Super User roadwarrior Posted January 24, 2011 Super User Posted January 24, 2011 Trolling? That might work: http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/outdoors/fishing/articles/smallmouth-world-record-reinstated.html ;D ;D Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 24, 2011 Super User Posted January 24, 2011 So the truth be known. J is an out of the closet troller. It is boring when your not catching but it can be rewarding. Especially on big water, think erie. I used to do a lot of it on Ontario, before gobies were there, and the bass were scattered. Quote
Super User senile1 Posted January 24, 2011 Super User Posted January 24, 2011 Ya' know, I must have read the title of this thread 20 X's... and every time I did, I pondered it, and thought... "I dunno... Their are a whole bunch of techniques I totally suck at... crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jigs.. just to name a few.... but then I really don't feel like that stuff would help me much at all, to catch more giant Cali trout eaters, anyway. If I can't catch them on a swimbait (a Hud) or sightfishing (with whatever soft plastic bait I decide to grab) or on a crawler, or a dad, I probably wouldn't catch them on anything else anyway. Then it finally clicked.... Their is one technique that I wish I was better at.... > trolling ! Fish I experienced the same thing when I looked at this thread, Chris, though the fish I catch are "just a tad smaller" than yours. There are techniques I could improve but I don't get to use them often because of conditions on the lakes that I fish most often. One is the Carolina Rig. A few years back I made a concerted effort to fish the Carolina rig on a regular basis and had some success with it. However, the conditions on the lakes I fish aren't conducive to using the rig that often. Most of my lakes have a lot of wood or weeds and the water clarity is dingy to muddy most of the time. The fish tend to hang close to cover and fishing the Carolina rig around this cover results in a lot of hangups. Another is the drop-shot. I've used it and had success as well but, again, most of the time there are better techniques to use on the lakes I fish regularly. When I take trips to clearer lakes with less brush (Stockton, Table Rock, Norfork, etc) I find that I have to make sure I don't forget to use these techniques when necessary. I'm sure I could improve my skills with these techniques but the opportunity to do so doesn't present itself on a regular basis. Quote
VABassin'14 Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 This year I want to focus on learning how to fish a jig more effectively. I have caught a few fish on a jig before, but I haven't used them enough to feel really confident with using them. Last year I focused on spinnerbaits and learned a lot by just using them. If I can learn as much about using a jig this year as I did about spinnerbaits last year, I will have another lure that I can feel confident about tying on and catching fish with. Quote
CSimon2 Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I want to improve upon my plastic worm fishing. I am a very impatient person. I need to learn to have patience. That is my goal for this year. Quote
fishermantony Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 Ya' know, I must have read the title of this thread 20 X's... and every time I did, I pondered it, and thought... "I dunno... Their are a whole bunch of techniques I totally suck at... crankbaits, spinnerbaits, jigs.. just to name a few.... but then I really don't feel like that stuff would help me much at all, to catch more giant Cali trout eaters, anyway. If I can't catch them on a swimbait (a Hud) or sightfishing (with whatever soft plastic bait I decide to grab) or on a crawler, or a dad, I probably wouldn't catch them on anything else anyway. Then it finally clicked.... Their is one technique that I wish I was better at.... > trolling ! I know their are a handful of big bass sticks, who absolutely nail giants, trolling big swimbaits ! And as much as I've tried, I just flat suck at it I think the closest I've ever come to sticking a big one trolling, was one time when I had trolled all the way from one end of my trophy pond, to the other. When my boat finally beached itself, I turned around to reel my lure in, and Bam ! Stuck a 10.2 Does that count ? {cooler yet, on the next cast, I stuck another 10+, and the 3rd I caught one that was 9 and change Only 3 bites I had all day, BTW. But yea, trolling. Wish I knew how to do it correctly. Fish Fish, I couldn't have imagined that you would suck at any of those techniques you mentioned or any techniques for that matter. Here in the Spokane area a 10lb largemouth would be HUGE!!! I'm determined to get one at least pretty close and I think it may be a swimbait that does it. I don't have a whole lot of experience with the big swimbaits, but my plan is to take a few trips this year where all I bring is my big swimbait set up and big swim baits on a few lakes I think might have a 10lber. You'll see the pics on this sight if I ever get one. Quote
Ferstler Slim Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I've still never caught a bass on a spinnerbait. That's priority 1. Next is tube jigs. Dave Quote
Syppy Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Topwater... Any sort of Topwater. I've caught things on spinners and cranks and senko/bottom worms. But I have yet to catch a thing off the topwater. I tried this last summer some froggin' and buzzbaits, but for some reason I cannot get a single fish to take them from the top of the water. Hopefully will fix that this spring. Quote
InLikeFinz Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 Jigs. I got close to getting a good feel for the jig bite on our last fishing trip last year before it got too cold. Hoping to pick up where I left off as soon as it warms up! Why? Bigger fish! HeHe! Quote
georgiaken Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Dropshot, jerkbait, crankbait (lipped) and 20ft jig fishing. I use lipless cranks so much that I absolutely hate crank baits. The lake I fish the most is clogged with weeds after June, so I don't dropshot too often (since I am rarely fishing deep). I really want to get more comfortable with fishing 15-30 feet down. In the summer when the bass go deep, I spend too much time flipping weeds etc and not enough time focusing on humps and rock piles. I had great fun with jigs in the shallows and pulling spinnerbaits over weedbeds last year, so this year, it's time to move forward (BTW, I've only been fishing for a year). Quote
cBooms@SML Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 everything. haha i need to learn how to fish a jig. i taught myself how to t-rig last summer by just going out and doing it. i need to work on the things i like the least or know nothing about; cranks (both kinds), drop-shot, flukes, tubes, senkos, jerkbaits Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 1, 2011 Super User Posted February 1, 2011 There are two areas in particular for me ~ 1. Boat positioning -- I think I have a tendency to get up on top of fish too often. When I feel like I'm set up right my confidence goes up. 2. Night fishing -- There is a lot that goes with this one. Just have to get out there more nights and make it happen. A-Jay Quote
mikesjet Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 My biggest short coming isn't so much a technique, I really need to use my electronics more and get away from being a bank beater. I always start out with great hopes fishing some hidden gem but end up pitching to a laydown somewhere. This obiviously kills my catch during the summer. Quote
JacobK Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 buying new gear (sold all of my gear last fall.) Quote
fishermantony Posted February 4, 2011 Author Posted February 4, 2011 buying new gear (sold all of my gear last fall.) Why????????? Quote
JacobK Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 buying new gear (sold all of my gear last fall.) Why????????? Financial woes and personal reasons. Quote
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