05-09-2016, 02:17 AM
Oh, and I forgot to mention...
Fishing is about combinations and and pretty much like opening a combination lock. Sometimes the combination is a bit more complex depending on the water fished, but much of the time not that hard to figure out.
Elements of the combination (lures used, presentations tried, line test and type, rod action, etc.) may be as few as just casting and reeling in a lure - any lure. But other times those elements may rely on each other to find fish and provoke them into striking.
Knowing a body of water, knowing your tackle (or at least what you're using that hour) and matching your presentation to both are basic elements of that combination that work in unison. That's not to say exceptions don't arise to the rule - they invariably will - but consistent success depends on being able to find a pattern if possible and discovering a pattern begins with the combination you find that works.
Even using live bait requires a combination that considers location, hook size and type, bait size and type and depth under a float. You can't get away from it.
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Fishing is about combinations and and pretty much like opening a combination lock. Sometimes the combination is a bit more complex depending on the water fished, but much of the time not that hard to figure out.
Elements of the combination (lures used, presentations tried, line test and type, rod action, etc.) may be as few as just casting and reeling in a lure - any lure. But other times those elements may rely on each other to find fish and provoke them into striking.
Knowing a body of water, knowing your tackle (or at least what you're using that hour) and matching your presentation to both are basic elements of that combination that work in unison. That's not to say exceptions don't arise to the rule - they invariably will - but consistent success depends on being able to find a pattern if possible and discovering a pattern begins with the combination you find that works.
Even using live bait requires a combination that considers location, hook size and type, bait size and type and depth under a float. You can't get away from it.
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