How to become a better angler?
Jan 9, 2021 10:06:05 #
Hi everyone! Fishing is probably my favorite past time and I enjoy it immensely. I want to become a better angler and increase my knowledge base. I don't want to just go out to a pond and throw out artificial worms all day and be happy with what I catch. This past year I bought my own personal rod and started my tackle box, mostly fishing for bass and panfish. I would like to know how to target certain species and get the most out of my time on the water. Would you recommend I watch videos or read articles? Thank you!
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by ZiaBB314
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by ZiaBB314
Jan 9, 2021 10:49:04 #
Crappie 007
Loc: Adams Tennessee
FS Digest wrote:
Hi everyone! Fishing is probably my favorite past ... (show quote)
Jan 9, 2021 16:55:49 #
FS Digest wrote:
Hi everyone! Fishing is probably my favorite past ... (show quote)
Zia. Articles and U tube videos are helpful. In my 60+ years in this sport I learned more from fishing with people who were better than I was. The majority often do not want to fish with a novice, but I frequently promised to pay for the gas or their services and that really helped out. Today, I make it a point to spend some time in the boat with those still learning the sport.
Jan 9, 2021 20:10:00 #
Be a human sponge, Adsorb everything you can. UTube, reading, and if you can afford it, hire a guide for half a day in the area you wish to fish. While fishing, ask a million questions! Try to find a fishing buddy who is older and experienced, and as the prior post, offer to pay for the gas, but ask a lot of questions. It will take time, you will never get to the top of the learning curve over night...No one ever has. Just Sayin....RJS
Jan 10, 2021 13:25:49 #
Eyecrosser wrote:
Zia. Articles and U tube videos are helpful. In my 60+ years in this sport I learned more from fishing with people who were better than I was. The majority often do not want to fish with a novice, but I frequently promised to pay for the gas or their services and that really helped out. Today, I make it a point to spend some time in the boat with those still learning the sport.
Exactly what eyecrosser said
Jan 10, 2021 13:30:35 #
Yes, and fish as often as possible. Keep your line in the water! Just Sayin...RJS
Jan 10, 2021 14:25:59 #
Many moons ago, I decided I wanted to concentrate a lot on mastery of specific lures in a season
One year I fished spinner baits a ton
The next I fished flipping technique with jigs and creature baits
The next was dedicated to crankbaits
So on and so forth
I didn’t use those baits exclusively, but made a special point of putting in the hours to learn to get the most out of it thru the changing seasons.
After many years of this I feel I’m pretty well rounded. I feel confident going to a new lake, interpreting the conditions and selecting appropriate techniques until I find what produces. Then I key in on that productive technique effectively because I may have learned it 20 years before.
I still do this to some extent. Last year it was flutter spoons on deep ledges.
One year I fished spinner baits a ton
The next I fished flipping technique with jigs and creature baits
The next was dedicated to crankbaits
So on and so forth
I didn’t use those baits exclusively, but made a special point of putting in the hours to learn to get the most out of it thru the changing seasons.
After many years of this I feel I’m pretty well rounded. I feel confident going to a new lake, interpreting the conditions and selecting appropriate techniques until I find what produces. Then I key in on that productive technique effectively because I may have learned it 20 years before.
I still do this to some extent. Last year it was flutter spoons on deep ledges.
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