My Day Fishing

The SuperBowl? Oh, you mean the football game! Yeah. I caught the tail end of that. I missed most of the game, though, because I was FISHING!!!!!

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So I figured I'd do what everyone else does (and what I read about) and switch baits when one doesn't seem to be working. Usually, since I have so little time, I just stick with one kind of bait and try multiple areas, rather than lose time cutting off and tying on different lures. But yesterday I had more time, so I figured I'd try different lures if necessary.

The day was a bit overcast, but not rainy. So I started with my Firetiger crankbait (9 - 12 ft) hoping to add more proof to our previous theory, but wasn't having any luck with that. I tried a couple of areas, then switched to a different colored, shallower diving crank .... with no luck.

I've read several places that when other baits aren't working, you can always throw a tube jig cuz Bass always like those. So I rigged one up and started trying that. Thing is I've never used a tube jig so I wasn't sure how they should be worked.

I tried:

• a slow steady retrieve off of the bottom
• a slow steady retrieve from mid depth
• quickly popping it up off the bottom
• slowly popping it up off the bottom
• finessing it like a t-rigged worm on the bottom
• jerking it
• and also a steady rising and falling retrieve as if it was swimming up and down through mid depth

I still didn't get any bites.

So, either:

• the fish weren't biting
• i wasn't where the fish were
• i don't know how to fish a jig (most likely)
• all of the above

Looks like I still have a lot to learn, which is ok. If you could learn all that you need to know in 2 months, it probably wouldn't be worth the effort.

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