Deliberately breaking patterns

[Jaderose]

I'm guessing that like most, I have a favorite lake I fish  the most and have some pretty deliberate patterns of how I fish.  I know the lake like the back of hand.  Occasionally, I fish it different just to stir things up or I might be trying a new technique or some new tackle or something.  I did that today and Man those days can be tough.  I caught fish all day but just never seemed right  and my froggin.....ooooof.  I think I've been here long enough and posted about enough for most to know I'm an AVID frogger.  Today I felt like a rookie.  I could NOT hook up.  My timing was all over the place and out of maybe 12 blow ups I boated...wait for it.....ZERO fish.  I haven't had a day like that in a decade.  I dunno what was wrong and I'm not really discouraged.  More puzzled than anything.  Tackle was fine, technique pretty well dialed in.  Timing?  Waaaaaaaay off.  Bad enough I was concerned about my health but I seem to be fine.  Oh well...just one of those days

[DitchPanda]

The last week I've lost 3 fish on a frog after I replied to a post giving advice on how to hook up on a frog. Today I went out put my head down and threw the frog. Only had 2 blow ups but got both..both around 3.5lbs. Felt like I got some redemption.

[BassNJake]

I fish a toad a lot and some days it just seems like they wanna slap the crap out of it but not really commit to eating it

Because I dont fish around weeds I can switch to a popper usually allows me to hook up at a better rate during those days

I have tried the popping frog but seems like when they slap at the toad they also slap at the popping frog

 

[wisconsin heat]

Yeah, just chalk it up to one of those days. It happens to us all, I've had a very similar day in the not too distant past.

[Oregon Native]

Ahhhhhhh....fishing...love the adventures!!  Nothing is cut in stone or 100 persect.

[scaleface]

I learned to blame it on the fish .

[Jaderose]

6 hours ago, scaleface said:

I learned to blame it on the fish .

Oh yeah...it ain't me!

[RoLo]

 

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I haven't had a day like that in a decade.  I dunno what was wrong and I'm not really discouraged. 

More puzzled than anything. 

 

 

"More puzzled than anything", and therein lies the solution.

 You're wise to turn a defeat into a challenge

 

Roger  

 

 

 

 

[Jaderose]

17 hours ago, RoLo said:

 

 

"More puzzled than anything", and therein lies the solution.

 You're wise to turn a defeat into a challenge

 

Roger  

 

 

 

 

Oh yeah....I've had off days before just like we all have.  If you're doing it right, those should just rekindle a spark.  I mean, this isn't life or death.  It's just fishing and even on those days, I'd still rather be doing that than working!

[Bluebasser86]

You have to get out of your comfort zone or you'll never learn anything.