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| This might be too vague, but when do you speed up your presentations? When do you slow down? What clues you in that the fish want something slower, or something faster? What baits do you use for a fast presentation, what do you use for a slow presentation?
This whole fast versus slow thing has me all wound up. |
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| Speed up when you're getting a follow. You may get a reaction strike. If I'm not getting any response from Bucktails and Spinnerbaits, I put on a lure like a Reef Hawg. Last September I tried fast stuff for a couple hours with no luck, then put on a 6 inch Reef Hawg. On the next 300yd stretch I fished, I had a follow, had a strike that didn't hook up, and had a 45" hooked for a while before it popped free by the boat. You just have to figure out what they prefer that particular day.
Good luck. |
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| First thing that will help you dictate how fast to move is probably weather, if you know its a high pressure bluebird day, chances are you 're going to be poking and prodding. The latter there of for a front coming in and more "favorable conditions", Like said above, if you are seeing fish, maybe adding some speed will make the kill, but not always. You really have to let the fish tell you what they want, I have had fish follow all day long, thrown multiple baits at them, fast, slow, really fast, and then switched to a fast action-slow moving bait, (go figure), and caught a handfull of fish in a short amount of time.
The main thing is that when you hit the water, and things aren't going well with the way you (usuallly) fish, you need to make a change, the fish are probably in the same spots, just want a different presentation for them to become interested.
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Location: Eagan, MN | I generally start out fishing moderately fast, usually with a bucktail. If I start getting follows but no strikes I speed up my retrieve even more. However, if I'm not getting follows (or if I am and speed isn't triggering them) I'll generally slow down and try to pick things apart a little more, usually w/ a suick.
A lot depends on the spot, too. A big, slow 'triggering' type bait is great on small distinct spots (spot on the spot), but not so great for covering a half mile long weedline.
All things being equal, I'd rather have the luxury of fishing fast, just from an efficiency standpoint the odds are in your favor if you can cover more spots. It doesn't pay to start out slow when you don't know if fast will work. |
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