Thread: Big fish may need protection

Hammerhead , I don't think all the fish are the same some more spooky or less aggressive . That may be the reason some get caught more than once . Something like pressure , temp , or who knows what some days fish hammer everything in sight and next time my ignore or just nip at a bait . But most days with correct presentation most will bite . Seen one lake where in 20' of water fish on bottom where slight noise (livewell kicked on ) ran them off . But fished stakebeds in less than 5' of water we ran into stakebed with trolling motor and never stopped biting on another lake.

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Hammerhead , I don't think all the fish are the same some more spooky or less aggressive . That may be the reason some get caught more than once . Something like pressure , temp , or who knows what some days fish hammer everything in sight and next time my ignore or just nip at a bait . But most days with correct presentation most will bite . Seen one lake where in 20' of water fish on bottom where slight noise (livewell kicked on ) ran them off . But fished stakebeds in less than 5' of water we ran into stakebed with trolling motor and never stopped biting on another lake.

Yeah, one day they're on, the next they're off. You see some run to your bait from 6-8 feet out and others wont even give your jig a look when you're 1-2 feet away, then some see it too close or your pitch gets too close to them and they blast out of there. It makes you wonder on some if they just aren't interested or haven't seen your jig yet. I suppose its both ways sometimes. Maybe Im a Bull in a China cabinet on my deck, but the bigger fish always seem a little less interested this time of year for me and they will just cruise off if you dont place a light jig just right. They definitely seem more picky to me, but Im far from a sharpened angler, unlike quite a few that I know. I need to get away to some other lakes where the traffic isnt so heavy now, but gas prices have me tight to home base. Although, I have been fortunate this year and have had some good trips, but the 2020 prespawn sure seemed better than this last winter. Im ready for 25 degree weather, where very few get out on the lake and cold water suspended fat fish are scattered. Pre Spawn is my favorite time hands down