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Fish catching tips


fishing-200x148Q. It feels like I’m the only one who doesn’t get fish when I go fishing with anyone. How can I make sure I’m not the only one not bringing home fish?
–Fishless Dylan, Indianapolis, Ind.

A. You need some serious angling help, Fishless, so I went to a serious angler for advice. I recently ran into Jimbo Meador, an expert angler with Legacy Paddlesports and former Orvis fishing guide, and asked him your question. Check out this video to learn from the master:

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Comments about “Fish catching tips”

  1. nh2003 says:

    If you go bass fishing use plastic worms.

  2. boy127 says:

    catching fish, always know how to use the bait you are using.
    and
    try bread/hotdogs it really works

  3. Please do not use your real name says:

    If your fish on the beach like in Hawaii or the West coast, use real bait and not artificial lures so that the fish can smell it rather than try to look for it in the white water of all the waves. try to find a place near a pier or some type of rock that sticks out. Usually there will be lots of small fish which means plenty of BIG fish. One last thing, Fishing early in the morning or late at night will improve your chances because that is when fish usually looking for food to eat. Live bait will be 99.9% most of the time better than dead bait.

  4. cj says:

    what about macrol

  5. spacecadet123 says:

    i dunno about u guys ill use minnows every time i can get my hands on them.

  6. argonien says:

    remember pack21 a bullhead is a kind of catfish and there are two things that catfish love crafish and cut shad to use crafish to catch catfish take the hook and push it threw the back and gently mash the guts then take the hook out and hook it in the tail this puts out a sent that catfish can’t resist and with the shad cut it so it bleeds but isin’t dead hook it well and let it sit so the fish can smell it and want to eat it and the same with the crafish let them sit so be patient and it will pay off

  7. pack21 says:

    does anyone know how to catch bullhead cause i need some advise

  8. GEAR MAN says:

    Learn to fly-fish! You will learn a different way to fish, impress your friends, learn some new fishing knots, and be more successful.

  9. Ken says:

    Thank you for the tips

  10. pickles says:

    spinnerbaits are good for structure. dont use deep divers around trees or deep weeds if ur not prepared to loose ‘em.

  11. Bionicle99 says:

    If you catch a crayfish, hook it through the tail and/or back and cast in deep water.

  12. DL says:

    for saltwater fishing the best bait ever is tube worms they grow of piers that are mostly in the water you will see plants off the side the worms are in the plant squeez the worm out and the have tails that fish dont like the tail so cugt it off then use the worm and you will most likely cath a cat fish

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