Mastering techniques

[Sphynx]

1 hour ago, king fisher said:

I hope I live long enough, have the good fortune to be able to fish often enough, and use that time on the water efficiently enough to master multiple techniques.  It would be nice to also  catch some nice fish, and have a great time on the journey to becoming a bass master. 

     So far I have mastered buying more gear than I need, loosing almost as much gear as I buy, and thoroughly fishing the 90% of the lake that doesn't have any fish.  

Lol, oh how true it is, I don't lose nearly as much gear anymore, part of that is accepting that in a new area, throwing expensive baits into unknown water is asking for trouble, I like to use a C-rig or a $1 Walmart spinnerbait to explore the bottom of a new area, the c-rig will tell you pretty quickly what sort of bottom composition your working with, and the spinnerbait is pretty good at finding structure and grass, sure you'll lose a couple rigs/spinnerbaits, but it keeps the cost down and avoids the recital of my very extensive collection of oaths.

[OCdockskipper]

One thing I have figured out over the years is that to become a true "Master anything", you end up excluding many other things in your life.  The result is a one dimensional person whose life revolves around that one thing.  That is why some of the most amazing folks who can do something no one else can are the worst people to try to carry on a conversation with.

 

That said, you can be excellent at many things and not have to become so one dimensional.  Further, I think when you get really good at something, it makes you aware of the process required to get really good at others, i.e., success breeding success.  It is that first one that can be the toughie.

 

The law of diminishing returns plays a big part of the difference of what is required to become a master versus excellent.

[roadwarrior]

Well, maybe you have be a master at several techniques to win the Bassmaster Classic,

but not to catch a lot of fish. The key I think is finding fish. Next might be electronics and boat

management for most of us. I fish a tacklebag of different lures, but my strong suites are soft

plastics and jigs. That is because those are what I fish the most. Not surprisingly my favorite

colors are my most productive, too!

 

[scaleface]

I mastered the art of drifting on top the place I'm trying to fish .

[OCdockskipper]

38 minutes ago, scaleface said:

I mastered the art of drifting on top the place I'm trying to fish .

Along those lines, I have mastered the ability to know exactly where I should have been fishing and with what technique as soon as I have quit for the day and put all my tackle away.

[OkobojiEagle]

mastery... when muscle memory takes over, including the muscle that resides between one's ears

 

[jimmyjoe]

On 1/2/2021 at 9:09 AM, Mike L said:

you’re trying to out smart a living thing with a brain who knows more about his environment than you do. Can’t be done 

 

   If you ever went hunting for deer, squirrel, fox or coyote, you'd know that's wrong.       jj

[DitchPanda]

According to definition mastering takes 10000 hours of practice at any one given thing. By that definition the only bass bait I would be a master at would be a spinner bait. But I learn new things about spinnerbaits all the time.

Lets consider something...maybe you want to be a master electrician. So you train, practice and put in your time...and there you go your a master. I don't think you can ever get that way in fishing because there are so many variables...weather,moon phase,water temp and clarity...that you can't control. That's why guys that are incredible at one thing but aren't versatile get skunked alot.

I think the big thing is to learn how to recognize the things that trigger bass in all conditions so you can make the correct decisions about areas, lures and presentations.

[Mike L]

4 hours ago, jimmyjoe said:

 

   If you ever went hunting for deer, squirrel, fox or coyote, you'd know that's wrong.       jj

Nope, never did 

Didn’t know that. 
 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[soflabasser]

On 1/2/2021 at 8:43 AM, GoneFishingLTN said:

How do you master a technique I see this often but isn’t it all simple. I mean once you know the rod/line/reel/weight of fall and where to use the technique and how to work it how is there more to master? I just get confused by people saying they want to master x technique this year

Your post reminds me of a fishing trip I had with one of my friends. We where both fishing side by side with the same lure yet I was catching much more fish than he was. He asked me what I am doing different and I told him it took me years to figure out how to trigger strikes when bass are being picky. There is nothing you can read online or see online that will compare to actual fishing experience. You have to put in your time on the water and do your best to learn from each fishing trip.