06-26-2009, 04:59 PM
I used to suffer from "glitter" envy. You know, the sparkling stuff embedded in expensive bass boats, with all their attractions and benefits. Me, I couldn't afford to even register one, so as a poor church mouse I made do with an old belly boat. Years later, I might still welcome the blessings of a high-end bass boat, but not anything inbetween. Certainly not a jon boat, which I find difficult to quietly keep in position. .
Sure, I wish I had more range than my fins can take me, but after all these years I'm happily adjusted to fishing from tubes. I just go about things different than the glittering bank-beaters who troll around me. I'll bet you do too.
For instance, I fish an area much more thoroughly. While looking for patterns, I'll try out several presentations before moving on. And when I find a pattern, that doesn't mean I only fish that presentation from area to area.
Yes, I can't stand up to cast and I'm limited in elbow room, but I still get my lure in places the glitter guys can't reach. I'll drop a Texas-rig plastic on one side of an overhanging tree, then stealthfully kick around to the other side while feeding out line from my submerged rod tip. When in position, I retrieve the lure precisely through the strike zone.
I'm sure you've learned similar stuff that helps overcome or even capitalize on our craft's limitations. Please share them here ...
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Sure, I wish I had more range than my fins can take me, but after all these years I'm happily adjusted to fishing from tubes. I just go about things different than the glittering bank-beaters who troll around me. I'll bet you do too.
For instance, I fish an area much more thoroughly. While looking for patterns, I'll try out several presentations before moving on. And when I find a pattern, that doesn't mean I only fish that presentation from area to area.
Yes, I can't stand up to cast and I'm limited in elbow room, but I still get my lure in places the glitter guys can't reach. I'll drop a Texas-rig plastic on one side of an overhanging tree, then stealthfully kick around to the other side while feeding out line from my submerged rod tip. When in position, I retrieve the lure precisely through the strike zone.
I'm sure you've learned similar stuff that helps overcome or even capitalize on our craft's limitations. Please share them here ...
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