Super User J Francho Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 I don't bother with the keeper. Never understood the "I'm wasting my time on a limit, then I'm gonna fish for culls." Seems like a waste of time. I've come in the money with three fish - no shame in that! Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 I don't bother with the keeper. Never understood the "I'm wasting my time on a limit, then I'm gonna fish for culls." Seems like a waste of time. I've come in the money with three fish - no shame in that! Come fish a T in PA some time. LOL Remember the Classic in Pittsburgh a while back? Quote
Hanover_Yakker Posted March 12, 2013 Posted March 12, 2013 Both are the same for me - shakey head and targeting cover but the difference might be between a 4-5" finesse or small profile soft plastic versus a 7-10" trick worm, stick bait or large creature bait. Same technique though just different sizes of the lure. It's not necessarily a "panic" bait, but more of one that forces me to slow down and relax. The bite quickly follows oddly enough in most cases. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 Come fish a T in PA some time. LOL Remember the Classic in Pittsburgh a while back? There's a reason there's so many PA plates at the launch ramps where I fish. I'm not going to PA to find out why! 1 Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 You're exactly right. That's what I mean! LOL Quote
zwhiten12 Posted March 12, 2013 Posted March 12, 2013 I'm speaking summer, but I would get a trigged stick bait in a watermelon magic color. This has always worked for me. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 What Do You Throw When You Hit Your "panic Button?" The Anchor ~ A-Jay Quote
Super User Felix77 Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 A grenade... Seriously. Right now it's the shakey head Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 Last summer I fished a lunker tournament at Upper Saranac. I fished for big smallies all day. Probably caught fifty or more, all dinks. With an hour to go, I went exploring, looking for "familiar water." I found a shallow cove with docks and laydowns. Pull out the jig rod and have at it. I got three bites from fish still on beds. This is the third bite pictured below. Not quite 4 lbs. - a monster on that particular lake. Yes, I won. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 Return of the Jedi shirt? What are you, six? LOL 1 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 The Force is strong with me. 2 Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 I don't bother with the keeper. Never understood the "I'm wasting my time on a limit, then I'm gonna fish for culls." Seems like a waste of time. I've come in the money with three fish - no shame in that! Me neither...........I start the day fishing for the type of fish that it takes to win, and fish that way all day long. But come an hour left to go and I only have 4 small fish, my foolish pride just won't let me not bring a limit to the scales....and gosh darn it, I worked hard all day to catch an 8lb limit, those fish are going for a ride to the scales if they like it or not. I should probably get over that, as I only fish opens, with no points on the line, where a small limit of keepers is only good enough for donation of my entry fee.............but I just can't do it. I guess I am of the opinion of "well if it was tough for me, it must have been tough for everybody, and usually it is, so at least having a limit, no matter how small is a little glimmer of hope..........until the first bag hits the scales LOL. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 I think if you have four dinks, and you know it's you, not the fish, that might change the mindset a little. Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 I guess I'm glad I don't fish tourneys, then I don't have to "panic". Lotsa good choices above though - i particularly like the jig, worm, and buzzbait options. I do remember one day, long ago, being particularly frustrated at the slow fishing, and at the very end finally pulling out a single-spin and (angrily) ripping it off bottom then letting it fall. I did that maybe 6 times and on the seventh I yanked up into heavy weight -nearly 5lbs of it. When things seem "sleepy" out there, I'll try ripping a SB, heavy jig, blade, or crashing stuff with a crankbait. I also have seen fish come alive following disturbances. I once caught onto the fact that stale steelhead would bite after drift boats passed overhead. Stale steelies suddenly becoming catchable after you moved them. Boot em out of their pocket and then come back and fish through after a 10min rest. Trout coming alive after someone waded through, or just upstream. I started to employ this myself at times. It really works. Smallies that come alive behind a dragged anchor. Largemouths going on the offensive after a boat roars through a channel rolling up weeds and sediment. I guess the fish need a little "panic" sometimes. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 Largemouths going on the offensive after a boat roars through a channel rolling up weeds and sediment. Agitation. Walleye guys have been doing weird things for years, like dragging chain link fencing and coming back to fish the area. Often, if you can get one fish to bite, you'll "ignite" the others in the area. Quote
jhoffman Posted March 12, 2013 Posted March 12, 2013 Theres a controversial technique in trout fishing called "The San Juan Shuffle" basically you go upstream and stir up nymphs and what not on the bottom to create a feeding frenzy then tear them up. Well, Im certain you could have the same effect with a boat. Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted March 12, 2013 Super User Posted March 12, 2013 Yes, the "shuffle" can be pretty destructive, if many people are doing it. Certainly wouldn't want something like that to become too popular in popular waters. Quote
BassinB Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Theres a controversial technique in trout fishing called "The San Juan Shuffle" basically you go upstream and stir up nymphs and what not on the bottom to create a feeding frenzy then tear them up. Well, Im certain you could have the same effect with a boat. I just fish near a school of carp for this same desired effect. Keeper fish: senko Kicker fish: jig Quote
quanjig Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 J, congrats on the lunker and the ability to pull off the "schmedium" tee! LOL!! Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 13, 2013 Super User Posted March 13, 2013 J, congrats on the lunker and the ability to pull off the "schmedium" tee! LOL!! Thanks. The shirt is a bit of an inside joke. I hadn't made that tournament for a couple years, and when I announced I was coming, there was some smack talk. I basically said I would be a boater for this one, and was coming to show them how to win, lol. Hence, the Jedi T. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted March 13, 2013 Super User Posted March 13, 2013 You will need that shirt at Pickwick. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 13, 2013 Super User Posted March 13, 2013 I just fish near a school of carp for this same desired effect. Keeper fish: senko Kicker fish: jig Carp drive me nuts, especially during the spawn. They're overly disruptive when spawning. Quote
Siebert Outdoors Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 I grab a jig rod and start looking for shallow cover. There's always a couple of shallow fish. Ditto, a jig + laydowns is almost 100%. Quote
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