| Many years ago when I first made contact with Bob Crupi (the only person to have two bass over twenty pounds on the I.G.F.A record books), he left me with many new ideas. Ideas that if practiced consistently over time, they would help me or anyone else catch bigger fish. One such idea that stands out was to SLOW DOWN my presentation. Bob said that from a swim bait to a 18 inch worm to a live crawdad, S L O W D O W N. BIG BASS did not have the impulse to have a reactionary strike on a bait, like a smaller fish. As the BIG BASS grow older, larger and wiser, they tend to eat when they want and will not "react." John Deckard calls this a "distinction". BIG BASS have a distinction that they will not eat something that flys by them. Going 100 mph in a school zone will not work on BIG BASS. Think about it for a moment . . are you rushed on your way to the lake? Are you running late? Do you fly into Starbucks or 7/11 and get an extra large, extra caffeinated coffee? Can�t wait to get there and get launched? When the launch ramp gets crowded, do you start honking the horn at some inexperienced fishing enthusiast? You�re so hurried and "fueled" by your self imposed adrenaline rush that when it comes time to fish, your presentation breaks the sound barrier. But that�s okay . . . , they told you to "burn" the spinnerbait or "turbo-retrieve" the buzzbait so it leaves a jetwash that would make an FA/18 Hornet jealous. This is how many fishing enthusiasts "set up" for their fishing experience. Now, don�t get take me out of content here. Yes, there are times when these above mentioned techniques are called for. Yet, in most cases, when on the hunt for BIG BASS, they are going to turn their noses up at you and think that they just might be occupying the safest place in the lake. Crupi, when first learning about bass fishing, lived on Long Island, New York. Bob told me that way back, when he caught his very first bass, he placed it in an aquarium and watched its habits. He learned many things by watching and feeding it. He gave it worms, crickets, crawdads, small minnows and feeder fish. He was able to see first hand what these natural baits did and how SLOW they moved. In my very own aquarium, a crawdad or nightcrawler moves so slowly that it gets boring sometimes just to watch. Yet, they are giving us clues . . . clues to slow down our presentations. So, S L O W D O W N by following these Profishin�l Pointers: |
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