I’m Telling You Guys Color Doesn’t Matter

[DrNip]

There have been several times my FIL has gotten aggravated with me because I catch one right out of where he just was fishing. He has a hard time just letting that jig stop, hold it steady. I’ll drop in and stop, dead stick still and thump. A lot of times though you won’t feel a thing until you start up and there just the slightest weight to it. He tells me, I see what you’re doing and understand why it happens but I just can’t be still.


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Yup dead sticking with 10’ rod is how I mostly fish. Sometimes letting pendulum back to them.

[duck]

i want to know how you guys fish in a 20 mph wind with live scope there is noway to hold boat still even with spot lock the boats all over the place after about 2 passes they are usualy too spookek to hit anything

[DrNip]

i want to know how you guys fish in a 20 mph wind with live scope there is noway to hold boat still even with spot lock the boats all over the place after about 2 passes they are usualy too spookek to hit anything

Have it on my trolling motor and point my nose to the wind. That’s how I’ve always fished in the wind.

[pab1981]

i want to know how you guys fish in a 20 mph wind with live scope there is noway to hold boat still even with spot lock the boats all over the place after about 2 passes they are usualy too spookek to hit anything

Yep, like Dr. Nip said, keep nose into the wind and control the boat. As long as waves aren’t so big that it’s taking the trolling motor out of the water I can get on them and catch them still. Spot Lock isn’t going to really let you excel with Livescope no matter what the wind is like. Learn to control the boat without it. A big thing too though in windy conditions is know where and when to get out of the wind and find fish in more protected areas.

These were caught in about 15mph winds on KY/Barkley Thursday. Anyone that’s been on these lakes know what that kind of wind does.

[Redge]

Presentation means more than color . Livescope and hold it on their nose , some don't want it moving a slow to bite .

You ever have one not bite holding it on their nose?


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[Redge]

i want to know how you guys fish in a 20 mph wind with live scope there is noway to hold boat still even with spot lock the boats all over the place after about 2 passes they are usualy too spookek to hit anything

It’s all what you get used to.
In Oklahoma if we didn’t fish in 20 mph or more, we would only get to fish in August.


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[catchNgrease]

I let the fish tell me what they want. Sometimes they tell me to go home too. Big grin....

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[NIMROD]

You ever have one not bite holding it on their nose?


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You will have some just follow if you take it away slow . Seen some on bottom refuse to move . One day this week I took an older friend . We saw a big fish sitting in 8' of water right on bottom . I told him to get it . We put bait over it and past it about 10 times . It never moved . He said it must not be a Crappie . Next drop it kicked it's tail and smacked his tube jig . They won't move sometimes but once they see it you will see a reaction . Nothing guarentees a bite . You can't force feed them no more than you make make a horse drink unless it wants to .

[NIMROD]

i want to know how you guys fish in a 20 mph wind with live scope there is noway to hold boat still even with spot lock the boats all over the place after about 2 passes they are usualy too spookek to hit anything

Here fish have been chased so much the wind slapping the boat runs them off . Try going with the wind but drag wind sock or 5 gallon buckets to slow you down . I also use a bigger/heavier jig to get it on them faster . Don't have as much time moving fast but less boat slap to spook fish .

[DrNip]

You will have some just follow if you take it away slow . Seen some on bottom refuse to move . One day this week I took an older friend . We saw a big fish sitting in 8' of water right on bottom . I told him to get it . We put bait over it and past it about 10 times . It never moved . He said it must not be a Crappie . Next drop it kicked it's tail and smacked his tube jig . They won't move sometimes but once they see it you will see a reaction . Nothing guarentees a bite . You can't force feed them no more than you make make a horse drink unless it wants to .

Yeah I’m going to drop on them so many times until I keep a moving. Only going beg them to bite so much until I look for active fish. Now bigger fish I’ll beg more than smaller fish! Lol