cptenn94
Well-known member
So I have a simple question today.
What method do you use to experiment and find what the (fish you are targeting) are going to go after?
The reason I am asking this question, is I really dont have a clue how to even go and try things to test what works.
I have no clue when to be patient and persistent, and when to let it go, and try something else, somewhere else.
To me right now, it can feel like im blindfolded, and trying to run a race based on the sounds I hear. I understand the general direction a little bit, but ultimately have no clue if I am really headed in the right direction or not. I am not yet confident enough in my techniques, and I do not have the mind set to even really know if my technique is good or not. I do not have the mindset to determine what technique to use. Most of the time I literally just wing it, and hope I get lucky, while trying something that is suggested.
I really just want to get confident in my technique, and have a good thought process so I can go fish and have success. And if I dont have success I can confidently say that the fish just are not biting. Right now I dont know if the fish are just not biting for me, or if it is something in my presentation and technique and lure choice.
Ultimately thought the thing I need to work on first, is developing a good thought process and learning how the fish think.
So that leads me to these questions. I realize everyone has different things that work for them, and I am eager to hear all the different methods.
So I will break this question down into a few smaller questions. I realize that you use different methods for different conditions, and that none of what you do may be set in stone. However I am looking for generally what you do. And I am interested in what you do for any conditions for any time of year.
No answer is too long.
1. How long do you spend at a particular spot before you decide to move to some where else? When is there exceptions to this general guideline you use?
2. How do you determine what kind of lure you are going to try? What conditions factor into that choice? When do you decide to try some other lure, and what factors influence that decision?
3. How do you determine where you cast, and how you retrieve? What factors have you change how you retrieve , and where you cast?
4. How do you determine what spot you are going to try?
Thanks for any help you can give!
What method do you use to experiment and find what the (fish you are targeting) are going to go after?
The reason I am asking this question, is I really dont have a clue how to even go and try things to test what works.
I have no clue when to be patient and persistent, and when to let it go, and try something else, somewhere else.
To me right now, it can feel like im blindfolded, and trying to run a race based on the sounds I hear. I understand the general direction a little bit, but ultimately have no clue if I am really headed in the right direction or not. I am not yet confident enough in my techniques, and I do not have the mind set to even really know if my technique is good or not. I do not have the mindset to determine what technique to use. Most of the time I literally just wing it, and hope I get lucky, while trying something that is suggested.
I really just want to get confident in my technique, and have a good thought process so I can go fish and have success. And if I dont have success I can confidently say that the fish just are not biting. Right now I dont know if the fish are just not biting for me, or if it is something in my presentation and technique and lure choice.
Ultimately thought the thing I need to work on first, is developing a good thought process and learning how the fish think.
So that leads me to these questions. I realize everyone has different things that work for them, and I am eager to hear all the different methods.
So I will break this question down into a few smaller questions. I realize that you use different methods for different conditions, and that none of what you do may be set in stone. However I am looking for generally what you do. And I am interested in what you do for any conditions for any time of year.
No answer is too long.
1. How long do you spend at a particular spot before you decide to move to some where else? When is there exceptions to this general guideline you use?
2. How do you determine what kind of lure you are going to try? What conditions factor into that choice? When do you decide to try some other lure, and what factors influence that decision?
3. How do you determine where you cast, and how you retrieve? What factors have you change how you retrieve , and where you cast?
4. How do you determine what spot you are going to try?
Thanks for any help you can give!