Quote Originally Posted by Turtlebait View Post
I'm not setting and waiting on nothing unless its a sure thing,some days I wonder why I'm even out on the water on high blue bird days.I had rather fish on lockjaw days as to jumping in the boat days,its wears me out trying this and that looking and wondering what where when.With knowledge and condifenece you can sneak a mess in the cooler.My biggest problem comes when the fish does not want the bait to move,they want to study it for 5 or 10 mins. Before they decide to lick it taste it and suck it in.I cann't set still for that kind of bite,I speed up the tm and hope for a reaction strike.Just because I read a book doesn't mean I can catch,fix,anything thing its gives knowledge for me to have confidence in what I do.To many ways to catch a fish,to many colors,to many jig sizes,the list goes on and on.No bells and whistles in my boat because I have enough confidence I don't need them.Looking at a area to fish,at the bank,open water and other objects will give a ideal where to start by noticeing things and whats happening on the surface.Some spots will produce all year while others spots just a few days and some spots never do,just go fishing and relax,for a blood rush catch and release the unharmed ones.
I agree, I can't stand sitting in one spot all day. I don't have the patience for it. Yesterday was the exception though, we fished all over and wasn't picking up many fish. So we hit this certain brush pile and caught a 2lber right away, then just a fish every now and then. But we stayed because the bite was just slow and I knew that pile was holding fish. This post was intended for people who are still trying to learn how to catch fish, and is just one of many things that a fisherman needs in his bag of tricks to help him catch fish consistently. What helps a beginner out more, telling him a specific method for locating and catching fish, and then telling him to be confident in that method, or just saying, "You gotta have knowledge to catch fish?" Knowledge is what I am trying to give.