need help

[gonefishing63]

ok i posted ones but i can not find it now so here i go agan i fish in mostly muddy and some times clear watter and mostly having weeds on the bottom and i fish the from the bake so any help you can give me would be grat, i am looking for rig and how to tie them and held in the rods and reals not sure on them at all thanks

[Rebbasser]

Muddy water and weeds-fish tight to cover. In muddy water the fish will get tight to cover. Lures-think vibration and moving water. My favorite muddy water bait is a spinnerbait with a big, single Colorado blade. The single blade puts out a lot of vibration so the fish can find it with it's lateral line. Weedless, too. I also like rattling baits like a Rat-L-Trap fished on the outside of the weeds. For fishing in the weeds a big, bulky jig or big plastic worm are good choices because they move a lot of water.

For tying rigs go to the "New to Fishing" section and click on the link at the top.

[gonefishing63]

thanks reb can you explan rods and the diff in them and what advice do you have for me

[Rebbasser]

Actually, the rod action most people refer to as medium or medium heavy is a misnomer. You are really referring to the power of the rod, but each rod manufacturer has their own interpretation. Here is what I mean:

The action we refer to is the stiffness of the rod. A medium action rod has a lot of give to it and flexes in the top half of the rod, meaning the whole top half of the rod bends. A medium heavy is a little stiffer-it bends or flexes in the top 1/4 of the rod. As a result, there is less give to the rod and the stiffness lends itself to better hooksets on baits where you have to make an active hookset like with a soft plastic or jig. A medium action rod, since it has more give to it, is a better choice for treble hook baits. With more give to it it acts like a shock absorber when a fish hits, which is what you want because a stiffer rod makes it easier to tear the hooks out and lose the fish.

Advice? Try different things and don't be afraid to try something new or different. If you want to know if something works throw it and see-that is the only way to find out.

As far as specific advice-the more info you give us the more specific we can get.

[gonefishing63]

thank you you have told me alot already and explan to me more then i have know and that good and i have used a lot of rat-l-traps and iam now moving on to trying new things and thanks agin and i will try new thing thanks again

[gonefishing63]

one more ? what colors do you think in muddy water

[ILfishinman]

dark colors work well, jusnebug, black, black and purple, uh stuff like that. also try the gaudy colors like chartruse and pink and stuff like that

[Rebbasser]

Originally Posted by gonefishing63

one more ? what colors do you think in muddy water

Depends on the sky conditions. If it is sunny I use bright colors, but in cloudy conditions I use dark, more natural colors.

[gonefishing63]

thanks guys i am hoping to try all the tips out in the am well good fishing and a am allways open of new tips

[bothomas]

In muddy ponds and lakes fishing weeds from the bank I stick with dark lizards most of the time. especially in small ponds. worms work well too, but they seem to like a little action from the tail and legs. You may never fish a worm again. I also like to fish it with no weights or carolina and work it just over the tops of the weeds.