Bass Fishing Tips and help

Hi I just got introduced to fishing last September. I am hooked on it. My question is this. What advice can you give a beginner who is looking to catch bass.

I've tried to figure it out on my own but the one bass I've caught is I think by accident. I knew a fish was there because my line went left when I was reeling in from straight in front.

I was using a rattling Jig with a swimming trailer, my rig (not a lot of money so I have one rod for now) is a Ugly Stik 7' medium action with a spinning reel and 8lb line. The problem is when I retrieve I feel the bottom but cannot tell the difference between a fish and the bottom.

I live in Nevada and I am fishing out at a cooling pond.

Hi and welcome to the fishing enthusiasts here

You might want to read about this subject HERE (please click)

Thanks, for the welcome and the link to the other thread. I've read that post and I guess my question becomes, how do I tell the difference between a rocky bottom that bounces my line and a strike??

Thanks again for replying

Just set the hook when you think its a fish. no harm is done if its the bottom but is a lot of fun when its a fish. You get to know the feel when its a fish.

DONT GO TO THE STORE AND GO CRAZY AND BUY EVERY LURE YOU SEE. START OFF SIMPLE AND FIND A FEW THINGS THAT WORK FOR YOU AND PERFECT YOUR SKILL WITH IT. ONCE YOU HAVE SHARPENED YOUR SKILL AND DEVOLEPED YOUR TECHNIQUE WITH A BAIT THEN MOVE ON TO ANOTHER LURE ON DOWN THE LINE. IF YOU DONT YOU WILL SPEND A BUNCH OF MONEY ON LURES JUST WAISTING AWAY IN YOUR TACKLE BOX. WHEN I STARTED OUT I USED RUBBER WORMS. I LEARN TO FISH A TEXAS AND CAROLINA RIG. THEN I MOVED ON TO SPINNER BAITS. GOOD LUCK!

SWAMP DADDY welcome to the forum and.... thanks for your good advice. Much appreciated

Id have to agree with swampdaddy, I recently moved in with my grandma and lucky for me she has a 6 acre pond in the back yard. I kept complaining there were no fish. My problem wasnt that there werent any fish. My problem was that the water was cold and the fish werent biting what i was putting out there.

Two weeks later after it warmed up to about 90 degrees i was catching fish and just happened to catch a 4lber that day.

As to lures my advice is try some rebel lures, the thing i love about rebel is that you can get them at any walmart and it tells you exactly how to use them on the box.

I recently started a special site for beginners to bass fishing. It contains all the basics you need along with videos. After eading a few topics and watching the videos you can return here and have a greater knowledge base to discuss a variety of topics. Tight lines, Steve
http://www.delawaretrophybass.com/apps/forums/show/ 800790-largemouth-tips-and-tactics

The site is great. Cool videos. Thanks for the information.

Hey, there are bunch of tips in here and most of them are useful enough. I've learned more bass fishing in this site, and thanks a lot. Just in case you haven't heard some tips on trout fishing yet, you are welcome to visit the link below for more info. I'm sure you'll learn more about it.