07-09-2009, 08:23 PM
[cool][#0000ff]You should never beat yourself up because you can't get fish to bite...after you find them. Most adult fish feed on their own schedule. They are seldom like teenagers...always hungry. When larger fish get hungry they find a source of food and then GLUT...stuffing their gut. That may only take a couple of minutes, and then they are in a digesting mode for the next few hours...or for a day or more. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]What a lot of anglers do not realize is that timing is as important as location. If we find the fish at that magical time when they are actively feeding, we can have a fantastic fishing session. If we get there after they are already full, we blame ourselves for being poor fishermen.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, there is the term "reaction bite". Many fish will smack a lure that either aggravates them, piques their curiosity or so closely mimicks helpless prey that they cannot help themselves. They bite first and sort it out afterward. That's what a lot of flashy, bright colored and/or noisy lures are designed to do...provoke a reaction bite.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]What a lot of anglers do not realize is that timing is as important as location. If we find the fish at that magical time when they are actively feeding, we can have a fantastic fishing session. If we get there after they are already full, we blame ourselves for being poor fishermen.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, there is the term "reaction bite". Many fish will smack a lure that either aggravates them, piques their curiosity or so closely mimicks helpless prey that they cannot help themselves. They bite first and sort it out afterward. That's what a lot of flashy, bright colored and/or noisy lures are designed to do...provoke a reaction bite.[/#0000ff]
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