A desperate fish!!!

I decided to test out what I have learned last week and went to fishing after work. I went to Sport Authority and brought a panther martin spinner and then went to Clopper Lake around 6pm. I fished for like an hour and nothing bite at all. I actually was just testing how I reel affect the panther martin spin. I noticed that if I reel it fast and point the rod low, the spinner has a lot of movement. But when I try to reel it slow, it either has very little movement or the panther martin get tangle up with the line. It either my palomar knot isn't perfect (first time with palomar knot) or a loop knot is better. I didn't remember how to tie a loop knot, so I didn't try. Can someone give me some advices please? By the way, after an hour with no bite, I decided to cast a few more and somehow a desperate fish from no where bit my panther martin. It turned out to be a largemouth bass about 10 inches long. Don't know it luck or just my skills got better that fast because I decided to stay another half hour and didn't catch anything :)

Non Slip Loop Knot

I use this knot for all my lures from False Ablicore to Snakeheads.. It is easy to tie in the dark..

Capt Mike

Good to hear you caught something. When I'm using spinners I tie a swivel on. Spinners have a bad habit of giving you line twist unless they are the clothespin type. I bet you had more confidence after catching that bass. That leads to paying more attention and anticipating a strike which equals more fish.
Mike

thanks for the link capt mike.

Mike,

You are right, I was more focus after that first bass. I google swivel and find out what it is, so I just put the spinner on the swivel then tie the line to swivel? How can you tell if my spinner is clothspin type?

Tai

Panther Martin is an inline spinner. The clothespin type are your typical bass spinners and beetle spins. Picture your wire shaped like this < the point of this symbol is where you tie your line. On the other ends you have a weighted hook or jig and the other a spinner.

Mike

thanks, i will use the loop knot for it.

Tai