06-27-2009, 02:39 PM
Well revrusty, one thing is retrieve lost lures which the big boats and shore fishermen can't get to. Some of my nicest ones, which I wouldn't spend $5+, have been retrieved from overhanging tree tips near shorelines. I rarely lose a lure because I can move from every direction quickly and hover over or near an otherwise inaccesible area. Most trips are net postitive on rescued lures that are known to hook more fish for that specific area! Lots of stories, but I've even refused tips for returned items lost beyond reach that I returned to owners fishing nearby... So you can sometimes catch more fish with someone's abandoned lure- that you don't happen to have on board.
Don't know what tips you are looking for without knowing the kind of fishing. There's the universals like the best times being dawn and dusk, not fishing after a heavy rain, etc.
There's the ability to QUIETLY and more finely control drift fishing techniques- modified trolling and jig bouncing on bottom, working lures WITH the current for ambush predators especially on rivers, that can not be done by a individual man trying to control a powerboat or from shore. We have almost 9 months of Summer in my area, so waders are too hot, shade is a necessity, and you still sweat. You can control your own overheating and be more comfortable than the glitter boys by periodically lowering your bare legs as needed from a pontoon into the cool water to cool your blood system.
Pon
But I digress: Certainly you have developed techniques that might help us hook into more fish. What specific tips come to mind?[/quote]
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Don't know what tips you are looking for without knowing the kind of fishing. There's the universals like the best times being dawn and dusk, not fishing after a heavy rain, etc.
There's the ability to QUIETLY and more finely control drift fishing techniques- modified trolling and jig bouncing on bottom, working lures WITH the current for ambush predators especially on rivers, that can not be done by a individual man trying to control a powerboat or from shore. We have almost 9 months of Summer in my area, so waders are too hot, shade is a necessity, and you still sweat. You can control your own overheating and be more comfortable than the glitter boys by periodically lowering your bare legs as needed from a pontoon into the cool water to cool your blood system.
Pon
But I digress: Certainly you have developed techniques that might help us hook into more fish. What specific tips come to mind?[/quote]
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