popular beliefs you don't follow

[acabtp]

Originally Posted by Esox Luciano

I definitly second that one L.A.! Although I would like to educate myself more on the weather patterns, and humity & baromic pressure. They've gotta have some effect, right? But I can honestly say I've landed fish in rain, sleet, and snow. Actually went out during hurricane Sandy and had success on the river. Even during crazy high flow they're still gonna eat given an opportunity.

This may not be bad weather, but extreme current.
https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=agC4...isrrueyYriueYB

i had some trouble with that link but was able to find the video. here's a direct link to it https://youtu.be/agC44b7BPcU
crazy!

[Chrisper4694]

If you want those lures in the retired colors I'd suggest buying a lure kit and making copies of them. I agree with the colors, I like to have a bright color like white or chartreuse, a natural color, and a black... Beyond that I really don't care anymore. Certain days chartreuse will out fish white or whatever but you'd go crazy thinking about that. I have my work cut out finding the fish I want and following its seasonal patterns on any particular lake can't worry about throwing every color if you ask me.

[Esox Luciano]

Originally Posted by acabtp

i had some trouble with that link but was able to find the video. here's a direct link to it https://youtu.be/agC44b7BPcU
crazy!

Thanks acabtp! Went back & put your link in there. Here's another cool vid., hope it works. Sometimes they're in some crazy places!!

http://www.google.com/url?q=http://m...plqXTvjjsYrpRg

[Dave B.]

Both cool vids! Here's one that really makes the point of high water fishing...
https://youtu.be/yCq6No6r3TI

[kcritch]

Cool thread....

I'm with you guys on the color thing....as Roland Martin says...all colors work as long as they are Green Pumpkin! I stick to that some black and something with chartreuse like a fire tiger. Toothy types love fire tiger.

Weather seems to always wrk against me...but that could be me...but I'll never admit that! I have caught just as many fish on blue bird days as any other weather conditions.

I do believe the early morning and at dawn times are better thing though.

I use the lefty bait casters....but I did find a great deal on a righty and couldn't resist. 39 bucks regularly 99...love that reel.

Spinner baits do NOT work when it's windy! Again that could also be me...can't catch a fish on one of those things to save my life.

[thyer]

Agreed on the time of day. Some of the areas I fish in the Adirondacks have such a predictable catch rate from early, dropping through lunch and then up to sunset I can set my watch to it. As for weather, I work during the week so can't plan my trips around barometer changes or rain so I fish when I can fish and make the best of it. Sometimes I have had killer days getting rained on, sometimes not. Get the very same conditions a few weeks later in the year and it's a different story.

Lure size - Bigger lure bigger fish.
Now I get the whole energy expenditure vs reward and completely agree that is you use a bigger lure you will weed out the smaller fish but why limit yourself. I have caught big fish on some of my smallest lures. It was all placement. I prefer to use lures sized for the line weight and rod I am using so I get the best feel so I know how to control the action and know what type of structure I am bumping. My first rod out is my 6'6" ultra light with 4-6 lbs and small lures for feel. Fun rod in a kayak.

[Charlie B]

For one handed casting I prefer left handed baitcasters. But for other uses such as two handed casting,trolling,dead sticking,etc. it doesn't really matter to me. And some really nice reels are not available or are hard to find in left handed models so I have both right and left handed reels. As for weather I don't know how many times I canceled a planned trip because of a bad weather report and kicked myself for it. Now I usually just go and if the weather turns out bad I head in... Charlie

[oelgnal1]

Kcritch, may I suggest a white willow leaf SB when it's windy but on a wind blown shore. It may not work every time but it can be effective. Confidence is a key in whether a bait or a technique works.IMHO

PS: I'm new to the site but not new to fresh water fishing. Since retiring, we fish almost daily for the last seven seasons from March through December as long as it's not too windy and it's not raining or snowing too hard.

[Chrisper4694]

Thanks for mentioning the lure size thing. My experience absolutely has to make me disagree with the whole big lure big fish theory. My biggest musky at 47" came on what would be considered a kind of big bass lure a seedless frog but small for a musky lure biggest walleyes 2, 28" and biggest bass a few 21-22" all on regular sized lures 4" or so.

And with the musky it was not an accident, I was not fishing for bass. I target musky at certain times on certain lakes with smaller lures. I say it all depends on what the fish are eating. If what is predominantly available on a water body for even big predators is smaller fish then that's what they'll be used to eating. Visa versa if they're used to eating bigger meals.

Now that I have enough daylight to fish after work I can get out fishing with more favorable weather on my side. I was fishing weekends good or bad fishing forecasts. I'm sure some consistent pressure patterns will do wonders, that's what I believe is the most important factor.

If I could pick the dream time to fish it would be after 3 or more stable pressure days with a front coming in! I'm probably stuck at work most of the times that pattern happens haha