r/FishingForBeginners

Been having a huge issue w the inline spinners. 60-70% of the time they don’t spin. I have tried everything I’ve seen that should help: I’ve been using a swivel, retrieving at a medium-fast pace (not too slow), gave it a kick and tug when it hits the water, etc. I brought them to my local bait shop and the owner looked at them and saw no issue (wires aren’t bent, move fine when flicked, and not knock offs). They are all mepps or rooster tails. Have no issues with a normal spinner bait, spoon spins every cast.

Super frustrating because I’ve heard these are great for catching multiple species which is what I like, and are very easy to use (cast and retrieve)

The only other idea is because they are very old. They are from my grandpas tackle box. I am going to buy a brand new one and see if I have any luck, but I don’t age is causing the issue.

Does anyone have any ideas? Anytbing would be appreciated.

It’s been a long while since I revisited this. Any ideas?

Context I was looking for swim-baits to fish under docks since it’s going to be summer and fish will be a little deeper when I get the chance to go fishing during the day.. (I work weird hours so midday-evening fishing is easier especially on my days off)
I ordered these off Amazon.

Wanna see what you guys are using love seeing different setups these are my 2 nothing fancy at all but get the job done maybe also some pics of pb’s?👀

Got some goodies how did I do? Mostly trout and smaller species fishing. I got some 1/8,1/16,1/32,1/64 lures and some 2-3” soft baits, and some terminal!
Anything else I should be adding?
Thank you!

Hello!

How does this backslider look like? Is it damaged badly or is it fine to fish?

This is the first thing I’ve caught in a minute but I’m enjoying myself so much. There’s nothing like sitting in water and not getting wet.

Getting into fishing and need some advice on what to buy so far I have this in my cart

I checked with the local fisheries and they said my design was perfectly legal, it worked pretty well I didnt have many strikes without a hookup and I didnt drop any fish. Id like to declare this a breakthrough in fishing technology.

Previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/FishingForBeginners/s/mUuJXYQfVs

Am I supposed to put bait on any of these? I assume not for the spoiler shad ones. I mostly fish light/ultralight

So, I am an absolute beginner who tried fishing like 3 times as a kid and never caught anything. Are these adequate for fishing for tilapia and maybe small catfish with bait on a river (the Nile) or canals? Am I missing anything important? And what rigs would you suggest for fishing a somewhat fast river with plenty of bottom vegetation?

The left hook is size 6 mustad, the rest are local made stuff that do not necessarily follow the same standards, though the right hook is supposed to be size 7.

I’ve tried throwing rooster tails, inline spinners, fake worms, and swimbaits, but the fish either completely ignore them or swim toward them before losing interest and not biting. This was right after some rain in ~60°F weather. Any idea what I can do?

Anyone tried this?

Put together a little tackle box for when I go down to the canal and river in my area, and a lake within driving distance on my few weekends off, with my ultra light setup....quickly learned the river moved to quickly for that light of a rod lol. Anyways, I was wondering what you guys thought of my lure choices, admittedly, I bought one of those "kits" off Amazon for like $20 and half of it was to heavy for the rod so I'm trying to dial it back and hone in on what I actually need. Fishing for anything that will bite but mostly planning on targeting panfish, trout, and smallmouth bass.