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I threw everything I had at them at it didn’t matter. They didn’t want it! Lol Three hours at the bird and 9 crappy with only 3 over 10”. Saw plenty fish but they were tight lipped. If I’m going to fight the wind they better be biting. Off to watch football I go now.
I have certainly had days like that
Can’t blame you for abandoning the water, DRN. Enjoy the games!
Bob
Done that more than once. Hope you enjoyed the games more.
This is why I carry the minnow bucket. If the don't minnows or jigs, I call it a day.
being blind is bliss , when I see fish on electronics it narrows my mind .
just saying my friend :highfive
Presentation means more than color . Livescope and hold it on their nose , some don't want it moving a slow to bite .Quote:
Originally Posted by DrNip
There have been several times my FIL has gotten aggravated with me because I catch one right out of where he just was fishing. He has a hard time just letting that jig stop, hold it steady. I’ll drop in and stop, dead stick still and thump. A lot of times though you won’t feel a thing until you start up and there just the slightest weight to it. He tells me, I see what you’re doing and understand why it happens but I just can’t be still. [emoji23]
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I too have had days like this. Only problem was kitchen sink is in my wife’s kitchen or I would have thrown that too! :Rofl
Lol I know it was a joke about the colors. Seriously though they didn’t want it. I tried dead sticking until my arm went to sleep, casting past and let pendulum back to them, fast retrieve, slow retrieve and they didn’t want it. I can say no minners were harmed. Definitely not active like they had been. They probably would’ve turned on but wind was getting to be 20mph and not worth the trouble. Later in day wind gust were 30mph and beyond.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
Yup dead sticking with 10’ rod is how I mostly fish. Sometimes letting pendulum back to them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smitty39365
i want to know how you guys fish in a 20 mph wind with live scope there is noway to hold boat still even with spot lock the boats all over the place after about 2 passes they are usualy too spookek to hit anything
Have it on my trolling motor and point my nose to the wind. That’s how I’ve always fished in the wind.Quote:
Originally Posted by duck
Yep, like Dr. Nip said, keep nose into the wind and control the boat. As long as waves aren’t so big that it’s taking the trolling motor out of the water I can get on them and catch them still. Spot Lock isn’t going to really let you excel with Livescope no matter what the wind is like. Learn to control the boat without it. A big thing too though in windy conditions is know where and when to get out of the wind and find fish in more protected areas.Quote:
Originally Posted by duck
These were caught in about 15mph winds on KY/Barkley Thursday. Anyone that’s been on these lakes know what that kind of wind does.
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You ever have one not bite holding it on their nose?Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
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It’s all what you get used to.Quote:
Originally Posted by duck
In Oklahoma if we didn’t fish in 20 mph or more, we would only get to fish in August.
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I let the fish tell me what they want. Sometimes they tell me to go home too. Big grin....
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You will have some just follow if you take it away slow . Seen some on bottom refuse to move . One day this week I took an older friend . We saw a big fish sitting in 8' of water right on bottom . I told him to get it . We put bait over it and past it about 10 times . It never moved . He said it must not be a Crappie . Next drop it kicked it's tail and smacked his tube jig . They won't move sometimes but once they see it you will see a reaction . Nothing guarentees a bite . You can't force feed them no more than you make make a horse drink unless it wants to . :twocentsQuote:
Originally Posted by Redge
Here fish have been chased so much the wind slapping the boat runs them off . Try going with the wind but drag wind sock or 5 gallon buckets to slow you down . I also use a bigger/heavier jig to get it on them faster . Don't have as much time moving fast but less boat slap to spook fish .Quote:
Originally Posted by duck
Yeah I’m going to drop on them so many times until I keep a moving. Only going beg them to bite so much until I look for active fish. Now bigger fish I’ll beg more than smaller fish! LolQuote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD