Fishing tip of the week

Fishing Tip of the Week

Wednesday, 11 December 2024 13:15

The Need to Learn
by Mike Gerry

As you move toward the New Year, if you have not come up with a New Year’s Resolution, I have one for you. As a bass fisherman the chances that you can present and be confident with every lure and presentation on the market is slim. I suggest as a resolution that you take a bait that you have never used or been successful with and make that bait your new favorite bait.
There is only one way to do this; head to the water don’t bring anything but the new bait you have chosen and go fish that bait.
There are some steps, however, that you need to take to be successful before you head to the water.
Today we are blessed with the internet and there is probably no subject that can’t be researched thoroughly on the internet; so, I suggest the first thing is to make sure the new bait you have chosen that you understand all possible ways to fish it by going online.

Have an arsenal of ways stored in your mind on what and how this new bait should be presented, this will allow you to try different methods while fishing it. I also suggest you take and rig this new bait with good equipment and if the bait can be fished in many different ways that you rig it several ways on different rods and bring them all set up with you to the water. This will allow you to quickly present the bait at different depths without the hassle of changing rods every time you try a new presentation. It’s also important that you match the proper equipment to the presentation; for example, if you choose a crank bait as your new bait then you will need a cranking rod and a slower speed reel, and in this case maybe 3 set-ups with cranking rods and reels for the different depths of crank baits.

Lastly you should now dedicate your day to only fishing with this new presentation, the only way to gain confidence is to fish it until you understand it and when you do you will start catching fish. New techniques expand your abilities and learning a new presentation will just make you better! Being a sponge for new techniques will make you better!
Captain Mike