12-09-2022, 07:34 PM
(12-05-2022, 05:59 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: always a good idea to try different things because you never know if you will find the new thing that just might change the way you fish. I think a lot of it has to do with your style of fishing and whether or not you can work something new into the way you fish.
I'm past trying the many new and old lures that don't do well with my current style of fishing. Guess you could say I'm retired from all of that - but for a reason.
I fish structure and pay close attention to the sonar. Structure is a vague term but comes in handy when a set of bottom and vegetation factors present themselves that allow finding & catching fish consistently for a few days or even a season while ignoring areas that aren't productive. Many soft plastics allow that even on a single outing.
My superstion is having favorite colors for certain lure shapes and actions knowing full well that if I gave you colors that I don't use for the same lure, you could easily do as well once semi-active fish are located. My reasoning for using those colors that do well is, as always, speculative and an imaginative pat on the back, having nothing to do with the use of the scientific method-of-proof beyond any doubt. It's always nice to have a select few confidence-colors for specific lures, reducing the guesswork that is fishing. Over a thousand photos taken over 12 years is proof enough for me.