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#4118521 - 11/04/09 05:45 PM your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move....
LoneStarCarper Offline
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Registered: 07/09/04
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Loc: Addison
this should be fun......
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#4118550 - 11/04/09 05:52 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: LoneStarCarper]
ScottEvil Offline
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Registered: 05/05/07
Posts: 6219
Loc: DFW
depends on whether you plumbed the swim and know it is a good swim. If it is , then stick it out, if not you suck
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Originally Posted By: albertking
ya'll ain't nazi's ... just freaky gear snobs ... wasted on bait fish





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#4118593 - 11/04/09 06:08 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: ScottEvil]
Dave24 Offline
Outdoorsman

Registered: 08/01/07
Posts: 89
Loc: Keller, TX
Change spots...Unless I see signs of fish. Two days should be time to get something if there are fish in the area. This isn't Europe.

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#4118596 - 11/04/09 06:09 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: ScottEvil]
wm leo Offline
Pro Angler

Registered: 06/09/09
Posts: 736
He zach is back great...I normaly spend the first couple of days mooving around alot on a new lake( move every day)
Put my bivy at a strategic point so I can overlook a big part of it..and look 24/7 for signs of feeding carp..like fish jumping
Then I bait up small amounts in 4-5 passibel swims and just roam them of until one swim jumps out
Then I just fish that swim and dont give up until I find a better option...but that can take weeks or even months and not 2 days

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#4118640 - 11/04/09 06:21 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: wm leo]
Curt0407 Offline
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Registered: 06/27/09
Posts: 885
Loc: Arlington Texas
Leave White Rock and go home. rolfmao
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PB- common 23 lb 4 oz
PB- grasser 19
PB- buffalo 37lb 13 oz
PB- river carpsucker 3.2

2010 totals
Carp- 9
Buffalo- 1
Hours- 77

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#4118652 - 11/04/09 06:24 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: Dave24]
ScottEvil Offline
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Registered: 05/05/07
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Originally Posted By: Dave24
Change spots...Unless I see signs of fish. Two days should be time to get something if there are fish in the area. This isn't Europe.


There are some lakes around here that you won't catch a fish most of the time, but when you do it will be 30#+
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Originally Posted By: albertking
ya'll ain't nazi's ... just freaky gear snobs ... wasted on bait fish





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#4118710 - 11/04/09 06:42 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: ScottEvil]
Crago Jr Offline
Extreme Angler

Registered: 06/24/09
Posts: 2935
Loc: Saginaw Tx
stick it out another day or 2. it is called fishing
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#4118750 - 11/04/09 06:54 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: ScottEvil]
Dave24 Offline
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Registered: 08/01/07
Posts: 89
Loc: Keller, TX
Originally Posted By: ScottEvil
Originally Posted By: Dave24
Change spots...Unless I see signs of fish. Two days should be time to get something if there are fish in the area. This isn't Europe.


There are some lakes around here that you won't catch a fish most of the time, but when you do it will be 30#+


I guess it depends on the situation. If the lake, or a certain spot, is proven by others to have fish in it then I go about it differently than if it is a new lake all together that I know nothing about. I'm more patient if I know fish have been caught there before.

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#4118767 - 11/04/09 06:58 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: Crago Jr]
wm leo Offline
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Registered: 06/09/09
Posts: 736
Originally Posted By: Crago Jr Fights the big Fish
it is called fishing


And NOT catching thumb

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#4118785 - 11/04/09 07:06 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: Dave24]
ScottEvil Offline
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Originally Posted By: Dave24
Originally Posted By: ScottEvil
Originally Posted By: Dave24
Change spots...Unless I see signs of fish. Two days should be time to get something if there are fish in the area. This isn't Europe.


There are some lakes around here that you won't catch a fish most of the time, but when you do it will be 30#+


I guess it depends on the situation. If the lake, or a certain spot, is proven by others to have fish in it then I go about it differently than if it is a new lake all together that I know nothing about. I'm more patient if I know fish have been caught there before.


that is part of exploring. Take the lake in Mexico where those guys fished it for days and blanked only to get a 40 on the next trip
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Originally Posted By: albertking
ya'll ain't nazi's ... just freaky gear snobs ... wasted on bait fish





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#4119451 - 11/04/09 10:22 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: ScottEvil]
fiSherwood Offline
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Registered: 01/02/07
Posts: 1518
Loc: West Houston
I dunno; never fished a lake for two days!
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Buffalo: SM-2
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#4119580 - 11/04/09 11:15 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: fiSherwood]
wm leo Offline
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Registered: 06/09/09
Posts: 736
Please note that zach is
A actualy been fishing now outside in the fresh air
B Been blanking for 2 days on a new lake..great zach
Maybe its time for a staderd hair rig without those fancy rings..it improves catches you know lol

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#4119763 - 11/05/09 04:48 AM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: wm leo]
badchade Offline
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Registered: 07/01/04
Posts: 2006
Loc: Arlington, Texas
After 2 Days of blanking, the only option would be to add a little more Captain to your Coke.

Chad
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#4120316 - 11/05/09 09:12 AM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: badchade]
agfisher02 Offline
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Registered: 06/01/05
Posts: 1422
Loc: Cedar Park, TX
Originally Posted By: badchade
After 2 Days of blanking, the only option would be to add a little more Captain to your Coke.

Chad


+1
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Originally Posted By: albertking
ya'll ain't nazi's ... just freaky gear snobs ... wasted on bait fish

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#4120371 - 11/05/09 09:25 AM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: agfisher02]
CARP WALKER Offline
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Registered: 05/15/09
Posts: 1459
Loc: fort worth,tx
Originally Posted By: agfisher02
Originally Posted By: badchade
After 2 Days of blanking, the only option would be to add a little more Captain to your Coke.

Chad


+1


forget the coke.
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#4120489 - 11/05/09 09:55 AM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: Curt0407]
Smile-n-Nod Offline
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Registered: 07/05/05
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Loc: TX
Originally Posted By: Curt0407
Leave White Rock and go home. rolfmao
Leave White Rock Caney Creek and go home. rolfmao
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#4120861 - 11/05/09 11:44 AM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: Smile-n-Nod]
SSF Offline
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Registered: 04/18/05
Posts: 6057
Loc: North Richland Hills, Tx
I'd stick it out. Find any feature and go with more localized baiting. Or perhaps not bait at all and just go with a method feeder. Might mean very few fish but that could equal some good size. Years ago some twat taught me that when specimen hunting its better to blank than to catch a lot of small fish. Its proven true time and time again. Think Athens mate.

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#4120933 - 11/05/09 12:06 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: SSF]
Nick220722 Offline
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Registered: 09/20/09
Posts: 255
I'd start throwing dynamite in and see what pops up.....
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#4120981 - 11/05/09 12:17 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: Nick220722]
SSF Offline
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Registered: 04/18/05
Posts: 6057
Loc: North Richland Hills, Tx
or maybe make a "phone call" with an old phone ?

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#4122045 - 11/05/09 04:10 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: SSF]
cubfan Offline
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Registered: 05/02/05
Posts: 896
Loc: Bivvy in East Texas
Don't know, its never happened......












At White Rock grin
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#4122141 - 11/05/09 04:42 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: cubfan]
Bubbadass1 Offline
Extreme Angler

Registered: 07/12/07
Posts: 2048
Loc: garland tx/ray hubbard
More Beer!
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common 20.01 and growing
buffalo 37.5*** and growing
flathead 33.06


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#4123646 - 11/06/09 02:41 AM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: Bubbadass1]
grassiegetter Offline
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Registered: 07/18/09
Posts: 63
Day 3: I’d start by finding three or four likely looking swims, bait each one and then visit them in rotation.

I’d be baiting up with a mixture of 4 and 6mm pellets, hemp and 10mm boilles – some chopped, some crumbed and some whole, for the hook I have either boilies or 10mm pellets.
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#4124448 - 11/06/09 10:31 AM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: grassiegetter]
El Guahpo Offline
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Registered: 06/20/05
Posts: 2120
Loc: Fort Worth, TX
I am with Bubba... It's all about the beer... The fishing is secondary.
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PB Common Carp 24lbs 0oz
PB Buff 30lbs 0oz
PB Ghost Carp 15lbs 8oz

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#4137223 - 11/10/09 11:12 AM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: El Guahpo]
Andym Offline
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Registered: 03/04/08
Posts: 75
Loc: Eindhoven, Holland
Try fishing a lake in france for a whole week paying $500 for the privalige and still blanking

Mind you the fact that i was going though a case of wine every 2 days may have had something to do with it LOL
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PB - Mirror 32lb 8oz
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#4146029 - 11/12/09 05:57 PM Re: your at a new lake fished for 2 days and you blank...whats your next move.... [Re: Andym]
JackDempsey Offline
Angler

Registered: 11/05/08
Posts: 337
Loc: Texas, Ft worth
if you dont have luck halfway into your second trip, go to your spot where you know you catch!
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