Thread: The Pros

It's eatin me up, how do they do it?
I catch a lot of fish from Conway every week, month, year. Lots of them slabs, only several a year that are 2lb Hawgs. And these guys come in and catch 14 fish in 2 days that average 2lb. I see stringers every day but none like that. Is it the electronics? We all know where to fish, brush, drops, points.... What are they doing that most individuals are not?

We fish for the thrill of it, these guys do it for a living. And they are very good at it.

Originally Posted by JigginPoleJoe

Really, peoples profiles impress you all?
Let's make this simple for simple folks.
IF YOU ENJOY CATCHING FISH DO NOT GIVE INFO ON THE OPEN BOARD.

Don't give info...give me info...don't give info....give me info......I'm just sayn

RoflBwhwhahahahhahah!!!!!

Obviously... They are good at it, what is it they do different that makes them successful?

Originally Posted by JigginPoleJoe

Obviously... They are good at it, what is it they do different that makes them successful?

I think this is a great question; I ask myself the same question not just about the pros but some of the "amateurs" I constantly see catching crappie on CDC. I have stalked, read, and watched about everything the net has to offer and seem to be unable to put it all together in any sort of consistent way.

I use to think it was all equipment, and I know that good equipment set up the right way helps, but I've got the best equipment I can afford and it is certainly the best I have ever had and I seem to strike out more now than I ever did before.

Here is what I have determined I suck at; I see the lake, the coves, banks, lay downs but it doesn't translate in my mind the way it does in better fisherman's minds. They seem to be able to know more about what is under the water than I do by seeing all the same things. This is also definitely true for how they use and interpret their electronics. I am new to a fish finder and have realized it does nothing for me except give me depth, temp, and bottom contour....but here again all those pieces of data aren't computing for me the way they do for so many of the CDCers. So, I take in all this data and just keep fishing pretty much the only way I know how even when it doesn't work. I assume that once I learn this stuff...if I ever do, there is just another layer of finer details that I will have to learn as well such has the jig color different weights and such.

I think it is the boat wraps myself.

Originally Posted by soswine

I think it is the boat wraps myself.

X2, to really catch the big ones you got to have sparklies on your boat .... at least according to my oldest grandson.

Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

there is more networking in pro fishing than most imagine. It is a team sport.

Maybe, but so is pro basketball .... just sayin' ...... maybe big fish are attracted to big egos?

Originally Posted by hawgdog

Don't give info...give me info...don't give info....give me info......I'm just sayn

Hotdog correct me if I'm wrong.... But you don't even have a boat right...? Shouldn't you be on a golf forum or something like that?

In my mind ( which obviously differs from some of yours) this is what the board is for... Learning how to fish more effectively. Not begging for a easy catch for the weekend...