I say yes, got to be an advantage of knowing water depths and such. This time of the year once you find the color it doesnt seem to change as quickly.
It can be a doomsday too tho.
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I say yes, got to be an advantage of knowing water depths and such. This time of the year once you find the color it doesnt seem to change as quickly.
It can be a doomsday too tho.
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A week in advance i would say no. Day or two before yeah
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Depends in who does your prefishing for ya. Ain't that right Feelay?
Wannabe...
ain;t never done me no good. Seems the weather conditions change every time I prefish so their not where they were
So you think the water level is gonna change that much? Possible but doubtful.
I prolly aint been on Sardis 20 times in my life so time on the water would have to be a plus.
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We seem to have better outcomes at tournaments when we do not prefish. Sometimes when you prefish you can get stuck on where they were and not where they are. I guess it differs from person to person though. As for us, we do not prefish as much anymore and that can be hard sometimes, especially when you are wanting to fish. A couple times this year we fished a different lake the Friday before the tournament just because we wanted to fish. Finished 1st at one and 2nd at the other. Go with what works best for you, it save me money not prefishing though!
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Capps and Coleman will hit the water a couple of hours before the start of a tournament and side scan structure until start time.
I have seen it go both ways. They have packed their bags and moved on me overnight and seen them say put for three weeks straight. These fish are crazy I tell ya.Quote:
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Still waitin' on my share of the loot!Quote:
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I think if the weather does not change prefishing is ok.But if the fish have moved or quit biting you have to give up where they were,that's hard.But prefishing has never really helped me.My experience has been, the more i think i know the less fish i catch.My grandpa caught more fish than i will ever catch,using a canepole.
I werent argueing I was just askin'?Quote:
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When I green carp feshed I fished fast and furious pre-fishing not wanting to hammer them. Helped a guy on Grenada with some info 2 years ago and we started in a place he knew someone else in their tourney was gonna fish. We HAMMERED em and stuck everyone of em in the livewell. Hauled tail up the lake to where I was taking him and released every one of em, he said that he might not catch a one of em but he knew his buddy wouldnt catch any of em for sure. Glad I dont fish that serious anymore, took the fun out of it.
Yep
I want to fish everyday for at least a week, before a tournament.
you do any way feelay RoflRofl
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At least you have dinner.
Oh, man. You are so right. My dad still uses a beat up old crappie pole that he has had for twenty years, and If I want to catch fish, he has to be in the boat with me................Quote:
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I fish with a buddy that refuses to get a big.He uses a 14' jon boat,35hp ss,and clamp on trolling motor.We catch alot of fish out of that boat and if it's legal he keeps it,crappie,catfish,bass it don't matter.Almost always come home with fish.
To whom it may concern. I'll be at Holiday Lodge thru Sunday fishing Sardis and Enid. I'll also be there next Tuesday & Thursday. During this time I'll be conducting a highly technical in depth experiment to determine if pre fishing is advantageous to the tournament angler.
Exspect a report on this experiment on Monday the 23rd.Quote:
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On the Coosa River over here where we fish they generate power at the dams and it changes from day to day and weekdays & weekends can be different in the amount of water moving through the lake. The fish will turn off and on according to the amount of water they pull. They also cut it off and on through out the day and night so it is constantly changing.If you find fish biteing one day they may not bite the next due to this problem. I have had better luck by not pre fishing, just go with an educated guess.
I think it helps, especially on a new to you lake. It helps in learning not only the fish patterns and locations, but also how to maneuver safely around on an unfamiliar body of water.
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It hasn't rained all year. I decide to go pre fishing for four days and it comes a flood.
Yep, 4 3/4 inches here since Friday and its raining like a cow peeing on a flat rock rite now. Was bone dry but Nader is on the rise finally.