'Food' for thought or 'hey you bass, don't be so senstitive!' 2024
SENKOSAM reply :
In Paul's previous post, he related lure avoidance as the subject of a study done relating an inherited recognition of lures and fish aggressiveness. I'm not a believer. But I'm also not a biologist (other than the Bio 101 course I took in community college. 
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What I propose is first defining a few terms and then giving examples of how they might apply to bass responses to our lures.
First, as anglers, we use stimuli - something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, (feeling, thought - humans only) or provocation.
The three types of stimuli - positive, negative (or aversive) and neutral. We all desire the positive response - the bite.
An aversive stimulus is any negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to avoid it. For a fish, that probably includes anything from low oxygen levels or a sudden shadow or visualization of objects such as herons and humans. (Scuba divers have been video tapped getting very close to big bass and cormorants swimming underwater easily catch bass.)
Do bass ever see our lures as aversive stimuli or do they come around to simply ignoring them (a neutral response)? Meaning, does a bass sprint to the other side of the lake when confronted by something much smaller than itself even if the object hooked it multiple times? I think not. How many fish in a school see other fish hooked on the same lure over and over and still attack it? Not very bright if you ask me.
Scientists and anglers know that all forms of animal life have the ability to learn from experience (though maybe not all anglers, myself included . ) Part of that learning includes recognition.
To recognize is to identify as something previously seen, known;
-to identify from knowledge of appearance or characteristics;
-to perceive as existing or true (even if it's not)
Our ace in the hole is the simple fact that bass recognize an object as edible and vulnerable. Angler present lures that stimulate a basic recognition of an object as a type of prey (maybe stored in its genetic substance) or something unknown that intrigues it. (We will never know which).
I know the following term relates to computers, but it seems applicable to bass - pattern recognition.
Pattern recognition is the automated identification of shapes or forms (or patterns of speech).
A lure pattern is something I theorized in a previous post and includes all design characteristics that separate one lure from another. Now, back to the subject in the title - lure avoidance or neutral response indicating sensitivity from repeated exposure.
I don't believe fish avoid lures that they once ate with glee. That which was not dangerous before is not dangerous in the present. It doesn't mean the fish doesn't recognize the lure by shape, size, action and color, it just means that the fish is either no longer fooled into eating it or not interested in the least. Over time and exposure, something happened either to the fish, its environment or both.
Okay, so now you want bass to respond to the same lure class and design you previously caught it on. How? You change something in the lure pattern. You changed size, color, weight, action or presentation and all of a sudden the lure catches fish again (until it doesn't). Is it just coincidence? Who cares!! The bass now recognizes the object as intriguing or vulnerable or as food. It no longer recognizes the lure as a plastic or metal fake not worth looking at. You have acknowledged its natural selectivity and re-included your lure back into it. Of course, the higher a fish's aggression level, the less selective it is, but a lure that has been ignored recently, will still most likely be ignored. I believe it takes only one fish to turn a school on and one lure to turn it off after changing from one that works to one that doesn't
Food for thought. :
Frank
senile1 reply :
Correct me if I misunderstood you but in a nutshell your post states the following:
You believe once a bass is classically conditioned to ignore a lure, a change in the presentation of that lure will induce the bass to bite again. You don't believe bass are conditioned to fear or avoid a lure due to a perception of danger.
No one knows for sure why a fish avoids a lure but we can make educated guesses as you are doing with your theory of pattern recognition. You do state that the fish was no longer fooled into eating it. That means he must have learned through classical conditioning to avoid eating that presentation or "he learned to avoid a lure he once ate with glee." Then when you change the presentation, he is induced into biting again. Whether he ignores the lure due to negative stimuli (perception of danger) or neutral stimuli (simply ignores it due to lack of interest) is really irrelevant to me as an angler. He ignores the lure just the same until I change the presentation.
SENKOSAM reply :
I don't know if a bass avoids eating the same lure versus becoming less aggressive towards it. Maybe just coincidence but if,for example, I change the color of a soft plastic stick from bright in early spring to more subdued in late spring/ early summer (ie. bubblegum to green pumpkin), I get better results. Same worm, same size, same company.
If I downsize a bait, sometimes I find the smaller bait works better. Same design, just smaller.
If I work a crankbait fast but then slow it down with longer pauses, the bait may (and at times has) produce better. Same bait, different presentation.
A soft plastic may work better changing to a C-rig once fish start ignoring it worked weightless near surface or deadsticking a spinnerbait rather than using a steady retrieve. Same bait, different presentation.
I change jig trailers in summer from those I use in the spring. Same jig and color skirt but it works for me along with a different presentation.
One last example - changing from a floating minnow to a suspending minnow. Same shape, different action and possibly different presentation.
It's not a question of fish avoiding a lure as much as you renewing its interest in it. Why it does, well everyone has their own opinion, especially those who make changes in the same lure that results in more strikes. Giving up on a specific lure for the year or forever may not be the best idea.
Classic conditioning has nothing to do with why a fish stops biting a lure and then starts biting the same lure in its natural environment where there are few controls or constants. I wish it were otherwise. But classic conditioning does apply to anglers who avoid using lures for the wrong reasons.
Senile, I would bet you've had similar experiences.
senile1 reply :
So I misunderstood to a slight extent. You are talking about the fact that in particular situations the slightest change to a presentation can turn on the bite. I am talking about the possibility of a bass experiencing a lure so much that they are classically conditioned to ignore it because they associate it with pain, or a non-edible entity. Some don't believe this happens, but I am in the camp that thinks it is very possible. As we both said, none of us can be sure why a bass does what it does, but we do know that slight changes in presentation can provoke a strike.
J Francho reply :
What about what a bass experiences when its in a negative feeding mode, or completely inactive? I mean, its one thing for it to get stuck by a poorly presented bait when its on a shad feeding rampage, but what about the 8 billion times a buzzbait was run over its head throughout the middle of a sunny day? Does that fish then learn to ignore a buzzbait when normally it would go crazy for it?
senile1 reply :
Speaking in terms of an inactive fish not biting, the fish doesn't learn anything about the buzzbait that day except that the lure is moving too fast for it to care to chase it down. A slower presentation should be used.
In terms of learning to ignore buzzbaits in the near future, in my opinion, unless a particular fish bites the buzzbait enough times in a specific period of time it will never learn to associate a negative consequence to that particular lure. It's perception of that lure would be neutral. Of course, I can't provide any definitive proof of this.
I do believe I have seen instances of fish conditioning. I have walked down docks where I have seen carp gather near me and lift their mouths above the water expecting to receive food due to people pitching crumbs to them.
I've also read articles about fish conditioning though I don't have them all at my fingertips. Below is one which describes the conditioning of zebrafish to choose a specific color of zebrafish to group up with based on socialization even thought the group may be a different color than the test zebrafish.
Reference: Raymond E. Engeszer, Michael J. Ryan, and David M. Parichy. 2004. Learned Social Preference in Zebrafish, Current Biology. 14: 881-884.
However, I am not a marine biologist. These are my opinions based on reading and experience. I'm definitely open to evidence that contradicts what I believe.
slonezp reply :
What about the fish that you catch, release, and recatch 5 minutes later? Did it not receive negative stimuli from being caught or does its instinct to eat and survive surpass everything?
senile1 reply :
QuoteWhat about the fish that you catch, release, and recatch 5 minutes later? Did it not receive negative stimuli from being caught or does its instinct to eat and survive surpass everything?
By definition, classical conditioning does not occur with one experience. It takes multiple experiences within a time period that will reinforce the negative perception created.
bassfisherjk reply :
WOW! 
J Francho reply :
QuoteSpeaking in terms of an inactive fish not biting, the fish doesn't learn anything about the buzzbait that day except that the lure is moving too fast for it to care to chase it down. A slower presentation should be used.In terms of learning to ignore buzzbaits in the near future, in my opinion, unless a particular fish bites the buzzbait enough times in a specific period of time it will never learn to associate a negative consequence to that particular lure. It's perception of that lure would be neutral. Of course, I can't provide any definitive proof of this.
By "the book," an inactive bass bites NO LURE, so therefore a slower presentation doesn't change things.
What I'm suggesting is that it doesn't take a a fish eating a lure to develop a negative response. In other words, once (several times over their heads) not a positive feeding response, always not a positive feeding response, irrespective of feeding mode (inactive to active).
It may explain all these, "I can't catch a whiff, on X bait, but can on Y all day," when you know it doesn't matter, they're almost identical. Consider that many of these guys are hitting small ponds, and beating the same 50 fish over their heads every day. I find that hitting my lunch break pond involves quite a bit of "evolution" in what I decide to throw.
Tin reply :
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senile1 reply :
QuoteIt may explain all these, "I can't catch a whiff, on X bait, but can on Y all day," when you know it doesn't matter, they're almost identical. Consider that many of these guys are hitting small ponds, and beating the same 50 fish over their heads every day. I find that hitting my lunch break pond involves quite a bit of "evolution" in what I decide to throw.
I don't disagree with you. I have experienced this "evolution" on ponds as well though it seems to happen over a period of time for me.
Senkosam stated:
QuoteIt's not a question of fish avoiding a lure as much as you renewing its interest in it. Why it does, well everyone has their own opinion, especially those who make changes in the same lure that results in more strikes. Giving up on a specific lure for the year or forever may not be the best idea.Classic conditioning has nothing to do with why a fish stops biting a lure and then starts biting the same lure in its natural environment where there are few controls or constants. I wish it were otherwise. But classic conditioning does apply to anglers who avoid using lures for the wrong reasons.
I don't see that what you and I believe is that far off from one another except for the conditioning piece. While I may believe that conditioning occurs it doesn't mean I will stop using a lure. For one thing, there is no way to prove the reason a fish isn't biting a lure at a particular time. I can't prove that a fish is conditioned to a particular lure. My first assumptions when I am not getting bit is I am in the wrong place or I am using the wrong presentation (or as your refer to it, lure pattern). I have to assume something that I can control is causing me to not get bit. Otherwise, I have no recourse but to go home.
Catt reply :
Here's my problem with this whole theory of bass becoming conditioned into not hitting lures. If the population of bass is small enough as it is in these ponds or the fishing pressure great enough wouldn't it stand to reason that after a certain period of time no bass would hit a single lure ever again?
senile1 reply :
Good point, Catt. I think that if a bass "becomes conditioned" to a particular lure and you stop using that lure for a period of time, the bass "forgets" what it learned.
It's not like I hang my fishing strategy on this idea of bass becoming conditioned. I just believe any fish can become conditioned to certain stimuli as I have read studies that support this idea. I can't prove when they have become conditioned as I stated in the post above. It is always best to assume that something I can control (location or presentation) will eventually lead to a bite.
SENKOSAM reply :
QuoteWhat about the fish that you catch, release, and recatch 5 minutes later? Did it not receive negative stimuli from being caught or does its instinct to eat and survive surpass everything?
I don't think I've ever seen or heard that happen, even in a lab, but if so, IMO it would have to do with a very high activity level. An ultra-high or medium high activity (irritability) level reduces a bass's selectivity when it comes to lures or live prey. It's like someone turned the dial up and turned the fish into a feeding machine. Its short term memory seems to get shorter when it's in the mood and forgets it got caught on the same lure a week ago. How many prespawn males have you caught that have torn lips with multiple holes ? Same for crazy a** pickerel!
But one thing is very true what Senile said about conditioning. Fish can get excited and stay excited because of a learned response.
Example: I took my son to a trout farm in Eldred, NY to fish and see how trout were raised for stocking. The breeder tanks held all size fish crowded together and when the caretaker came over with pellets, the fish became excited and then fed in a frenzy. (Maybe that's one reason trout anglers don't see hatchery fish as a challenge.)
The sunfish I had as a kid would rise to the surface when it saw me nearby, knowing that fish flakes were going to be sprinkled. But if I was able to recapture that fish after flushing it down the toilet after feeding it, you think it would stop eating my fish food? Probably not.
QuoteI don't see that what you and I believe is that far off from one another except for the conditioning piece. While I may believe that conditioning occurs it doesn't mean I will stop using a lure. For one thing, there is no way to prove the reason a fish isn't biting a lure at a particular time. I can't prove that a fish is conditioned to a particular lure. My first assumptions when I am not getting bit is I am in the wrong place or I am using the wrong presentation (or as your refer to it, lure pattern). I have to assume something that I can control is causing me to not get bit. Otherwise, I have no recourse but to go home.
I totally agree! To stop using a lure because I believe bass just aren't feeding on lures they might have been caught on or been exposed to, assumes a lot! We can never know how near an inactive bass (one not actively chasing bait or prey) is to being turned on and beginning to show signs it is gearing up to feed. We throw the dice and see what happens. But there might be something to the old angler wisdom of working an area slower and repeatedly.
Doug Hannon's, Al Lindner and Glen Lau's underwater videos are amazing as learning tools - the tape doesn't tell fish tales! ;D
J Francho reply :
QuoteI don't think I've ever seen or heard that happen
Bed fish.
slonezp reply :
QuoteQuoteI don't think I've ever seen or heard that happenBed fish.
No, not bed fish. I have personaly had it happen once with a bass, and once with a steelhead. Not really inconceiveable when you think about it. If a fish is feeding agressively that's all it's thinking about. How many times have you guys caught fish with shad or crayfish sticking out their gullet? or hook a fish, it gets off and hooks itself again?
There is no doubt in my mind that fish can be conditioned. I've had oscars in a tank and tank fish develop personalities. As far as "wild" fish are concerned i believe it to be different. There is so much stimuli in a lake enviroment a fish has to be on guard constantly. I believe they to be more selective. Any of you have a "lucky" lure or 2 of the same identical lures, but one seems to catch more than the other? Why does one catch more than the other? There is just something special about the lure that causes a reaction. How many times have you been fishing with a partner, you dial in on a pattern and you outfish or get outfished 3-1 using the same bait. Just something about the rig/retrieve.
Correct me if I'm wrong but IMO the original post is based on the idea that fish feel pain when mouth hooked.
A fish has one purpose in its life, and that is to survive. That means eating when it's hungry, attacking when it's threatened, and reproducing. We as fishermen have to figure out how to trigger that response.
Catt reply :
I think the problem arises with the interpretation of the data; a person will interpret the data with a bias towards their own beliefs.
On more than one occasion I've personally caught the same bass 3 days in a row off the same cover with the same lure. Day 1 & 2 of the trip I didn't catch him but on day 3, 4, & 5 - I caught him, on day 6, 7, & 8 nothing.
So did the bass become conditioned or simply turn-off (become inactive)?
J Francho reply :
Good stuff slonezp.
QuoteCorrect me if I'm wrong but IMO the original post is based on the idea that fish feel pain when mouth hooked.
Maybe that, and that they didn't end up with a full belly.
J Francho reply :
QuoteSo did the bass become conditioned or simply turn-off (become inactive)?
Good question. I've always wondered not whether they were conditioned, but how long they were conditioned. On northern lakes, most bass have 2-3 months of ice over to forget about all the lures they saw. I wonder if this is a massive northern "reset."
Jigfishn10 reply :
QuoteQuoteSo did the bass become conditioned or simply turn-off (become inactive)?
Good question. I've always wondered not whether they were conditioned, but how long they were conditioned. On northern lakes, most bass have 2-3 months of ice over to forget about all the lures they saw. I wonder if this is a massive northern "reset."
Or is it because the "book" on the northern strain is that they are much more aggressiive than, say, a Florida strain because the northern strain has a smaller feeding window during the year?
I do believe they become conditioned to a certain degree when you present a lure the same way until, like Senkosam stated, you change the presentation up. JMHO
J Francho reply :
Maybe. I know that's the "book." I wish my fish studied that book more often, though.
senile1 reply :
QuoteMaybe. I know that's the "book." I wish my fish studied that book more often, though.
The literacy rate among bass is a travesty. 
Catt reply :
I think conditioning is plausible to a degree depending on many factors such as the size of the body of water, size of the bass population, availability of food, amount of pressure applied and so forth.
Conditioning can be overridden by the instinct of the bass to survive, if the opportunity presents itself a hungry bass is going to feed even if cautiously.
SENKOSAM reply :
QuoteThere is no doubt in my mind that fish can be conditioned. I've had oscars in a tank and tank fish develop personalities. As far as "wild" fish are concerned i believe it to be different. There is so much stimuli in a lake environment a fish has to be on guard constantly. I believe they to be more selective.
Most definitely bass can be conditioned to do tricks in a laboratory. "Learning is acquiring new or modifying existing knowledge, behavior, skills, values, or preferences and may involve synthesizing different types of information." A lake or river environment doesn't allow fish the time or opportunity to be conditioned to one specific lure or lure class. A fish my see the lure once in its lifetime and maybe get hooked, but a year down the road forget it ever saw the lure.
Here's an idea (or two) to think about (opinions welcome). The complexity of a bass's brain as compared to a dolphin's or parrot's brain is ..well.. a no brainer! : But when you think of all the fish you've caught in all their different stages of life, can't you see a few analogies to higher forms of animal life behavior?
For example, juvenile bass are much more aggressive on average than an older bass. Young puppies show the same aggression and hyperactivity. Both have one thing in common - play.
Young fish seem to do the same.QuotePlay has been approached by several theorists as the first form of learning. Children play to experiment with the world, learn the rules, and learn to interact. Play is pivotal for children's development, since they make meaning of their world.
All young push the limits of their limited abilities - bass are no different. They attack something they don't realize they can't consume. Anyone catch a 6" bass on an 8" lure? They may attack to eat, but many attack because the moving object is there and they feel safe to just capture it, maybe testing themselves and the lure they've never experienced. Young bass are apt to chase a lure and attack it several times on one cast, older, lazier bass not so, especially those with large pot bellies!
Older bass may also testobjects they've never seen if the object (lure) gets their attention, holds it and become irresistible at least for the moment. Maybe an hour later nothing you do with the lure will get even a whiff.
I compare a bass's intelligence (stored knowledge) and learning ability (based on its limited capacity to store data and to reason) to that of an eight month old infant. I believe a bass's mentality in the wild can't evolve much further. In this light, a two year old bass is similar to an infant when it comes to moving objects. For instance, a baby's mobile gets different infant reactions in a day's time - joy, excitement, irritation, the urge to touch it, yank it, mouth it. The toy may also be completely ignored (depending how wet his/her diaper, hunger pains and crankiness). But if the mobile falls down and even bruises an infant's head, he most likely will not be afraid of it the next day and back to observing and being fascinated.
Bass go through different stages in their lives and in one day's time. Youthful exuberance has been touched on. An older bass's vulnerability to strike a lure depends on the stage it's in; the length of those stages vary daily. In any order, the stages are: sedate and lazy; mildly interested in new objects that come within its space; more irritable and maybe more apt to test/ mouth the object) after giving it its undivided attention; very irritable and hyperactive - it will eat your sneaker!
Fish and animals in general, first need to feel safe and in charge of their immediate space. If a lure's presentation and action doesn't turn an active stage into a sedate stage, you have a window to catch it.
Sometimes that window is nailed shut, just like it's mouth!
slonezp reply :
QuoteAll young push the limits of their limited abilities - bass are no different. They attack something they don't realize they can't consume. Anyone catch a 6" bass on an 8" lure? They may attack to eat, but many attack because the moving object is there and they feel safe to just capture it, maybe testing themselves and the lure they've never experienced. Young bass are apt to chase a lure and attack it several times on one cast, older, lazier bass not so, especially those with large pot bellies!
Older bass may also testobjects they've never seen if the object (lure) gets their attention, holds it and become irresistible at least for the moment. Maybe an hour later nothing you do with the lure will get even a whiff.
You need to factor in that smaller bass have more competition for the same food source than big bass and that makes them more aggressive towards a lure. In general a larger fish will eat a larger meal to expend less energy thus less competition for its foodsource. #'s wise there are many more small bass than large ones. Also a 12" bass will eat a 4" bluegill, but a 5lb bass may eat a 4" bluegill or the 12" bass. A 5lb catfish may do the same, and a 50" musky may eat the 5lb bass. The point I'm trying to make is the higher up on the foodchain the fish is, the less agressive it needs to be. It's possible the larger bass may seem lazy because they can be.
SENKOSAM reply :
QuoteYou need to factor in that smaller bass have more competition for the same food source than big bass and that makes them more aggressive towards a lure. In general a larger fish will eat a larger meal to expend less energy thus less competition for its foodsource. #'s wise there are many more small bass than large ones
I've read everything you said and believed it as gospel for over 40 years, but now I wonder the validity of all that knowledge//opinion/speculation/ imagination. Homer Circle was one of the first fishing writers to make his name in the 70's impressing newbie anglers like me with ideas which had no source. Now I question him and all other past fishing media wondering if bait companies were behind half the truths.
Slone, don't you think it's possible that there are far more smaller bass because the numbers that hatch every year are near a million or more? The numbers are reduced through predation by larger fish and fish eating birds and natural mortality reasons.
One thing I've noticed annually are the huge spawns of panfish and catfish every spring and summer. Unless there is a fish kill, don't most lakes and ponds always sustain all ages and sizes of prey fish, frogs, insects, crawfish, shrimp and other creatures? No bass should ever starve because of lack of food. The only time I've ever caught concave belly bass is in late summer when the water looks like pea soup and green algae scum lies on the surface. Many of the small to medium bass just stop eating, but not due to a lack of food or too much competition.
I think young bass just have higher amounts of energy and feed more often in warm water.
Does a large bass usually wait for a large meal to conserve energy? How much of the time? 100 %, 50%, 25% of the time? Another theory with exceptions.
ww2farmer reply :
Talk about over anal-I-zation.......... : :
SENKOSAM reply :
QuoteYES...........exactly. I don't know you AA, but your questions are all them same..........insert bait name here......... I just tend to say things a little less elegantly than most
You can say that again! ;D
ww2farmer reply :
QuoteQuoteYES...........exactly. I don't know you AA, but your questions are all them same..........insert bait name here......... I just tend to say things a little less elegantly than most
You can say that again! ;D
That went over better than expected ;D
J Francho reply :
QuoteTalk about over anal-I-zation.......... ::
Its winter dude, would you rather 30 posts asking how to fish a Senko?
;D ;D ;D ;D
Jigfishn10 reply :
quote]YES...........exactly. I don't know you AA, but your questions are all them same..........insert bait name here......... I just tend to say things a little less elegantly than most
SENKOSAM reply :
It was taken from one of WW2Farmer's replies from another topic, in response to his comment,
QuoteTalk about over anal-I-zation..........
Franco's right - who wants to hear another 'what is the best braid' or 'what is your favorite spinning reel' type question. Brainstorming gets the juices flowing and what has been posted by many show that there is interest and thoughts on the matter.
Believe me, it's not easy coming up with concepts and organizing supportive ideas and possibilities. Fishing for me is all about possibilities and the never ending fascination.
Jigfishn10 reply :
Gotcha...Sorry about that, I had/have an interest in this thread and suffered from vapor lock and had to ask.
Raul reply :
I have several farmer relatives, in their farms they have ponds, maybe the biggest pond is half an acre in size, so like Francho said, there are 50 bass in them figuratively speaking , nobody but me fishes the ponds, and boy being a stone cast away I beat the heck out of them, I got extra couple of hours time ? ---> time for a "quickie"; if you show those fish the same lures over and over again they "learn" to recognize the lures, the fish as more as you fish the pond the harder they become to catch, no, I don 't think that bass avoid lures genetically, I don 't think it 's a trait they inherit, why ? cuz I give a certain pond a break for several weeks and when I fish it again it 's just like the first time, and the next generation of fish ? well, they are as dumb as their parents, grandparents and so on.
SENKOSAM reply :
Raul, this is only one angler's opinion but as a lure maker and designer of soft plastic lures, I have a few rules I go by when designing.
Rule number one: prey familiarity breeds repeat strikes in the sam waters year after year. By association, lure familiarity from day to day or generation to generation, supports this rule and the outcome is positive. Lure familiarity can also produce negative results as suggested below.
For example, the minnow-like lures shown below have a body & tail finesse action exactly like the real one.
Maybe (genetically?) bass are familiar with the tail flutter and overall profile because its brain is wired to accept and attack this design for whatever reason. All I know is that it is a multispecies lure that works in different sizes and colors and that it works all times of year, even under the ice. To a fish, if it looks and acts like a minnow, it is a minnow and minnows are generally easy to catch.
Rule number two: some designs are made for the novelty bite meaning, the general fish population attack something new the first year and then ignore it most of the time after that. I have no idea why it happens but I have boxes full of such lures I thought would work forever.
Rule number three: Seasonal lure designs can be relied on for the season it has proven itself in consecutive years. Spring designs for me, for example, means making and using lures that produce noise, that may have bright colors and are shallow water baits. The minnow shown above will work, but why not generate long range wake-strikes in 2' of water?!! For this kind of strike, I designed a soft plastic, wide, spoon-like lure that does just that and guarentees a smashing bite in spring.
The design may work as well in fall or summer, but for now it (and many others) is a primary spring lure.
Why lure fatigue? Everyone on this site has opinions and speculations. If you find a fish that speaks English and tells you why, contact me ASAP! Just make sure you keep that fish in a safe location!
Rule number four: texture, action, profile and color always matter.
Same shape as the minnow, but with important differences. By varying texture, action, profile and color, I avoid lure design fatigue.
Frank
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