woodsac | Thu Jan-29-04 01:30 PM |
Member since Jul 17th 2002
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#3855, "RE:"
In response to Reply # 0
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There is a time and place for all of the sizes you mentioned. One way to look at is like this:
If you are sitting at the dinner table, HUNGRY, and they bring 2 plates, one with a 7 oz steak and one with a 10 oz steak, which one would you pick?
Probably the 10 oz. Why pass up a big, easy meal (they're both right in front you)? :9
I know at certain times smaller meals will outperform the larger ones. But that's usually of case of quality vs. quantity.
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swimbait | Thu Jan-29-04 02:14 PM |
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#3857, "RE: re:"
In response to Reply # 2
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This is always a fun thing to talk about, because bass are bass, and they are just unpredictable critters. I've seen it where fish would barely look at 7 and 9" lures, but when I put out the 12" they were all over it. Sometimes it goes the other way. You throw the 12" for nothing, and then switch to a 9" and you get some bites. There's no science to it, it's a matter of figuring it out over time.
The main dilemma in trying to figure out this kind of stuff, is that most days you only get 1 or 2 bites if that. How do you pattern fish or put together a theory on bait size, when you only get 1 or 2 bites? It's really hard.
I think people get the idea that you can go out with a big bait and get bit like you would with a worm or a senko or a spinnerbait or whatever. It's just not like that at all. If I look back in time at how many casts with the stocker trout it took before I got a 10+ on it, it's easily easily 10,000 casts. 10,000 casts and 4 fish over 8lbs. That's a lot of casts with no bites. If I look back just at my last 4 fishing trips, I've only caught three bass. Two trips I got skunked fishing almost all day. One trip I caught 2 smaller fish, and the last trip I got a 12. That's about right on par for me. I blank half the time, I stick some small fish, and I get one slug. If I lived in San Diego, I'd probably get a fish over 10 every 10 or 15 trips instead of every 5 to 8 trips. In SD and So-Cal and even on the Central Coast you get everyone out throwing big bait. The fish get used to it and it makes it so much tougher. Up here I can run around to 6 or 10 different lakes and try to find some fresh fish to throw at.
foods for thought anyway.
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Hooked_Up | Wed Feb-16-05 03:13 PM |
Member since Mar 27th 2003
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#5797, "RE: re:"
In response to Reply # 9
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I seem to have alot more luck on the 7inch. Still on big fish. At night, the larger baits work better though, for me anyways. Ofcourse i live in Va where they dont stock trout in lakes anywhere near where i live.. Aggravating but the swim baits still catch nice fish.. Talk is cheap; Just show me the picture!
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