active again come mid September.
Looks like you were working that thang pretty good to me. Weightless Zoom flukes and dingers work awesome around pads and grass too....rigged the way you had. Keep it up,hon and fish on.
Very good video. Looks like you worked that lure right,changing retrieves and moving around some. The fish just weren't going to come up for a bait at the time. That's when you go to them. Sub-surface with a senko or weightless tex-rigged fluke or a worm on a shakeyhead,as long as the bottom isn't too muddy. Great job,thanks for sharing.
thank you for the supportive words and for the tips! i should most definitely come more prepared next time for if they arent liking what im offering. ive heard of shakeyheads before, but havent seen one. is this a type of hook or a style of rigging? maybe similar to a jighead? sorry for being unknowledgeable on this but im very knew to delving this far into the hobby 😅
@@sleepiehead Always ask questions when you need to. Yes,a Shakey head is similar to a jig head, but it will present your bait(finesse worm) vertically. Typically they will have a screw in bait holder. Hard bottoms are where you want to throw it. Try to use buoyant plastics when you can, they present better, but it isn't an absolute must. Take care.
P.S. Shakey head presentation is perfect for a spinning combo.
I know that spot has alot of weeds on the bottom you should try a drop shot rig because the weight is on the bottom and the hook is above just work its slowly
Sometimes the fish don't cooperate with the weather. It's summer time, it's been hot, and right now the fish are boiling in the sun. The best chance to get something may either be right as the sun is starting to come up or after the sun has set. And dragonfly lures can work well. There are some really solid frog ones (like the Lunkerhunt one with the crazy legs so it looks like real frog...love that one). Even a mouse lure could work great around lillypads -- especially when at dusk or dawn. But right now if you want something that would get anything that's around there I'd suggest a classic jointed Rapala...probably a size 9 in black/silver. Treble hooks are annoying, but there's a good chance you'd get something to come after it. Hula Poppers or other poppers are great at attracting fish too. Plus they're really fun to work slow and see how loud you can make it go. At the end of the day it all comes down to whether or not the fish feel like going after anything. You'll definitely eventually get something with that dragonfly if you keep working it. You could also go as simple as possible and use a weightless ribbon tail worm. Some times the simplest thing works.
One thing you want to do is mimic the food. you did good for a second twitching the bait. but for way not long enough. Bass can be finicky and pretty smart. there may have been 15 or more fish looking at your lure. but the unnatural twitch for a second, then swimming like a fish didn't add up in the fish's mind. twitching stopping twitching on, and on. then like you said color. I never seen a white dragonfly. however, if there is larva in the water it would work. sun is it high or low fish don't like looking into brightness. Basically, fishing is just that fishing. it's not catching. to be catching you have to figure out what the fish want at any given moment. and that can change almost daily. Keep doing what you are doing be prepared to change tactics, colors, and basically run the gambit. until you find what works on this day. Most of all enjoy it.
One time I was arrowhead hunting here in Colorado wearing cutoffs and a tshirt .the deer flys came in by the hundreds biting the crap out of me sent me packing for cover just as I was getting covered up a miracle happened .I was along a river but next to a lot of cultivated land and the calvary came from there a huge flock or whatever you call a herd of dragonflies big blue ones 4inches and they were after deer flys there was probably a hundred or more and in ten minutes time I could go back to what I was doing it was very cool .I would guess 2 lbs on the bass you asked about .if I had to pick a favorite to eat it would be yellow perch as far as warm water fish .
When the water is murky like that usually after a rain (even if it rained the day before) it's really hard to get bass to bite.
It's definitely recommended to use very bright colors in these conditions (like something flashy/ bright yellow/ fluorescent orange etc.)
But also can you get a fish scale those fish in the beginning of the video look huge!
That’s how my trips go quite often . Hope you had fun in Jersey. Did you happen to try surf fishing at the beach? That’s a blast. Striped bass ! A different type of fishing entirely. Thanks for sharing that video
thats actually a good lure idea, might grab one tomorrow for this pond i frequent. might start buying lures based on the area of what i see. lot of bugs, bees, dragon flies, etc.. :O
update me on whether or not you catch any on it! always nice to see your comment lamonte
@@sleepiehead I just bought like lol $100 worth of lures, imma let you know how it turns out ! And let you know which ones you should try. I reupped on everything [found a dragon fly like yours! found a cricket! got some small frogs and I wish there were like bee's but we'll see!] and trying some new jiggs too - I'll respond to this if you don't mind - have a good weekend fam!
Absolutely loved the vid. I would take a bad day of fishing in nature over a good day at work. I think that the dragonfly is meant to be twitched a lot to look like it's panicking. Also, when fish are spawning they can get locked on to there beds in the water and only want to protect there eggs. So you really have to make them mad to catch them. Putting the bait right omin the middle of there bed is how you get them to bite in those situations
Some days are diamonds, some days are just rocks. Keep after ‘em…Stay Safe!
Like a different comment said already those fish are likely common European carp and this is mating behaviour where I live they always go crazy in the spring and early summer. Catching them on lures is almost impossible because they aren’t predators the mainly eat plants, insects and other small creatures in the substate. You can catch them on worms, corn, bread and some other things they fight really hard and are fun to catch. A lot of people in the USA don’t like them because they are an invasive species.
And an other thing you should probably bring a net because they can get quite big and strong so you can’t just pull them up with your rod or line
1 try inspect species of fish, 2 you need more lures, try get a rat or duck even worms on wacky rig always catches, if there is catfish try use weight and shrimp & night crawler.
ive tried wacky rigs a fee times and have never caught anything. ive only ever caught some texas rigging the senko. is there a secret to wacky rigging that maybe i dont know?
@@sleepiehead yes hook in mid part most fisherman won’t tell you there secrets and try get another rod easy swap.
Still nice seeing you out fishing again.
thanks for returning:) it’s nice to you back!
Those dragonfly lures are great!
I use them every year. They are way sturdier than you would think. A week ago, I was twitching one on the surface, and a real dragonfly kept buzzing around it, looking at it.
VERY REALISTIC! It's a twitch and pause lure. So, use patience. The longer pauses can be very productive. See what the fish want twitching works, too.
Not a gimmick lure! Hooks up better than frogs. Catches more than frogs when fish are skiddish about hitting the surface. But frogs are great, too. I get more hookups from a single hook frog with a wire weed guard. "The Superior Frog" by Panther Martin has a solid core body that is great.
If fish aren't hitting surface, nothing can make them! Time to change lures. The dragonfly color shouldn't matter. the black body is good .
WARNING: Never allow those dragonfly lures to touch a rubber worm. I was in a hurry, stuck one in a rubber worm pouch, and the foam body melted into goo!
Bought a new one the next day (Amazon). A great productive lure!
as of right now where i live in the midwest, its finesse bait season. im using ned rigs, finesse jigs, drop shot, wacky rigs and i work them slow. i usually throw giant swimbaits but right now, bass are not as aggressive where i fish.
I was rooting for you more than ever to catch a fish especially after I bragged about the dragonfly and topwater fishing you are absolutely correct they sell packs of dragonflies that have all different colors and you use the color according to the water Clarity and if it is sunny or overcast I usually when I throw a topwater bait in I let it sit there for a second and then I give it a couple little Twitches to show the fish that it is alive and it is just an unfortunate dragonfly to have landed in the water I wish I knew what kind of fish were in that pond the ones that you saw my go to dragonfly is a blue one with black and blue rubber things try to make those rubber things dance and by the way the way that you rigged up the dragonfly on the first time and aligned it perfectly was beautiful I see you eventually getting yourself a little kayak can you imagine being able to go wherever you wanted instead of being forced to fish in openings around the lake and I love your attitude you're not going to catch fish every time that's why it's called fishing not catching but when you get something on a silver platter everyday without trying for it it is not much fun you need a backpack and a Plano flat tackle box that carries around 20 different lures so that you can pick and choose which lure is best fitted for your water and your day so thanks for the video you have a super great day🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hi Alyssia, missed not seeing you last week but great having you back with us. What you were seeing was carp feeding on the bottom picking around the roots of the weeds. Worms and corn kernels would have worked under those conditions. The dragonfly lure was pretty good and you started working it properly as bugs in the water usually only move enough to cause ripples or an inch at a time at the most. During the summer fish will try to avoid the heat of the sun`s rays and will go deep if they can or else they will stay under lilly pads which is where you were fishing so you did great doing that. This would have been a good time to use flies with a spinning bubble and use terrestrial insects for fishing like the Quik-site beetle from Orvis or Rainey`s Dragonfly from Feather Craft, these are fly fishing companies that sell flies along with everything to do with flyfishing... don`t jump into flyfishing yet, stick with spinning until you have it mastered or you will become discouraged and that would be a shame. BTW a frog lure would have been great to try there as well... toss it right on the pads and let it set for a while, sometimes bass will swim over to the splash and look up for what made it and when they see the frog they attack charging right through the pads and scare the heck out of you. You`re doing great Alyssia, Peace and brother love to you and all.
It's about a 3 .50 . Funny thing the best is a gold bead head #8 black woolie bug. It weighs nothing . But I could still fing it with a mico reel ,a small push button reel. I also used it with a swivel for wait. A spots little ones you can always put two or whatever you need to cast. New line all the time. It catches bass, bluegill,sun fish , rock bass, crappie, trout, I even caught a cat fish I guess it smelled good from all the other fish. It also works on Pike and pickerel. Everything. You can always add a wooden float and stick a tooth pick to keep your bait just off the bottom. The wooden float gives you plenty of weight to cast flies. Or any ultra light lure.
Thanks for this video!!! I was just wondering yesterday if this lure worked before i bought it!! i was tearing them up on the frog and whopper plopper
definatly thinking like a angler now :) yep some color trigger them and its different everyday. make a buffe of colored lures and cast :P
0:39 Hey its one of my favorite rods the profishiency bumble bee. I snapped my tip on mine and it cuts my line every now and then but i still love that rod, caught over 10,000 fish on it. I still use it and fish with it on my channel. I swapped out the reel though because its pretty garbage and now it's got a daiwa revros on it much much smoother.
that was a amazing video, welcome back how was your vacation that fish you caught was like a 3 inch fish and lots of lures could work on bass and other fish but you could use is minnos or leeches those get bass attention same with bluegills,perch,crappies but you should use is bottom and top lures those get the fish going very much my dad and me caught 2 big smallmouth bass during trolling in a baot close to dark and we have been bitten by horseflies and dragon flys to but keep trying on that lure and you can also try use small lures to catch bass good luck and hope you catch something big see you on your next video sleepiehead i wish you luck i really do
That pond looks 🔥
If you want to catch a big Carp while they are spawning..i watched a video where a guy was catching them one after the other as he was trying to catch crappie with a bobber and plastic lure just about two feet below the surface. He was using the Walmart pan fish kit.
You were trying everything right, they just wasnt in a feeding frenzy mood. Yea I like to have some go to topwaters and some red sparkly or purple 7 in worms rigged almost the same way you did the dragonfly. But no matter beautiful day an a beautiful pond an a bad day fishing is still a pretty good day. Have a good one.
The hour before and the hour after sunrise and sunset are the two best times for freshwater fishing during the summer. It matters less in the spring and fall with cooler temperatures but middle of the day during the hot days of summer can be very difficult, as fish shut down and move to deeper and cooler water levels until evening. Testing lures in one spot in the middle of the day during summer, may not give a true indication as to a lure's effectiveness. It's all about being at the right place at the right time.
The bass spawn is in the ely spring rate after winter. Just to let you know that. Spring spawn. The bluegill is in June spawning for them well in my state. Good video.
I store all my content on an external hard drive to keep my computer working it's best and not loosing info.
getting skunked happens to the best of us, just part of fishing,
watching fishing video while im tying jigs. keep up the good work. keep grinding
Sometimes you have to keep changing lures until you find something that works
I have that dragonfly also caught a few on that , I also have the blue and green ones . They definitely catch fish but the material isn't that durable . Good luck .
i noticed that although its soft it seems almost too soft. have you had fish bite off the end of the body before?
Your getting to be a better fisherman every time you go out.
thank you! thats very kind to say :)
At least you had fun.
i agree! thats always the main goal :D 🎣✨
Texas rig dragonfly cool I didn't know about that bait.
It was good to see a beautiful young lady fishing, nice & rod reel, cool gloves, at least you caught a couple of big bass on your other trip with the white lure. 🎣
0:25 the fish even waved at you as you said hi friend💀💀
👯♀️ = me n fish friend
That pond looks pretty hard to fish. I'd try a cane pole and bait with scent on it.
If your using a laptop make sure the bottom vents can breath if you set a laptop on a blanket or something soft it will overheat not saying that is the issue with yours but it could be
More than likely they were carp. Don’t know when you were out there, but it definitely looked like carp. And yes, they were worried about spawning if it was late spring/early summer. Love how you always have a positive attitude, regardless of the outcome. Better luck next time.
I've never seen that dragon fly lure before. I'm definitely going to get some. I'd go with a darker color though as fish are looking up so darker is easier to see above.
I'd fish that a little more aggressively than you're doing. When dragon flies crash land in water they're wings flap a lot at first and make a lot of motion on the water. I'd try like short popping action then pauses. I think you're giving the fish too much time to take a good look at the bait to decide if it's real or not. Popping it will give you a reaction strike.
Summer isn't the best time for top water lures though. Late spring and fall is the best for top water. However, during the summer there's a very small window EARLY EARLY in the morning that u can get some awesome top water action. Like literally start when it's still dark, up until about an hour after sunrise.
I think those were carp.
Fishing is very tough at this time of year. Believe me, you're not alone in getting skunked right now.
Senko's and texas rigged 7.5" red shad worms around heavy structure like large downed trees are my go to for these hot days.
Hello. You cast very well. Seems like the right choice of Lure.
hai! 👋 thank you! thats what i thought as well but no luck.. hopefully next time they’ll be less occupied haha
I've only fished a dragonfly lure a couple times with little success, I've had a lot better luck fishing a foam grasshopper on a small bobber.
It could be anything and happens to everyone with I think just about every species. I suspect it was just too hot or they had gorged themselves on a particular fly or midge that had been present on the pond and were too sluggish to be provoked by intrusions into their territory. The more you engage in this hobby you will find how arbitrary it is. I fly fished a trout lake and caught three while another more experienced fly angler blanked - I think you call it skunked. A year later the same thing happened to me at that very water.
Fishing In the summer is hard. Heat, bugs, fish hit or miss. It’s a grind but can be worth it. Sadly I’m out of commission due to having a severe allergic reaction to a spider, but hopefully in a few days will be back
im so sorry to hear that, storm! do you know what kind of spider? i hope everything gets better soon :c thanks for coming back to enjoy this trip with me, and for the support. i agree this heat seems to make the fish super picky. thats alright though! as long as i keep coming to the water to meet them and offer them something different they’ll eventually find something i have exciting :3 prayers for you! feel well soon 😇✨
@@sleepiehead Sorry im late seeing this, I am unsure about what it was. I was fishing a pond in some woods and it got on me and bit me. It was brightly colored but unfortunately I reacted unwell and fainted, luckily there was a nice lady driving on the road nearby who picked me up and got me to safety
Still a good video of fishing. Catching rhem or not. It's fishin 👊🏽😌
you are doing fine it take time
you’ve added sone tricks to your editing style nice work on that
have you seen the lunker hunt spider??
the thing to remember about these creature imitator type lures is that bass may or may not see them as those creatures at all
what that means is to not restrict your action to only movements you think those creatures might do and use a variety of actions whether a “dragon fly” might move like that or not bass might eat them thinking they’re a crawfish or they might just bite them because they didn’t even know what the hell it was and they had a split second to react orrrrr it just pissed them off and they aggressively attacked it we don’t know what a bass really sees or interprets for our lures so we shouldn’t restrict ourselves!
thanks for noticing the tweaks to editing i really tried 😅 and yes! while searching to find what the small frog i was using in jersey was called i saw a recommended amazon search called lunker hunt spider and was wondering what that might look like! i’ll have to search it up to see him and maybe even try him out :3 also, thank you for the insightful notes on letting the bass interpret n like what they like and to offer them limitless options of retrieve. thats really good advice!
Dump the junk expensive lures, use live bait, worms, grasshoppers, minnows, many other critters, get a scoop net and troll around the edge of the water get some of the black ooze they'll be all kinds of critters in there
You need some over and under spinner baits. White, yellow, and black. Put a 3" or 4" swimbait on the hook. White or pearlized. Let's up your game!
In fishing you either catch or skunk. You did nothing wrong and only dynamite was going to work that day. Just keep your head up and keep fishing ❤❤
Hard to tell but I think they were carp. I've never seen bass swim on the surface like that. A couple of corn kernals on a hook and you might have caught one. Some of them can get huge
how do carp come to like corn? if it safe to assume theyll go for it even if theyve never eaten corn before?
@@sleepiehead Carp are omnivorous so they are like us and eat anything plant or animal. Corn has the same texture of lilly pad roots and carp eat not only the roots but the worms, bugs, and crayfish they find among the roots. Although carp are usually bottom feeders they will eat bugs that fall in the water. Some people make their own carp bait recipes that include corn, potatoes (cook the potatoes a bit to soften them), rice, oatmeal, and kneaded bread moistened with any kind of sweetener (honey, maple syrup, molasses, and vanilla) and you should be able to catch more carp than you could hope for. There are quite a few videos on carp fishing and they can teach you a lot, BTW carp fight extremely hard so be ready even if it looks small they fight much harder than bass and they are the main fish that are looked for in Europe, carp can grow over 50 lbs. though usually you will find them from 1 lbs. on up to 15 lbs. on average. Peace and brother love to you and all.
Get some Senko's Gary Yamato Watermelon Seed, and Pumpkin Seed. and rig it up Weightles Texas Rig. That lure is a 7 would probably do good off a pier in saltwater catching blues
Sorry you didn't have any luck, sure was a beautiful place tho... There is a national forest reserve close to me with plenty of places to fish, I am going there this weekend and I always have the thought that if I don't have much luck with the fish I will still enjoy nature, it can be breath taken.
Peering into the future... I see the next AOY
if your lake is "turning" nothing will feed/bite. Let the lake continue its turning until it settles down. Some lakes can take awhile. Usually happens seasonally! ask your local pro shop what is going in in their area first before wasting so much time.
First one 2 lbs.... electric grape worms weedless with tru turn hooks and slip shot sinker.... Large mouth....❤❤❤
When nothing will bite on your lures, you can always flip a rock to look for a worm... I bet that one of those fish would've bite .
Ally..they might be spawning there still. I see ur casting is improving 👍👍. Try a light color & dark color in lures. Try a wait & hold after splashdown for a few seconds then start ur movement, maybe Try walk the dog type of move with that lure.tite lines..Wayne
Keep up the good work at least you are trying and learning.
It's too hot, the bass aren't feeling it. 😢 There's always tomorrow! 😁
Well, that's how it goes sometimes. Better luck next time.
🤷🏻♀️ ive been telling myself it’ll just make landing that next one that much more fulfilling 😇✨
Cool fishing video and nice BASS!! Did you mention the name of that Dragonfly looking thingy lure? I might have missed it? TIA
just realized i forgot to mention! it’s the lunker hunt dragon fly 😇
A deer hair mouse fished in the lily pads and along the shore might beat the summer slump you'll have to use a clear casting bubble and about three ft of leader .the mouse you'll have to get from a fly fishing scource .the clear casting bubbles used mostly with flys out west are made so u can pull the peg and let in however much water you need to cast the fly if u want to know how to rig one of these using half a swivel for twist free casting just ask and I'll supply short instructions.
i tried using a wooly bugger and a water bobber two days ago and it was hard to understand how to get the clear ones to hold water with the hole at the bottom lolol especially when the bank is up from the water! my im having trouble understanding how to retrieve wooly buggers with a spinning rod, could you perhaps provide some insight on that? i’m planning on using a fly rod soon but i do want to learn how to imitate a similar technique on a spinning rod if it’s possible. also, am i meant to completely dry the fly after each cast? i could only then some parts of it to dry between casts by trying to hold the line and whip the water off of it. is there a better method?
@@sleepiehead well sleepy head you could put water from your water bottle in your bobber .if you have the bubble that has a tapered pin heres what you do.the big end of the pin goes toward your hook run your line through the bubble and get a small swivel now by sliding the brass on the clip part of the swivel you can remove it from the swiveling part if you have the right size swivel you can just mash the eye a little bit and after tying your line on insert this end into the pin on the bobber .if done correctly your knot is now in the bobber and an empty eyelet sticking out this you tie your leader to and your fly on the end of your leader 3 to 5ft on the leader seems to work best and the swivel keeps your line from twisting up after repeated casts .now for the fly fishing head my advice I started long ago with a cheap rod from walmart and 2 lb tippers from eagle claw that were 40 yrs old and landed my biggest trout yet right about 5lbs in the 30yrs or so since after buying multiple rods every gadget imaginable a vest that always had way more shit in it than necessary and of course more stuff to lose learned how to tie flys and have yet to land a bigger fish than I did with the cheap stuff .so my advice I technique you can practice at a park or a nice lawn get a hula hoop for a target practice casting lots .for equipment seeing the fishing you do I would suggest a 5wieght rod it's a little heavy for panfish but can handle larger fish get a weight forward line dont get cheap on the line by a scientific angle or another quality line .in fly fishing the line propels your lure verses the lure pulling out your line .the rod if still available get a plueger summit or equivalent graphite rod dont spend over say 60 bucks on your first rod and dont be cajoled into buying every fly fishing gimmick some good clippers some hemostats for removing the fly and a couple of tapered leaders a roll of tippett material for when your leader gets short after repeated use you lose a couple of inches every time you tie on a fly .and yes with the application of floatant it looks like thick vaseline you can usually dry your fly with a few false casts and of course some flys float better than others deer hair flys float good .I would recommend a fly called a humpy it resembles many different bugs floats good it in what fly fisherman call attractor flys like the royal coachman. casting 10 to 2 wrist straight cast with your elbow after a while you can learn to use your wrist to cast when arm movements are limited .you seem to be a smart girl so do your research you might find a good starter kit at a reasonable price but I would buy rod reel and line separately like I said dont skimp on the line expect to pay up to 40 dollars for a good line .now I'm 62 year old Colorado native not very good on a computer but am aware that you need to be carefull talking to strangers but if you want I can give you my address or phone no I have enough fishing equipment to last forever and happen to have a brand new eagle claw rod in case extra reel and could hook you up with a box of flys I dont keep information on my phone for this very reason so I'd prefer that if you request .I assure you I'm not wierd or a stalker or anything like that so I'll leave it up to you!
Ps you pull out the tapered pin in the clear bubble and immerse it in water less than half full is usually adequate stick the pin back in trapping the water inside the bubble
After rereading you usually have to use a small split shot about a foot in front of your wooly bugger unless you buy a weighted fly by small I mean about bb size like a bb gun
yo thats what i say when i get skunked technical difficulties
I like the rod and reel you use..
thanks! i like them alot too. the reel is very smooth and the rod makes everything super easy to feel n detect. its an okuma ultralight rod and a piscifun 1000 series reel!
Young lady try walking the top water bait. It's a different action that attracts fish. 1. Cast. 2. Hold rod by your side and tug slightly. Just enough to watch the lure go side to side. 3. Real and repeat 2 and repeat. Watch utube vids in walking frogs. It's the same for all top water lures.
Where in NJ were you? You should try saltwater next time you come here.
If bass are on the nest lizards work best
Watch bugs when they fall into water, make your bait act like that.
You tried that's the important part. . . . . When the fish are on the surface like that and out in the open they probably had a lot of different lures and baits thrown at them already
It should be fished a bit slower
i’ll try that next time! 😇
No more than twenty minutes in one spot
I was fortunate enough to have a carp bite my keitech swimbait yesterday. Unfortunately I didn't have a net and he snapped my line
thats really cool! ive seen some carp get sooo big!!! arent they good luck in some way?
@@sleepiehead according to the Chinese yes