Thread: Confidence Is Everything

Thanks Cmj...and know that I'm takin' notes!

"The force is strong in that one"....

Not going to agree or disagree on confidencei but think alittle common knowledge on when where and how.I have enough confidence to catch a whale out of our local waters and no matter how much I move around looking for it my confidence stays high.I know if I moved far enough down river into the ocean my luck would be better finding a active whale.Confidence does not come with tec tools on board it come with knowledge knowing that to look for,type day your fishing,water color and time of year.Fish are like humans,have their magor feeding time and snacking time,feeding times doesn't last long but some will snack alday long.By moving and moving until you find a feeding school only means they are feeding where you moved from too,time of day,or the school moved to where you have found them.When they move in on a brush top depending on how big the scbool is it doesn't take them long to eat ever thing in site,a few will hang around but the school moves to find another stick or log to feed .Jig size and its fall rate though the water,its color its not that important if they are feeding,if they are just snacking color is more important as the fall rate of the jig.knowledge,if I fished in a road ditch with enough confidence to catch a whale will I catch one.Unless you carry a long handle dip net knowledge will put more fish in your boat.






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You are correct. There is more to catching fish than just being confident, but to cover it all, I would have to write a book, not a post on crappie dot com. BTW, I am not even close to being knowledgeable enough to do so. This was just a tip about something that I have observed over the years. There is way too much water, and too many inactive brush piles, for me to just pull up and wait on a school to stroll through for a few minutes, which may or may not happen. This is just my method for finding ACTIVE fish, which most days means bigger fish too. I keep moving until I find them, THEN I slow down and fish the area out. Once it slows down, I move. I will tend to come back to those spots later because fish will key in on specific areas on certain days and those spots will reload. That is another advantage to moving until you find them: it helps you pattern the fish. Once you find them in a certain area, you can cut out a lot of wasted time fishing spots that are not productive. What pattern are you learning from throwing your anchor out? If you are content on sitting on top of the same brush pile all day, then go for it. I see lots of guys doing that and they seem to do okay. Whatever works for you.

I agree with all, but thats what is so awsome about our website. Everyone has their ways, and their "go too" systems, and what is top and bottom on the list of "how to's" and "when and where's"...but we get to share them with others. Then the rest of us can take it, see what works and use it.

Thanks Cmj for the great post!!

Thanks Turtle for the great addition!!

Thanks to all of you that share your "ways" with the rest of us, your what makes this site so great!!

Note to self. Talk to my psychiatrist about confidence issues.

Good material.

I'm not setting and waiting on nothing unless its a sure thing,some days I wonder why I'm even out on the water on high blue bird days.I had rather fish on lockjaw days as to jumping in the boat days,its wears me out trying this and that looking and wondering what where when.With knowledge and condifenece you can sneak a mess in the cooler.My biggest problem comes when the fish does not want the bait to move,they want to study it for 5 or 10 mins. Before they decide to lick it taste it and suck it in.I cann't set still for that kind of bite,I speed up the tm and hope for a reaction strike.Just because I read a book doesn't mean I can catch,fix,anything thing its gives knowledge for me to have confidence in what I do.To many ways to catch a fish,to many colors,to many jig sizes,the list goes on and on.No bells and whistles in my boat because I have enough confidence I don't need them.Looking at a area to fish,at the bank,open water and other objects will give a ideal where to start by noticeing things and whats happening on the surface.Some spots will produce all year while others spots just a few days and some spots never do,just go fishing and relax,for a blood rush catch and release the unharmed ones.

Originally Posted by Turtlebait

I'm not setting and waiting on nothing unless its a sure thing,some days I wonder why I'm even out on the water on high blue bird days.I had rather fish on lockjaw days as to jumping in the boat days,its wears me out trying this and that looking and wondering what where when.With knowledge and condifenece you can sneak a mess in the cooler.My biggest problem comes when the fish does not want the bait to move,they want to study it for 5 or 10 mins. Before they decide to lick it taste it and suck it in.I cann't set still for that kind of bite,I speed up the tm and hope for a reaction strike.Just because I read a book doesn't mean I can catch,fix,anything thing its gives knowledge for me to have confidence in what I do.To many ways to catch a fish,to many colors,to many jig sizes,the list goes on and on.No bells and whistles in my boat because I have enough confidence I don't need them.Looking at a area to fish,at the bank,open water and other objects will give a ideal where to start by noticeing things and whats happening on the surface.Some spots will produce all year while others spots just a few days and some spots never do,just go fishing and relax,for a blood rush catch and release the unharmed ones.

I agree, I can't stand sitting in one spot all day. I don't have the patience for it. Yesterday was the exception though, we fished all over and wasn't picking up many fish. So we hit this certain brush pile and caught a 2lber right away, then just a fish every now and then. But we stayed because the bite was just slow and I knew that pile was holding fish. This post was intended for people who are still trying to learn how to catch fish, and is just one of many things that a fisherman needs in his bag of tricks to help him catch fish consistently. What helps a beginner out more, telling him a specific method for locating and catching fish, and then telling him to be confident in that method, or just saying, "You gotta have knowledge to catch fish?" Knowledge is what I am trying to give.