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hey all. my first post here!
so i moved from blue ridge ga (very clear lakes, rivers) to rome ga this past year. i absolutley suck at muddy water fishing. all we have here is muddy water that has visibility almost gone just a few inches below the surface.
how do i have the best luck fishing this? im using top water and under water baits that make lots of noise, but i still have only caught 1 fish and had 3 hits this summer. im very frustrated.
in clear water i have no problems.
thanks.
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consider how fish feed, and the primary senses they use to do so.
Sight
smell
sound
I've always said, if you can get two of the 3, you should be OK. If you are fishing in low visibility water, and it's always like that, the fish have most likely adapted to hunt by sound and smell. You've got to cater to that.
Try slowing your retrieve down, and use suspending lures, something you can work for a bit and stop, and it will stay in the strike zone, or very slowly work it's way down. You've got to give the fish time to find it; unlike clear water situation where they can simply see it.
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Michigan, we have waters that are not vary clear at all, maybe a couple feet at best.
we have to rely on what we know in order to put a hook on a fish.
even tho you may have muddy water, and granted it is a hard thing to get used to after being able to see what your fishing for 20 feet down, you can accomplish your task if you can remember the structures you fished for in clear water.
the fish are hold up in the same structures. You will have to get closer to these structures because of reduced visibility and really that is all there is to it.
if your waters are like ours here in Michigan, you may want to invest in some type of sonar to help you pick up different structures, or you can do it the old fashioned way, the way I learnt it as a kid,
[ol][li]make a friend with someone and go fishing with them to learn a few spots.[/li][li]and the hard way, use a anchor with knots tide in the rope every foot and keep dropping it to find your desired depth.[/li][/ol]
It dosent matter weather you fish clear or cloudy waters or fish north or south of the Mason Dixon line, the important thing to remember is to know your target and fish the structure available
good luck, and let us know how you do.
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