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I've purposely done a lot of experimenting this year, and learned some things in the process. Here are the highlights of what I have learned:
1) If you use a 5'-10' flourocarbon leader with braided line you get much greater sensitivity while keeping the line fairly invisible to the fish. I've gone almost exclusively to this setup.
2) Senkos work (Sorry HugeFish).
3) If you catch a fish, make repeated casts to the same spot. I've caught multiple fish from the same spot on numerous occasions this year because I have been doing this to a far greater extent than I ever have in the past. Also, try throwing a different lure than the lure you caught a fish on.
4) Use Spike-It on your lures. Several times this year this has made a big difference in the number of fish I caught.
5) When fishing a buzzbait, start the retrieve before the lure hits the water. This starts the lure buzzing as soon as the lure hits the water. I've caught a half dozen fish this year on a buzzbait, which isn't a lot, but it is about six times as many as I had ever caught in the past.
6) Use plastic frogs and fish them on braided line. I've only caught a couple of fish on this lure this year, but one was 17-1/2" long, so I now have confidence in this lure. Also, this two fish were twice as many as I had ever caught in the past.
What have you learned this year?
1) If you use a 5'-10' flourocarbon leader with braided line you get much greater sensitivity while keeping the line fairly invisible to the fish. I've gone almost exclusively to this setup.
2) Senkos work (Sorry HugeFish).
3) If you catch a fish, make repeated casts to the same spot. I've caught multiple fish from the same spot on numerous occasions this year because I have been doing this to a far greater extent than I ever have in the past. Also, try throwing a different lure than the lure you caught a fish on.
4) Use Spike-It on your lures. Several times this year this has made a big difference in the number of fish I caught.
5) When fishing a buzzbait, start the retrieve before the lure hits the water. This starts the lure buzzing as soon as the lure hits the water. I've caught a half dozen fish this year on a buzzbait, which isn't a lot, but it is about six times as many as I had ever caught in the past.
6) Use plastic frogs and fish them on braided line. I've only caught a couple of fish on this lure this year, but one was 17-1/2" long, so I now have confidence in this lure. Also, this two fish were twice as many as I had ever caught in the past.
What have you learned this year?