What is the best piece of fishing advice you have recieved here?

[WdyCrankbait]

Hey everyone, with some many people giving suggestions kind of curious to see what has been the best advice you have taken from here, used, and been successful with.

[Red]

When I first started out on here and with bass fishing, I got in on the "members challenge" (don't think they still have this) I was given the challenge of catching a two pounder on a t-rig worm.  The challenge and some tips were given to me by a member named Avid.  Good stuff that I use everytime I throw a t-rigged worm.

[MNGeorge]

Hard to pick just one having learned so many useful tips from this site.  There are two that immediately come to mind that both have produced very well for us...using JJ's Magic and fishing the Fat IKA rigged backwards and weightless.

[MaxumBass]

For me it was to finally try using jigs. I just did not like even the thought of them, now they are one of my go to techniques...

[Hamby]

Just joined here, but i'm already storing tips in the bank for the departure of this crappy midwest weather.

[aceman387]

Its so hard to pinpoint one piece because it seems i learn something new on here everyday.I do have a favorite quote that pops in my head every once in awhile ,Its from Catt i believe and it goes something like "Being a good fisherman has more to do with whats between your ears than whats between the folds of your wallet."

[JigMe]

A local Pro once said, "Senko is for your grandma, go pitch a Jig."

I still fish Senko, but Jig with Rage baby craw does it for me.

[Jig Man]

Keep 'um bait in water is the best advice I ever got in my life.

[SharkHat]

Learned some much better knots than what I was tying previously, which has saved me from a lot of "break offs".

General rigging tips

[WanderLust]

This place has really helped me expand my techniques and that has been paramount to catching more fish.

The best advice was related to using higher end gear and using the right tool for the task at hand.

[warwickforlife]

Slow down.

[Catt]

What is the best piece of fishing advice you have received here?

Try these

When Steve Parks sent me some proto type Rage Tails!

[Gatorbassman]

Not sure about here on BR. There has been so much I have learned but here is the first thing that came to my mind.  "You can't catch them if you haven't found them." - DAD

[BadKarma42]

"Let the fish tell you what they want."

"If you do what you've always done, you get what you've always got."

Fish flouro on topwater.

[chromedog]

I have gotten so much help and info.  From lines, poles, and lures to habitat and location.  But I think the single best thing I have learned to to be PATIENT.

[Gangley]

The first thing i learned here was that not all fish want to chase a lure at mach 3.  Presentation is key.

[OHIO]

Way too many to list, but one that sticks out in my mind is, "There are no rules to fishing."

[Fat-G]

What is the best piece of fishing advice you have received here?

Try these

When Steve Parks sent me some proto type Rage Tails!

No kidding, I haven't recieved any prototypes, but Rage Tail's changed the way I fish.

Best advice I ever got here was probably think in the perspective of the fish; what they see, think, and what their reaction would be to certain presentations in different situations.

[J Francho]

There's been a ton of tricks and tips.  I couldn't name just one.

[Tin]

Boats and electronics are pricey, so don't get married...

[JigMe]

Boats and electronics are pricey, so don't get married...

LOL!!! Good advice there

[brushhoggin]

      Suggestions on presentation and retrieval methods for every type of bait. I like hanging out in the fishing trip threads reading and asking about what they were doing when they got bit. Really the best advice comes from the bass itself, but there's some solid research here. The OFC have been great mentors. 

[Intrepid]

how to hold a bass to make it look bigger in the picture than it actually is 

haha, seriously though, some of the best stuff ive learned here has to do with what the fish do and what they relate to. as well as to SLOW DOWN. i used to fish soft plastics like they were crankbaits or something. steady retrieve in, i still do sometimes, works good for me in ponds actually, but not in large lakes, once i started to slow down i started catching bass out of lakes on soft plastics as well.

[5bass]

"Let the fish tell you what they want."

Absolutely the biggest cop-out answer one can give.

Fish flouro on topwater.

This, however, is priceless info. 

[bilgerat]

The articles in the BR library, especially the ones on light tackle.

Reading posts from fishfordollars, Catt, Rolo and some of the other old fogies. They don't get caught up in the "hot" new fads, they generally give good advice. Getting the concept of structure pounded into my head. I think it was Catt who said something along the lines of "Now you're off the bank and in a boat, why do you still pound the bank the whole trip ?" That's exactly what I did years ago when I left the shore.