I like big lures! End of story!
Actually, it's not the end only the beginning. Here is the story itself.....
I use big lures a lot and catch bass on them but I'm going to have to change.
Why? Because the bass, after getting caught so many times and after all the
fishing pressure on every lake has become very cautious, even closed mouth. The
same bass are being caught over and over and they are learning to avoid certain
things in the water....like lures.
Here's the bad part for me, I need to learn to cast an open-faced spinning reel
to use the type of lure that catches fish under pressure in lakes. If you ever
seen me cast these darn open-faced reels you would probably do the same thing as
my fishing partner, Joe does, and laugh until you're holding your sides. Yes,
I am the one who is getting these things out of trees, off the bank and anywhere
else they aren't supposed to be. I don't understand how in the world you have any
control where that lure goes after you throw it with a spinning reel. But, I'm
going to learn and here's why.
Finesse fishing! When I first started fishing my favorite lake here in Ohio
you could go out even on weekends and there wouldn't be too many anglers. Well,
now that has all changed. The more anglers the lake has, the more fishing pressure and
the bass, after being caught over and over, on this small lake has learned about
big lures. They are getting smarter every year.
Because of being cautious, the bass are less likely to strike because the aggression factor
isn't there anymore like it was before due to being caught many times and released. This brings in finesse fishing as the technique to use. And I want to tell you one thing, I hate the thought of it but if you want to catch bass then you have to change with them.
Here is what I use for finesse fishing. I use a 7 foot spinning rod with an open-faced
reel, 10 pound Berkley Fireline-smoke color, and a 8 foot leader of flurocarbon. Then I tie on a small 4 inch worm and a 1/8 ounce weight with a 2/0 hook. If I can keep it out of the trees and the lure moves in the right direction (in front of me), I can catch a bass or two.
So, if you see some idiot out in a field in the middle of winter casting a spinning reel, don't call the people in white coats and butterfly nets to come get the poor soul. It's me practicing with my finesse rig.
Charles has owned two tackle shops in his life and fished with the pros in Florida. He has fished from California to Florida and has caught over 6,000 bass in his lifetime with his largest bass going 12 pounds 14 ounces.
Charles now lives in Ohio where he grew up and has his website at: http://www.bassfishingohio.com where you can get bass fishing tips to catch more and bigger bass in Ohio.
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