Technique Vs Bait

[Raul]

There´s no technique if there´s no lure and viceversa. Then comes the next thorny question: which lure ?

[WRB]

Assuming you know how to locate bass during every seasonal period and you are fishing where the bass are located ( big assumption) which is more important the lure or the technique?

When I find bass, this can take a lot of time, I am not thinking about a specific lure or presentation until several factors are determined first.

1. Are the bass active.

2. How deep are they and where are they positioned relative to the structure or cover.

3. What seasonal period are the bass in, water temperature, weather, wind, etc.

Putting this together lures are selected that I have had a high percentage of success with under the prevailing circumstances. Lure selection first, how to present this lure is second to determine if the bass will strike and what it takes to trigger strikes by trail and error.

Selecting a lure that can be effectively fished in cover or deep structure should be your decision after you have located the bass and that isn't a given!

The one thing that experience teaches you is there are a lot if ways to catch bass any given day. Somedays you figure a few out, somedays other anglers do better, no panacea, no magic lure or technique just a lot of fishing.

Tom

[hoosierbass07]

  I've come to the conclusion bass fishing is 99% about location.  Maybe 95%.  Then weather/time of year, then time of day (the exact time they want to feed), then presentation.  This year I've upped my catch rate because I think I found the real secret to bass fishing - finding different locations to fish at.  Different parks, different ponds, and leaving the bank for different areas on my kayak.  

[macmichael]

Finding fish is most of the equation, figuring out how to catch them is usually not that hard part, although you'd never know it by some things one reads. lures are tools, pick the right one once you get to the job site, sometimes its the mitre saw, sometimes its the screwdriver, sometimes its the hammer. 

Sounds to me like you're a carpenter? Never knew all these tools we good at catching fish!!!!! Godd analogy though.

[RoLo]

Between the lure and the delivery technique, I'd definitely give the nod to technique

Two anglers in the same boat may be fishing identical lures, right on down to color,

but at day's end, one of those anglers is going to have a heavier stringer than the other.

The wildcard is 'execution', which isn't a single factor but involves a series of factors.

For instance, an attempt was made to omit location from the equation, but location goes beyond 'boat location'.

'Lure placement' is one of the facets of delivery and it deals with micro-location (Pockets, Fingers, Holes ~).

Presentation also embraces lure Depth, lure Speed and lure Motion, any one of which can make a big difference in results.

 

Roger

[hatrix]

Between the lure and the delivery technique, I'd definitely give the nod to technique

Two anglers in the same boat may be fishing identical lures, right on down to color,

but at day's end, one of those anglers is going to have a heavier stringer than the other.

The wildcard is 'execution', which isn't a single factor but involves a series of factors.

For instance, an attempt was made to omit location from the equation, but location goes beyond 'boat location'.

'Lure placement' is one of the facets of delivery and it deals with micro-location (Pockets, Fingers, Holes ~).

Presentation also embraces lure Depth, lure Speed and lure Motion, any one of which can make a big difference in results.

Roger

X2

This is like what I said in my comment. Location is just a given so I don't know why people are even Include it. I look at it from the point of fishing next to someone and one person catching more fish. There can be multiple baits to get them with but the right presentation is key. Also like you had said casting accuracy could almost be considered location but I think that is more technique.

[FrogFreak]

 Lure or technique huh......I would say lure if I had to pick one. Heck maybe if you have the right lure and use a crazy technique you'll start a new trend! I'm going to try and burn my football jig on top and see what happens.