| I like the honesty on this thread. Usually just a bunch of egos out there that only catch 30lbers.
A friend of mine can always catch fish because he's learned to read the water and graph so well. I've had the blessing of being with him a lot, and got into some nice ones, all in WI. We were learning a lake over 7 years, a lake that was hitting it's prime, which is long gone now. At first we would see fish, catch mid 30's, then see bigger fish, and finally cracked the 40 barrier, then more often. By the end of our run on that lake we had pulled several 50's out, and almost every trip got a 42, and were guaranteed to see something 46. Got to see a 52 there, my friend had on a beast that looked like he hooked a telephone pole. It takes so much time. Be calm, patient, learn, don't rush. I tend to rush, and get disappointed because I don't get a lot of time on the water. Since learning where and what about those bigger fish, I do the same things on other waters, and even though I don't "deserve" it, I usually still get into 40-42inchers on new waters.
Few points: don't fear depth, stick with faith lures, stay focused and motivated. Dull days need a dancing jerkbait, vary everything in a cast from speed to twitches. Work a structure in and out, not the same weedline or depth- don't stay in the same rut. Have fun. |
