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[flippin and pitchin]

Bass Dude, you have a valid point. If someone asks which of two colors of a plastic worm will work better on the private pond he fishes, how can anyone really know ? It's reasonable for a person to try both and find out. I think I understand the context of your question. I don't think you are inferring the person asking is lazy, cheap or looking for a short cut. It's just they can easily find out the answer to their own question as well as ask for advice. There is a whole lot of knowledge within the members here and I would never berate anyone for asking a question. It's not unreasonable for one to say, try both and you might be surprized.

[SirSnookalot]

What makes a really good fisherman is fishing on a really good body of water. A person catching fish upwards of 10# in the the south or far west may not be a better fisher person than someone catching a 4 pounder in Ontario, biggest difference the photos are less impressive, but the actual catch may not be. Rods, reels, b/c vs spinning, lures and lines, all this stuff is secondary to success. What breeds success is experience and learning the characteristics of the your target species and it doesn't hurt if the the fish are there.

[Lund Explorer]

I imagine that fishermen have been asking for advice or opinions since the first caveman got asked "What did you spear him with?".

Is it possible that Ole Evinrude's invention would have nearly as successful if a salesmen wasn't there to answer questions about the outboard motor. Nobody knew much about fishfinders when the first Little Green Box showed up on store shelves either. Fishing isn't nearly as simple as the day Nick Creme sold his first package of "rubber worms", and because of that, the wise fishermen is going to ask more questions today than ever before.

[Catt]

Bass fishing is as simple today as it was in Nick Creme's day, we have over complicated it

I understand the jest of the thread, there isn't a "best" of anything, there personal favorites!

[Bass Dude]

Bass Dude, you have a valid point. If someone asks which of two colors of a plastic worm will work better on the private pond he fishes, how can anyone really know ? It's reasonable for a person to try both and find out. I think I understand the context of your question. I don't think you are inferring the person asking is lazy, cheap or looking for a short cut. It's just they can easily find out the answer to their own question as well as ask for advice. There is a whole lot of knowledge within the members here and I would never berate anyone for asking a question. It's not unreasonable for one to say, try both and you might be surprized.

This is exactly what I was trying to say with my post!! I wish I could have said it the way you did!!!

[J Francho]

Plenty of people new to anything just don't know enough to ask the RIGHT questions. Hopefully after a few "what color Senkos?" threads, they'll start to get a better picture. In the meantime, try to help them out as best as you can.

[Lund Explorer]

Bass fishing is as simple today as it was in Nick Creme's day, we have over complicated it

I understand the jest of the thread, there isn't a "best" of anything, there personal favorites!

I guess I could have worded that better. The act of fishing can be very simple. Wading through the untold number of options is the tough part.

[Ratherbfishing]

I realize we are here to give and to get advice. I also realize that after posting this, I probably won't get any answers to my questions, but here goes....

A lot of the questions I see I think to myself, just try it for yourself. Like what do I use here or what do I put on this etc. Again, I understand we are trying to lessen the learning curve here by offering advice, but I think the fun part of fishing is to try things out on your own and I think more folks should do just that. Just go out and experiment.....you want to build lures, buy some stuff and try to make them.

I'm sure I've cut my head off by posting this but....try it out for yourself!! If you get stuck after trying, then ask questions. The fun is in the journey, not getting quick answers.

Yes, there is a lot of fun in the journey but I don't think humans as a species would have gotten very far if we hadn't handed down our knowledge and experience to the next generation.

I will concede that some (many) things can only be learned through personal experience but those are the refinements which, in part, separate the wheat from the chaff.

[LuckyHandsINC.]

This is exactly what I was trying to say with my post!! I wish I could have said it the way you did!!!

That's how i took it too. I was a little suprised by some of the reaction.

[reason]

Bass Dude for president...