FISH IN THE MOMENT
TakE f Y o O r UR a C b UE e S t F te RO r M s T a H c E k
O FISH *
ne of the new catch phrases in the bass
world is to “fish in the moment.” It implies
that for all we know and all we have
experienced, what we have in front of us is the real task. However, in practice, a problem may
By George Kramer
I say “many situations,” but not all. While I’ve heard anglers pronounce that they or someone out there could always catch a fish in any condition, I have never seen ”that fisherman” prove it in every situation. And while I can’t disprove the notion that
arise when we don’t accept—or rather, we don’t
there is a “biting fish” somewhere out there every
respond to what we find. By the same token, should day, if only one of 100 anglers can get that bite, you
we go so far as to actually discard all we know in this can’t beat yourself up. When it’s tough out there, it’s
quest to live for the moment?
tough.
If there was a snap answer, believe me, I would
Having offered that consolation, tough fishing
write it down and we could go on to something else.
may be a reality, but it’s not an excuse. The best
The fact is there seems to be several things going
anglers—those who profess to fish in the moment—
on every minute in nature with the fish. While the
don’t acknowledge it’s tough until the day is done
fisherman basically interrupts (maybe intercepts)
(or they’re trying to throw you off from the fact they
what’s going on, he uses common tools and
have found something).
methods, and is often able to take advantage of many
The key is recognize certain cues, and then
situations.
react to them. The examples that follow are not
taking small cues from the bass can sometimes
produce big results, as shown by pro Dean rojas
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