Texas Hawg Hunter
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Clear water = sliver blades and white colors. As the water gets darker the blades turn gold and the skirt goes from bright colors (stained water) to dark (muddy or at night). As visibility goes down, size goes up and blades get fatter so fish feel rather than see the bait. Also, bigger size for bigger fish but smaller size for more fish. As temperature drops so does retrieve speed so blades should get fatter then too (winter).
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That sounds like fun! Nothing like a little competition to hone your skills.
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That's awesome! I didn't think of some of those but that's exactly the type of thing I was looking for.
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...or you "get to" fill your binder with spinnerbaits I'm just going to focus on the big things first like a larger and smaller size, a lighter and darker color, and a willow vs colorado blade.
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There has to be exercises or systematic training/practice methods to improve your fishing but I haven't heard of many. What are they? These can be "off the water" and "on the water."
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Yeah I avoid crankbaits...just can't get into them. I tend to avoid treblehook baits in general and go with spinnerbaits, jigs, and plastic worms.
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Yeah I avoid crankbaits...just can't get into them. I tend to avoid treblehook baits in general and go with spinnerbaits, jigs, and plastic worms.
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Yeah, the fish I caught in the picture was caught at sunset too. If they really aren't biting the lure on a particular day that is knowledge in the bag. But before I would make such a statement I would look at all the weather factors at play as well as the myriad characteristics that can vary within the type of lure used. By focusing on one type of lure you get that specialized knowledge.
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Yep, but slow rolling a single colorado blade is a classic winter/deep water spinnerbait technique. Try it out this winter!
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I'm gonna try it for a while and see what happens. Yes, "mastering a technique" is what its all about. I usually bring a spinnerbaits, worms, and jigs with craw trailers.
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Ah, but each season brings different conditions and fish behavior so you have to go a year to get the comprehensiveness of the self-training this is designed to produce.
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Caught on a 3/16 oz. Booyah Pond Magic spinnerbait just as it was getting dark. Probably 2 lbs. This pond is off Highland Park Dr. in Denton on the UNT campus. -
I would limit myself to force myself to get really good at understanding the in-depth intricacies of one type of lure. I wonder if when people say "what about when the lure isn't working" how much of it is actually the lure and not the person using the lure.
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Seems like you always hear about people taking lots of baits with them, and you hear about guys who are particularly good at one type (e.g., Jimmy Houston and spinnerbaits or Larry Nixon and worms). But, you don't really hear about people who fish only one type of lure year round. I'm thinking of trying this with spinnerbaits since they are so versatile. Anyone ever try this? Or anyone ever take just one type of lure with them on a trip? Seems like you would really learn a lot doing this. BTW, just caught this guy last night as it was getting dark. I used a 3/16 oz. Booyah Pond Magic spinnerbait (dark green/black skirt and gold willow/colorado blades).
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I have been getting skunked but today i downsized my lures and got a couple -- went from a 10 in. worm to 7 in. and a smaller 3/16 oz. spinnerbait...both lures got fish today.
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Ahhhh, I see what you are saying now. Thankfully, I haven't had that happen to me -- yet. Also, Senko, glad you're getting the hang of it!
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That's what I thought you were talking about. Here are the steps I take when casting: 1) Press the spool release button on the reel and hold the spool with my thumb. 2) Start the cast with the "reverse" motion you mentioned, with my thumb still on the spool. 3) As the rod moves forward, I release my thumb from the spool at a certain point which frees the lure to fly. 4) As the lure slows in the air, I apply light pressure with my thumb and the lure enters the water. Not sure if steps 1-3 are universal as I'm not sure how I could possibly get a backlash on the reversal motion. I'm not trying to discredit you or anything, I'm sure what you are saying is valid.
