Too much inform,ation?

[cheddarski]

I live in the northern states where the ice freezes the lakes. Once this happens it leads me to my thoughts of how I can get better the next year. It usually also means I spend considerable amounts of money on the next "great lure". My question is this. When is too much? You can only try so much in a day on the water. I am thinking I may be over thinking and should go back to the basics. Any answers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Cheddarski

[carl]

I am no pro, what I do each year is concentrate on a particular bait. I figure that by the time I die I'll have all of them down. Last year and a half I concentrated on jigs. This year I'm gonna beat the water with spinner baits. I figure that I'm the only guy in bass fishing who can't catch a fish with a spinner bait. I intend to change that this year. I'm building my own, so I hope that will help. My other goal is to get started on deep water fishing. During the day when summer heats up the bass go deep on some of our lakes. So this year it's gonna be spinners and deep water. Good luck, Carl

[msivey]

Personally I believe that the majority of the more expensive baits are built to catch fisherman not fish. With the price of some crankbaits in the $18 to $20 A peace, I’ll stick with the old reliable. How good of a look can a bass get at most crankbaits?

[johnnie crain outdoors]

My friend,
We all get caught up in trying to buy success. It ain't gonna happen. My advice is to get really good with the basic lures, jigs, crankbaits, spinnerbaits and soft plastics. In almost every major bass tournament, the events are won by the angler, not the bait. It's always those same simply baits we all use that the pros use. They may modify them slightly, but even they don't have access to "super" baits. " The harder we work, the luckier we get" . Have a great season. Johnnie

[mofish]

Jonnie hit the nail on the head!!!
Most of that stuff is to catch you not the fish. We all want somthing that is going to make our job easier but it aint gonna happen. It reminds me of those Staples Commercials on TV with the "EASY BUTTON" Hit the button and the fish fly in the boat.

HOw many artical have your read that says it presentation not color. Find the structure and you will eventually find the fish. Trust that and work hard to find those little structures that no one else is fishing and you will catch fish. Dont rely on that magical bait. Moms ole saying "If its too good to be true then it probably is just that"

[bateycustomlures]

A lot of the information out there today is targeted at the professional level angler, and may not apply to someone who is a novice.

What i mean is many articles assume that you know the basics of how to find fish in the given weather/season. They jump directly into how to improve the number of fish or the size of fish you catch, assuming you can put yourself on fish in the first place.

Many of the tips that the pro's give out are things they do to set themselves apart in a highly competitive environment. The little details are important when you are fishing a tournament because each extra bite you get or fish that you don't lose adds up, and could mean the difference in a lot of money over the course of a season of tournaments.

The novice fisherman needs more basic advice about how to find fish and read their moods. Weather red hooks on a bait or a squirt of the latest scent is on a lure means little to the average angler.

Once a person gets to the top of the game thats when the little things begin to make a difference. This is not to say that you cannot learn from high level articles, but you must always remember to learn the basics and not get caught up in the details until you have a firm grasp of the tried and true methods that put fish in the boat.

Dwain

[bassin butch]

I agree with the logic of not buying everything that becomes available as many baits are truly for more marketing appeal than functional. Now with that said: Even a angler that masters a specific bait can still work on mastering equipment and techniques. For example: A angler that gets bit but cant hook up. Is he or she using the wrong size hook for a soft plastic bait, the wrong rod action, a poor approach to hook-set? I would also recommend that everyone learns to master boat control, its amazing how many fish are landed because of stealthy strategic boat control.

Lures can be lumped into the following category's: Lethargic, aggressive , reaction , and finesse types. Mastering the techniques for each is the key!

There is one big exception however! The lake that is pounded, a new lure can be very hot as the fish have not seen it. An example of pounding: 7 years ago in my area chugbugs slammed bass. Everyone started tossing them, today you cant buy a bite on them. Additionally casting accuracy is key to success whether fishing for fun or in a tournament.

Thanks
Bassin Butch :rolleyes:

[bateycustomlures]

being into the business of custom painting lures i cannot agree with your post more :p

Dont get my post wrong, I am anal about the details, but only because I feel i have a firm grasp of the basics.