Shoop05 Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 I really think that if an angler can read and adjust to conditions and follow bass as they move will be better off. You can be versatile with only 4 or 5 baits if you learn to use them. If you gain confidence in soft plastics and spinnerbaits, being good with topwaters and a drop shot will complement you, and you can cover most scenarios. I really believe that if you can find bass, and where they are holding better than other guys, and find a way to get your lure to them, you will catch bass. My deal is I am not out to learn how to use 500 different baits. I just want to be well versed in some bottom, suspending, topwater, and vertical presentations. To sum it up, I focus more on where the fish are and how they move under different conditions. I want to find them before I catch them. Quote
bassh8er Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 You're missing the point. It isn't about how many tournaments he's won, it's about how often he takes home a check. He's one of the highest rates, by percentage to make the 50 cut and get paid. Yes, there are guys that crank better, or flip better, or finesse better- and those guys win tournaments when the conditions favor their strengths. But for a guy to consistently get paid regardless of conditions? That's the mark of versatility. I find it absolutely hilarious that TH is the angler picked out of those I listed that people have issue with- although I did expect that from some. Haha, thanks for the insight and though I don't really care at all for tournaments, I'll probably keep an eye on how Horton does this season. He did just finish in the top 99% of Elite anglers at Bull Shoals; just sayin'... Quote
CKFishin Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Haha, thanks for the insight and though I don't really care at all for tournaments, I'll probably keep an eye on how Horton does this season. He did just finish in the top 99% of Elite anglers at Bull Shoals; just sayin'... Top 99%? Do you know how percents work? He is right about TH tho... Quote
bassh8er Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Top 99%? Do you know how percents work? He is right about TH tho... Ahhhh, you almost had it. Do you know how "percents" work?He finished 99th out of 100. That would be in the top 99% of the 100 anglers that participated. Quote
Super User WRB Posted April 23, 2013 Super User Posted April 23, 2013 The anglers that are versitle are the ones who created and developed the lures or presentations everyone takes for granite. Before Dee Thomas introduced Flipping, no modern bass pro even knew what it was. Gary Yamamoto created the Senko from a Bic pen as the mold pattern and added heavy salt loaded soft plastic so the fat worm would sink on it's own, the shape wasn't designed to have a suttle wiggle that made this so successful. Drop shot came from Japan from a technique known as down shot or stacking, a salt water presentation the Japanese created for fresh water bass. Shaky head jig is a modified doodle presentation that Don Iovino created. Split shot came from Dick Trask, the tried and true night crawler rig used for soft plastic worms. Garry Garland created the bass tube lure, a larger version of his crappie tube that Booby Garland made famous. The A rig a salt water umbrella rig adapted to fresh is being creative. Being versitle is being creative, your own creation not someone's else's. every top pro has a secret lure/ presentation they hold close to the vest...it's money to them. Get out there and create tomorrows future basic lure or presentation by being more versatile. Most of the giant bass I caught are on a jig few have seen and fewer will fish jig horizontally. Tom Quote
Hogsticker Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 If one wants to be successful you need versatility IMO. Versatility with having a good cross section of baits, versatility in being able to best present that presentation with the correct equipment to help you achieve that. Does that mean you have to spend a fortune to do so? Of course not! Familiarization with the body of water your gonna be fishing is also crucial. I enjoy chunking and winding all day as much as the next guy, but there is a lot of satisfaction is putting all the puzzle pieces together too! When in doubt tie on a big swim bait and hope your gonna get that ONE BIG BITE! 1 Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted April 23, 2013 Author Super User Posted April 23, 2013 I can flip a jig, pitch a jig, swim a jig, and tie on a different color if necessary. If I had to pick one lure type it would be the jig. Quote
bassh8er Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Haha, thanks for the insight and though I don't really care at all for tournaments, I'll probably keep an eye on how Horton does this season. He did just finish in the top 99% of Elite anglers at Bull Shoals; just sayin'... Update, Timmy Horton is making a race up the Angler of the Year standings and is currently sitting at.... (Drumroll please) 82nd, ahhh. Just kidding, but i did want to see how we was doing this year. I'm a KVD guy, but am ver impressed with Evers' consistency. Quote
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