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I have always noticed that when my line was wet I had a much better chance of catching than if it was dry and my butt was watching tv. went in febuary and the local crappie dudes who usually catch their limits every day were struggling because they were doing what they always do, fishing off bank to brush piles in deeper water, even the crappie King there was shut out. I tried it, didn't catch diddly but went to my fav dock and caught 4 limits, with the bite turning on last two hours of day when full moon was coming up and the guru's had all given up. learned something that day and almost all the time when I fish, keep your lure in the water,change depths and colors till you find what works then repeat that. BP is nice indicator but if it keeps you from going? stupid, GO, get your lines wet, adapt to conditions and you have a chance. will it work all the time? uh, no but it will keep your freezer full of filets and even if you don't catch at least you are fishing and that is always good.
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When the barometer takes a dive with a major storm imminent, have noticed that all species put on the feed bag, for a certain time. When a hurricane passed over georgia maybe 10 yrs ago, had out trotline (commerical fishing), and caught over 900 lbs of catfish. Talked to other commerical fisherman, that had similar results when storm passed over the state. Have heard similar reports, when various storms have passed over other states!
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Animal movement is more pronounced on the back side of a high, front side of a low. That's why you sometimes get lucky to hit a feeding binge while fishing. However, when fishing is tough, I find they can be enticed to bite. It's just a matter of finding them. Most of the time when fishing is tough, we are the ones that lack the patience to find out what will entice fish into biting on.
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Usually low pressure means clouds. I think less light pent ration has a lot to do with it. These fish are predators, so low skies let them hunt a little easier. It's like when fish bite better with a little wind. The surface action breaks up the light penetration. Just my 2 cents
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I'm usually hungry six or seven times a day and I don't think BP has any say in it - I bet crappie ain't much different
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The question isn't if they will feed but where, when and how.Originally Posted by try'n hard
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Unfortunately, we can't equate human activity & reaction to the world of aquatic critters.
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Try'n hard just did......;-)
The physiology of the digestive system of fish would cause you to believe that they are constantly opportunistic. Calorie output to acquire food must be much less than the calories gained by eating. If my wife did not wait on me hand and foot I would weigh a lot less than I do. Same with fish......given a choice, easy morsel, even in tornadic conditions, it'll eat!
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