fishing poll
fishing poll
Vote above for what method of fishing you use the most, and comment why it works best for you.
Here's some questions that I thought we could kick around a bit.
1)Is your choice determined by:
- where you fish most often?
- what you're fishing for?
- bait, live/lures?
- time of day/year
2)Do you still use it under different conditions?
Say...fishing a river with a wide variation in depth,... trolling may not work so well... Anchoring, of course limits the water you can cover. Drifting is good but you are at the mercy of the wind and or current.
3)How would you first tackle a new lake/river?
Just hopin to get a little friendly debate going on the pro's & con's of different fishing methods and see which one is the most popular by the numbers.
Here's some questions that I thought we could kick around a bit.
1)Is your choice determined by:
- where you fish most often?
- what you're fishing for?
- bait, live/lures?
- time of day/year
2)Do you still use it under different conditions?
Say...fishing a river with a wide variation in depth,... trolling may not work so well... Anchoring, of course limits the water you can cover. Drifting is good but you are at the mercy of the wind and or current.
3)How would you first tackle a new lake/river?
Just hopin to get a little friendly debate going on the pro's & con's of different fishing methods and see which one is the most popular by the numbers.
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I picked from shore. I have a boat, but by the time I get off work at 19:00 it is to late. so I grab some dinner and head out to one of my holes and depending on the weather conditions determines what I use. Once the sun has 20 min or so left of light, out comes the spook! then i throw her for the rest of the time. most times I catch something on her. actually I have caught alot on her at night.
Casting is a close second for me. I only have her out on weekends and holidays. I prefer being in the boat thought
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Casting is a close second for me. I only have her out on weekends and holidays. I prefer being in the boat thought
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Hey skooter,
Good question! I picked drifting and casting as the most for me, but I guess it all depends on what type of fishing you're doing and where you are doing it. For me, largemouth fishing is mostly done bushwacking as you say, otherwise I'm usually drifing, casting, or jigging. if you fish bodies of water with lots of smallmouth, then I would tend to stay in the deeper water. I very seldomly anchor unless I'm catfishing in the current or something.
Good question! I picked drifting and casting as the most for me, but I guess it all depends on what type of fishing you're doing and where you are doing it. For me, largemouth fishing is mostly done bushwacking as you say, otherwise I'm usually drifing, casting, or jigging. if you fish bodies of water with lots of smallmouth, then I would tend to stay in the deeper water. I very seldomly anchor unless I'm catfishing in the current or something.
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Definitely on my electric motor most often. It just allows me to cover water, or if I'm working a certain area I can fish it from different angles. I always use it on new bodies of water just because it lets me cover water and see which areas will produce. If I am fishing a bland piece of structure like a weed edge or featureless shoreline, and the wind is perfect, then I will let the wind drift me along it because it saves battery power so why not. I anchor only if it is really windy and I don't want to be too hard on my batteries or if fish are schooled tight in a specific spot.
Trolling is out of the question in my boat.. I run a bass boat, no downriggers and the motor won't run slow enough to troll efficiently - not to mention fuel costs!
Trolling is out of the question in my boat.. I run a bass boat, no downriggers and the motor won't run slow enough to troll efficiently - not to mention fuel costs!
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Mr.J.'s answer sums it up for me, especially on the Grand river.
I really thought trolling would win hand's down....but it looks like alot of people out there have electrics to play with.
I'm thinkin, if I made anchors for a living, Id look for another line of work.
But...wouldn't it be nice to just sit under a big old overhanging tree on a hot summer afternoon, twich some poppers on some lilly pads and sip on a beverage of your choice?
key words here, "hot", "summer".... Damn it!!!! Hurry up.
I really thought trolling would win hand's down....but it looks like alot of people out there have electrics to play with.
I'm thinkin, if I made anchors for a living, Id look for another line of work.
But...wouldn't it be nice to just sit under a big old overhanging tree on a hot summer afternoon, twich some poppers on some lilly pads and sip on a beverage of your choice?
key words here, "hot", "summer".... Damn it!!!! Hurry up.