Wind?

[jiggerpole]

Can some of you elaborate on wind for me. I here comments such as the wind was right today. It helps the bite! Positioning your boat according to the wind? The wind positions fish? Creates current? These lures are best used and why? I know these are alot of questions but I would like to here some of your thoughts on wind. Thanks.

[fishizzle]

There is alot on this topis if you search the site but in a nutshell

Wind creates current and blows plankton toward the bank which brings bait in to feed and the bass follow

I like cranks and spinnerbaits.

As far as direction goes--sometimes it matters

a warm wind from the south is better in CT

Wind also dirtys the water and conceals you

Its shakes up the water column and loosens food from cover making bass more active during the day.

I'm sure others will elaborate or correct any unclear info I gave

[roadwarrior]

This thread is from a couple of days ago:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1212174924

8-)

[Catt]

Positioning your boat according to the wind?

That totally depends on where you are fishing; shoreline, points, islands or main lake under water structure. You have 3 basic choices; drift with the wind controlling your movement with your trolling motor, fight the wind head on with your trolling motor, or anchor in place. I prefer anchoring since I don't have to fight a trolling motor leaving me to the task at hand of catching bass.

The wind positions fish? Creates current?

I consider these 2 one in the same since the wind is what creates the current; again where the bass will be positioned is determined by the type of structure and cover available.

These lures are best used and why?

Most every thing in your tackle box will produce bites under windy conditions but under no circumstances should one throw a buzz baits in choppy water might get your arm broke.

[fishfordollars]

I like the wind. It's the four and five ft. rollers I can't stand.

[jiggerpole]

I typed in WIND and did a search on it. I found out that most everyone thinks the wind is a problem and dont like fishing in it. Only a few talked about how to use the wind to find and catch fish. I dont like the wind blowing hard either, but if I have to fish in the wind then I try to figure out how I can use it to my advantage. Just like to hear what the wind has taught some of you. I like fishing in the back of shallow pockets that the wind has sturd up and made it a bit stained with a spinner and have caught some of my bigger fish this way. Wind blown points are good. I position my boat on the downwind side and cast beyond the point into the wind and pull it back across the point where the bass sometimes school waiting for baitfish to come across. Lets here from you.

[gatrboy53]

wind is your friend learn to like him and he will lead you to fish,easier to catch than w/ no wind.

[WRB]

Wind is sort of like saying deep water; it's a realitive term.

Everyone is tired of my saying "it depends on the type of water you are fishing", however the lake classification is extrememly important in regards to both wind and deep water, they go hand in hand.

Wind above 30 mph is a gale, stay off the water.

Wind up to 15 mph is generally safe to fish in, depending on the lake size, shape and depth.

Wind generates waves, that create both current and DO mixing the water. Waves create light defraction where light beams are going in several directions at once. The combination of refracted light, added DO and current usually activates the predator fish into feeding.

Active bass: use reaction type lures or lures that represent what the bass are feeding on at that time, in your particular lake.

All fish prefer to swim into or face the current, so wind generated current positions the bass into facing the current, ready to ambush whatever comes thier way.

The wave action also stirs up soil, creating mud lines that the bass use to thier advantage. The moving light beams help to breakup the basses profile, it also breaks up the prey and your lures profile, so the bass don't get a good look and must react to determine if it's real or not. The waves make background noise that helps to deaden your presence. All these things are what make bass fishing in the wind an advantage. The big dissadvantage is boat control, casting accuracy and strike detection.

WRB

[peidy_p]

Wind is your bestfreind. Learn to fish with it and it will pay off. I've seen days on my lakes were when the wind stoped so did the bite. I've been in waves that were coming over my bow and I was burning the fish in 4' water. My general rule is to put my bow into the wind if possible.

[Catt]

WRB hit it pretty dead on  

Wind does not bother the bass it only bothers the angler