Fishing

[Wurming67]

Up until two years when I got my first bass rig I would fish on others boats and it was alot of fun caught fish etc etc but since I got my own I rig the experience is totally different having your own rig it seems you grow as a fishermen alot more,one thing as far as fishing goes that I'll do is fish an area thorough sticking with it not running all around being persistent,being very thorough, trying different baits in area,giving the lure a chance to work,the other day I went out didn't get a bite for a few hours kept working that area trying to different baits than BOOM!!!!I was on them, I figured out what they wanted,at what depth and speed,had a 4lb avg,before if was fishing an area and didn't get a bite in 30 min I would run,I seen guys the other day riding by me left and right alot of times same boats fishing teaches you alot about not giving up and believe in what you are doing, guess it's just good old fashion hard work that pays off.Just wanted to share.

[Oregon Native]

Once again the "ol expression" ....time on the water!!

[scaleface]

There were always things I wanted to try but  I was in another persons craft . When I got my own boat I spent many fish-less days experimenting and learning .   I concentrated on fishing a little deeper than everyone else and  eventually it started paying off .    That is why I prefer to fish by myself today . I still like to experiment and do things outside of the box at my speed  . Its hard to find people who can sit out there for hours , catch nothing and not be discouraged  ready to call it a day .

 

 

[Wurming67]

4 hours ago, scaleface said:

There were always things I wanted to try but  I was in another persons craft . When I got my own boat I spent many fish-less days experimenting and learning .   I concentrated on fishing a little deeper than everyone else and  eventually it started paying off .    That is why I prefer to fish by myself today . I still like to experiment and do things outside of the box at my speed  . Its hard to find people who can sit out there for hours , catch nothing and not be discouraged  ready to call it a day .

 

 

4 hours ago, scaleface said:

There were always things I wanted to try but  I was in another persons craft . When I got my own boat I spent many fish-less days experimenting and learning .   I concentrated on fishing a little deeper than everyone else and  eventually it started paying off .    That is why I prefer to fish by myself today . I still like to experiment and do things outside of the box at my speed  . Its hard to find people who can sit out there for hours , catch nothing and not be discouraged  ready to call it a day .

 

 

I totally agree the people I was fishing with if they weren't catching a fish every few cast they would want to leave so basically I now fish by myself my wife comes sometimes when weather is good. I think alot of these fishing shows are very misleading to the novice fishermen these guys doing these shows are professional fishermen that get paid good money to find and catch fish and have been doing it every day since they were little kids 8-10 hrs  a day 6 days a week 20 plus years plus it's tv it's called editing lol.

[TOXIC]

When guiding, I often pulled into a spot where I knew there were fish and my clients would make a dozen casts and claim there were no fish or it was a bad spot, etc.  That's when I would pick up my rod and catch a couple just to show them.  Used it as a teaching moment normally to point out how to improve their skills.  Sometimes it was well received other times not so much.  

[BCline]

My best advise to the guys who make 5 casts and move is to watch the elites live coverage.  At the last tournament Hackney would go hours in between bites but believed in what he was doing and won by a nice margin.  The pros do not get bites every other cast and those guys can but lures in spots that John Q Public can't even imagine.  

[Mobasser]

Agree with all of the above. Slowing down, and fishing a spot well is the way to go. The run and gun crowd often pass up a lot of fish. They make a few cast, then run to the next spot and do the same. Most of the best fisherman I know slow down and fish, especially when you know your over good spots.Most times it will pay off with numbers and bigger fish

[TOXIC]

KVD would surely disagree with all this "slow-down" talk.  How many times has he said and shown on the water, that he puts his TM on high and burns a crankbait or spinnerbait to cover a lot of water.  He is fishing for aggressive fish and the more he can get a lure in front of, the more he catches.  

 

I can't do that for a couple of reasons....

 

1. I'm a Senko and/or finesse fisherman first.

2. I'm no youngster and couldn't keep up that pace or number of casts for very long. 

 

But you can't argue, it's worked out well for him.   

[N Florida Mike]

Usually the slower I fish the better I do, esp. because of all the plastics I use.

I once fished a 2 day tournament in the St Johns river. The first day my motor conked out and so did the trolling motor and that caused us to just paddle North starting at the ramp. We had a nice bag, and paddled back in time for the weigh in. Took third place. Fishing slow works!

[thinkingredneck]

Fishing from a kayak teaches you to pick apart an area.  I fish alone, looking for the "fat girls."  Mostly I fish for mental hygiene.   In his book Fishing for Giant Bass, Bill Murphy talks about fishing all day for a 15 minute window.  Trying to develop that kind of confidence.

[Chance_Taker4]

That is my number one pet peeve as a co angler (fishing too fast). 9 out of 10 times I get paired with a boater who wants to be KVD. Two tournaments ago I was paired with a guy that trolled the bank on high, he would flip a plastic and count it down half way and reel it in. My senko or jig never once reached the bottom. All day I kept hearing him say "They're on the graph I don't understand why they aren't biting." I got skunked and he caught one the entire day. However last week's tournament we put spot lock on and stayed in one area for about 90 minutes and both weighed in a healthy bag. When I get out in my own boat its the same thing; slow down, work the entire area and water column and make specific targeted casts.

[Todd2]

There are times when I've got the TM turned up some and slinging lures. But usually I'm fishing slow. Not necessarily plastics/jigs. You can slow roll spinnerbaits along the bottom with some success if you are patient.