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Bass 4 me · Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 79 Location: Chesapeake, VA

Went to amos this after noon and it was not worth the 8 dollars it cost.
Got there 2 oclock and started fishing from the boat ramp. I was throwing an inline and got nothing. Then I threw a ratltrap and got nothing. Then I threw a X-rap and it got snagged on the ramp(if anyone finds it HANDS OFF its MINE Exclamation

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Then I threw a spiner and got hung up in a tree off a bad cast(Please dont make fun...i'm 13)but a guy came trout fishing 10 mins later and put his so called 20$ rig in the same tree so he climbed it and got my spinner back Very Happy

After about 3 hours of fishing I went home.
WHAT DID I DO WRONG Question

please help me out a bit.

P.S I fished slow
P.P.S some guys were fishing from a boat about 30' from my best cast and caught some fish. So do I only need a boat. If so thats not happining soon so please give me some tips and good places to fish from shore. Wink

pdcrack · Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 727 Location: Wethersfield CT

wow.
Well i dont really know where to start...
Fishing from shore can always be tough, but dont let that discourage you. Plenty of people fish for longer without anything.
For example....
The silver lake tourney this weekend, i fished for 7 hours with nothing - no bites, i tried everything in every color.
Theres a reason fishing is called "fishing" and not "catching"
Anyway, good luck, keep your head up.
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MikeHoncho · Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 51 Location: East Berlin

You didn't do anything wrong. Shake it off. Figure out what you learned and use it to try to catch 'em next time. Not catching them sucks, but, not catching them the same way you didn't catch them last time sucks worse......

BassGetHooked · Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 200 Location: Berlin, CT

just keep trying. fishing from shore anywhere can be pretty tough. fishing is all about learning. I know I'm still learning, I learn something new everytime I go out. Try throwing some soft plastics texas rigged and working them slowly. you'll be less likely to get stuck in a tree or on the lake bottom or submurged trees/ramps/etc.

also, it's still a little early for the good bass bite. the water needs to warm up just a little bit more before you'll start seeing some better action.

i have to say, i'm glad to see some younger fisherman on the site and actually out fishing! kudos to you. good luck and let us know how you do the next time you go out.
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metalfish · Joined: 10 Nov 2008 Posts: 330

slimecoat · Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 1576 Location: Newington, CT.

As others have said you did nothing wrong. Well the fish are in the water, not in the trees, LOL, I'm kidding of course. Once in a while I still put baits in trees, on docks, in over- hanging buses etc. If you don't your not fishing in the right places.

It is tough fishing from shore, especially at Amos Lake. And in my opinion that area right in front of the launch site is the crappiest section of the lake, and it probably gets the most fishing pressure from other shore anglers, and white bucket bandits, that the fish stay away from it. Try to find spots on bodies of water that are harder to access, that way you wont be fishing used or pressured water so to speak. Also when the water temps are this cold, you need to slow down and fish bottom baits like jigs, tubes, worms, senkos, and slow cadence with plenty of pause jerkbaits. When the water warms up some you can start throwing spinnerbaits, and rattletraps, crankbaits etc.

Hope this helps........
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Bass 4 me · Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 79 Location: Chesapeake, VA

Thanks everyone.
I'm still upset about my X-rap Evil or Very Mad

But I am starting to get over it Rolling Eyes

It did not help that the wind was blowing to that tree which had at least 10 lures and bobbers in it, so I geuss I am not the only one. I was going to throw a weedless jerk shad but at that point I knew the fish were off.
Thanks alot for the encourgement. I am going catfishing at greenvile dam next weekend and I will be fishing from shore as well...Hopfully beter luck there.
Thanks,

chumley · Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 210 Location: tolland ct

my friends mom used to say some day chicken some day feathers! your not always gonna catch,em keep your head up. look at the posts of the guys that went to silver they spent money on the tourny, gas for boat and truck, food,new gear, most of them got skunked. i went out last week and hit my favorite spot on the ct river i boated 2 fish and lost half dozen baits left the river and went and dumped 30 bucks replacing said lost gear!!!!by the way 13 years old posting at 9:21 monday morning, get your butt to school boy!!! lol just kidding Laughing

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Bass 4 me · Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 79 Location: Chesapeake, VA

I am Home Schooled Very Happy

Just4fun · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 1389 Location: Saybrook

As has been said,..people get skunked even when they've got a boat and every lure in the world and this time of year it can be especially tough!
But the fact of the matter is that even later in the year, if you're fishing from shore with artificial baits, you are under a handicap and you should expect to catch less than people that can move around the lake in a boat.

I see that you're from Ledyard, yet you're fishing over on Amos,..so someone must have drove you there. If you've got a choice,..I would try to find other places to fish where you have access to more of the shoreline. The more water that you can cover (especially this time of year..) the better your chances are going to be! Also, it doesn't have to be a large lake either! Some of the best fishing in the state is found in small ponds that get very little fishing pressure! Wink

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Bass 4 me · Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 79 Location: Chesapeake, VA

I want to check out some smaller ponds but I dont see them in the anglers guide so I dont know if they are private or they dont have fish in them.
Mabey ill have better luck this weekend if the weather clears out

Bass Sniper · Joined: 05 Feb 2010 Posts: 255 Location: west haven

did you do the fish dance? or sing to them? they like boys to men.....im not kidding
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Bass 4 me · Joined: 26 Feb 2010 Posts: 79 Location: Chesapeake, VA

LOL

I will be sure to do that next time Laughing