Couldn't figure out where to put this. WW and Jim, feel free to place where appropriate.
What type of [bass] fisherman are you? For a long while, I used to think there was bass fishing, and it pretty much stopped there. But recently, I have discovered that there are many ways to split it up. I think it started when Russ010 and I were discussing what rods I wanted to obtain in the future, and he mentioned not using more than 2 or 3. However, when fishing in a friends boat, who also uses lefty reels, and has an abundance of rods in his boat, he often allows me to take 3 or 4 back to the stern to fish with. I liked the ability to switch around baits better. Then, I was out crappie fishing with a friend in electric only waters the next day, and when we got skunked as far as crappie went, I decided to pull out my casting rod, and cover the bank on the way to the ramp. But, before doing so, I removed the seat from the front deck, and cleared all the tackle off. I cannot stand to sit (makes a lot of sense) when bass fishing, and other than rods down the starboard side, need to have the deck clear to move around on.
However, whenever you see me in most small waters, I am usually throwing a worm. But, I noticed very recently that when worm fishing, I don't cover water very well. I will put the bait where I think the fish are, work it in that spot, and then burn it back to the boat. I don't have the patience to work the slow bait all day, or even for a whole cast length. I realized that fishing is so much of a drag on electric only waters, whereas I never get tired on large reservoirs. Plus, I have loved the exhilaration of the few tourneys I have fished. Also, I get burned out chucking a worm all morning, but I can throw a jerkbait or crankbait till the cows come home. But, I still hadn't learned to cover water well enough. I would often overfish an area, like I was worm fishing, where I would hit every square inch of the structure, even though these are search baits that will cover lots of water quickly.
I realized I am a more run and gun fisherman, and I am more at home on large lakes, when throwing fast moving baits. Having talked with some fisherman on the lake Saturday, I realized the need to speed up, as covering water quickly is my style of fishing, and I was hindered by the fact that I keep trying to fish slow, which isn't my style and just doesn't work for me. I am now confident that if I speed up the trolling motor a bit, cover water faster, and change baits a little more often (I would fish the same jerkbait all day, as if I was worm fishing, even though the jerkbait would tell me whether or not they were interested in it in 30 mins), I could pull in better numbers of fish. Not the one fish days that I usually pull.
All that said, what type of bass fisherman are y'all? Do you like the slow electric only lakes, or the run and gun style of large lakes. What is your favorite bait type? Fast moving search baits, or slow finesse style baits where being thorough in a given area, as opposed to hitting a lot of areas are key?
There have been many threads on what is your favorite bait, or type of bait, but that doesn't seem to say much about your fishing personality.
What type of [bass] fisherman are you? For a long while, I used to think there was bass fishing, and it pretty much stopped there. But recently, I have discovered that there are many ways to split it up. I think it started when Russ010 and I were discussing what rods I wanted to obtain in the future, and he mentioned not using more than 2 or 3. However, when fishing in a friends boat, who also uses lefty reels, and has an abundance of rods in his boat, he often allows me to take 3 or 4 back to the stern to fish with. I liked the ability to switch around baits better. Then, I was out crappie fishing with a friend in electric only waters the next day, and when we got skunked as far as crappie went, I decided to pull out my casting rod, and cover the bank on the way to the ramp. But, before doing so, I removed the seat from the front deck, and cleared all the tackle off. I cannot stand to sit (makes a lot of sense) when bass fishing, and other than rods down the starboard side, need to have the deck clear to move around on.
However, whenever you see me in most small waters, I am usually throwing a worm. But, I noticed very recently that when worm fishing, I don't cover water very well. I will put the bait where I think the fish are, work it in that spot, and then burn it back to the boat. I don't have the patience to work the slow bait all day, or even for a whole cast length. I realized that fishing is so much of a drag on electric only waters, whereas I never get tired on large reservoirs. Plus, I have loved the exhilaration of the few tourneys I have fished. Also, I get burned out chucking a worm all morning, but I can throw a jerkbait or crankbait till the cows come home. But, I still hadn't learned to cover water well enough. I would often overfish an area, like I was worm fishing, where I would hit every square inch of the structure, even though these are search baits that will cover lots of water quickly.
I realized I am a more run and gun fisherman, and I am more at home on large lakes, when throwing fast moving baits. Having talked with some fisherman on the lake Saturday, I realized the need to speed up, as covering water quickly is my style of fishing, and I was hindered by the fact that I keep trying to fish slow, which isn't my style and just doesn't work for me. I am now confident that if I speed up the trolling motor a bit, cover water faster, and change baits a little more often (I would fish the same jerkbait all day, as if I was worm fishing, even though the jerkbait would tell me whether or not they were interested in it in 30 mins), I could pull in better numbers of fish. Not the one fish days that I usually pull.
All that said, what type of bass fisherman are y'all? Do you like the slow electric only lakes, or the run and gun style of large lakes. What is your favorite bait type? Fast moving search baits, or slow finesse style baits where being thorough in a given area, as opposed to hitting a lot of areas are key?
There have been many threads on what is your favorite bait, or type of bait, but that doesn't seem to say much about your fishing personality.