For as long as I can remember fishermen have been asking each
other, “Hey man what did you catch that fish on?” Or they may want to know what
color lure you were using or how fast were you working the bait. While these
are all good questions, I feel like they often overlook the most important
question. Instead, they are looking for some magic bait. Quick note…there are
no magic baits.
I too asked the same questions for years until I realized that
wasn’t what I really needed to know. A better question for me now is “What type
of area were you fishing when you caught all those fish?” You see finding fish
is much harder than catching fish. Many fishermen are really, good at the
fundamentals of fishing such as casting, cranking, flipping, pitching, and so
forth and so on. But all that is useless if you aren’t fishing where the fish
are.
The best way to consistently catch fish is to learn their
seasonal patterns. Knowing where a bass should be living at the time of year
you are fishing is the biggest tool in your proverbial tackle box. This is
something I often struggle with myself, especially when fishing my home lake.
Instead of thinking things through properly I am often guilty of fishing places
I have caught fish before.
Knowing how to locate productive water will not only help you
be successful on your home lake, it will help you everywhere else you go as well.
Have a great day. Be safe on the water.
Lowell Henderson
Check out one of my latest videos - https://youtu.be/9AAZOFV7Z_E
No comments:
Post a Comment