06-26-2009, 06:18 PM
Here's another point. See if you agree:
Unless the water is crystal clear, you can sneak up closer on good spots than you can in a boat. For example, I snag a lure with the first cast on one side of a laydown and get upset because I'll disturb the fish by going to get it loose. But while right up against the tree at the bank, I toss the freed lure on the other side of the tree and -- wham! -- hook an apparently undisturbed fish. I don't think you can do that in a bass boat.
And I could be wrong, but I don't think bass see us as much a threat as a boat. I'll often be shocked -- even showered -- when a feeding bass explodes on the surface right beside me. Although I must say they seem to catch on to my presence after I hit the same lake several times, but it might be my imagination.
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Unless the water is crystal clear, you can sneak up closer on good spots than you can in a boat. For example, I snag a lure with the first cast on one side of a laydown and get upset because I'll disturb the fish by going to get it loose. But while right up against the tree at the bank, I toss the freed lure on the other side of the tree and -- wham! -- hook an apparently undisturbed fish. I don't think you can do that in a bass boat.
And I could be wrong, but I don't think bass see us as much a threat as a boat. I'll often be shocked -- even showered -- when a feeding bass explodes on the surface right beside me. Although I must say they seem to catch on to my presence after I hit the same lake several times, but it might be my imagination.
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