merc1997 Bo Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 what that quote that i think was by einstein?? something like repeating the same thing over and over expecting different results is insanity?? perhaps that is why all of us bassers are such a crazy lot . bo
willyfish Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Read the article on bassmaster.com titled "Ike has detailed game plan". It says he throws at a waypoint ONCE and he's on to the next. These guys at this level are fishing for a different kind of fish than the rest of us, and only 5 bites in a lot of cases.
Lvn2Fish Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 I think doing too much puts you at a disadvantage. In tournament fishing there is no prize for catching the most fish . Now days I usually have 5 different baits on the deck. And I stuck to the same ones through the season. I figure if you can get really good a a few techniques you will out fish the guy who has 100 to choose from. But the key here really is confidence. That's why fishjng and tournament fishing are so special. I swear in a tournament it's 90 percent mental. Look at skeet Reese yesterday. He was pressing hard. Only staying in one location for about 5 casts. Usually if I'm in contention to win I have to calm myself down . I will actually talk to my self saying " you need one bite you have 3 hrs , don't press !!! Your going to get the bite make it count !!
Bluff-Bassin Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Only exception to Bill's opening comment is Takahiro Omori who may just win. he is well known as a muddy shallow water cranker and flipper and he is out drop shotting in 45 FOW
Donna G Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 There's a big difference in fun-fishing a lake you've been on all your life and fishing for a career-defining world championship on a lake you know very little about. What little confidence you may may have in any area is very fragile and can evaporate fast when you go 30 minutes or so without a bite. So the smart ones cling to what they DO have unshakeable confidence in, which is their personal ability with certain techniques. At least then they know that when they do get around the fish, they'll be able to catch them instead of bouncing around from one technique to another and introducing another variable. At times, the best thing you can do is eliminate variables --- simplify, simplify, simplify. Well said. Donna Gilzow Bella Vista, Arkansas The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. --John Buchan, 1915
Donna G Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Watching Skeet yesterday, he was just fishing way too fast, as were most of what I saw. Appeared that he was moving from place to place after making just a few cast in an area. He would engage the reel and start the retrieve just after the swimmer hit the water and then just crank like crazy. He seems to get in frenzy mode when he's not catching them. Not the first time I've noticed this. Deep breaths. Donna Gilzow Bella Vista, Arkansas The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. --John Buchan, 1915
Guest Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 When I find a good stretch of bank, I catch them pretty good then it gets slow. I will switch colors & weights then go back thru the same stretch. That usually gets an additional fish or two. Then I might switch baits but something similar, like switching from a worm to a jig. Then go back thru again with a Biffle bug or brush hog. I make sure I've stuck every fish before moving to new water. If I'm cranking, it might be switching from a square bill to a wiggle wart, then to a bomber flat a, then to a deep little N. It works for me & it keeps me from wasting time running the lake & striking out. I would prefer to fish only 1 bait all day but sometimes that's not the case.
dtrs5kprs Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Keeping it simple nearly always = being more efficient. Might not mean sticking with one bait or bite, but the difference between having 10 rods on the deck and 5 is huge mentally. Have not yet even looked at what is in my boat for spring, and am thinking of paring it way down, based on what I have actually thrown over the last two or three years. The trouble with that is getting over the idea that I might need something. Even the Bible warns against "anxious care".
Guest Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Yep, 5 rods is my maximum anyway. 3 spinning rods & 2 baitcasters. Pair of Ned's, drop shot, crankbait & Biffle bug That pretty much covers all the bases. Occasionally I will have a top water & swimbait ready. Probably need to fish a grub more often
Quillback Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 He seems to get in frenzy mode when he's not catching them. Not the first time I've noticed this. Deep breaths. I was going to say something similar myself. Just about every other sport in the world has coaches, or in the case of golf, caddies. BASS ought to let these guys have a coach in the boat with them. Donna G 1
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