08-31-2014, 04:02 AM
One thing they taught me early on is to start a fishing journal where you track each trip. I did mine in a spreadsheet. I list date, location, mode, what I used, what was successful, how many, how big, water temp, level, weather and etc. really fun to look back and compare. My memory doesn't cut it anymore. If you don't fish a lot, can I suggest tracking the posts of others and record as much info as you can. You will start to see patterns and times when you need to be fishing a certain location for a certain fish. Fall is a great time to fish for lots of different fish. The smallies will be chasing minnows so look for where your minnows go. I find them on underwater bars where the water increases in speed or up against banks where they force the minnows. You can see them splash and jump where they are feeding. I've found lures similar in color to the minnows then tip it with worm or something tasty to a fish. Try different presentations and retrieves and etc. that is more important than the lure. If you fish them right you'll catch fish. Hard to go wrong with a jig. I like curly tails, but most of that stuff will work if you are where the fish are feeding. Have some 3" curly tails in white with salt&pepper, yellow, purple or black. I like 1/4 oz or 3/16 oz jig heads. Good luck. J
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