Super User N Florida Mike Posted January 8, 2017 Super User Posted January 8, 2017 What are yours? My strength is fishing soft plastics, mostly in shallow, weedy lakes. My best skill is skipping.I love to fish under docks this way,and skip up into brush piles,etc.Certain baits are better than others.Stick baits in 4 inch are my favorite.Skipping gets baits back where more fish are,and where they feel secure.Also the lack of a big splash doesn't spook the fish either.I sometimes do it for this reason even in clearer areas. I know it's not PC, but I occasionally do some shiner and bream fishing for bass.I consider that a strength as well. I'm getting better at froggin but got aways to go before I consider that a strength. 4 Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 8, 2017 Super User Posted January 8, 2017 Understanding what structure is, how to truly identify it, interpret it, and then fish it effective. Understanding what the predominate prey species in my lakes and how that species relates to structure with each season...morning, noon, and night. Total understanding of why a Texas Rig is the #1 technique I understand why the night time is the right time! 5 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted January 8, 2017 Super User Posted January 8, 2017 I fish sinking lures off the bottom well . I consider it my best strength . On 1/8/2017 at 5:21 PM, N Florida Mike said: What are yours? My strength is fishing soft plastics, mostly in shallow, weedy lakes. My best skill is skipping.I love to fish under docks this way,and skip up into brush piles,etc.Certain baits are better than others.Stick baits in 4 inch are my favorite.Skipping gets baits back where more fish are,and where they feel secure.Also the lack of a big splash doesn't spook the fish either.I sometimes do it for this reason even in clearer areas. I know it's not PC, but I occasionally do some shiner and bream fishing for bass.I consider that a strength as well. I'm getting better at froggin but got aways to go before I consider that a strength. I suck at skipping . 1 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted January 9, 2017 Author Super User Posted January 9, 2017 I do it with spinning only.To me , the motion is similar to skipping rocks. The island in my home lake is great for this.It has a lot of downed limbs,trees,bushes etc around it. I like doing one side of the island with a backhand skip, and next time doing the other side with the forehand. And skipping under docks... man it's fun and productive!?The key is making your first skip within 5-10 feet of the boat and keeping on a plane nearly parallel to the water.Too much downward motion,and no skip.Too much upward motion,and you're fishing in trees. Pontoon boats are really good.They always seem to hold fish.You can sit at one end and skip all the way to the other end with a flip of the wrist. 1 Quote
Super User soflabasser Posted January 9, 2017 Super User Posted January 9, 2017 My biggest skill in bass fishing is my ability to consistently catch big bass in highly pressured waters. My biggest strength in bass fishing is topwaters. 2 Quote
Super User MIbassyaker Posted January 9, 2017 Super User Posted January 9, 2017 My #1 strength is jig-worming a weedline. Quote
ThatZX14Fella Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 T-rig for me, and fishing rocks. I combine the two and UI can usually kill it. Then again, that could be because where I fish rocks is where they release all the bass after tourneys. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 9, 2017 Super User Posted January 9, 2017 The desire to learn and with that, the willingness & determination to put in the time to do so. Boat Handling. A-Jay 4 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted January 9, 2017 Super User Posted January 9, 2017 Having an open mind 2 Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted January 9, 2017 Super User Posted January 9, 2017 This is just my opinion, but my biggest strength is catching fish in used water. When your the smallest slowest boat in the tournament field, you better get good at it, because I am usually just about the last one to get a bait in the water most tournament days. I also pride myself on being very versatile........if it's a deep cranking bite, I can do that. If it's a shallow flipping bite, I can do that. If it's a grind for a few bites on finesse gear type of day, I can do that. If it's an offshore, deep water bite, I can do that. I can catch green ones on any given day, or brown ones on any given day. About the only two things I am poor at are running and gunning all over the lake.............I just don't have the boat for it.............and I am also very poor at baby sitting and milking a spot all day for all it's worth. I like to pick off the active, catchable fish and keep putting along. 9 Quote
VolFan Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 My biggest strength is feeding the bait monkey. 9 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted January 9, 2017 Super User Posted January 9, 2017 34 minutes ago, Slipknot_Fan666 said: T-rig for me, and fishing rocks. I combine the two and UI can usually kill it. Then again, that could be because where I fish rocks is where they release all the bass after tourneys. The old fish close to the first structure by the boat ramp pattern . I think that works on every lake in the country . 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 9, 2017 Global Moderator Posted January 9, 2017 Hmmm. My strength is keeping the lure in the water longer than most people. Sure does increase the odds 1 Quote
Super User geo g Posted January 9, 2017 Super User Posted January 9, 2017 My biggest strength would be concentration, knowing what the bait is doing when I change cadence. Like the previous post, I believe I keep my bait wet more often, and longer, then most that fish with me. You can't get bit, unless your bait is wet! I don't run and gun, and I don't keep changing baits. I throw what I have confidence in, and keep working it! 4 Quote
Super User Columbia Craw Posted January 9, 2017 Super User Posted January 9, 2017 Love for the stuff and then working hard at learning how to use it. Quote
IndianaFinesse Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 My strength is probably finesse fishing with some type of small plastic on a small mushroom jighead. Usually i use half of a green pumpkin zinkerz on a 1/16 ounce mushroom head, but also a number of other plastics. I'm pretty decent with a frog to, which is about the opposite. One is using a medium lite rod to make shorter casts in weed free areas with a tiny piece of plastic tied onto eight pound line, the other often bombing frogs tied onto fifty pound braid long distances with a heavy powered rod into surface vegetation. Go figure. 3 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted January 9, 2017 Super User Posted January 9, 2017 2 hours ago, ww2farmer said: This is just my opinion, but my biggest strength is catching fish in used water. When your the smallest slowest boat in the tournament field, you better get good at it, because I am usually just about the last one to get a bait in the water most tournament days. I also pride myself on being very versatile........if it's a deep cranking bite, I can do that. If it's a shallow flipping bite, I can do that. If it's a grind for a few bites on finesse gear type of day, I can do that. If it's an offshore, deep water bite, I can do that. I can catch green ones on any given day, or brown ones on any given day. About the only two things I am poor at are running and gunning all over the lake.............I just don't have the boat for it.............and I am also very poor at baby sitting and milking a spot all day for all it's worth. I like to pick off the active, catchable fish and keep putting along. Used water...I like that. I fished a buddy trail for 9 years out of a 17ft tin with a 90 Merc. Top speed of 40 under perfect conditions. Anywhere from 45-60 boats on 9000 acres. The very first tournament we fished in my brand new boat, my son makes comment, "Dad, you've got the sh!++!est boat here. He was my partner and was always excited when we drew a low number. Didn't matter though, we always got passed up. Can't say I ever pulled a first place finish, but I always made enough money to pay my season entry fees, ramp fees, fuel fees and buy a beer or two. My problem always has been a 4 fish bag. I couldn't count the number of times on both hands, I could have won with a 14" squeeker. I'm often good for a kicker, but it doesn't do much good when I bring 4 fish to the scales. I bought the Predator and tore up my shoulder all at the same time. I tourney fished 1/2 a season in it cashing 1 big bass check. Much easier to manage time when I can go a tad more than 40 BUT it doesn't discount the fact that it's the fisherman that catches the fish and not the boat. 3 surgeries later, and I will be fishing tourneys again this spring. 5 Quote
flyingmonkie Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 My strength is working over shallow cover with t-rigs, spinnerbaits, and jigs. My skill? Stubbornness. 3 Quote
Super User MassYak85 Posted January 9, 2017 Super User Posted January 9, 2017 I'd have to say shallow cover as well. If I have a visible piece of cover to target I'm a happy. Quote
Super User kickerfish1 Posted January 9, 2017 Super User Posted January 9, 2017 Jigs and plastics would be mine and that was how I cut my teeth bass fishing. Quote
Spider Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 I can follow a group fishing a spot I think are holding fish, go to that spot they just fished, and pull fish out roughly 50% of the time, using plastics. Have an uncanny ability to know where the fish are and approach quietly, and fish systematically. Some people make way to much noise. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 9, 2017 Super User Posted January 9, 2017 11 hours ago, A-Jay said: Boat Handling. Often underrated by many. 4 Quote
Dypsis Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 11 hours ago, A-Jay said: Boat Handling. A-Jay That as a co-angler I used to take that for granted. Alot of times my boater will let me go upfront while they re-tie, eat or whatever and man thats not as easy as it looks. Keeping the boat not too close or too far away from where we are fishing takes effort! It's not easy to position the boat, especially since I fish alot of tidal water, which can make things even harder at times (or help). I certainly appreciate the days its windy ALL day and all I have to worry about is fixing my backlashes!!! 4 Quote
smallieking Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 Skills- casting, skipping and spending money strengths- pattern fishing, flipping, jigs weakness- committing to a spot/ spot fishing Quote
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