05-12-2013, 10:13 PM
Thanks for geeking it out with me and for the new information that I agree tells us predation is not the main factor due to the depth.
It's amazing how much a skilled fisherman can tell of the bottom by feel. I've been trying to develop that feel. So far, I like that I feel the action of swimbaits on a tight line retrieve, but my bottom picturing ability by feel is lacking.
Thinking of this here at Sandy Pond, while using a sensitive IM8 carbon fiber rod with braid, I cast out a half ounce jig head to try to feel the bottom. I picture nothing of the bottom doing that except I only feel when it snags the plants on the retrieve. But, just letting it drop to the bottom after casting and without some amount of retrieve to have a tight line, I have no idea when it touches the bottom. It's black magic to me.
But, on predation, I see, here at Sandy Pond, schools of trout constantly chased by cormorants and staying alive is clearly more on their minds than feeding as they have no interest in any of my lures and will even swim around them.
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It's amazing how much a skilled fisherman can tell of the bottom by feel. I've been trying to develop that feel. So far, I like that I feel the action of swimbaits on a tight line retrieve, but my bottom picturing ability by feel is lacking.
Thinking of this here at Sandy Pond, while using a sensitive IM8 carbon fiber rod with braid, I cast out a half ounce jig head to try to feel the bottom. I picture nothing of the bottom doing that except I only feel when it snags the plants on the retrieve. But, just letting it drop to the bottom after casting and without some amount of retrieve to have a tight line, I have no idea when it touches the bottom. It's black magic to me.
But, on predation, I see, here at Sandy Pond, schools of trout constantly chased by cormorants and staying alive is clearly more on their minds than feeding as they have no interest in any of my lures and will even swim around them.
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