How to Fish (with No Experience) 

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Fishing is all trial and error. I didn't start catching fish until 5 months of practice and dedication

I feel this, I didn't have a dad or a mentor to teach me. It sucked teaching myself I almost gave up all together. Having good people teach means the world.

Fishing is one of the best hobbies you can have, honestly rn I’m still learning what kinds of retrievals and lures to use during certain times, locations, and time of day, I’m decently experienced but still learning

"GIRTH, i mean power"😭 love your vids man

My first ever (decent) rod was a Medium Ugly Stick GX2 spinning rod and reel combo that I got for $49.99. One of the best rods I’ve ever owned. I’ve caught a 27Lb flathead catfish on it, a 28.5” Brown trout. Hooked a +5ft sturgeon. Still one of my go to rods to this day. Reel needed to be replaced after about 2 years of daily use but man did it ever put up a fight. It’s the only rod I’ll recommend to a new fisherman

Fishing is lifelong learning. Been fishing for salmon/steelhead for over a decade and still learn more every year.

When I first started fishing I used to use a random wooden rod with a long piece of twine with a hex nut as a weight. The only proper thing about it was its hook which was storebought. Moral of the story is that you don’t need anything special to start fishing but a passion for fishing and then you can move on to better equipment.

Thank you for this simple explanation, so many tutorials throw around words and jargon making them super hard to follow, but this one actually made sense

Man fishing is the only thing in life that makes me smile so much, I started fishing like 4 years ago and there’s this park right behind my house with a lake that has huge carp and bass, also has bluegill and catfish. After my first fish I stopped and only started again just 5 months ago. I’ve never had so much fun in my life and it makes me appreciate nature a lot more. So beautiful and I catch fish every time I go now.

REMEMBER TO NOT GET A BAITCASTER WHEN STARTING

Number one tip for people new to fishing: You can't catch fish in water with no fish in it! If you have no luck in a particular spot move somewhere else to cast instead of just waiting in the same spot all day.

Your videos are pretty cool. I enjoy watching them keep up the good work 👍

Also, you need the right rod and the right reel for the fish youre fishing. For example, for trout, best rod is ultralight, 190cm-200cm, reel gear ratio 5:2.1...

If you want to bass fish start with a baitcaster on a medium light, medium action 6-7 ft rod

My first fishing rod I got is when I was 7 it’s an ugly stick with around 5,8 feet long, using a spinning reel with 2-4 pound test line. I remember I would use this to catch bass, crappie, bluegills, catfish, and trout, it’s does a very good job and it’s best used for kayak fishing, the biggest fish I caught on the rod is a 12 bass female the fight lasted 20 mins, and a 10 pound catfish. Due note I only use light line because it’s a light rod and I like the fight so I have my reel lose. My other rod I have is a Japanese made rod and a Japanese reel, it was quite expensive but I’m looking for good braided line so I can complete the set for striped bass and sturgeon. Good luck with fishing people

Man this was probably theee most informative video I’ve come across when looking into fishing for beginners 101

Beginners. Best one is a medium light for bluegill, bass and crappie. I got one as an all rounder. Now I wouldn’t use it for larger fish but it’ll handle everything thrown at it with some extras.

“More sensitive tip”, huh, sounds familiar.

that baitcaster scene when you were fine tuning scared me as it fell so fast 😭

I'm still learning how to fish I've been fishing most of my life and still learning I didn't know about the different types of fishing rods so thanks

A big pointer I would offer is consider either WHERE you want to fish or what TARGET SPECIES you're after. It's easy to get confused with so many options. All you need to know to get started is roughly what size and pattern of lure to cast, and how to guess where they might be. Let's pick a species Northern Pike for example. You can often find them near weeds or sunken trees. Lures like a classic 5-of-diamonds or a larger spinner bait (Mepps Aglia for example) are known to attract pike reliably. Head out to your local lake and have at it! It WILL take trial and error, that's all part of the journey.

More like this please! I’ve been hiking for years but just started fishing and it’s so hard getting information on what to know and what look for in gear

9 foot 1-3oz and a 4-5000 reel is a good daily driver to get into surf fishing in the northeast. You can get these setups used right now on Facebook etc for next to nothing. Rinse the reel after every trip. It will change your life. 30 lb braid 40 lb mono leaders is a good all around size for line and it’s cheap. I use 40 lb braid and 40 lb flouro but flouro is expensive and not required. Start with mono leaders and save the money! I have caught 30+ lb fish in current on a 9’ tica rated .5-3 oz. 40 bucks used. Early on in my surf journey it was all i owned. this sport doesn’t require a ton of money to get started. It costs a lot to get a full set of high end gear and plugs, into the thousands, but that’s not required. Eventually you will want a heavy rod to get big plugs or jigs into the wind, a light setup for inlets and schoolies or a boat, and your daily driver 9-10’6 footer for the jetty and average wind and water days. I use a 200 staal now to daily drive but I still have my 4000 and 8000 BG. Otherwise the only mandatories are a good set of pliers with a lanyard, a fish grip, and I highly recommend proper footwear on jetties or on the rocks. The sport is Extremely dangerous when you’re out alone or at night or in big water. Start out with friends and in small water and work your way up. I will see you out there and I’m more than happy to help.

Sienna is a great beginner reel. I use them still and I've been fishing my whole life. Ive landed 40+ black drum and 35 in reds on the 3000. I can lend them to friends while fishing without being scared.

The Shimano Sienna pictured here the best budget spinning reel imo. They're ultra cheap from Walmart and perform 90% as good as Shimanos way more expensive offerings.

Light spinning combo. Nightcrawlers, #6-8 hook, split shot, bobber. Cast near structure like a log or dock. Leave plenty of hook exposed after baiting. Wait for the bobber to go under and stay under, then gently lift the rod while reeling in to set the hook. For a small lake or creek this setup should work well for bluegill, and potentially almost any other species. Some of the best times i had getting in to fishing were the first days finding a nice school of bluegill and catching them all day long. After some time you will learn to target specific species, but the chunk of worm on a hook is a great place to start.

I just fished for the first time today (September 5th) and even though I barely understood how the rod and reel worked or what the specifications even meant I managed to catch three small catfish in the salt water shallows here off of the Texas coast. Not bad for a first timer however I did manage to tangle my line twice because I didnt know how to cast the line or whether or not to use the drag 'lock' thingy and to put the reel bar thingy in the up position or the down position. I was given some tips from a guide who was fishing with his son and he taught us how to properly cast the line and how to allow the drag to do the work. Very productive learning!

One thing that can help is a guided trip. Fishing with someone experienced can give you important knowledge and information, as well as a few fish for extra confidence.

In shore I use medium heavy 8-9 feet. Off shore in a boat or charter fishing I would use 7 ft medium heavy. I Definitely recommend using braided line. Also depends on what species of fish you're targeting too

Just started fishing a couple weeks ago and I love it

Type of reel/style makes a huge difference for different people. Never fished before enclosed reels have less nests and you'll spend more time fishing than fixing string issues. Zebco 202s for 20 smackers you can't go wrong. I have 3 for when I have guests.

I went sturgeon fishing every weekend for about a year before I finally hooked on and actually got it to shore! I just kept at it and kept getting better gear and I've caught countless this year! I caught a 10' 2" last Wednesday and it smoked one of my reels but that's all part of the game!!!

I just bought a $35 realtree little rod, and its got insane strength. Ive gotten about 32 bluegill, at least 5 perch, and 15 bass. For all the bass i used a weedless eagle claw hook, and a little brown hunk of poo with a lot of tails.

These tips will definitely help someone. 👍

I’ve been fishing my whole life but I don’t know the technicalities. I start working at a bait shop next week so this is really helpful. Thank you😂

The first step is on the water! Angling is a skill that must be practiced and honed. Understanding what you are fishing for and what bait you will use will always help you catch fish.

I live in wisconsin and up here you can get around pretty well with a 6'6 medium action spinning rod. The medium will cover walleye, bass, mid sized pike, crappie and other panfish really well. Pretty much anything you would actually wanna eat 😂 youre taking a bit of a chance with the largest of fish but you still have a fighting chance lol

BONUS: for a beginner, I would recommend a spinning reel over a bait caster because bait casters are a little more complicated.

If you want to get into baitcasters if you are at a level where you are getting more dedicated the best i can think of is an Abu Garcia Blackmax

Just got back into fishing yesterday! Got myself a new set-up! Ended up getting a 6ft daiwa sweepfire pole with a daiwa crossfire LT2500 reel! The set-up itself only cost $50 n it works awesome!

as an vietnamese, i know these action means : - UL = Ultra Light - L = Light - M = Medium - MH = Medium Heavy - H = Heavy - XH = Extra Heavy - XXH = Extra Extra Heavy - XXXH = Extra Extra Extra Heavy - SP = Super Power - SDP = Super Duper Power

If your not that serious in fishing, want to get a cheap rod to test the waters (both figuratively and literally), or want to get one for your kids but you think they might break one, Zebco rods are really good starter ones! They are affordable, some can detach to fit in smaller places, and a great starter rod in general, but they are not the strongest ones and you might want to look into a better reel, I’ve seen zebco rods for pretty cheap in the fishing section at Walmart, and bass pro shops almost in every location

The only lures you need as a beginner that I’d recommend are johnson silver minnow spoons, which work for jigging and cast and retrieve, mepps in-line spinners, and Teckel sprinker frogs.

This man's doing gods work! Thank you!! So helpful!

The first thing you'll actually need for fishing is the lava proof tackle bag this can be easily made with 4 parts 3 you'll get from s child by giving him rare fished and the 4th will be a chance from a box you fish up in hell. The next thing you'll need is a glowing bobber you can get a normal bobber from that same child and to make it glow you'll have to get 5 stars and combine them together For better glow mix it with some weird glowing moss Next you'll need the proper armor i suggest the fishing armor from the same child again and lastly a golden fishing rod from, you guessed it, the child again. To increase power fish during a full moon with heavy rain as well as have some chum buckets to increase reel, last but not least you'll need to get some fishing potions as well as a proper storage.

In my country we used makeshift rod without reel only with wooden spool thing, it was very fun and we don't stress about the rod specs

the best advice for a beginner fisher the literal best in existence, is to start with a good friend who also happens to be a very experienced fisherman that way they can provide you with equipment, knowledge and help untill you are ready to go fishing on your own with your own equipment

If youre just starting out id HIGHLY recommend getting a spinning reel over a baitcaster.

Nite crawlers and a 1/32 jig hook with 4 pound line on a spinning reel is perfect for beginners

that sienna shimano.. 🔥🔥 fire ass combo for like $50 too!

For anyone wanting to get into fishing: do NOT get a baitcaster reel. Go for a regular open face reel

I would start with 5-6 ft ultra light rod with 1000 reel and use 1/10 oz jig head with a 2 inches swimmer, it'll help teach newer people what bits feels like and you catches everything with a 2 inch swimmer

All around rod: 7' Ugly Stick Elite 7' 2 piece Spinning rod Reel Pflueger president 30 or 35

This is great info for basic bass fishing

Rod lengths completely depends on what you are fishing for and where you are fishing, if you want to fish in a creek you should go with a 5-6ft ultralight or light, fishing off the bank you should probably go with 6-7ft if there’s lots of brush along the lake, set line fishing should be 7-9 feet depending on the casting room and your comfortability

in my opinion the best thing to start with is a whip rod. try getting a 8-10 foot one , good for starters , caught a good little breem when i started and accidentally caught a mirror carp.

The best starter reel is spin cast but spinning reels will work too

i would recommend a medium heavy still has flex can cast everything you want i’ve always used them that’s jus my preference though

Very well done my friend! This should allow more people to demystify the start and just get out there. If I see newbies out I always introduce myself and love to help! This video is what RU-vid is meant for!

Hey brother I love your channel. Even the RU-vid shorts are 🔥 fire!

Say start with a zebco 101 usually comes with a beginner stuff to fish and stringer total cost less than 30 bucks.

One thing about length. The longer the pile the further you can cast yes. BUT the shorter poles get more accuracy on cast. I prefer a 6.6 while my buddy 7. It’s all personal preference. Usually if you’re fishing lakes mostly the longer pole yes. Ponds, shorter is better.

Action is important because if your using heavy line with a lighter rod and a huge fish hits your rod can break if it’s a fast action rod

I think the best thing to do is buy a book or find books about fishing in your local library. These are tomes of great knowledge when there arent anyone more experienced that you can ask about things or can teach you ways of fishing. Good books will tech you everything from tying knots, fishing rigs to things like watercraft - learning to read the water and having general ideas where fish could be hiding. A lot of my advanced fishing knowledge came from multiple books from John Wilson, Matt Hayes & whoever in the sport that knows their stuff. John Wilson was an absolute legend here in the UK

I feel blessed that I was born into a family that owns a fishing lodge.

I recommend a 6’6 ugly stik with a kast king spinning reel with 8-12 lb line 👍

If you want to buy a first rod, a medium weight spinning rod at about 8' that can cast up to an ounce will give you the most versatility. 20lb breaking strain braided line is a good place to start to.

If your just getting into fishing i would recommend to just get everything from walmart at first will save u a lot of money and then make better purchases when u get some more info later on

Ngl for the last 10 years when i ho looking for rods i pick the coolest looking one.

2 things: I want to start using a bait caster, tips on that and how to cast? Also, are there any good fishing spots in Newton, MA (I saw u fish in Massachusetts)

I just bought a 3000 shimono Sedona and seeing it on your pole makes me even more confident!

Side thing for anyone who lives in the us and a state like me (i dunno what all states require what) the first thing to do if youre over 17 is to get a fishing license. I dunno why it requires one but yea.....It does for me at least. My family says you can get them at walmart by the hunting and fishing section.

If you're new (like me) and decide to get a baitcaster (pain in the ass), go watch Debo's bait casting video. It'll help a bit.

The first tutorial should start where are you fishing. Fresh water or salt water. Because that determines the rod you will need. And try to get the medium for that body of water your fishing.

I feel personally that many fishermen today use to Heavy rod and way to heavy line. Not just bass fishing it’s also carried over to inshore fishing. My bass set up for Texas rig is a 7ft medium action casting with 15 pound test max I talked to a kid the other day that was throwing a weightless worm on an 8ft heavy with 50 pound braid. I laughed then apologized for laughing.

My favorite is 6ft light rod, perfect for wading and almost all freshwater situations, then I keep one medium-heavy rod that was my great grandpa's

I love fishing bough I don’t know much, luckily friend helped me buy a pole and decent reel 250/309 total plus like 59 bucks in lures and hooks.. just need to make time to do it.

Can you make a full vid on this stuff, would be cool

7’-7’5” med heavy bait caster and a 7’-7’3” medium spinning rod.

This is a good video for people that are very bad at fishing 🎣🎣 this video can be useful

Just started yesterday. I bought a regular rod and askes a fisher on the beachside to help me a bit. No jokes, i caught a seabaas within 3 trows. Its al in the technique

Shimano 4K series at Walmart costs 22$ and a standard medium 7 foot 20 - 30 lb ugly stick is what, 30$? at my local bait store? Demon perfect circle sea hooks no bigger than the size of your thumb will work perfectly for live bait. The two rigs I've had the most success with is a snook rig with a size 3 demon perfect circle hook and a pompano rig with small hooks. CUT SMALL PIECES, tons of fish have tiny mouths. Any kind really, they just have to be small although demon perfect circle sea hooks always hook themselves and are easy to remove. Generally. For line I like to use 40 lb blue yozuri braid and leader, 50 lbs. Any kind. For jigs I've always had success with a 1/8 oz jig with those little Berkeley minnows. Most importantly, have fun and experiment!

Yep… if I could have only one rod ( bass ) I’d go 13, 7’1”, medium/heavy/fast and pair it with a Shimano SLX casting reel lined with 10-12lb test Izorline copolymer. Winning combo that would cost around $120-$130. Of course I have 8 casting rods and reels in all different speeds, length, and action along with 4 spinning set up’s… won’t get into my big swimbait set up’s or salt water gear now🤦🏻‍♂️😆

I use a 6,5 gx2 Shakespeare ugly stick I have never had an ugly stick break for line it's personal preference but I prefer to use braided line ever since a walleye cut through my line as if it used scissors I saw it come out of the water bite my frog and it was gone didn't feel a bite not even a nod of my rod it just was gone I also recommend using leaders if you're constantly putting on different lures I use a long steel leader just find what works for you

I would say medium heavy is the perfect rod power when you're starting out but medium is fine too

Whatever you do don't get a baitcaster reel if you are new to fishing. You will never get to fish from spending so much time untangling your line from backlash. Lots of experience is needed to operate those correctly.

Good but if you've bamboo pole, just use it. I mean, I don't like fat fishing rod. In any case, the lightest and a flexible rod would be the best for a beginner.

I’m a carp and catfish angler from the UK, at some point I wanna go to the USA and catch some bass, this should be useful

Pretty helpful. Thank you. I just purchased a light weight 5ft pole. 😩 Wish I saw this video before I did that. 😂

I just started pike lure fishing again. I bought a 7ft medium rod casting weight 10g - 30g.

I wanna know what your favorite topwaters are if you could do a vid on that it would be amazing. You are very informative and your advice makes us all better anglers!

I like the sienna also. Have the 4000 + the 3000 fx

7' medium, fast action. Best all purpose setup.

I carry an ultralight and medium. For river fishing I often will just use the ultralight also in some lakes. In pike lakes I use medium

Also you can compensate for a rods shorter length and less casting distance by using a reel made for casting far.

Thank you so much I did that with my fishing rod and it worked🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 and I subscribed and liked to your video

Spinning reel is a nice beginners reel

Get a spinning reel that's 7 foot. Medium fast action perfect for throwing everything. Then grab some 3ewg hooks and some soft plastics

thank you so much bro keep up the good content.