I have taught a lot of guys to fish a jig and a lot to fish a jerkbait. Sometimes they catch on quickly and sometimes........not. I am in a group for our church that is doing outdoor stuff. We camped on an island on Friday night in 30 degree weather at night and rain. Still, I'm used to it and was quite comfy. The plan was to fish on Saturday. Now these other two guys have been friends and hunting buddies for years. I know they have a passion for hunting and until Saturday thought they were making their fishing capers up. Turns out....they were not.
They had told me that they had never really caught fish when fishing, and when they did, it was never more than 1 and with no real size. Rich, one of the guys warned me that he would jinx me and he never catches fish. I was confident in my spots and the time of year. I KNEW I could put him on at least some fish. So out we set.
We fished for about 4 hours. Now, the lake is VERY high and cold, at least 10 degrees below normal for this time of year. After all, if I can put Buzz on fish, then hey....LOL
Well, they did catch fish; 3 each. And apparently that was a record for each of them and the size was bigger than anything they had ever caught. The fish were only 2 - 3.5 lbs. Now, the reason I feel bad, is that despite the fact that I gave them identical baits, let them cast first, and would even have them cast to fish I raised, is that despite all my efforts, they caught 6 fish total, combined and I managed to boat about 40. At one point I had 7 fish in 7 casts. I wasn't trying to do it, it just kind of comes naturally.
I guess when it comes down to the actual feel and "knowledge" of how to get your retrieve just right, and what a bite feels like can't really be taught. It can be explained, and then has to be experienced to be learned. That is why I find it so hard to tell people what a jig bite feels like. You just have to experience it to learn it.
So the weekend was great, hope everyone had a good time. We caught some real pigs, and I will post some pics once I get them developed. Not quite as good as Mackelroy's, but close. Course, I wasn't on Mini's $#!+ either.
They had told me that they had never really caught fish when fishing, and when they did, it was never more than 1 and with no real size. Rich, one of the guys warned me that he would jinx me and he never catches fish. I was confident in my spots and the time of year. I KNEW I could put him on at least some fish. So out we set.
We fished for about 4 hours. Now, the lake is VERY high and cold, at least 10 degrees below normal for this time of year. After all, if I can put Buzz on fish, then hey....LOL
Well, they did catch fish; 3 each. And apparently that was a record for each of them and the size was bigger than anything they had ever caught. The fish were only 2 - 3.5 lbs. Now, the reason I feel bad, is that despite the fact that I gave them identical baits, let them cast first, and would even have them cast to fish I raised, is that despite all my efforts, they caught 6 fish total, combined and I managed to boat about 40. At one point I had 7 fish in 7 casts. I wasn't trying to do it, it just kind of comes naturally.
I guess when it comes down to the actual feel and "knowledge" of how to get your retrieve just right, and what a bite feels like can't really be taught. It can be explained, and then has to be experienced to be learned. That is why I find it so hard to tell people what a jig bite feels like. You just have to experience it to learn it.
So the weekend was great, hope everyone had a good time. We caught some real pigs, and I will post some pics once I get them developed. Not quite as good as Mackelroy's, but close. Course, I wasn't on Mini's $#!+ either.
I said " nope, not the color" :lol:
