Eddie Munster Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Went fishing for several hours yesterday and caught myself doing a number of things that were counterproductive to catching the most fish possible. 1. Got to the lake at 7:00 am and started tying on my new Lucky Craft Crankbait which dives 6-9 feet (lake is only 15 ft deep). Fishing what I want to fish instead of what the lake is telling me. 7:00 am I should be going for the topwaters or shallow running baits. 2. When fishing with a plastic worm I noticed my body wasn't facing the lure. IMO it's harder to maintain the sensitivity of the worm and harder to get a good hookset unless my body is facing the lure. 3. Making alot of noise in the boat and poor casting. probably spooked half the fish out the area I was in. Anyone else constantly struggle breaking bad fishing habits? Quote
Jeremy D. Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Welcome to the club....I have to many to list....LOL Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted July 12, 2009 Super User Posted July 12, 2009 The struggle is half over when you realize the problem. You're half way home. Quote
Super User Hammer 4 Posted July 12, 2009 Super User Posted July 12, 2009 Just don't do those things again... Try to plan your attack, upper water..no bite's then mid level water, then bottom..no bites..move on. I find that I really need to Concentrate hard and remain focused, otherwise I can pretty much waste a good day of fishing. Quote
DINK WHISPERER Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 One of my worst is throwing my used/ruined plastics overboard! That is a no no and if they float i will get them out! For some reason i just can't shake it! Also, if i o for a long time without a bite i start getting sloppy with casts, presentation etc. Then when a fish does hit i am nowhere near ready and usually miss it! > Quote
Super User Muddy Posted July 12, 2009 Super User Posted July 12, 2009 Dropping my pliers on the floor of an aluminum boat, do it 4 or 5 times an outing, spooks em bad in the shallow weeds :-/ Quote
JellyMan Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 I yell at people alot. When I am trying to fish and they get it stuck in the tree's, I have to stop fishing and move the boat for them. That really starts to pizz me off. That and missing hooksets! I had probably 5 or 6 today that hit my ragetail ana, I let em take it for a min, and wamo! but no fish. GRRRR. And not fishing areas I know I should be. Once again today... I pass right by a spot I should have been fishing, and what do I see? probably a 8 lber roll next to the boat as I rolled by and went in the brush. Quote
kms399 Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 I have my "spots" and I don't ever fish anywhere else, unless I cant catch fish in my "spots" then I try different areas. I will drive past 20 docks to get to the 5 that are usually the most productive. And for some reason I hate to retie. don't know why but I do. I usually come up with a game plan that has been in the works for 5 days while at work, I rig all my rods for my game plan but then at the lake conditions change but I don't. also my boat positioning is horrible. I am usually so caught up in my lure retrieve that i don't notice that the boat has drifted right on top of some good structure that I intended to fish. Quote
Super User grimlin Posted July 12, 2009 Super User Posted July 12, 2009 Sitting at one spot too long not catching anything....I know i should be moving on,but in the back of my mind I'll be like "one more cast then I'll move"...after 30 casts I'm calling myself an idiot for not moving on.I'm shore bound though,so i have a somewhat of an excuse. I also tend to not pay attention all the time,I get distracted by all the wildlife around me and be too late to set the hook when i get a bite. Quote
Lucky Craft Man Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Is "probably" a word? Two guys used it in this thread and I have never heard it used before. I assume it means "probably" Quote
tnbassfisher Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Sitting at one spot too long not catching anything....I know i should be moving on,but in the back of my mind I'll be like "one more cast then I'll move"...after 30 casts I'm calling myself an idiot for not moving on.I'm shore bound though,so i have a somewhat of an excuse. I also tend to not pay attention all the time,I get distracted by all the wildlife around me and be too late to set the hook when i get a bite. x2 on both. Quote
Poolie727 Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 I also tend to not pay attention all the time,I get distracted by all the wildlife around me and be too late to set the hook when i get a bite. This is my main issue. Must be the Adult A.D.D. Funny how the fish can sense the exact moment that my mind is wandering to decide to strike. Quote
Super User Crestliner2008 Posted July 12, 2009 Super User Posted July 12, 2009 Is "probably" a word? Two guys used it in this thread and I have never heard it used before. I assume it means "probably" Is "LMAO" a word? probably not, but it is now! Quote
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted July 12, 2009 Super User Posted July 12, 2009 I have a bad habit of lookin for snakes .When im in my boat ill beach it if i see snakey looking habitat.OO and staying in one spot too long Quote
tritz18 Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 On a slow day I tend to start joking around and this usually leads to baits lost and lots of snags. Quote
endless Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Went fishing for several hours yesterday and caught myself doing a number of things that were counterproductive to catching the most fish possible. 1. Got to the lake at 7:00 am and started tying on my new Lucky Craft Crankbait which dives 6-9 feet (lake is only 15 ft deep). Fishing what I want to fish instead of what the lake is telling me. 7:00 am I should be going for the topwaters or shallow running baits. 2. When fishing with a plastic worm I noticed my body wasn't facing the lure. IMO it's harder to maintain the sensitivity of the worm and harder to get a good hookset unless my body is facing the lure. 3. Making alot of noise in the boat and poor casting. probably spooked half the fish out the area I was in. Anyone else constantly struggle breaking bad fishing habits? on #2 meaning facing the worm can you please explain i might be making one of my habits. but i no one of mine is frustration. Quote
Koop Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 facing the worm, basically if you cast at 12o'clock keep your body square to 12 o'clock where your worm is. The worst of my mistake habbits are cutting finesse retreives short, I'll find myself bouncing a worm along the bottom and either speed up my retreive to much or just reel in and cast somewhere else. Quote
Super User cart7t Posted July 12, 2009 Super User Posted July 12, 2009 Is "probably" a word? Two guys used it in this thread and I have never heard it used before. I assume it means "probably" probably does. Quote
Super User bilgerat Posted July 12, 2009 Super User Posted July 12, 2009 Abolutly........ wut hee sed Quote
Eddie Munster Posted July 12, 2009 Author Posted July 12, 2009 Went fishing for several hours yesterday and caught myself doing a number of things that were counterproductive to catching the most fish possible. 1. Got to the lake at 7:00 am and started tying on my new Lucky Craft Crankbait which dives 6-9 feet (lake is only 15 ft deep). Fishing what I want to fish instead of what the lake is telling me. 7:00 am I should be going for the topwaters or shallow running baits. 2. When fishing with a plastic worm I noticed my body wasn't facing the lure. IMO it's harder to maintain the sensitivity of the worm and harder to get a good hookset unless my body is facing the lure. 3. Making alot of noise in the boat and poor casting. probably spooked half the fish out the area I was in. Anyone else constantly struggle breaking bad fishing habits? on #2 meaning facing the worm can you please explain i might be making one of my habits. but i no one of mine is frustration. As KingKoopa said; you cast out to 12:00 so keep facing where you cast that worm. In a small boat the wind pushes me around a bit and I find myself not swivelling around to face where I cast the worm. As I said, for me it's easier to maintain just a little slack in the line for sensitivity (keeping an eye on any movement) and I get a better hookup ratio being able to pull straight back or even to the left or right if I need to. Quote
LCpointerKILLA Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Is "probably" a word? Two guys used it in this thread and I have never heard it used before. I assume it means "probably" strange that bothers you... Anyways my habit is changing lures WAY too much when it's a bad day. Quote
bass wrangler569 Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Not paying attention when I'm fishing topwater and having a fish blow up on it when I'm not ready, lost some big bass because of that. I'm sure I have others but thats the only one that comes to mind at the moment. As far as other peoples bad habbits, the one that "probably" ticks me off more than anything is fishing with people who clean the weeds/scum/grass off their lures by smacking them hard on the water. Sounds like a freaking bomb going off to the fish. > Quote
Super User burleytog Posted July 12, 2009 Super User Posted July 12, 2009 Running WFO and depending on my GPS at night. Quote
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