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My Fish Won't Hit Anything #512419 10/06/19 08:12 AM
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 134 Likes: 1 TN F Freg
Freg F Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 134 Likes: 1 TN	My LMB have always been difficult to catch, but in the last month or so none of my fish want to hit anything including live bait! I hand feed pellets 3 times a day and the BG, HBG, and YP aggressively feed so I know they're happy and healthy. Could this just mean that my fish have plenty to eat so they aren't going after lures or bait?

Re: My Fish Won't Hit Anything Freg #512420 10/06/19 08:19 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,119 Likes: 236 Oakwood,Texas P Pat Williamson
Pat Williamson P Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,119 Likes: 236 Oakwood,Texas	Freg How are you rigging up for live bait and what are you using for bait?

Re: My Fish Won't Hit Anything Pat Williamson #512423 10/06/19 09:02 AM
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 134 Likes: 1 TN F Freg
Freg F Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 134 Likes: 1 TN	Mostly redworms on a #6 hook. They used to hit the hell out of 1-2 inch crayfish during the summer but I haven't tried any real recently.

Re: My Fish Won't Hit Anything Freg #512440 10/06/19 08:09 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,119 Likes: 236 Oakwood,Texas P Pat Williamson
Pat Williamson P Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,119 Likes: 236 Oakwood,Texas	Try live shiners with light wire Aberdeen hooked thru the lips no weight lite line cast out and drag it till something eats it

Re: My Fish Won't Hit Anything Freg #512450 10/07/19 06:48 AM
Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 151 Likes: 3 Midland, Michigan F Funky
Funky F Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 151 Likes: 3 Midland, Michigan	I have LMB in my pond with CC,GSH and BG, and have only caught one in the past 4 years. Everyone says they are so full of bait fish they are not interested in anything with a hook in it, then laugh, but maybe they are right, just do not know! half-acre pond, LMB, HBG, BG, GSH and CC ....goal is to have fun fishing. And I subscribe!

Re: My Fish Won't Hit Anything Funky #512455 10/07/19 09:15 AM
Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 134 Likes: 1 TN F Freg
Freg F Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 134 Likes: 1 TN	Glad I'm not the only one Funky! I've caught probably 10 largemouth since the spring. My pond is very small with clear water so I assume that's why they're so skittish.

Re: My Fish Won't Hit Anything Freg #512457 10/07/19 09:48 AM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,897 Likes: 63 Central Oklahoma J jludwig
jludwig J Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,897 Likes: 63 Central Oklahoma	Have you tried matching the forage base with a small BG as bait?

Re: My Fish Won't Hit Anything jludwig #512463 10/07/19 12:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 277 Caswell co NC C Clay N' Pray
Clay N' Pray C Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 277 Caswell co NC	Catch what they eat and present it to them as wounded...bammo. Predators cant resist a wounded baitfish. Last edited by Clay N' Pray; 10/07/19 12:37 PM.