Risky topic…what are your personal biases???

[TriStateBassin106]

Here's a bias from personal experience. 

 

I think braid sucks on baitcasters. 

 

 

 

 

 

[roadwarrior]

That's funny...

 

                                          

[Skunkmaster-k]

Wooo weee ! That hair pulling thing made me laugh!

[txchaser]

I don't think crankbaits are a good choice for trying to catch big fish. 

3/5 of my biggest fish were on crankbaits, deliberately hunting big fish with them, and couldn't get bit on the usual big fish presentations. 

 

Yep, I'm disagreeing with myself. It has been a presentation of last resort, or where I think everything is lined up just right. But at some point I have to pay attention.

 

[cyclops2]

I use 6# braided line  for decades ??. Spinning reel. Has never dug in as I wind with the end of the line tied to the porch rail. Trilene Knot works if a half hitch is tied in the end of the line. It is pulled into the knot at the eye of the hook.  And JAMS the knot completely. Braid is cheaper than Floro.  Use the Jamming Trilene knot to connect to anything.

 

If the line digs in then the reel is not placed under heavy enough tension.  Or the reel is not winding with enough SIDE TRAVEL with each turn of the spool.

[padon]

49 minutes ago, txchaser said:

I don't think crankbaits are a good choice for trying to catch big fish. 

3/5 of my biggest fish were on crankbaits, deliberately hunting big fish with them, and couldn't get bit on the usual big fish presentations. 

 

Yep, I'm disagreeing with myself. It has been a presentation of last resort, or where I think everything is lined up just right. But at some point I have to pay attention.

 

i used to not be much on cranking. then my buddy won 3 of our local tournaments on 2 real tough lakes in the dead of summer on cranks.he said look man the fish are here in the spots we are fishing. but theres so much bait they dont eat til they feel like it. you have to make them eat out of reaction. i cant argue, hes got the money and the trophies.

[LrgmouthShad]

On 2/3/2022 at 2:00 PM, Kenny Yi said:

zoom

Oh I like zoom. But why can't I find em in stock anywhere! I did find some zoom stuff from another site, my first time ordering from them.

 

Edit: Can't say website name. Well nevermind then. 

[ironbjorn]

Fluorocarbon is not very good fishing line. It isn't as invisible as marketed, it's stretchier than marketed, and it has poor knot strength. Bass are not line shy fish. Monofilament is much better line.

 

Technique specific rods are a sham. Every company has a different idea of what action and power is, which alone proves this point. It's a money making gimmick. Fishing is not that complicated.

 

Too many anglers prepare for the once in a lifetime scenarios over the typical every day situations.

 

There's nothing wrong with booze before noon and only relatively recently in human history did this become taboo.

 

[geo g]

Gators won’t bother you in a boat except, big males during breading season, and females when guarding a nest.  Then it could get scratchy!  Don’t want to be in a kayak!  
 

Most important thing in getting bites is placement of bait regardless of color, size, line used.

 

Cold water slow everything down big time!

[volzfan59]

Probably my only fishing related bias is fluorocarbon line, I hate it. I tried it when it first came out, I've tried it again a couple of years ago, still don't like it.

As far as my other real life biases, not gonna mention them.

14 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Oh I like zoom. But why can't I find em in stock anywhere! I did find some zoom stuff from another site, my first time ordering from them.

 

Edit: Can't say website name. Well nevermind then. 

Right after Zoom's owner, Mr Chambers (?) passed away they went through some serious production issues. I read some where that they had "righted the ship" and were doing better.

[TnRiver46]

On 2/4/2022 at 9:09 PM, padon said:

i used to not be much on cranking. then my buddy won 3 of our local tournaments on 2 real tough lakes in the dead of summer on cranks.he said look man the fish are here in the spots we are fishing. but theres so much bait they dont eat til they feel like it. you have to make them eat out of reaction. i cant argue, hes got the money and the trophies.

That reaction strike is the real deal. I can’t catch anything casting a crankbait, but when I pull them 2 mph with a gas engine the fish jump all over them 

[padon]

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

That reaction strike is the real deal. I can’t catch anything casting a crankbait, but when I pull them 2 mph with a gas engine the fish jump all over them 

yeah i once read an article that said bass only feed 2 hours a day. who knows if thats true but it only makes sense that they spend more time not feeding than feeding.

[TnRiver46]

2 minutes ago, padon said:

yeah i once read an article that said bass only feed 2 hours a day. who knows if thats true but it only makes sense that they spend more time not feeding than feeding.

Just realized I had a typo, I “can’t” catch anything casting them, but most always catch something trolling them. 

[gm4511]

• Big bass feed more in early evening than early morning.
• Green pumpkin lizards on clear days, junebug on dark days.
• Guys who think their boat, tackle, trolling motor, etc., is the best ever.
• The wind is your friend.
• Light blue, green, or white shirts on clear days, dark colors on dark days
• Pre-spawn get out the lipless crankbaits.

 

 

 

[Jp_midwest]

gary yamamoto senkos are not worth the money. i would rather use yum. but  when using hard baits. i would rather use a 25 dollar 110 than a 12  strike king jerk bait. i run all st croix and daiwa other than some outliers like my new shimano slx dc and my lews super duty GX. line type and color matters depending on the water clarity and how pressured the fish are. lure color matters but now im kinda pushing away from that. action of the bait matters if it looks disgusting to me i wont throw it. i dont know how i feel about topwater. i know it catches fish but i have only caught one fish on top water. i have never had big blowups on frogs or anything.

[geo g]

On 2/5/2022 at 11:44 AM, volzfan59 said:

Probably my only fishing related bias is fluorocarbon line, I hate it. I tried it when it first came out, I've tried it again a couple of years ago, still don't like it.

As far as my other real life biases, not gonna mention them.

Right after Zoom's owner, Mr Chambers (?) passed away they went through some serious production issues. I read some where that they had "righted the ship" and were doing better.

Local Walmarts here always have Zoom products cheap!

 

Love floro for my plastics.  Not all floro the same, Tylene Professional grade my fav.

 

Hate rude, thoughtless people on the water.

[Peddiesake]

Someone using a spinning reel upside down. Drives me nuts.

[bwillis]

On 2/3/2022 at 8:24 AM, MN Fisher said:

What if you're like A-Jay with his Old Town canoe - hauls it 1/2 mile or more down a trail to launch. You gonna do a 1-mile round trip...twice...just to keep the dolly out of the back of the kayak?

I'd stash it in the bushes before putting it in the back lol

[MidwestBassAttack]

Spinning reels are boring. I have one Stradic Ci4+ with 20lb braid.

 

I just prefer my baitcasters…feels more natural

[Serpent Mound]

On 2/19/2022 at 2:40 PM, MidwestBassAttack said:

Spinning reels are boring. I have one Stradic Ci4+ with 20lb braid.

 

I just prefer my baitcasters…feels more natural

Now that's just plain weird 

[Mike L]

2 hours ago, Serpent Mound said:

Now that's just plain weird 

 

Nope, it is not!

 

 

 

Mike

[Serpent Mound]

17 hours ago, Mike L said:

 

Nope, it is not!

 

 

 

Mike

From a Floridian I can understand, but in my area of the country finesse is the name of the game and a spinning rod is at least fifty to sixty percent more useful in bass fishing than a casting rod. I think it's a geographical distinction more than anything else.

[Mike L]

38 minutes ago, Serpent Mound said:

From a Floridian I can understand, but in my area of the country finesse is the name of the game and a spinning rod is at least fifty to sixty percent more useful in bass fishing than a casting rod. I think it's a geographical distinction more than anything else.

I agree!

We all come at things from our own lens. 
 

 

 

Mike

[Phelptwan]

Palomar Knots should never be used for FC Line.

 

You are completely right about the majority of Michigan cuisine...

[FishTank]

I keep running into someone like this and I'm going to sound like a snob but.....

 

These individuals keep coming over to my kayak or my buddy's boat and have something to say about me fishing with high end gear (especially if we beat them in a tournament), only to see they have a $70,000 boat, a $50,000 truck, $10,000 in electronics and about 15-20 budget friendly set ups scattered around their deck. Its at this point they usually declare themselves a budget fisherman and say I'm crazy for paying that much for rods and reels. I ablige them by telling them in great detail about how much I didn't pay for my gear and the story behind each one. 

 

I could care less what these guys fish with but I tend to kill them with kindness and compliments anyway.  All I want to know is how their fishing day went. 

 

Also, I don't tell these guys I have other budget gear either. I sometimes like to see how deep they will go into this discussion....

 

So there is my bias against the "more money than I got"  budget fisherman.