go out and fish with one lure for the entire trip, wheter its catching or not, because you are determined to lean to fish/catch fish with that particular bait?

I did it once and it was horrible. I kept seeing my buddies catching fish on other things and I was so jealous. it could be potentially helpful to your skills as a angler but its probably best done when fishing alone

I've tried to do that a couple of times, but always end up bringing

a couple of different lures with me anyway. :-/

On a previous post, Mrs. M says she practices that.

I've done it where it pays off big time (x rap) then I've done it when it did not work at all (huddleston 6" swimbait) but, that's part of it.

Not a single lure, but a single family of lures.  I've gone out with just hard baits like cranks and jerks, and I've gone out with just soft plastics.  

I do all the time. My main point is to have fun while fishing. Spinnerbaits and jigs are not fun to me. I usually use whatever I want whether it's on fire or not. Most times I'll walk around my ponds without a tacklebox. Give me 3 hooks, 3 worms, and a pair of pliers and I'm set. I don't find much enjoyment in lugging 15 lbs of tackle anyway.

I will take a small box of the same lures (but assorted sizes) and fish a small lake near my home, not so much to catch fish but to see and feel what the lure is doing.  I have been going to this pond for about 25 years and I have even seen the lake drained so I know the lay of the land under the water.  It's a good training base to learn how a certain lure will perform.  I don't expect to catch many fish because I'm changing baits about every 15-20 minutes. One time I'll use nothing but cranks and the next I'll throw 6" worms, the next time will be topwater prop baits.  Last year when Dean Rojas won the Bass tournament at Oneida Lake I went out and bought a few frogs and played with them a few times.  I always fish this way by myself because if I'm fishing with someone I have the strong urge to swap baits when they start catching fish and I'm not.

i'm thinking of taking a proven bait that i've not had much success with (10" worm) and going out and targeting bigger fish with it, and being persistent and not fishing other things.

im going out in the moring with 2 rods and my box of jigs. i know the jig bite is strong on this lake. ill either learn to hook up on jigs or get a sun burn.

when im alone its much easier to do that...i caught my first bass on a t-rigged tube today. that was my first ever "jigging" fish and has given me a boost of confidence. i think its good to force yourself to do that so that when you are in a moment when u need to produce a fish you will have all the techniques at your disposal

Yea I do it all the time and I don't suggest it..EVER lol Jk but for real its not healthy. I have a few techniques I can't throw because of doing that (wacky rig)...but then again I would have never gotten good jig fishing without taking that approach.

I would suggest using a lure off and on when you think the fish are on or when you ahve them located. No reason to push the issue.

10" worm should be dynamite. good luck

Mottfia

go out and fish with one lure for the entire trip, wheter its catching or not, because you are determined to lean to fish/catch fish with that particular bait?

I have a new swim bait that I need to get out with! 8-)  Been super busy recently, but one day really soon it's gonna get baptized.

Taking one lure with me and learning everything I can with it is how I started out bass fishing 20 some years ago. It was the advice of a friend of my step dad's of whom was a pretty successful local tournament fisherman at the time.

Yes it was very frustrating watching others catch fish while I was learning that one bait at a time, but it has definitely paid off in the long run.

I used that same advice to learn bait casting gear, using nothing but for days on end. Same advice I used to fish different cover, spending days on end working nothing but wood cover, then days on end working nothing but the weeds and so forth. The key is not weather or not your catching fish, it's the learning of how, when, where and why's. Sure it's a slow process and pretty dang frustrating to say the least, but like anything else, if you put in the time, hard work and pay attention to details, sooner or later it will pay off. The best part is, once you learn how to use very well a few lures, it becomes easier to learn more and more.  

I do it .I don't spend money on baits for nothing.Got to find out what kind of conditions,waters,and areas that baits will work in. It gives you more options when your go to baits aren't working.

Dave, the only problem with fishing something like a big worm is that the fish may not want the bigger profile on certain days.It isn't that they can't or won't be able to eat it.They get picky for certain things sometimes. I would fish it hard and fish it well but bring some of your go tos to keep you occupied if it doesn't work, that is if your time is limited.

good advice guys.

Brian, i wanna see some fish caught on that thing!

Yup...Senkos....I end up cussing myself out for not bringing anything else by the end of the day.

It's no wonder why i hate em'.

3 times but with 2 setups one was a hollow frog setup cast it allday and if i got a hit and no hookset then i threw a senko right after did that for 9 hours for 3 days was fun but i felt naked with only 2 baits to choose from  

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