Some things I already knew, but I had to learn them all.

In the everlasting words of an infamous mathametician, "I have finaly figured out what I'm doing wrong."

It seems I'm constantly figuring out my mistakes. Just when I think I've got everything sorted out, I make more mistakes. However I do relish the opportunity to learn at first hand.

I have been fishing many times in the past few weeks and thought I had nothing special to post on my blog. I thought a bit harder and longer, and, before I hurt myself, I decided that the constant tackle changes, color choices and location adjustments I was making lately had more intent behind them. I used to just drift and cast aimlessly, yet lately have become more deliberate in my methods.



I have also been catching many fish and more fish of larger size than in the past.




I have decided to dedicate my success to the many difficult hours I have spent watching bass master classics and my son's favorite, Bill Dance. It is very tough to put my life on hold and keep my son from his business to watch multiple hours of fishing every weekend. But we manage.
I'm not going to share all of my current secrets with you, but I will tell you that, as dumb as it sounds, if you want to catch the fish, you have to think like the fish. If you were hungry where would you go and how would you find/stalk your prey? If you were spooked by a boat or lure, where would you hide?
I have also spent a lot of time studying my baits and choosing them more carefully. Not only does this mean carefully choosings colors and lures for conditions, but also thinking ahead to where I will be casting; shallow, deep, thick, rocks or maybe under brides or limbs. This means choosing a bait that the fish will not only hit, but I also have to be able to present it with my mediocre casting abilities.

Check out how hard this bait got bitten. I've never seen such a bite before. There is about an inch of bait missing here.


Each time I have gone out, I find myself make fewer casts and catching more fish.
I have finaly figured it out. Present a bait that the fish will bite in a place they will bite it.



I have finaly figured out what I'm doing wrong.

-- :el


Next time. It's not the knot. It's the line and the hook.