Super User Fishing Rhino Posted July 12, 2009 Super User Posted July 12, 2009 Bad habits. I don't litter, or discard anything I've brought over the side. The only thing that does not go back with me is the stuff I've lost. I used to be bad about checking for frays and nicks, and ignoring minute imperfections, but no longer. I take the time to cut past the blemish, and retie. On ponds with which I am familiar, I will work the areas that have produced thoroughly. On new waters, I'm basically prospecting, and move around a lot more. I'll try a few casts with one bait, switch rods and throw something different. After I've tried three or four different things, I'll move on to the next, likely area. I'll say my number one bad habit is neglecting chores and procrastinating when it comes to doing them, and go fishing instead. Don't put off fishing today to do a chore that can be done tomorrow,...........or the day after, or the day after that, and so forth and so on. Quote
tommy 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. im guilty of most of those.... plus..... practicing for our monday and friday tournament and getting a game plan.....then throwing it out the window once i get out there.... leaving one spot to run to another....and stopping at 5 others on the way..... not spending enough time on a spot.... not fishing a spot thoroughly.... fishing plastics and jigs too fast... having my trolling motor in 4th gear...on a spot i should be using 1st or 2nd gear at the most...... fishing outside a pattern... trying to tell the fish how, where, and when they are going to bite...as opposed to them telling me.... i keep my rod tip too high when working jigs and soft plastics, so im out of position when i need to set the hook....i also raise my tip up for better feel when i think im getting a strike...old habit... other than those things there are only 2 things that keep me from being the best in the world....finding fish, and catching them.... Quote
Super User Long Mike Posted July 13, 2009 Super User Posted July 13, 2009 probably is a word used by the ignorant and the lazy. One is either too ignorant to know how the word 'probably' is properly spelled, or is too lazy to spell it properly. Quote
Super User 5bass Posted July 13, 2009 Super User Posted July 13, 2009 Running WFO and depending on my GPS at night. -Definitely guilty of this. 60 - 70 mph in the dark is spooky even if you know where you're going. -I stick with certain baits too long sometimes when nothing's happening. Force feeding a fish is tough to do. -I fish the same spots a lot. I know everything about these spots but sometimes I need to go somewhere else and do something different. I'm hard-headed. Quote
OH-bass614 Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 ive done this two times in a row on the same lake .... i went to the lake with a gameplan and threw it out the window once i didnt start hammering them right away. i went flippin/pitching wood and vegitation b.c. its my strength but the goal for the day was to catch fish on deep structure. also i will be on a pattern and start second guessing that there is a better one that someone is on right now and i need to leave mine to find it. Quote
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted July 13, 2009 Super User Posted July 13, 2009 Running WFO and depending on my GPS at night. -Definitely guilty of this. 60 - 70 mph in the dark is spooky even if you know where you're going. quote] It's not "spooky". It's insane, or it's a death wish. After spending tens of thousands of hours on the water as a commercial fisherman, I've seen all sorts of flotsam and jetsam that can tear a boat apart, or flip it at high speeds. Telephone poles, huge truck tires (mounted and inflated), pilings, timbers, fifty-five gallon drums (containing who knows what), five gallon pails, navigational buoys and markers that are "off station", old mill timbers, and all manner of debris that is barely visible, even on a clear, calm day. There ain't nothin' that swims worth risking life and limb in pursuit of it. Coast Guard crews often put their lives in jeopardy, sometimes perishing in their attempt to rescue boaters who do things they ought not to do. The consequences of risky behavior often involve other innocent parties. On three occasions I've rescued people from the water who could very well have perished. Two of those three times were definitely due to stupidity. The third was questionable, at best. On most issues, I'm a very tolerant person. Regarding this stuff, my tolerance level is zero. Quote
Low_Budget_Hooker Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 noise in the boat and not adjusting the b/c when changing lures of varying weight. Quote
bigtimfish Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 My worst on the water habit is Copenhagen. It is the only time I use the stuff. I don't even know why I do it. My other one is not taking the time to eat. I always bring sandwiches and beef jerky but I never eat any of it. I never stop fishing long enough. Quote
D4u2s0t Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 probably is a word used by the ignorant and the lazy. One is either too ignorant to know how the word 'probably' is properly spelled, or is too lazy to spell it properly. So you don't use any slang, ever, and always use propper grammar? \ I agree with bigtimefish, I try to bring a snack or sandwich on the boat, take 2 bites, and put it down. And I never drink water, even though I have it. Always come back tired, thirsty, and hungry to the point where I get home and don't feel like doing anything. Get too hung up in what I'm doing. Quote
Super User Catt Posted July 13, 2009 Super User Posted July 13, 2009 Definitely guilty of this. 60 - 70 mph in the dark is spooky even if you know where you're going. It's not "spooky". It's insane, or it's a death wish. That's so normal to me running in daylight is spooky; I have tendency to run wide on the boat lanes and cut corners where at night it's connect the dots (buoys). Quote
NewAngler Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Me this morning: "One more cast then I'm gonna switch to a crank " 10 casts later I'm walking up to the shore, talking to my dog, throw one more half *** cast and start to reel it in while walking back and BOOM a hit, missed the hook set. Then walking into the river again with my crank I trip over a log, and my morning was shot. DOH!! Quote
NewAngler Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Me this morning: "One more cast then I'm gonna switch to a crank " 10 casts later I'm walking up to the shore, talking to my dog, throw one more half *** cast and start to reel it in while walking back and BOOM a hit, missed the hook set. Then walking into the river again with my crank I trip over a log, and my morning was shot. DOH!! Quote
AverageJoeBass Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Like alot of others my mistake habit is when they are not biting it seems at all (and this is after 30-hour) of no bites, I begin to get sloppy with my casts and not giving the fishing my full 100% attention and wouldn't you know it BAM! have a bite and lost it because I wasn't ready. probably anyways. Quote
BlakeMolone Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 I change baits every few cast if im not confident in the area and half the time I go to the lake a look for snakes and lizards instead of fishing : Quote
bass wrangler569 Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 probably is a word used by the ignorant and the lazy. One is either too ignorant to know how the word 'probably' is properly spelled, or is too lazy to spell it properly. I use the word "probably" frequently. I am neither ignorant nor lazy. Superiority complex??? : Quote
bass wrangler569 Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Running WFO and depending on my GPS at night. -Definitely guilty of this. 60 - 70 mph in the dark is spooky even if you know where you're going. -I stick with certain baits too long sometimes when nothing's happening. Force feeding a fish is tough to do. -I fish the same spots a lot. I know everything about these spots but sometimes I need to go somewhere else and do something different. I'm hard-headed. Spooky? I would say freaking terrifying. You guys must have some serious cajones to run wide open at night! ;D Quote
Lynx Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 SACRAMNETO, CALIFORNIA I have a rant about a habit, & annoyance. Everyone has a habit from time to time that they would like to break. Mine happens to be, being picky about who I would like to be on the water w/. I get overly annoyed w/ those that I take fishing who think that they know what they are doing but in reality don't. Meaning that they think, they know it all. Example: Why would you throw a 15' diver in 3' of water. Wow. Always getting tied up, losing lures they just paid way to much money for, not producing fish. I must say that everyone has to start somewhere and learn, but learning something the right way the first time should be the only way to go. Advice though can sometimes determine the way the day goes, specially if they are not opened to structured criticism. I am not as old as most, but have been on the water since I could remember. Thanks to a great father w/ lots of patience, a family friend being a Pro Angler, I myself have a few Bass Derby Ribbons under my belt. With fewer mistakes, habits, & mishaps, I myself enjoy Bass Fishing that much more & am always looking forward to that next time on the water. GOOD LUCKS TO YOU IN CATCHING THE "BIG KAHUNA." Quote
Super User burleytog Posted July 14, 2009 Super User Posted July 14, 2009 probably is a word used by the ignorant and the lazy. One is either too ignorant to know how the word 'probably' is properly spelled, or is too lazy to spell it properly. I use the word "probably" frequently. I am neither ignorant nor lazy. Superiority complex??? : Improper use of the English language is a prime example of laziness. Quote
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