Need Help Catching Limits 2025
Zeinali_Fishing reply :
Hey guys I want to hear your tactics on always catching a limit on any lake!
Please say what rod,line,baits, and locations on the lake I should look for.
Thanks!
scaleface reply :
Good question , I want to know too .
kingmotorboat reply :
Indeed
gr8outdoorz reply :
Catching limits is not about which rod, reel, line. It's ALL about locating the bass. Study as much as you can about bass seasonal movements then spend LOTS of time on the water hunting them. There are no shortcuts...just lots of time on the water.
ww2farmer reply :
Lund Explorer reply :
On 2/10/2015 at 6:42 AM, Zeinali_Fishing said:Hey guys I want to hear your tactics on always catching a limit on any lake!
Please say what rod,line,baits, and locations on the lake I should look for.
Thanks!
Have you ever heard of Jim Nabors (aka Gomer Pyle)? Ever heard him sing? He did a darn good job belting out the tune "The Impossible Dream". My advice would be to lower your sights or learn to repeat the name of that song over and over again.
Let's be honest here. Not even the best liar in the world can actually catch a limit every day or on every lake. Spend your time learning different lakes, different tactics/baits, keep good records, and set goals for improvement based on your experience. If you ever get to the point that you think you can always get that limit, give me a call and I can take you to a few lakes to ruin that record!
By the way, welcome to Bass Resource.
Alonerankin2 reply :
Mission Impossible, it's a good movie..
It's also my answer..
A-Jay reply :
Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~
The answer to "How to catch a limit" is seriously multifaceted and really can not be answered here in a reasonably sized response.
You will have to be much more specific with your questions to get some usable information.
And I hope you will as the membership here is loaded with skill & experience and are very willing to share it.
Just need to narrow down your requests a little.
A-Jay
Zeinali_Fishing reply :
hey thank you all! I'm new to these forums and I know now that I should write more professional!
Catt reply :
On 2/10/2015 at 8:15 AM, Zeinali_Fishing said:hey thank you all! I'm new to these forums and I know now that I should write more professional!
Don't worry I don't write professional 
To answer your question use the "Best of Section", read the entire section!
RSM789 reply :
Don't listen to these naysayers, there are plenty of ways to guarantee a limit every time you go out:
- Fish the Bass Pro Shops aquarium. Loaded with fish, easy to find them and you always have access to any equipment or lure that you want;
- Use an electro shocker like the biologists do.
- When you catch a bass, don't unhook him. Bring him in the boat, release him, let him swim away & then reel him in again. Do this 5 times and you have your limit.
- Learn how to scuba dive & get proficient with a spear gun.
- Never leave the lake until you have caught your limit. If this means staying in your boat for 8 days in order to catch 5 fish, have at it - that is the price of success.
plumworm reply :
AJ, when you used the word "multifaceted " I knew I was on the wrong thread because of my limited edumacation. As for the OP question , Just go fishing. Some days I catch 30-40, some days zip/zero/nada/not a freaking thing. It's called fishing, not catching, for a reason. Good luck and I hope you have far more days of "limits" than skunks.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Even the pros blank some days. If there was a surefire way to go catch a limit it would take a lot of fun out of it.
ClackerBuzz reply :
nothing like aiming for the stars!
a panic box should help keep the skunk off ya.
http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/iaconelli_panic_box.html
Fishes in trees reply :
It is slightly past 5 AM. I'm working on my 3rd Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA. I'm feeling somewhat snarky. What is limit fishing? Are you on the right board? I've caught bass. I've caught bluegill, crappie, carp, smallmouth bass, 3 different species of catfish, drum and a 40 pound king salmon the one time I took a trip to Alaska. I've never caught a limit. What does it look like? What kind of gear do you use? I am curious.
Catch 22 reply :
A limit is a state of mind used to massage the ego.
C22
corn-on-the-rob reply :
If it is a lake where you consistently have trouble catching a limit of bass, it may be about location, but can very well be that the lake is genuinely tough (low population, heavy fishing pressure, etc). I have a handful of lakes in Ohio that are like this and in club tournaments with 20 anglers there have been tournaments won with a single small fish or only 5 guys out of 20 catch a fish all day in others. When a lake is this tough I fish for just that one bite: high percentage area, downsize my bait, fish slowly and methodically. If I catch a fish I do it all again, if I am lucky enough to get a limit I will up-size and look for a bigger one or even just stick to the small baits since it is so tough.
Now if other people consistently catch limits of fish and you don't, then they likely have more experience than you on that body of water and have figured some stuff out. Pay attention to the obvious cues, if everybody and their mother is always fishing docks, it is a good bet that it is a producer and a well established pattern on the lake. It may not be the best one, but a good starting point. If you are always on the docks and everyone is offshore.... you get the point.
My general advice for limit fishing is time on the water, high percentage areas, downsized baits.
ClackerBuzz reply :
^ and that my friend is corn that doesn't get stuck in ur teeth 
Mainebass1984 reply :
Fish an area with the largest concentration of fish at the time. Have confidence in the lure your fishing and the way your fishing it. Be optimistic and do not get down on yourself.
Zeinali_Fishing reply :
On 2/10/2015 at 11:30 PM, corn-on-the-rob said:If it is a lake where you consistently have trouble catching a limit of bass, it may be about location, but can very well be that the lake is genuinely tough (low population, heavy fishing pressure, etc). I have a handful of lakes in Ohio that are like this and in club tournaments with 20 anglers there have been tournaments won with a single small fish or only 5 guys out of 20 catch a fish all day in others. When a lake is this tough I fish for just that one bite: high percentage area, downsize my bait, fish slowly and methodically. If I catch a fish I do it all again, if I am lucky enough to get a limit I will up-size and look for a bigger one or even just stick to the small baits since it is so tough.
Now if other people consistently catch limits of fish and you don't, then they likely have more experience than you on that body of water and have figured some stuff out. Pay attention to the obvious cues, if everybody and their mother is always fishing docks, it is a good bet that it is a producer and a well established pattern on the lake. It may not be the best one, but a good starting point. If you are always on the docks and everyone is offshore.... you get the point.
My general advice for limit fishing is time on the water, high percentage areas, downsized baits.
Thanks man! BTW i live in Ohio too! I feel your pain! lol
corn-on-the-rob reply :
On 2/11/2015 at 3:37 AM, Zeinali_Fishing said:Thanks man! BTW i live in Ohio too! I feel your pain! lol
I do live 15 minutes from lake erie and it is the lake I fish most so I get plenty of good days too 
Smokinal reply :
I'm not being a smarta$$ but watch as much Major League Fishing as you can.
Djman72 reply :
I'm pretty sure the only constant that helps with catching a limit is being happy out on the water.
Other than that.... Good Luck.
BigSkyBasser reply :
There's so many different ways to go about a limit. Lots of tournament fisherman who are worried about cashing a check would rather catch 3 huge fish than have to cull five 1 lbers. Personally I fish more confidently with 5 fish in the boat no matter how it's done and usually can catch 5 fish any day by beating the banks finesse fishing. I'm not a confident power fisherman and rarely will I switch to a crankbait or spinner bait unless either the boater is slammin' em or I'm on a lake that I know I can catch fish by power fishing consistently.
sprint61 reply :
Find the structure, cover, and baitfish. If you do this you will catch your limit.
roadwarrior reply :
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The Fun Police had to edit this thread. Stay on topic or move on.
-Kent
WRB reply :
Did you watch the Bassmaster Classic where 56 of the top anglers competed?On 2/10/2015 at 6:42 AM, Zeinali_Fishing said:Hey guys I want to hear your tactics on always catching a limit on any lake!
Please say what rod,line,baits, and locations on the lake I should look for.
Thanks!
Paul Elias who holds the record for heavest multi day tournament weight didn't catch any bass the 1st day of this Classic and he wasn't alone.
My point is we all have good and bad days on the water bass fishing in regards to catching a limit of 5 bass.
Anyone can tell you how to do this, however they will not tell you how many times they have been skunked!
There isn't a garanteed method, lure or presentation to catch bass limits. The key to catching bass limits is catching the 1st bass, then catching one at a time the same way until you have caught 5.
Tom
primetime reply :
The best way to catch limits is to fish in the areas where the fish are holding, so finding fish is half the battle and that is done through both research, trial and error, but typically takes time on the water since every lake has it's own patterns that are unique but researching the lake and a map are essential as well as finding out the main forage.
Once you find them, catching them is never a guarantee, but if their was a magic bullet, I would love to know. You can get shut out even on the lakes you know best, you never know until you get on the water, but reading articles and talking to locals will help you become more efficient overall, but Fishing is not as easy as it looks on TV.
RanndomUndead reply :
On 2/10/2015 at 6:42 AM, Zeinali_Fishing said:Hey guys I want to hear your tactics on always catching a limit on any lake!
Please say what rod,line,baits, and locations on the lake I should look for.
Thanks!
Ill say a green pumpkin 1/8th oz shakey head rig has never failed me. Wether it be 100 degrees, or 5 degrees, pond or lake, windy or calm, shallow or deep, Even Pre/Post/During cold fronts.
Based on my success, id call it The Year Round Bait, and not a situational bait like cranks/spinners/etc.
However, none of that matters if youre simply in barren water, which sucks.
jiggerpole reply :
I was told as a kid that you couldn't strike a match with a 22 rifle so I practiced until I could.
I was told you couldn't shoot a 1 inch group consistently at 20 yards with a Bow & Arrow, but after 27 consecutive X's I was happy that I could.
I was told I could not make a 1000 yard shot with a 243 Remington 100 grain Win. Bolt Action. But I can.
I was told I could not take a 40 acre lake that was extremely bass crowded and turn it around with only hook and line and a few committed fisherman (with a management plan that didn't involve poisoning and starting all over). I did it, and now we have a 4lb. overall average in just 7 years. The Hard Way!!!!! Yes!
I still can not catch a limit of bass every time I go out. Even when I know right where they are. Good Luck With That. Let us no when you do. Would love to know. Ha.
RSM789 reply :
On 2/10/2015 at 2:21 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Even the pros blank some days...
Yeah, like Bill Lowen did today, on a river of all places, for the first time in 10 years (according to him). After a nice limit yesterday, all he needed was 1 fish in order to make the cut...swing & a miss. 2 years ago on this fishery, he & Ish Monroe were the only 2 anglers to limit each of the 4 days. He stated he caught a few fish today, but none were keepers. He should have just used Mend-it & glue two dinks together.
He was the only choice on my B.A.S.S. fantasy team that didn't make the cut & the only one I wasn't worried about. When Jordan Lee had a great comeback day to jump up over 60 spots & make the cut, I thought I was in good shape. Then as the number of anglers left to weigh in began to dwindle & no Bill Lowen to the scales, well you know what they say about counting chickens before they hatch...
Fishinthefish reply :
On my native lake I've almost always hit my limit on bass. I've spent so many years on it I can see the fish before I can see the water type of thing but on new lakes I offer the advice I was given by an old man. Cover ground. Use techniques that cover as much ground as you can. If you get fish stay there an exerpiment but as soon as it dies cover more ground. It's the best strategy in my opinion if you don't have the time to research the lake. Flukes work wonders for pitching or quick casting and jerk retrievals to cover ground. Hit every point dock and structure. You'll either get lucky or get smart.
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