Fishing Hard on Every Cast
by Ken Sturdivant
Southern Fishing Schools Inc.
When is the best time to go fishing?
We ask this question many times and there are two answers. The first
answer is to go fishing when you can. With the daily pressures of everyday
life
even a couple of hours casting a lure or just sitting on the bank waiting
for a bite is time well spent.
The second answer is not nearly as important
as the first but here are some facts. We get up hours before daylight
and head to the lake to get that "early" bite. We fish way past dark
to get the bite. And when lunch time comes we leave the lake. This
is our biggest
mistake.
Records kept by several organizations including the International
Game Fish Association to the Bass Anglers Sportsmans Society tell the
tale. Divers who have spent thousands of hours under water studying
fish activity
both salt and fresh water tell the tale. Lifelong fishermen also tell
the tale.
More than eighty percent of all world record fish from both
fresh
and salt water are caught between the hours of 11am until 2pm. And
the reasons can be as mystifying as the fish themselves. But here's
a view.
During the middle of the day sunlight is at it's peak making everything
in the underwater world much easier to see. The water is almost
always warmer during the middle of the day. But the simplest fact of
all
known to experienced anglers is big fish simply feed in the middle
of the
day.
Casting lures all day is worth the effort. But think about every
cast
before you make it. Accuracy can and will pay off. If the fish
are very tight
in cover and you miss the target only a few inches, you may not
get the strike. Bounce lures IN the under water structure. Never be
afraid to
loose or hang up a lure. That's an anglers biggest fear, not
loose the fish,
but loosing the lure. After all it's call terminal tackle for
a reason.
The next time a fishing trip is planned, fish hard ALL day long.
Get the baits IN
the structure. We just might see your name in the record books.
