01-27-2004, 02:56 AM
[size 2]To make your rod cast even farther, apply a liquid car wax to all of the insides of the rod guides, wait for the wax to dry, and then buff off the excess. It puts a nice slippery finish on the guides, which increases your rods casting distance .[/size]
[size 2]Don't just concern yourself with how you cast. Also be aware of the shadow that you cast. If it crosses over the water that you want to cast to, you'll most likely spook the fish.
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[size 2]For short hitting walleyes when jigging, use a stinger hook and let it dangle free to increase your odds of hooking short hitting fish.[/size]
[size 2]Always use a sturdy walking stick for added stability when crossing a river. Use a permanent marker to mark the height of your waders on the stick so that you can check the depth of the water before stepping into water deeper than your waders.[/size]
[size 2]When using a spinnerbait for bass, slide on a plastic twister tail to the hook, to give it even more action that Bass cannot resist.[/size]
[size 2]If you are noticing that the fish are watching your flies but not taking them, no matter what you do, try putting on a smaller tippet. The tippet can often make the difference between catching a fish and not.[/size]
[size 2]Dangle a piece of raw meat from a shaded tree branch over a stream or pond , on your return visit you will find the falling maggots have been keeping the fish there and fed .[/size]
[size 2]Anytime you find sea gulls feeding on the water, you know they are feeding on the bait fish that have been driven to the top by the larger game fish below.
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[size 2]Near the end of summer, many of our lakes and rivers are low, and even sometimes nearly empty. Take advantage of this and try to memorize where the contours and structure are located. Even draw it out on a piece of paper. Note the stumps, rocks, underwater depressions etc. Then next spring, you'll know where the fish are hanging when the water level is back up.[/size]
[size 2]Why not double your chances of catching a fish? Get rid of that strike indicator and use a large attractor dry fly as an indicator. Then tie an emerger like an RS2 about 18" from the shank of the dry fly hook. If you're lucky, you may wind up with two fish on at the same time.[/size]
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[size 2]Don't just concern yourself with how you cast. Also be aware of the shadow that you cast. If it crosses over the water that you want to cast to, you'll most likely spook the fish.
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[size 2]For short hitting walleyes when jigging, use a stinger hook and let it dangle free to increase your odds of hooking short hitting fish.[/size]
[size 2]Always use a sturdy walking stick for added stability when crossing a river. Use a permanent marker to mark the height of your waders on the stick so that you can check the depth of the water before stepping into water deeper than your waders.[/size]
[size 2]When using a spinnerbait for bass, slide on a plastic twister tail to the hook, to give it even more action that Bass cannot resist.[/size]
[size 2]If you are noticing that the fish are watching your flies but not taking them, no matter what you do, try putting on a smaller tippet. The tippet can often make the difference between catching a fish and not.[/size]
[size 2]Dangle a piece of raw meat from a shaded tree branch over a stream or pond , on your return visit you will find the falling maggots have been keeping the fish there and fed .[/size]
[size 2]Anytime you find sea gulls feeding on the water, you know they are feeding on the bait fish that have been driven to the top by the larger game fish below.
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[size 2]Near the end of summer, many of our lakes and rivers are low, and even sometimes nearly empty. Take advantage of this and try to memorize where the contours and structure are located. Even draw it out on a piece of paper. Note the stumps, rocks, underwater depressions etc. Then next spring, you'll know where the fish are hanging when the water level is back up.[/size]
[size 2]Why not double your chances of catching a fish? Get rid of that strike indicator and use a large attractor dry fly as an indicator. Then tie an emerger like an RS2 about 18" from the shank of the dry fly hook. If you're lucky, you may wind up with two fish on at the same time.[/size]
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