Fishing & outdoorsLearn About FishingNot Getting Bites? It's Probably A Retrieve Problem...

Not Getting Bites? It's Probably A Retrieve Problem...

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Published Aug 11, 2026, 12:00 PM · 2mo ago

Learn About Fishing
Learn About Fishing
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Not getting bites can make a beginner angler waste the whole fishing session tying knots instead of learning what fish want. Learn when to adjust a fishing lure retrieve—and when speed, depth, pauses, casting angle, or a gear change is the real fix. Fishing lure retrieves for beginners start with one rule: change the retrieve when the lure can reach the fish and runs correctly; change the lure when it cannot do the job. This video walks through testing a paddle tail, spinner, or crankbait beside the bank or kayak, finding its slowest working speed, checking for grass and crooked rigging, targeting docks and current seams, then testing speed, countdown depth, purposeful pauses, and casting angle. You’ll learn to read followers, line jumps, rod vibration, wind, and current, avoid changing several controls at once, and build a repeatable fishing setup for lake fishing, river fishing, and kayak fishing. Chapters 0:00 Change the Retrieve Before Re-Tying 1:10 Choose and Test a Working Lure 2:21 Target Fish-Holding Features 3:32 Change One Control at a Time 4:44 What a Following Fish Tells You 5:53 Read the Line and Check for Grass 7:05 Add Pauses Where Fish Are Watching 8:16 Change Your Casting Angle 9:26 Know When the Lure Is the Problem 10:36 Run the Final Retrieve Test #fishing #lureretrieve #beginnertutorial
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