Phlazky

That is a darn fine catch. What lure did you catch it on?

I am having that exact trouble, all I catch are sunfish or rockbass! Any tips?

If you are looking to catch pike, bass (something that isnt sunfish or rockbass), the main thing that I found helpful is to find locations that people wouldnt normally go to.

If you go to popular places like under a bridge, or at a public dock, chances are, someone else was there before you and caught whatever was there already. The chances that another predator fish will decide to camp there in the same part of the day is significantly lower.

If you only know of popular spots, either go at dawn or dusk. When the bugs come out, there is a higher chance to catch a good fish.

The main problem with shore fishing is location honestly. If you are willing to walk a bit more and through some bushes/trees, you will be able to cover a lot more water, and spots that are under less fishing pressure.

The problem with worms is that anything will eat them. They work so well that you will catch a lot more sunfish than anything else. If you are after game fish, I would never recommend worms + they are dirty and watching a float sit there all day is as fun as watching paint dry (for me anyways), but if you are just taking your kids out and just out to catch "something", then worms are great.

P.S, dont get me wrong, I caught one of my biggest bass on a worm and float, but knowing that it was pretty much pure luck ruined the experience for me. There truly is no joy greater than catching a fish on an artificial bait.

Know your target.
Know your environment.

Both of these things require research research research.
When I first started fishing, I was using worms, leeches, plastics, cranks, you name it, ive used it. I purchased these baits based on what I think would work without any consideration of what the fish want.
I have gone to scugog, lake simcoe, rice lake, ontario,ponds and various streams/rivers and came home empty handed
I have been fishing for 5 years, and it was only last year that I began nailing fish after fish shore fishing..
You have to take the time to actually research about the gear, the behavior of fish, and the effect that weather has on them in order to be a successful fisherman.

Once you are bored of catching sunfish, do some research and you will be surprised at the simple mistakes you are making now as a beginner.

That is an Awesome fish!!!
Anychance you could share that spot with me! haha. Been looking for someone to fish with!

Oh man, that is an awesome catch!!! Ive been looking for some spots to fish, but sadly havent found any good ones yet . All the spots that were recommended to me
were just days of casting with no success haha. Grats on the catch!