Changing out Lures: Hope everyone is having a good day. I'm just wondering when you are fishing with lures and not getting strikes, how long do you wait to change to a different lure?

Theregoesanother Loc: Sacramento CA

Hope everyone is having a good day. I'm just wondering when you are fishing with lures and not getting strikes, how long do you wait to change to a different lure? Really curious to see if I'm waiting to long, or not long enough. I usually change out after about a half hour.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Theregoesanother wrote:

Hope everyone is having a good day. I'm just wondering when you are fishing with lures and not getting strikes, how long do you wait to change to a different lure? Really curious to see if I'm waiting to long, or not long enough. I usually change out after about a half hour.

I'd say that so about right.
You certainly have nothing to lose.
Good luck 👍🎣

charlykilo Loc: Garden Valley Ca

There are so many variables I don't think you can use time to change lures or styles etc. I change when I feel like it.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Theregoesanother wrote:

Hope everyone is having a good day. I'm just wondering when you are fishing with lures and not getting strikes, how long do you wait to change to a different lure? Really curious to see if I'm waiting to long, or not long enough. I usually change out after about a half hour.

As I look out at my target area I cast as close to 90* as I can to the left, reel in and re cast about every 10' or so to the right and keep that up until I get 90* to my right and than work my way back to where I started.

No hits either move on or change lures.

Clappy Loc: Michigan

Theregoesanother wrote:

Hope everyone is having a good day. I'm just wondering when you are fishing with lures and not getting strikes, how long do you wait to change to a different lure? Really curious to see if I'm waiting to long, or not long enough. I usually change out after about a half hour.

Depends on what took place in that 30 min. If I had a few good strikes, I would hang around. If not, move on. Typically, if nothing happens in the first 15 minutes, I move. maybe not far, but I move.

Bill Webb Loc: Redding Ca

Clappy wrote:

Depends on what took place in that 30 min. If I had a few good strikes, I would hang around. If not, move on. Typically, if nothing happens in the first 15 minutes, I move. maybe not far, but I move.

I change them out as soon as I get stuck and snap the line, which is about every 15 casts

charlykilo Loc: Garden Valley Ca

Bill Webb wrote:

I change them out as soon as I get stuck and snap the line, which is about every 15 casts

Me also

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Bill Webb wrote:

I change them out as soon as I get stuck and snap the line, which is about every 15 casts

Dang,that sounds expensive. ☹👎

NoCal Steve Loc: Dunnigan, CA

Theregoesanother wrote:

Hope everyone is having a good day. I'm just wondering when you are fishing with lures and not getting strikes, how long do you wait to change to a different lure? Really curious to see if I'm waiting to long, or not long enough. I usually change out after about a half hour.

I generally have 4 or 5 baits tied on and will fish each spot with multiple baits. If I'm not getting bit on my drop shot or Neko rigged worms I will change colors often. It's easy to just pull a worm off and try another. I used to just beat the water with the same worm until someone taught me to listen to the fish. If they aren't biting, what are they telling you?

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Theregoesanother wrote:

Hope everyone is having a good day. I'm just wondering when you are fishing with lures and not getting strikes, how long do you wait to change to a different lure? Really curious to see if I'm waiting to long, or not long enough. I usually change out after about a half hour.

Are you fishing from the bank or a boat?
In my boat, I keep 3-6 rods rigged with different type lures. Depending on the kind of cover or structure I come across as I work my way around the lake, I chose a rod and lure that match the conditions. When I start catching, I'll work that pattern until the bite stops, then I'll try a different color of the same lure and try to turn them on again. If it doesn't work, I'll try a different type lure, before moving on to a different area.
Time isn't really a variable, conditions are. Also, what particular lure you use doesn't matter if there's no fish in the area. Good Luck and Tight Lines. 👍🏻👍🏻

orion72 Loc: Southern Maryland

I’ve had as many as 11 rods on deck. (Usually an indicator of a slow day, lol) But it may take as many as 6 to cover all of the different conditions you will experience in a given day. Topwater early and late, jerkbaits and swimbaits as search baits. Spinnerbaits and T-rigged worm or lizard for wood or structure. Once you find them, then you can slow down and experiment with size, color and presentation. So many variables…and no substitute for TOW. Every time out should be learning experience. Keep a journal. Fun to go back and see what worked and what didn’t.

Theregoesanother Loc: Sacramento CA

OK, thanks for the responses and all the good tips. I am going to have to up my game, or simply declare that fish are mythical. I'll try the first option, first.

Thanks again everyone

Theregoesanother Loc: Sacramento CA

OK, thanks for the responses and all the good tips. I am going to have to up my game, or simply declare that fish are mythical. I'll try the first option, first.

Thanks again everyone

Theregoesanother Loc: Sacramento CA

OK, thanks for the responses and all the good tips. I am going to have to up my game, or simply declare that fish are mythical. I'll try the first option, first.

Thanks again everyone

Theregoesanother Loc: Sacramento CA

OK, thanks for the responses and all the good tips. I am going to have to up my game, or simply declare that fish are mythical. I'll try the first option, first.

Thanks again everyone