Are You Fast or Sloooowwwww?

[PressuredFishing]

I have always been a super slow fisherman, my casts can be 15+minutes where I know there are fish in heavily pressured waters, but I was shown the dark side this spring-fall in the morning+evening when weather conditions line up.... BURNBURNBURNBURNBURNBURNBURN

 

[bowhunter63]

Slow. I really like to pick it apart 

[J._Bricker]

Never slow enough. Too much water I want to cover

[cyclops2]

To me. Finding them is the goal.  Anyone can then catch them.

 

Stocked trout are positive proof of that.

[Smallies]

15 hours ago, Catt said:

 

This is the biggest misconceptions about Texas Rigs.

 

I catch as many bass fishing a Texas Rig fast as I do fishing it slow. When the bite is slow I grab my worm rod, put the trolling motor on mediun, flip, pitch, & cast at every visible piece of cover.

 

My most productive technique this year is swimming a Texas Rigged Speed Worm or Speed Craw. I'm rigging it with a 1/8-1/4 oz bullet weight & reeling it just under the surface.

 

I think @Mike L is doing pretty much the same thing.

That's awesome, @Catt I dunno why but I never thought to do that.  I think of T-Rig as a slow roller, but yeah I forget guys fish it this way more often than not.  Basically, fish it like a swimmin' jig and find where they're at, then you can slow down if you find a few of the aggressive ones.  There will probably be more that need slower presentations in the same cover/structure.

 

This is my ideal way of fishing though, I think.  Taking a power approach until I find fish, then slowing down.  'Cause I kinda have a leg on each side of the fence.  I like finesse fishing a LOT, but I don't want to sit in a spot all day if there's no fish (and I don't like to rely too heavily on electronics).  I'm a purist I guess?  Mostly use electronics for the structure, and I prefer fishing the shallow stuff anyway.  But I'm very green, when it comes to this fishing thing so ... 

[GrumpyOlPhartte]

I fish slowly using the below pattern which I have mastered over the years:

 

Cast …

Pick out backlash.

Cast …

Retrieve lure from tree branch.

Cast …

Retrieve lure or break off from snag.

Cast …

Pick out backlash.

Cast …

Dislodge lure from dock where it is firmly wedged.

Reposition kayak and repeat as necessary until I stumble across a particularly foolish bass which reacts to the system.

[Mike L]

On 12/24/2021 at 9:13 AM, Catt said:

 

This is the biggest misconceptions about Texas Rigs.

 

I catch as many bass fishing a Texas Rig fast as I do fishing it slow. When the bite is slow I grab my worm rod, put the trolling motor on mediun, flip, pitch, & cast at every visible piece of cover.

 

My most productive technique this year is swimming a Texas Rigged Speed Worm or Speed Craw. I'm rigging it with a 1/8-1/4 oz bullet weight & reeling it just under the surface.

 

I think @Mike L is doing pretty much the same thing.

Yep, Exactly!

I really can’t pigeon hole myself as one or the other. 
If not sight fishing this time of the year down here or punching in others, swimming one of them on top or under the surface, but with a 3/16 is my go to presentation all year every year. 
 

I hardly ever fish small ponds where the finessey stuff may work better. 
I can’t stand to use light line and small baits on a spinning rod so I just don’t do it. 

Obviously, If I had to use a slow and slower presentation to get bit then that’s what I do, but it’s almost always because it’s the only way left that they’ll take it. 
 

Using a t rig doesn’t mean it must be used slow and methodical. 
It’s just another way when all else fails. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

 

 

[schplurg]

Some people call me slow. My Mom says I'm special!

 

6 hours ago, Mike L said:

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Using a t rig doesn’t mean it must be used slow and methodical. 
It’s just another way when all else fails. 

 

Mike

 

 

Yep, last summer I was using a T-rigged worm slowly and I decided next cast to just rip one back as soon as it hit the water. Caught one.

 

Here it is, vid should start at that point if anyone cares.

 

[Fishing_Rod]

Good Day All,

 

I am just a recreational angler, so catching is more fun than casting. It is nice to get out and goof off as often as possible. I’m satisfied with anything on line and is willing to play. That being said, I’ve learned that being moderately slow works better for me. This applies to various baits / lures that I use. I just catch more that way.

 

I should note that some of the largest fish I’ve caught have been when accidentally dead sticking. We’ve all had backlashes or casting knot events that required you to sort things out before retrieving. Only to find something was busy on the other end while you were distracted. Yeah, slower works. Besides it matches my casual recreational tempo.

 

Cheers!

[Scorcher214]

Ive gone from being extremely methodical when I first started to now a little more on the medium fast. I still use methodical type lures, jigs and soft baits, but just fish them fast. Makes picking a spot apart nice when you find them and then can use that same lure to interrogate the surrounding area. 

[Spankey]

I throw a lot of crankbaits. Fish them at various speeds and depths but that all pretty fast fishing. Find it tuff to pick up soft plastics and immediately be at that real slow speed I want to be at. I have a transition time mode I need to get in. It all works out. 

[scaleface]

Most people are both .I may   burn a spinnerbait by good piece of cover , then pick up a worm . Before  the day is over I may be just doing one or the other .