"The braid is the be-all-end-all, really. Feeling every tiny little knock, every time you touch a little bit of weed or anything like that, you can just feel it."
"The last thing in the world i want is to hook a giant in the mat and lose them if you can get a jig through your odds of hooking that giant in the mat and getting them out skyrocket if you can't get the jig in you can't get the jig in."
"Cormorant fishing: an ancient practice dating back to 960 A.D."
"I just love fishing this way so much fun and it's just it's my comfort zone."
"One thing I like about the skitter walk guys, it has one big like ball in it that as opposed to rattles and I think fish like that the thump more than they like rattles."
"The loop supports the hook bait, preventing it from popping off."
"Visual hook bait is an absolute key part of the successful floater fishing process."
"Pre-baiting is uh obviously it's a massive Edge it can be the difference between catching nothing and catching you know a handful of fish a trip if you're lucky."
"But this is a different technique basically flip this out here you let this go you use your electronics again we're offshore this is like your 20 to 60 foot depth."
"So don't just graph a spot one time, go over it a couple different times especially if you see some dots down there."
"When those fish eat it, the stick bait gives you just a little split-second before you hit it or feel it."
"I just leave it a few seconds, 10 seconds, and then if I wind it slowly like this, right just slowly, very often you'll get the lunch and meat back for a second cast which is nice."
"If you are getting bit, you're hooking up with that fish and you're getting that fish in the boat or on the land, if you're not losing fish and you're hooking up with the ones that hit it, then you have the right rod and reel."
"You don't get a lot of bites, so taking advantage, like to the full utmost extent, of your time on the water, like what you're doing when you're actually punching these mats, as well as when you catch a fish."
"Ned rigging is way more complicated and way more versatile than you think."
"A reach cast puts the rod and the upper part of the line upstream of the fly so that the fly drifts down first and gives you a longer float before any drag can affect it."
"That's plastic worm fishing at its best when you know where to throw, how to work it, and then make that strike, make that fish strike your worm."
"That's another thing I can't stress enough of how critical it is to let that fish take that bait down and turn with it."
"What long line trolling is all about: you're moving a jig through the water, usually at a fixed speed."
"This technique is great... you're not going to have fish hook ends."
"This is my favorite technique now to catch these crappie, this is my go-to."
"Learn how to rig it, good Valley who, and you'll be catching tuna."
"Deep water bottom fishing is about finesse."
"It's the same with nearly all of your fishing, really; the lighter the rig, as long as you've got control over it, the better."
"It's really important that we plumb the depth and work out how deep the water is because that's where the majority of fish are going to be feeding."
"Having a bait getting down to those depths and then triggering those fish is key."
"Vertical jigging, also known as high-speed jigging, is described as the simulation of a bait fish trying to escape prey while racing upwards through the water column."
"By just applying some steady pressure to this fish and not panicking, we've actually taken it exactly where we want it."
"Jerkbait fishing is a site-oriented strike, the strike that is generated from a jerkbait comes from the actual visual site of the bait."
"It literally strolls left to right, and it's just crazy."
"It's this pause motion that really drives fish crazy."
"The beauty of that spoon is that it's a good way to cover a lot of water quick because you're casting and swinging it down."
"Thumb free all the way through the cast even on splashdown."
"You want to keep the flies right along the bottom, going as slow as possible."
"Pellet fishing is a brilliant way to fish on this lake."
"The reason fishermen use assist hooks when jigging is that it gives you a direct connection to the fish you're fighting."
"The change in movement of that bait is what causes that reaction strike, and it's so good in the pre-spawn with a crankbait."
"If you want to sight fish, this is Smallmouth crack."
"If you get lucky, the hook set is going to go right in the roof of the mouth."
"That's really the key to football jig fishing."
"Wait until you feel the weight of the fish, then just tighten up, hang on, and enjoy the ride."
"The fly drops fast and it stays in that strike zone for a long extended period of time."
"A lot of times, you're going to get bit on the pause."
"Single spey is not a hard cast; it is a hard one to learn, once you get it, it's extraordinarily powerful, very useful cast, and totally efficient."
"The P paste, trust me, it's just a brilliant way."
"The key to catching big snook, I don't care where you are, is a natural presentation."
"It is a great alternative to fishing some type of an artificial out in front of big aggressive steelhead that flat-out gets it done."
"I love fishing free line because it helps present a bait more naturally."
"If you sit still, you have patience, and you kind of find your spot on the spot, there's fantastic fishing to be had midday in very, very shallow water."
"It's the descend or the pause that gets the fish to commit."
"The perfect drift, I see the potential in it, you can't beat the dead drift that it gives you."
"Having that shorter rod really allows you to place a lure; it really helps you to be extremely accurate with your casting."
"You see how it makes that bait pop and spit? Bloop, but the thing about it, when it does pop and spit and bloop, it stays in the same spot."
"Skipping a Senko up underneath into the shade lines of docks, floating campsites, tree limbs, that is where this bait really shines."
"It's a great way to help kickstart, especially schooling fish or fishing grass, things that kind of get things in motion."
"What a cracking fish, I'm gonna dispatch this guy, bleed him, get him straight on the ice."
"Vertical jigging, feeling the thump, single pole, single jig, just the basics."
"It's the most important thing to do is to visualize what your bead is doing."
"Try to use the lightest Texas rig that you can to actually get through the cover."
"Fishing the color line when the Sun is up high is one of the greatest things you can do in the summertime."
"When you go to set the hook, now that is perfectly penetrating parallel, so like if a fish bites this, you get just a little contact on the skin and you set the hook, a hundred percent of your pressure is going into driving that point home."
"The key is to keep everything nice and smooth, and if I can, I'll punt the fish in from some distance."
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"Stealth is the key, stand back a bit, know where those fish are going to be lying, place that perfect cast, and get ready to dance."
"Standing in Mid River and casting to the bank is one of the most productive ways to cover water."
"Fishing needles is a very good way to catch monster fish out of the beaches at night."
"It's a direct connection to that king, and you got to see the size of the hooks we use because once you hook them with these, you will not lose these fish."
"Catching often means getting them to bite and that's what presentation is all about."
"It's all feel using that rod tip; if you're pulling up too much and you're getting backlashes, it's because you're raising your rod tip too much."
"It's just a matter of technique; if you lift it nice and smoothly and slowly, it will come out of the water."
"Such a fun session, like I never thought I'd enjoy BFS that much."
"It's that pause and descend that we tend to get the majority of our bites."
"It's a great technique for the do-it-yourself angler."
"The Nico rig is an excellent way to catch a ton of largemouth bass."
"Strike indicators allow you to control two key presentation elements: speed of retrieve and depth."
"The hand twist retrieve allows those slow retrieves."
"It's much more about getting the fly down to the fish with depth control than it is about using the perfect fly pattern."
"Fluke fishing is motion in the strike zone, that is the most important thing."
"Mends can be used to eliminate drag or to control the speed of a fly swinging in the current."
"Really a simple, easy way to catch some impressive fish."
"When you're fishing the center pin, it's about as natural a drift as you're going to get."
"If you react and strike, you'll hook it every time."
"The approach is key. You've got to move slowly, move carefully, and move quietly."
"Finesse fishing like this is applicable anywhere, shallow, deep, everything in between; it catches fish."
"You create what's called the D-loop, so you're using some tension of the line that's already on the water."
"The theory or the goal behind these thread wraps that are more visible is to see those really, really light bites by these fish."
"That weight component is really important when you're Euro Nymphing and is going to be the biggest difference between you having a successful day and one where you just catch a few fish."
"The maximum line we're going to be fishing with is 30 feet, you're just putting short accurate cast in and the key is to have a drag-free float all through here."
"I prefer jig hooks; you get a strong hook up."
"Just incorporating accuracy and work rate into your shallow fishing, you're going to catch a lot of fish."
"The longer I leave the line when I come off it, the quicker I will get the bite when I go back on."