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| It happens man...a lot! Don't worry though, it's somewhat normal. At least you're raising fish. As far as the figure 8, I'll work a fish for several minutes. 4-5 figure 8's in place, walk the bait aroud the boat a few times, try the figure 8 on the other side of the boat, etc. Length of time involved correlates directly to the size of the fish in question! When I raise a fish that doesn't commit, more often than not, I'd put it in the "curious but not hungry" category. I don't know...sometimes you can just tell. Depends on the fish's activity level. Time on a spot with raised fish varies, also relative to the size of the fish. I'm not one who likes to "camp" on a spot so, I'll move on after a while and try different spots. I'll come back to that spot after the sun has moved enough to cast a different shadow, maybe after it gets cloudy, or if the wind changes direction or picks up/dies down. As a general rule, I'll make several casts with the bait that raised it, then I'll start throwing something different, but never more than 3 different baits, generally no more than 10-15 casts each. Usually my progression with different baits is topwater, spinnerbait, bucktail, plastic, crank, glider, jig. Just my strategy, might be the wrong one but....that's what I do. Seems to work!  More often than not, the fish won't be too far away from where you found it the first time. Depends on structure and availability of cover. Have you ever had someone teach you the best/proper way to execute a figure 8? Learn it, love it, do it! Every time! Sometime in a chatroom, talk to guys and ask them how they do it....or better yet, hire a guide for a day and soak up everything they tell you...it'll be money well spent. Here's a good article, too: http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/articles/12.31.2005/619/The.Finer.P... Tight lines, Brian Edited by Snowcrest 6 12/31/2005 11:23 PM | |||
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