BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted June 9, 2015 BassResource.com Administrator Posted June 9, 2015 Here's a new video about sight fishing (not bed fishing). It's a fun way to catch bass, but you have to be observant. Here's how! http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/sight-fishing.html Quote
Super User RoLo Posted June 9, 2015 Super User Posted June 9, 2015 Nice little video. For those unfamiliar with sight-fishing, Glenn offers a bunch of subtle tips, but you need to listen closely. Roger Quote
punch Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 Yea, this is a pretty good video. I love fishing this way. I would also suggest that you don't always HAVE to toss a plastic at fish that you're sight fishing shallow. I've had luck switching it up and going to a topwater bait that i can work slowly such as a popper. Fish that were not interested in plastics I've been able to boat with a really annoying topwater presentation. Just because they don't want your jig/t-rig/senko doesn't mean they wont bite. Sometimes you need to make some noise to get their attention. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted June 10, 2015 Super User Posted June 10, 2015 Sight casting is probably my most used technique for a variety of different species in both fresh and saltwater. Sight casting is self explanatory, seeing activity and casting towards it. The activity may be or may not be an isolated fish, it can be birds working, baitfish acivity or a school of fish busting on bait, or a bass ripple. One of my better ways to catch peacocks is to do pretty much the same as in the video. These fish are not always aggressive, when spotting one quite often they need to be "teased" to get a strike, sometimes I need to make over 10 casts. Not a whole lot different than bed fishing. The most prolific lure I use for both bass and peacocks is a crappie jig, IMO a very over looked lure. One would be surprised to see the popularity of them used in saltwater, certain times of the year they can be sold out in the stores around here. The pea in my avatar was caught on a crappie jig, wasn't sight casting at the time, it just nailed it. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted June 10, 2015 Super User Posted June 10, 2015 Some of the lakes I fish are hit very hard on a daily basis. I think the bass have gotten use to seeing boats float across on the surface. I think what spooks them more is the motor and me moving around. When I am moving into shallow water I always try to stay still or low, and cut the motor as I approach. Usually I just let the wind push me into an area I want to fish, and then use the motor to get back out again. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted June 10, 2015 Super User Posted June 10, 2015 Yesterday and today I did sight casting just like in the video. I only caught 1 pea yesterday as that's all I saw, today was different, there were fish. As the saying goes ya gotta find em to catch em, when you do it's game on. I caught maybe 8 or 10 of these tilipa (really nice fight too), the one in the pic I may have caught 3 times, plus a couple off peacocks. The fish are not on beds but caught them just like bed fishing, it's teasing them until they strike. I had a roostertail on and just jiggled in front of them, after about 6 fish I put on a crappie and caught them exactly the same way. Yesterday I jiggled a jerk bait, been my experience it isn't the lure but the curiosity of the fish. When opportunity arises this is a very easy way to catch fish and a lot fun, had a gar as well today it really works on many species of fish. In saltwater I've caught snook and barracuda with a very similar method of sight casting. Forget the picture it wouldn't upload. Quote
Super User WRB Posted June 10, 2015 Super User Posted June 10, 2015 Glenn good instructional video's, 1 suggestion; please get a wide brim hat, see Sun Day Afternoon or Tilley hats or something similar. Tom Quote
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