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Seems to me the direction the wind blows has less impact on pulling cranks than other places or techniques. Last year at least it seemed that the wind prevailed out of the southeast. They still bit. Around here that wind hurts fishing. But here I spend more time tightlining than pulling. Is it because they are deeper and the weather and wind affects them less? Probably. I see the winds are gonna be from the NNE later in the week but still think I can catch some. We'll see.
I am not sure but it had blown pretty good all day long today.
You cover much more water while cranking and by doing that you cover more aggressive fish that hit the crank in a Reaction bite. Pushing is more of a slow, are they Hungry bite. :)
This year has been terrible on KY Lake because of both wind direction and speed. Ky Lake runs pretty much north/south but any wind over 6-8mph from any direction makes it very uncomfortable to fish on the main lake ledges that we target for trolling cranks. We tried to fish in 3 foot rollers recently and while my 1860 is stable and that kind of water is not hurtful if one respects it, it made for an interesting trip that I'm not interested in duplicating.
Did I tell anybody I hate weather people? They can be wrong 99% of the time and still keep their jobs.
dux, next time you see a tornado destroy a town and no body gets killed because of early warning think about the weather folks you hate....
I guess my intended sarcasm went right over your head.Quote:
Originally Posted by windstone
I know all about tornadoes. Luckily, my wife and her family survived a bad one when she was a child. Sad thing about the weather folks in my area is they issue so many tornado warnings that never amount to anything, many folks have developed the "boy that cried wolf" syndrome and choose to ignore them.
yeah, guess i did. kinda touchy whenever the weather folks are mentioned. if they issue a warning every time it gets cloudy it only takes one missed to kill a bunch of folks.
I understand. It's all good. My wife and I are trained storm spotters but we don't get out and chase them like lots of folks do. I get pretty touchy when I work my business schedule around a fishing trip and the forecasted 5 mph winds end up being 20.Quote:
Originally Posted by windstone
it is all good. i got a son that is a lead forecaster with NWS out in texas and those guys and gals take their jobs dead serious...
What I have researched, the actual wind doesnt bother fish. Its the barometric pressure that bothers fish. And a raising high pressure is associated with an eastward wind, and a falling or low pressure is associated with a westward wind. Barometric pressure is the "measurement of atmospheric pressure on the earth." This atmospheric pressure affects fish down to about 12-15 feet of water. After exceeding these depths, the fish cant feel the barometric pressure changes because of the increased water pressure there. If what I have researched is correct, this would explain why "winds or pressure", which ever way you wanna look at it, doesnt affect the cranking bite, because... cranking is a hot summer technique, and the fish tend to find deeper water. Deeper than whats mentioned above. Now, I think, which may not be correct, if a lake doesnt have deeper water in it than 15 feet, then these "wind or pressure" will always effect the bite, no matter what technique. Or if fish are less than 12-15 feet, depending on what time of year and what stage the fish are in, these "winds or pressure" will effect the bite. This is just my opinion, based off of my personal experiences, not proven, still just a theory.
Sounds good to me.