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Fishing Weights & Sinkers
The bait must fall to the preferred depth, then you have
to shake the rod tip. By this, you'll be getting the fishes attention. Do this for at least 30
seconds, then shaking again for about 2 or 3 seconds intervals, stop and pull slowly about six
inches. Then dropping again, slowly back and down and repeating the process. The first thing to
remember if they're not biting is to slow down.
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Fishing Weights and sinkers are another element you must
consider, especially in dark, cloudy waters and or when fishing deep water specifically. There are also specialty
sinkers, with rattles these days to entice the fish even more.
They are very sensitive to sounds, noise and vibrations in the water – so anything you can do to
create that allure, tease and temptation is great to bear in mind. Do everything you can to trigger their feeding
response and ensure a strike/bite!
Also, remember, fish are a lot like us – on hot, humid days, they look for shelter,
food and comfort. These are their handout and feeding ground (no different than us, wanting to sit under an
umbrella, or in front on the TV, in an air-conditioned environment, trying to stay cool and enjoy our
snack-foods!).
Knowing and considering these habits, will help you catch more fish. Look for the lily pads,
think cover, giving them shade from the sun. Find the right depth, structure and hide-away(they normally look for
cover, like any other predator) and their lighting-fast speed enabled them to cover water/ground quickly and really
strike/attack/hit their “prey”.
Weedy, shallow bays, hard-bottom flats, rocks, trees and or other structures, creeks,
channels, deeper waters, drops, bluffs and more can all be part of their moving patterns and habitat, where they
look for food. They also like being close to access point to deeper water. More later on their preferred spots and
how to optimize these patterns.
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