So Many Choices

[HookSetDon]

With a new rig or a spin off on an old rig how can you keep up? Seems like everyday I read online or a fishing magazine theres a new latest and greatest technique. Im definetly one of the guys who is visited frequently by the monkey so I know all about tripping over myself to get my hands on some of the new things. At the end of the day however I keep going back to the bread and butter techniques that I have confidence in and have brought me success in the past. Im a true believer in keeping up with new technology or fall behind mantality but when is it enough - Do you think it can negatively affect you, messing around with all kinds of new techniques instead of sticking to what you know works.. There are some baits I look forward to using this season that I havent in the past though - like RW highly acclaimed fat ika. What about everyone else? What are your old faithfuls and a couple new lures you want to try this season. I usually find myself using a jig, senko, jerkbait.

[bassinKS]

My "old" faithfuls would have to be all the rage products i always go back to them if fishing is slow and it always seems to work. some things I am going to work on would be my crankbait fishing and i want to try the a-rig and frog fishing is another thing I am really going to try this year as I never really have done a whole lot of it.

[msolorio]

i always, always find myself goin back to a jig, t rig, c rig, or a spinnerbait. they just work all the time. drop shotting is great too but im not a fan of the fairy wand. what id like to work on more is my crankbait, football jig, and topwater techniques. theres always room for improvement and/or refinement.

[endless]

I myself have been using crankbaits allot but can't seem to put down the wacky lol.

[Crestliner2008]

I just love trying new techniques. Which is probably why my tackle box(s) are so full!

[grimlin]

With a new rig or a spin off on an old rig how can you keep up? Seems like everyday I read online or a fishing magazine theres a new latest and greatest technique. Im definetly one of the guys who is visited frequently by the monkey so I know all about tripping over myself to get my hands on some of the new things. At the end of the day however I keep going back to the bread and butter techniques that I have confidence in and have brought me success in the past. Im a true believer in keeping up with new technology or fall behind mantality but when is it enough - Do you think it can negatively affect you, messing around with all kinds of new techniques instead of sticking to what you know works.. There are some baits I look forward to using this season that I havent in the past though - like RW highly acclaimed fat ika. What about everyone else? What are your old faithfuls and a couple new lures you want to try this season. I usually find myself using a jig, senko, jerkbait.

Could a new technique negatively affect you? Yes AND No.....because you will be learning to put another technique into fishing what you already know. You also have to know when the place and time to use that lure over another one. I've had days where trying to learn a new technique only to go home empty handed....My go to lures were never pulled out that day. So yeah,I probably screwed myself in catching a few fish that day. But now I have added another weapon to my fishing.

Fat Ikas are great lures,but they aren't magic.....My magic lure was the Grub last year,it out performed every single thing in my tackle box last year.

[HookSetDon]

what kind of grub? how do you rig it and fish it?

[tomustang]

When they aren't hittin, is a good time to try out something new

[grimlin]

what kind of grub? how do you rig it and fish it?

Fat Albert Grub rigged on split shot 6"-12" up the line or just Texas rig it weightless with no weight.You can rig em' pretty much however you want to be honest.

My color is anything watermelon slowly crawl it on the bottom or slowly reel it in. Grubs have been around for a long,long,long time...but it seems like very few people use them anymore. I got my buddy who hates using soft plastics to love the grub....Really couldn't believe how effective something so simple really is.

My new technique I'm learning this is is the jika rig this year.Unfortunately We have a bass season so I got to wait Till the end of April to try it out.

[HookSetDon]

thanks grimlin, I read about that jika rig in an outdoors magazine last summer, set up the rig but never tried it. we have a season here also.. not until the end of june though.

[tnbassfisher]

I just love trying new techniques. Which is probably why my tackle box(s) are so full!

This is true for me, too. To me a lot of it is that I just enjoy trying things that I haven't before and trying to figure out where certain things work better than others. One day I might be able to just stick with a few specific lures that I have figured out, but for now I have fun trying quite a few of them.

[Scorcher214]

I don't get into new things a whole lot, bought some flick shake worms and jigs (love it), and this year I bought an alabama (woops, i mean "umbrella") rig. I don't usually venture out too far with new technology. I like to stick with what I know, best though, spinnerbaits, and soft plastics.

Although, this year I plan to get into jigs and cranking more.

[flippin and pitchin]

I honestly think trying new techniques can strengthen your skills at your bread and butter techniques. Developing your skills with the drop shot will help to be a better grub and tube fisherman. Anything that generates a bite, a strike that's a little different than what your'e used to will only help you become a better angler. Some techniques are must know for certain bodies of water. I never threw a large swimbait until I fished Clear Lake. I had to learn that bait type and fast. It helped me in other ways I fish. Options are good.

[roadwarrior]

I just love trying new techniques. Which is probably why my tackle box(s) are so full!

New techniques are special and moving to mostly Rage Tail designs has been a big plus, too!

I recently acquired a large selection of Bite It! baits and will be reviewng them after fishing

and sharing them at Guntersville. Stay tuned!