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Winter 2020
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H
ow many times has this happened to you? You
call up your fishing buddy the night before a trip
to the lake and both of you agree that fishing is going to be slow. You pack up your slower presentation lures.
You tie on all of your light stuff, like a weightless Senko or
a darthead or a 1/16-ounce dropshot and hit the first spot
only to watch your buddy throw back the last of his forth cup
of coffee or third giant Red Bull, switch the trolling motor on
80 and stars to
roll
Now
everything you
tied on is too light
and you cannot
hit the bottom
even in 10-feet of
water. I believe it
has happened to
most of us at one
time or another?
Over my
35 years of
experience
tournament
fishing and
guiding for a
while, I have
seen all types of
different “speed” scenarios. I have been in the boat with guys that super-fast leadfoot the trolling motor, going wide-open and then let it off and coast.
On the contrary, when it comes to super-slow, I’ve been with guys that come to their area and not only come to a snail’s pace, they actually completely stop the boat, while they camp out on a hotspot, leaving the backseater drifting in the wind.
Either way, fast or
slow, speed matters to
the angler in the front
of the boat and to the
angler in the back. I’ve
learned from both ends
and here is what I know.
CONSTANT MOMEMTUM
If you are the guy running the front, burning up the area on high, fueled by your caffeine overdose or you are the guy creeping along, parking in your sweet spot for 30 minutes, leaving
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