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THE
OLD RUT
The
best time to hunt deer is when they are in the rut.
They are very predictable and do a lot of dumb things.
A lot of times we as fishermen also seem to get into
a rut. Doing the same time over and over and making
mental mistakes.
Several
times I have been fishing along for a while and catching
absolutely nothing and it will dawn on me, "Hey dummy,
get out of this rut, now!" Three things go through my
mind at this time, do I change fishing locations, do
I change lures or do I change techniques? My first thought
would be to fire up my NITRO and move, but usually this
is not the best choice.
Usually,
when you are on the lake you have probably gone to an
area that is holding fish and the object is to figure
out how to catch them, rather than burning up a lot
of gas. Most of the consistent bass pros on the circuit
pick an area to fish and then spend a lot of time in
that one particular area looking for a pattern instead
of running all over the lake. So this is when I want
to use my MOTQRGUIDE trolling motor, since I can always
recharge my Interstate Batteries and not burn up a lot
of gas.
Let's
say that you are using a 1/4 ounce Rat-L-Trap or a 1/8
ounce MEPPS' spinnerbait and this is not working. Instead
of cranking up and leaving, try a 1/2 ounce Rat-L-Trap
or MEPPS spinnerbait. You can also change colors and
varying your retrieves. Trying to determine what the
bass want. How many times have you fished in an area
and watched someone around you catch fish and you can't
seem to buy a bite. You probably have the same lure
but the wrong technique. This is when you need to start
experimenting with different sizes and techniques, in
otherwords get out of your rut. Another real key at
times that a lot of fisherman don't realize is a simple
change in your line size can make a big difference.
For instance you have been using 20 pound Supertough
STREN on your favorite Woo worm and not getting any
bites. You need to change to a lighter size, say 12
pound test and this will change the speed of the fall
of the lure and a lot of times triggering strikes. You
can be fishing any number of lures, jigs, spinnerbaits,
topwater, crankbait and the line size alone can determine
a good fishing day or a bad one. That is why STREN makes
so many different sizes of line.
Don't
get in the same old rut unless it's working. Experiment
don't be afraid to make a change.
Look
for the Woo worm in chocolate with orangetail, cover
it good with crayfish flavored Jack's Juice and hang
on.
Good
luck and may God bless!
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