Fish-Catching Method For My Girlfriend 2024
livemusic reply :
LOL, what a crazy post, but, I'd really like to know, I'd bet a bunch of guys have dealt with this. My gf had never been fishing until I took her couple of days ago. She caught a bass and two jackfish, so, that was awesome. I had her throw a very small white spinnerbait; it runs pretty shallow. The lake has a lot of moss in it, so, it can't run deep. I am looking for foolproof baits for her to throw. I have never fished a wacky worm, is that foolproof or do you have to set the hook. She doesn't "get it" as for setting the hook. If we did wacky worm, it would have to be fished with a weedless hook, there is a lot of cover in this lake, including the moss.
I bought a Zebco Z03 Pro Omega spincast reel for $65, then a rod, and she did great with it. Made a lot of good casts, rarely got hung up. I had her practice a couple of days before we went. I didn't know Zebco made a higher end spincast; it had real good reviews. I bought her a decent rod, too.
Anyway, looking for a way for her to fish to where technique does not matter so much. Any fish is a good fish for her. I would be bass fishing, using my troll motor to move along slowly. I think she wants to cast instead of using a stationary pole. Although, I am going to take her crappie fishing and bream fishing, and we might both use poles.
Ideas for lures for her for casting?
a1712 reply :
I have my Wife throw Spinnerbaits. Simple cast and reel, single hook so I don't worry so much about her sticking herself or getting in the boat carpet. She loves throwing Jitterbugs at dark, I think she likes the action and sound of the Bug chugging along. She also catches fish on both. Keep the hooks needle sharp, my Wife isn't a big fan of setting the hook also. Brian.
Senko lover reply :
Senkos or lipless crankbaits.
Choporoz reply :
1. Cut-R worms rage-rigged, tex-posed...practically fool proof -- she can cast it out and either let it drop or swim it back or dead stick it or....rarely hangs up and WILL get bites
2. Spinnerbaits are good. But, teach her how to work them into cover. Great cover learning bait - comes through most stuff pretty clean, but can learn to bump stuff, drag bottom, kill it...etc.
3. Squarebills and floating lipless are GREAT starter crankbaits - won't go too deep and will come off inadvertent grass/wood hits pretty well
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
If she's not a hook setter avoid senkos or you'll kill a lot of deep hooked fish. The rattle-trap is a great chuck and wind bait that can catch almost any day.
Alonerankin2 reply :
My wife loved throwing a frog and popping it along. On spinning gear no less.. No matter, she bailed after a few trips... Back to Purses & Shoes.. No surprise there, lol
DTack reply :
Some of the best times I've had have been while my girlfriend throws a horny toad on a spinning rod with braid. She just casts it out and reels it, game over. She really enjoys watching them bite, and I think anyone starting out enjoys that more.
livemusic reply :
On 4/14/2015 at 11:40 PM, DTack said:Some of the best times I've had have been while my girlfriend throws a horny toad on a spinning rod with braid. She just casts it out and reels it, game over. She really enjoys watching them bite, and I think anyone starting out enjoys that more.
She doesn't "work it" back, she just reels it in? And does she set the hook? I fished a frog bait like the horny toad a few days ago and I never did land a fish and had about five great hits. After a couple of misses, I tried to wait to set the hook; never did catch one. So, does she catch 'em on the horny toad or just enjoy watching them strike? It would drive me nuts to never catch one, lol. I am still investigating using a frog and not missing fish!
HardcoreBassin reply :
I took my fiance out fishing for the first time last year. I gave her a light spinning set-up and had her fishing a beetlespin. After she felt what a bite feels like, and caught a few sunnies and perch, I switched her to a spinnerbait. This year I'll put her onto crankbaits, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and small paddletail swimbaits. Once she gets better at accuracy and hook-setting, I'll have her try some t-rigs and such.
5fishlimit reply :
Have her try a buzzbait.
riverbasser13 reply :
I always set my girl up with a 4 inch senko, she likes skipping 'em or doing this weird shake and reel move, they both work though. Sometimes she out fishes me, lol. She tries other baits but always goes back to the senko.. We also have a no treble hook policy because we are usually fishing in a canoe together. An EZ swimmer or swimming super fluke are good cast and wind baits also.
Master Bait'r reply :
I'd say something with trebles that will stay up top.
Maybe give her a wakebait or topwater of some kind so she can visually watch the fish strike it and learn from there. Maybe a Roumba or a CL8 Mighty Mouse or jitterbug etc? I'm thinking steady retrieve that will stay in sight and get hammered periodically. I'd love to say a frog but if she's not a hook setter there's just no way she will enjoy that.
DTack reply :
On 4/14/2015 at 11:46 PM, livemusic said:She doesn't "work it" back, she just reels it in? And does she set the hook? I fished a frog bait like the horny toad a few days ago and I never did land a fish and had about five great hits. After a couple of misses, I tried to wait to set the hook; never did catch one. So, does she catch 'em on the horny toad or just enjoy watching them strike? It would drive me nuts to never catch one, lol. I am still investigating using a frog and not missing fish!
haha, she got the hang of it after a bit... She does set the hook, I tell her to swing as hard as she can haha. She did miss A LOT of fish at first... maybe hooked 1 in 5 or so. Now it is up to about 2 or 3 out of 5. Seems bad, but she really likes that better than gut-hooking every fish on a senko. I just keep it that way as she enjoys it most that way.
wisconsin heat reply :
Take her to the topwater section of your local tackle store and let her pick out one! Let her pick out her favorite color senkos while your at it. If you are really worried about her not setting the hook ( which is pretty much just reeling when wacky rig fishing) in time, and deep-hooking fish, then use circle hooks!
punch reply :
I know "live bait" can be dirty words around here but I've really had fun introducing people into fishing with simple slip bobber rigs + a fathead minnow (or leech). This works great on the wife/girlfriend and it's fantastic for kids.
Bobber fishing means they don't have to worry about technique or gear, and they can sit back and chill with a beverage/snack and just wait for the action. I rig a few medium spinner setups with a slip bobbers, anchor the boat in a nice spot and wait for the fish to come. I do a rig as such: slip bobber <> bead <> swivel <> floro leader w/ some split shot <> hook.
Pro tip: I always push the barbs in on live bait hooks when going for bigger fish with noobies. Mostly because they don't react very quickly to a bobber going down so the chance of the fish swallowing the hook is a bit higher. I have a lot less fish fatalities with the barb down.
You can hook into crappie, bass, pike, catfish, walleye, and the occasionally really hungry bluegil. It's a low key, fun way to get people fishing.
Nothing's more entertaining than watching kids freaking out when the bobber goes down.
Cgrinder reply :
Wacky Senko under a float, as illustrated by Crestliner2008 in the Smallmouth forum.
livemusic reply :
On 4/15/2015 at 1:20 AM, Master Bait said:Have her watch Gene's video on drop shotting and see if she's down with that. That's another way to just reel it in and bring the fish to the boat- and a great way to teach her the basics too.
LOL, it's a big world, I have no idea who Gene is.
livemusic reply :
On 4/15/2015 at 1:44 AM, wisconsin heat said:Take her to the topwater section of your local tackle store and let her pick out one! Let her pick out her favorite color senkos while your at it. If you are really worried about her not setting the hook ( which is pretty much just reeling when wacky rig fishing) in time, and deep-hooking fish, then use circle hooks!
Hello Chris, I am newly back into fishing after fishing heavily for most of my life, but been out of it for quite a long time. I know the shape of a circle hook but why would a circle hook lessen deep-hooking fish?
BrownBear reply :
I would suggest a topwater popper or spook. Teacher her how to "walk the dog".
J Francho reply :
I like to start on moving baits - fish hook themselves. If bass aren't biting, then I go to a drop shot rig, but with hooks and baits a blue hill can take. Really, whatever will catch what is biting readily is the ticket.
WIGuide reply :
I'm with Francho. Moving baits are the way to go aside from panfishing with live bait. I think the most important thing for someone new to the sport is that they get action. I know when I started as a little kid, I didn't get into it by sitting there for hours of not getting bit. Best of luck to keeping her interest! A couple that can fish together is awesome!
Drew03cmc reply :
Have her use the Ned Rig. It is fool proof and she will catch bass.
IDUTBass reply :
My girlfriend and I fished together all last year. It was her first complete season. She used senkos, as well as lots of other plastics, roboworms on a shaky head and some rattle traps. She really likes fishing soft plastics, but once we got on a good lipless bite I gave her a quick lesson and on her first day using them she schooled me. I try and find a moving bait that will get bit and if it's new to her I will teach her and let her try it. I think one thing helped her as well is I put yellow power pro on her rod. That definitely helped her feel the bites a lot better as well as helped her learn how to line watch.
Bass2124 reply :
The easiest, quickest, most userfriendly way to catch a bass that I have ever tried is trolling a Carolina rigged lizzard about 100-200 ft back from the boat using slow wide S turns. I use a flyrod because the action and fight it is an absolute thrill for first timers. This is the only way my wife likes to fish. When my kids bring their friends this is the method I use every time because I don't have to worry about a kid getting jarred up side the head with a crankbait full of treble hooks. The bass inhale these things and there is no hook set required. I have caught 1000's this way.
corn-on-the-rob reply :
rapala floating minnow
reel or jerk it down for a second, let it float back up; repeat. Pond slayer.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 4/15/2015 at 7:36 AM, Drew03cmc said:Have her use the Ned Rig. It is fool proof and she will catch bass.
The Ned is an equalizer. You tie one on for a beginner and end up spending all your time unhooking their fish. My wife beat me bad one time with a Ned, happened to be the year I decided to keep track of how many bass I was catching with a fish clicker. She fished for 2 hours before she got warn out and laid down on the back deck to take a nap. I looked at my fish counter and had caught 60 something bass in 2 hours and I had unhooked way more of her fish than I had my own.
A wacky rig is a great option as well, it's my wife's second favorite technique.
mrc.in.wi reply :
I just give my wife a wacky rigged senko on a big bass Bobber. We fish the weeds and I rig it so the senko is about 6" above them. Cast it out. Count to 10, one wind of the reel, four to ten, repeat. It's easy for her to do and she can see the bite. Sometimes she catches more than I do.
mrc.in.wi reply :
On 4/15/2015 at 6:47 PM, mrc.in.wi said:I just give my wife a wacky rigged senko on a big bass Bobber. We fish the weeds and I rig it so the senko is about 6" above them. Cast it out. Count to 10, one wind of the reel, count to ten, repeat. It's easy for her to do and she can see the bite. Sometimes she catches more than I do.
Blues19 reply :
When I started, I used a 2" chartreuse grub with a 1/16 oz jig head. I would cast and reel. Caught a lot of fish, crappie, bluegill, and bass. That is what I would suggest. Its a good starter
livemusic reply :
On 4/15/2015 at 10:49 AM, Bass2124 said:The easiest, quickest, most userfriendly way to catch a bass that I have ever tried is trolling a Carolina rigged lizzard about 100-200 ft back from the boat using slow wide S turns. I use a flyrod because the action and fight it is an absolute thrill for first timers. This is the only way my wife likes to fish. When my kids bring their friends this is the method I use every time because I don't have to worry about a kid getting jarred up side the head with a crankbait full of treble hooks. The bass inhale these things and there is no hook set required. I have caught 1000's this way.
That's very interesting, you saying you have caught thousands that way. Hmmm. Do you rig it Texas style? Is your lake full of stumps/cover where you troll? Do you troll with big motor or trolling motor?
Todd2 reply :
A guide told me one time that women almost always out fish men in his boat on a C-Rig. Patience...working it slow was his reason.
livemusic reply :
On 4/15/2015 at 7:49 PM, Todd2 said:A guide told me one time that women almost always out fish men in his boat on a C-Rig. Patience...working it slow was his reason.
What is a C-rig? Thanks.
Choporoz reply :
Carolina Rig
vs. trig (Trig, T-rig, Texas Rig)
not to mention florida, rage, ned, nika, jika...and probably a thousand others....we may need a rigging glossary sticky
livemusic reply :
On 4/14/2015 at 11:26 PM, Choporoz said:1. Cut-R worms rage-rigged, tex-posed...practically fool proof -- she can cast it out and either let it drop or swim it back or dead stick it or....rarely hangs up and WILL get bites
Strike King makes a Rage Cut-R-worm, right? Is that what you mean or is rage-rigged something else?
Choporoz reply :
On 4/25/2015 at 8:49 AM, livemusic said:Strike King makes a Rage Cut-R-worm, right? Is that what you mean or is rage-rigged something else?
Sorry - What I meant was Strike King Rage Tail Cut-R worms. Rage-rigged referred to using then on a weighted swimbait hook:
http://ragetalk.com/index.php?topic=3431.0
livemusic reply :
On 4/27/2015 at 10:23 PM, Choporoz said:Sorry - What I meant was Strike King Rage Tail Cut-R worms. Rage-rigged referred to using then on a weighted swimbait hook:
http://ragetalk.com/index.php?topic=3431.0
We fish lakes with an occasional large bass but don't focus on them; mainly, more interested in numbers (small to average size). What size hook/bait would you think would be best to try?
21farms reply :
i agree with the others about the ned rig...almost impossible to fish wrong and she'll catch lots of fish.
on my boat, i also rig beginners with a dropshot rig. i show them how to gently shake the worm while keeping the weight on the bottom, wait, move it a few feet and repeat. i tell them if anything feels different at all, start reeling. works like a charm.
Choporoz reply :
On 4/27/2015 at 11:25 PM, livemusic said:We fish lakes with an occasional large bass but don't focus on them; mainly, more interested in numbers (small to average size). What size hook/bait would you think would be best to try?
Generally, pick the hooks that work with your lures rather than a particular targeted size of bass. I generally use 3/0 or 4/0 - 1/16 to 1/8 oz. I don't notice a significant difference in the action of a Cut-R between 3/0 and 4/0. I don't think you need to worry about missing 12" bass because you have too big a hook.
Tip: don't toss out those Cut-R's after the heads get beat up. Clip the head and use them as trailers ; put them on a scrounger...use your imagination...that flanged tail is the real deal
Schuyler co reply :
My wife did real well with a drop shot...nose hook a worm and the reel set was easy for her
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