Thread: Preaching to the choir

I used to believe similar to you. That was back several years when the fishing was great on Lake Barkley. I used the same couple Midsouth tubes all the time, didn’t own a minnow bucket and always caught a bunch of fish. But as the lake got more pressure and after several years of bad spawns things changed a lot. I have a feeling a lot folks are going to get to see it first hand as more and more people get Livescope and more and more pressure is applied to our fisheries.


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Originally Posted by pab1981

While I agree the average guy would benefit much more from learning to control the boat well enough to put the jig where it needs to be than worrying about jig/bait selection I don’t agree with generalizations that line/jig choice never matters. I could even possibly be on board with you might be better off to keep moving to new fish that will bite whatever jig you put down or worded another way just chasing aggressive fish versus trying to coax stubborn fish into biting. But I have seen it multiple times on my Livescope, even it dirty water, where I get a jig in close enough to get the target fish to move on the bait but not bite or even spook back to brush. And then quickly switch rods to one with a different bait and catch the same fish. You also don’t have to spend much time on the internet to hear similar accounts from the guys truly at the top of the tournament game. And I am not talking guys pushing a sponsored product or bait. Just real world tournament experience with an individual particular fish.


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I preach Presentation, Preach it! Falls on deaf ears. When the angler knows it all to start with it's hard to teach them, they usually just want Your spots.

Originally Posted by rojoguio

I preach Presentation, Preach it! Falls on deaf ears. When the angler knows it all to start with it's hard to teach them, they usually just want Your spots.

Misunderstood post


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I get ask where to fish and get told when a crappie will and will not bite. Two things I don't agree with at all. I teach how to locate crappie only. If the angler doesn't want to put in the seat time and just wants me to say "fish here", I'm not interested in giving my fishing spots away to someone who is not willing to find their own. I regularly pull fish out of places where I am told they won't bite. Presentation of the bait catches more fish than color. When you can properly present a bait to a crappie in a way that stimulates it's natural instincts to eat you catch fish. Afterwards you dial in the color, size, profile, etc you catch a limit.

This post is in response to a post on the first page, unfortunately we can't insert a supportive comment to a post right below the post your responding too.

I am sure once fish become pressured enough it will get tougher. Just like Deer hunting you can tell when they been pressured .

There are times when you can throw anything down there and catch a box of crappie.... Yep there are times that may happen, maybe twice a year but to consistently catch crappie year round you better have an assortment of bait colors and sizes and be willing to move.....
There are those that during the so called crappie season can be as good as any of us at catching crappie..... And they feel they're the best at catching crappie, then you don't hear from them until the next so called crappie season

Originally Posted by trypman1

NIMROD- I have had the broken hook deal a couple of times.

LOL I really hate it when that happens

Originally Posted by Redge

Ketchn what was that guys name that took the piece of mop for a jig.
He’s on that other forum down your way.
It’s on the tip of my tongue ya know


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Ernest something er other .....and let me tell ya for sure , he flat out drove me crazy asking me to go ketch fish with him.
behind the scenes i had multiple warnings about him and his agenda and knew it would not be something in my best interest .
pm me for the dirt if you want it .....