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Started out in shallow water and went deeper was marking fish like crazy but didn’t even get a bite I don’t know if they were white perch or what they were..But we did catch a couple catfish
Lake Wylie near Belmont North Carolina
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I feel your pain, and don’t know the answer.
I can usually find them, making them bite is a whole other story.
One fish off of that pile.
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I imagine Travis that you could try different depths, presentation, speed, glow grubs, live bait, scent in Shad or garlic, rattles, colors. I’m no expert but the 15 minute rule may also apply. That being give the fish 15 minutes to bite before changing something or location
I'd like to just say one word here: Slabsauce
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Just a suggestion but I would consider changing the settings on your lowrance to get a better idea of exactly what you are seeing. For one, do yourself a favor and turn Fish ID off. Fish ID is very innacurate and misleading. Also, I set my colorline between 60 and 80 most times and that seems to be a good range. There may be a load of fish there that your unit was marking but getting it dialed in the most you can will make a big difference as well. You will learn over time to distinguish between large bait (gizzard shad) schools, small schools of threadfin shad and even know exactly what schools of crappie and other game fish look like by the way they orient themselves in the water column.
I keep fish ID setting low also. I don't pay much attention to fish finder but is nice to see something before I set up!
Hey I'm a professional at marking fish with no bites. Was on Harris Sunday kept finding good looking groups of fish on my fish finder with maybe just a half-hearted nibble here and there. Finally chucked out my cast net just to see what the heck was out there - yep it was crappie uninterested in my offerings :mad:
I see a lot of fish on my Garmin too,But nothing in my live well ��
And here I thought is was just me !
Turn fish id OFF. Looks like large schools of bait to me that’s why no takers. With fish id off you can see the difference. Just my experience. Hope this helps.
I don't know about the others but that last picture was a large school of bait, and they were not white bass they show as long curly lines and will eat anything at anytime
yeah we all have seen those images when we are still figuring out our FF's. My buddy has an older model, refuses to adjust it and we see that type of activity a lot and don't get diddly to bite. my theory always was, as someone said, the fish id was making Shad balls look like schools of crappie or white bass.
Our last trip we had jigs with slab sauce out one side and no slab sauce on the other (Long Lineing). Slab Sauce side worked the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slab
Try turning your lights off for a minute, then back on. That sometimes works wonders at night getting them fired up a bit.
Personally. I think you just stink at fishing!! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] Joking! Others have provided good insight, listen to them
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Great advice from others to turn fish ID off. Definitely could have been gizzards or threadies. Let us know how you do!