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Fishing the slow times of day
#1
A buddy and I hit Electric Lake Friday and then he and his son hit it Saturday. Very similar experiences both days with quick action in the morning for cutts and tigers but then the action absolutely stopped and we couldn't buy a good bite. We had fish on the finders but they had lock jaw and no matter what we tried we couldn't get a hit. I have had similar experiences at other places but can usually get a fish to bite here and there. In the past I switch jigs, jig colors, what I am tipping the jig with and we move around a lot.

What I would like to know from others is what they do to catch fish during the slow times. Baits, water depth, colors, anything you have found that works. I always wonder where the fish go when they are not feeding. Are they in different locations or do they just hang out and not go out and feed?

Let's hear what you think!!!
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#2
Thanks for the report. Can't tell you where to fish go when they stop biting.
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#3
I've always marveled why the fish will be biting like crazy and the "switch will turn off" and you almost immediately get nothing and vice- versa. It sure can be frustrating to see lots of fish on the finder and not be able to coax a bite. When I'm facing that situation, I will do all the things you did first but if I'm in a position where I'm marking lots of fish and still no luck with jig and bait changes, I also will give them different "looks". What I mean by this is I'll jig heavily, softly, reel it up to the surface, deadstick it, and a bunch of other moves that probably don't make sense to describe. It doesn't always work, but sometimes, it will elicit a strike and a hookup. I call it "cat and mouse". I think the effort adds a few fish to the count and it makes it so the afternoon is never dull.
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#4
The same thing happens during the summer when we are in our kick boats. There might be a half dozen of us fishing and not very close together and everyone will be hooking fish. Then you hit those times when no one is hooking anything. You can drive yourself crazy changing flies and lines but I've found you can just wait them out. Sooner or later they are are going to go on the feed again and what do you know, everyone starts hooking up again. I can't explain it, but I have seen it happen a lot. There are just certain times of the day the fish decide they are going snub everything.[:/]
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#5
Think Thanksgiving.

A bunch of very avid feeders go on an eating binge for a while and then, suddenly, everybody stops. And won't touch another bite for hours.

Fish are like that, too. For the same reason.
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Depends on what your rig is. I've had days when my buddy no more than 4 feet from me was getting bites and I was not. Than I would re-rig to what he was using and I would then start reeling them in. Fish are everywhere, the trick is getting them to bite, so really its just about re-locating and trying new things and different baits during the slow time. I like to fish deep during the slow hours and bounce jigs off the bottom. Maybe even take a fly fisher approach and rig up a double shot with a natural and an attractant (something glowy). Works well for me anyways. Patience and Persitence! And keep that fish on your mind, nothing like a little fish energy to bring ya luck [Image: happy.gif].
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Try changing lure types entirely - go from vertical jigs/tubes to a swedish Pimple or a jiggin Rap or even a blade bait. Go up in size - not logical but sometimes fish just can't pass up that extra large freebie. Get more aggressive in your jigging. Has worked for me when the bite turns off. Yes the bite will still be slow but you will get a few bonus fish and they tend to the larger size. If all the above doesn't work go really small and finesse - doesn't tend to work for me very often but it has. And of course move and move some more. I use these slower windows to explore near spots
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