Where Do You Throw A Lure?

Another question that has come up frequently is how do you know where to throw your lure?

I get this one at every seminar I do. This is where your practice comes in. Remember where I was talking about learning what the bottom feels like in an earlier article? 

Feel the brush and when you stop feeling it drop your tip and let the bait fall. I can tell you every spot that I stop in what is on the bottom. I did not have anyone teach me this technique; I learned it on my own and you will have to do the same.

When you cast your lure, you will have a real good idea where the bank is by sounds and you will be surprised at how much light the moon puts out. A good practice note here would be go in the back yard and set up maybe a log, tree branches, rocks and cast your lure over it and get the feel.

You want to fish your bait slow when you think you are fishing slow....slow down even more, this is when attractant comes in handy also maybe even a glass rattle inserted in the worm.

Story Time:

I took this guy that had never fished at night before to a lake and all the way there, I was warning him that these big bass will jerk the rod right out of your hands.

We were fishing and I had caught a few. He kept saying that he was not even getting a bite, just hung up. I told him that he was fishing too fast and to slow down. Cast when I cast and do not cast again until I do is what I told to him to do.

He was following my instruction to the tee...and I have to tell you I am a joker at heart. I will do almost anything to get a good laugh...anyway, this guy had walked up behind me and had just casted out in the front and was letting the bait settle. I took my lure and dropped it over his line, which he had not seen and then I jerked for all it was worth. 

That guy almost had a heart attack until he found out what just

Happened; he thought he had the next worlds record on his line.

All was forgiven before dawn. He did slow the bait down and we both caught a lot of real nice fish that night. He realized that he was not getting hung up but the fish were just lying still with the bait in their mouth.

The very next time I told him when he thought he was hung to hand me the rod or jerk it real hard and see. I was right; the next cast or the second cast he did what I said and landed a nice 7 pound Bass.

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