| There's a lot of guys who seem to be angry about the "ding dongs" from Illinois who fished Webster using "smaller baits" and caught a bunch of fish a few weeks ago. Supposedly this started some dangerous "small bait" trend that is threatening Websters fragile fishing.
I happen to know those dingdongs personally and was out there at the same time so I got to see and hear it for myself. Did they catch a lot of fish--yes, but not everything came on downsize baits. Also, at least half the time they were there with their younger kids (10-13) and were trying to put them on fish, not necessarily a "super trophy," so they had them throwing some smaller lures. BTW, among the "small fish" caught over those 2 weekends were a 48, 46, 45 and several in the 40-43 range. (Raise your hand if YOU have a 48 in the boat out there this fall.) They also missed a few 45+ that followed or hit.
Face it folks, it's called smart fishing. Find the bait, then show the fish a presentation they aren't familiar with. When you find the fish, stay with them. (Still confused? Read the recent MH article by Steve Heiting--you don't leave fish to find them.) They didn't "harm" the fish, there were no "bite offs" by big fish on light line or any garbage like that. If you don't like their approach, then don't do it. But don't blame people for what they did, or others for using the same method that happens to be working. BTW, it's not THAT an unusual approach. |
