06-25-2024, 08:51 PM
Agreed. I long ago adopted the philosophy that any question that began with the word WHY...and involved people...or fish...was not likely to have a good answer. Best you can do is answer yourself the way my dad always used to answer me whenever I asked a "why question"..."Just because".
Seriously, as I am sure you realize, there are a bazillion different things that can influence why fish bite. Weather, temperature, water clarity, food availability, fish population and competitiveness, etc. After that come lure size, shape, color, action, depth, speed and all those things. That's a whole lot for a fisherperson to try to figure out...when his quarry is usually only munching by instinct and not by reading a silly book.
Seriously, as I am sure you realize, there are a bazillion different things that can influence why fish bite. Weather, temperature, water clarity, food availability, fish population and competitiveness, etc. After that come lure size, shape, color, action, depth, speed and all those things. That's a whole lot for a fisherperson to try to figure out...when his quarry is usually only munching by instinct and not by reading a silly book.