Squirmin Wormin Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 We've gotten into fishing for bass or whatever species were after, and have developed some kind of system we now use and have developed,tackle, techniques, patterns and gear we chosen for fishing. but has it ever happened to where you tried a technique or pattern or whatever it maybe and it wasn't getting results for you and just decided to not use anymore, but then just some time after decided to go back and try again and is now working and wasn't getting results before but now is for some unknown reason, thinking to yourself how in the world can this be, and also found out it is one of your best you now use and produces more fish than other tactics you used that outdid the one you swore wasn't before but now is . have you had that happen? i think that is possible and probable also in my op ,so what's your op? Quote
Super User aavery2 Posted September 26, 2014 Super User Posted September 26, 2014 Nothing works all of the time, but a Senko is close. Quote
Super User Fishes in trees Posted September 26, 2014 Super User Posted September 26, 2014 Son, between your stream of consciousness phrasing and your intermittent capitalization and punctuation, your posts are a challenge to follow. Just saying .. . . 8 Quote
RSM789 Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Son, between your stream of consciousness phrasing and your intermittent capitalization and punctuation, your posts are a challenge to follow. Just saying .. . . Noting that he is from Colorado, the self medication may be having an influence... 2 Quote
Super User aavery2 Posted September 26, 2014 Super User Posted September 26, 2014 Noting that he is from Colorado, the self medication may be having an influence... He does seem to be a bit of a deep thinker, if you know what I mean.... 3 Quote
Super User Raul Posted September 26, 2014 Super User Posted September 26, 2014 Buzzbaits don´t work for me, I haven´t ceased trying to catch fish with them, now it´s personal. The type of swimbaits I own don´t produce the size of fish I hoped/expected/assumed I would catch with them, I haven´t left swimbait fishing for good, I have to try another approach and, to the joy of The BaitMonkey, purchase other type of swimbaits. I do have a method and baits for that method, I´ve been doing this for a long time, been to many places and the approach works consistently, if I after a while the baits don´t work then I change or modify accordingly. Quote
Surpriser Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Buzzbaits don´t work for me, I haven´t ceased trying to catch fish with them, now it´s personal. The type of swimbaits I own don´t produce the size of fish I hoped/expected/assumed I would catch with them, I haven´t left swimbait fishing for good, I have to try another approach and, to the joy of The BaitMonkey, purchase other type of swimbaits. I do have a method and baits for that method, I´ve been doing this for a long time, been to many places and the approach works consistently, if I after a while the baits don´t work then I change or modify accordingly. Buzzbaits always took a back seat to other lures (poppers, buzz frogs, walking baits) until I found their sweet spot. Their sweet spot wasn't a spot as much as it was a sweet TIME. That time? August / 3rd quarter of the summer, when the heat is at its max, and the fish have been pressured all season. When I used the buzzbait as a reaction lure, it made the difference. To me, a popper or walking bait is mimicking a dying/fleeting bait fish.....the bass have time to consider what it is, right? The buzzbait caught fish for me when I used it with speed. The speed didn't give the bass enough time to analyze it and perhaps identify it as one of the many lures they've seen recently. I may have felt more confident with some other slower surface bait at first, but after not getting bit on any of those lures, the buzz bait would catch them. The key to me was realizing I needed to use the buzzbait as a reaction strike, and even a search bait. If you've ever been on the water while a big school of threadfin shad passes you by on the surface, you'll notice the sound they make with their tails kicking is nearly identical to a buzz bait. Once I saw and heard that, a light bulb went off in my head that helped me further understand the appeal of the buzz bait. Don't give up on the swim baits. THEY WORK. Soft, hard, hallow, big, small, giant. They all work. But you have to remember, they're all just tools, and you have to use the right tool for the right condition. You could drive a screw into wood with a hammer, but a screw driver will probably do it better. It just takes lots of time on the water, and really understanding what mood the fish are in (assuming you have the fish generally located). I've seen swimbaits out-fish all other lures for days on end, especially where fish haven't seen them before. But swimbait fishing (especially with the bigger ones) is a genre of bass fishing that requires its own field of study if you truly want to reap the benefits of using them. YouTube has plenty of excellent swim bait info....check out Bill Siemantel, *, Mike Long. Those guys will provide knowledge that's applicable in almost any water. Not to mention, there's swimbait wizards that post on BassResource. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted September 27, 2014 Super User Posted September 27, 2014 Even though some baits are real fish producers I don't often use them, not a whole lot of fun for me. I prefer catching fish that give me the most amount of pleasure, I may catch less but that's ok. I have my lures petty well whittled down to what I like to use, it's a small arsenal. 1 Quote
Super User lmbfisherman Posted September 29, 2014 Super User Posted September 29, 2014 Son, between your stream of consciousness phrasing and your intermittent capitalization and punctuation, your posts are a challenge to follow. Just saying .. . . x 20 Quote
kikstand454 Posted September 29, 2014 Posted September 29, 2014 All baits that are sold to the masses catch fish . If they didn't, they would no longer sell- and they would stop being made. Your bait selection in reality is probably 30% what the fish PREFER in your area- and 70% what YOU prefer to present to them. 1 Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted September 29, 2014 Super User Posted September 29, 2014 I'm not trying to sound rude but even if English isn't your first language or something like that if you put a little more time into writing out your questions then people will spend more time to answer it.... 1 Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted September 29, 2014 Super User Posted September 29, 2014 I'm not trying to sound rude but even if English isn't your first language or something like that if you put a little more time into writing out your questions then people will spend more time to answer it.... Many word processors have both spell and grammar check, use one then paste your post. 1 Quote
Super User *Hootie Posted September 29, 2014 Super User Posted September 29, 2014 Many word processors have both spell and grammar check, use one then paste your post. Sometimes the most difficult problems have the simplest sollutions. Hootie Quote
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