Quote Originally Posted by pab1981 View Post
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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Some say that but I have pitched a bait as many as 5 times before they bit . Most refuse a bait just not willing to bite . My time better spent moving on if seeing lots of fish . I had one last year bite several times on same bait . Finally looked at bait and hook had broken off .