| Chuck Bauer�s Profishin�l Pointers 1. Present your baits just like you were driving your car through a school zone and a police officer was standing outside of his patrol car and has the radar gun trained on you. 2. Visually imagine in your mind what a "natural" presentation would look like. 3. Practice casting your baits in a swimming pool and see how they work. Your bathtub or kitchen sink doesn�t cut it as a proving ground. 4. Invest in a 10 gallon aquarium with an aerator. Place all kinds of "live" bait (worms, bluegill or perch, minnows, crawdads, waterdawgs, feeder goldfish, etc.)in your aquarium and observe daily. Place a small bass in the tank and observe as well. 5. Slowing down gives you versatility and another "tool" to use. 6. Take 500 mg of patience before your trip. If you are high on the adrenaline chart, take 500 mg before every cast! 7. Slow down on the trolling motor, its not a qualifying engine for a N.A.S.C.A.R. race. 8. On the way to the lake, go into silent time and really think about slowing down. 9. Commit to SLOWING DOWN. Don�t give up on it after you have really only tried it for ten minutes. A habit takes about 20-30 days to form so be patient with yourself. 10. Break your adrenaline habit by working a 12 inch or longer worm (I have some that are 18 inches in length) or stitching when you are carolina riggin'. As Bill Murphy states in his book, "Stitch" the bait back to the boat. Some of these stitching retrievals may take ten minutes or more from one cast! Stitching just might be one of the most effective BIG BASS techniques known to mankind. Know that just being aware to slow down and that you�ll need to be more patient means that half the battle has already been won. Awareness is the BIG first step. Breaking the habit is second. Making it a new habit is third. When I teach goal setting seminars, I share with the audience members that each goal must have a identifiable benefit as well as an identifiable consequence. That means if you reach your goal, you have earned the benefit. However, on the flip side of the coin if you don�t reach your goal, you must suffer from the consequence. In slowing down your fishing presentations, you now move towards the goal of bangin� BIGGER BASS. You place the advantage towards you. Yet, if you stay with the same adrenaline based presentation, your chances of bangin� a BIG BASS are extremely diminished. Benefit vs. consequence. Kinda� reminds me of the very famous "Insanity" quote. It goes something like this . . . "Keep doing what you�ve been doing . . . and expect things to change." That, my friends, is the definition of INSANITY. So, change things up and S L O W D O W N. Keep after it and keep the vision of that BIG BASS clear in your mind. Who knows . . . maybe someday we�ll hear bout� YOUR ten pounder! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the Author Chuck Bauer is a noted Big Bass Specialist. Since 1997 he has caught, certified and released 139 Bass over 22 inches in length. He has been recognized many times by various organizations, including Bassin' Magazine, Texas Fish & Game, North American Fisherman Magazine, Outdoor Life, Texas Hunting and Fishing News, Big Bass Record Club, Bass Pro Shops and The Dallas Morning News. Chuck is a Professional Member of the National Speakers Association, he gives monthly "Big Fish" seminars at Bass Pro Shops and he is on Pro Staff for Kick-n-Bass. He is a featured outdoor writer for Bass Fishing Home Pages, ProBass.com, BassResource.com, BigFishTackle.com, All Angler.com, OklahomaBassFishing.com, FishingNotebook.com, and e-bassangler.com. Chuck does FREE fishin' seminars in and around the Dallas/Ft.Worth Metroplex. You may find out more information about Chuck at: |
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