Great advice. I try to make it my purpose to learn new techniques. I got super confident in wacky rigs this year and have started to try to get more confident in crankbaits lately and I am going to try to get more comfortable with jigs during the winter.
I used to think the wacky rig was weird. Just a worm on a hook. Never made sense to me. I tried it a bunch of times. One night under a full moon a big bass took it only a few feet from shore. Started looking up techniques to improve since I wanted to get more. Seems like everyone was saying the same thing, but that was NOT what I did when I was catching. For a while after I kept doing my own thing because it got me strikes and trying new moves didn't. One day I finally had a fish take when I was doing a more classic lift/drop and wiggle. From there my mind expanded and I learned when and how to use more classic techniques that everyone uses, and when to do this kind of silly thing that I do. Now I am one of those "wacky rig guys". Put me at any body of water with a wacky rig and I'll see you in 20min with a bass. Never would have progressed if I wasn't ale to fully embrace my own AND others experiences.
Thanx Tyler. It's the variables that make bass fishing a challenge. Anyone can throw a jackhammer, so why ate some anglers so good with chatterbaits, it's the variables. That person knows when to throw 3/8oz instead of 1/2. Knows when to throw black and blue instead of shad. Water color, wind, barometric pressure, retrieve speed, kill it or pump it. Then pay attention when you get bit to do it the same again.
I remember a numbers of years ago me and my uncle were fishing a little tournament and he was catching a ton of fish dropping his spoon straight down to the bottom of the lake and those fish ate it right before his spoon hit the bottom. So I tied a spoon on and did the exact same thing, i caught a 7 pounder, the biggest fish in the tournament and we end up winning that small, little tournament. It was truly mind blowing to me how many anglers struggled to catch a limit with the drop shot that everyone else said it was the #1 technique that caught a Ton of fish days prior.
When I wanted to learn the drop shot, I fished it all summer. Had three rods rigged at all times, different hooks, different line…I fished multiple species with it. After that first summer, I felt I finally had a handle on it. But, I am always experimenting. Always. It’s a favorite technique now. Always looking for new ways to do it. Took a lot of time to figure it out though.
@ don’t set the hook like with a jig. Lift and reel. I prefer long shank hooks. Less movement is better, hold the rod as still as possible. After it sat a little while give tiny shakes for a couple seconds, then still again. Smaller baits are better. Works great casting it out and working back, just use a longer leader.
@@ryansaulsbury-qb9sj Thank you! I will definitely add that to the toolbox. I think my biggest problem is getting the bites in the first place. More open eater fishing is challenging but I will get there. Older HDS (not great resolution) with no good lake maps has made it challenging to dial in the best places offshore. But I have had some luck fishing near cover closer to the bank so it's a start! I appreciate your time!
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Great advice. I try to make it my purpose to learn new techniques. I got super confident in wacky rigs this year and have started to try to get more confident in crankbaits lately and I am going to try to get more comfortable with jigs during the winter.
I used to think the wacky rig was weird. Just a worm on a hook. Never made sense to me. I tried it a bunch of times. One night under a full moon a big bass took it only a few feet from shore. Started looking up techniques to improve since I wanted to get more. Seems like everyone was saying the same thing, but that was NOT what I did when I was catching. For a while after I kept doing my own thing because it got me strikes and trying new moves didn't. One day I finally had a fish take when I was doing a more classic lift/drop and wiggle. From there my mind expanded and I learned when and how to use more classic techniques that everyone uses, and when to do this kind of silly thing that I do. Now I am one of those "wacky rig guys". Put me at any body of water with a wacky rig and I'll see you in 20min with a bass. Never would have progressed if I wasn't ale to fully embrace my own AND others experiences.
Thanx Tyler. It's the variables that make bass fishing a challenge. Anyone can throw a jackhammer, so why ate some anglers so good with chatterbaits, it's the variables.
That person knows when to throw 3/8oz instead of 1/2. Knows when to throw black and blue instead of shad. Water color, wind, barometric pressure, retrieve speed, kill it or pump it. Then pay attention when you get bit to do it the same again.
I remember a numbers of years ago me and my uncle were fishing a little tournament and he was catching a ton of fish dropping his spoon straight down to the bottom of the lake and those fish ate it right before his spoon hit the bottom. So I tied a spoon on and did the exact same thing, i caught a 7 pounder, the biggest fish in the tournament and we end up winning that small, little tournament. It was truly mind blowing to me how many anglers struggled to catch a limit with the drop shot that everyone else said it was the #1 technique that caught a Ton of fish days prior.
I used to fish with my cousin a lot. What ever he did, I did. Worked out well.
Jerk bait was hard for me. But I love it now.
When I wanted to learn the drop shot, I fished it all summer. Had three rods rigged at all times, different hooks, different line…I fished multiple species with it. After that first summer, I felt I finally had a handle on it. But, I am always experimenting. Always. It’s a favorite technique now. Always looking for new ways to do it. Took a lot of time to figure it out though.
What were some of your "highlight" discoveries?
I've tried so hard to pick it up this year and it just has not went well for me.
@ don’t set the hook like with a jig. Lift and reel. I prefer long shank hooks. Less movement is better, hold the rod as still as possible. After it sat a little while give tiny shakes for a couple seconds, then still again. Smaller baits are better. Works great casting it out and working back, just use a longer leader.
@@ryansaulsbury-qb9sj Thank you! I will definitely add that to the toolbox.
I think my biggest problem is getting the bites in the first place. More open eater fishing is challenging but I will get there. Older HDS (not great resolution) with no good lake maps has made it challenging to dial in the best places offshore. But I have had some luck fishing near cover closer to the bank so it's a start! I appreciate your time!
I throw the dropshot at the bank and drag back especially if there's rocks. Loose some weights and hooks but still fun when u feel that bite