What do you need to work on the most? 2025

CBedo reply :

I was reading an article about playing to your strengths and started thinking. In playing to my strengths, what do I unconsciously avoid? What do I not have confidence in? And then, what should I do about it!?

Although, there are many things I need to work on, I seem not to throw very many crankbaits. When looking back, this seems out of whack. I guess I just don't have a ton of confidence in them but never really thought about it until I started reviewing my logs. What am I going to do about it? As we come into the fall, I know that a crankbait can be deadly, as a search device during the transition, and as a catcher when you find'em. I plan on "overusing" a crankbait to some extent, as to get over my "crankbaitphobia."

I'm sure we all have degrees of "weakness" with certain techniques. What are you guys' weaknesses? And what are you going to do about it?

New Bass Man reply :

I guess my weakness is much like yours. I don't own or throw very many crankbaits. I have more confidence in throwing a worm. I made an initial investment in crankbaits about a month ago so I plan to fish them until I get it right.

I am also struggling with jigs. I'm learning more about them but right now I'm struggling.

BASSMAN1301599783 reply :

My weakness is ruling out unproductive water. I am geting better at by using the things posted here that give me a guidline to follow.

Nick_Barr reply :

I need to learn a little bit more versitility and some more deeper water techniques.

Marty reply :

I certainly need to improve at many techniques, but the thing I see that costs me fish at times is my lack of patience. I have this need to cover a lot of water and failure to slow down and be more thorough has cost me fish at times.

Of course, I've been saying that for years and I don't know what's gonna make it happen.

guest reply :

A list of new one day illnesses to use next summer and spring to call off work to go fishing. I ran out this year Maybe Ill just start callin in well instead NAH :

DDbasser reply :

Jig and pig is my biggest weakness, but i'm starting to overcome it. I caught my first bass on a jig last weekend, actually ended up catching 3 bass on a jig.

I would have to say that crankbaits are my second weakness. I have confidence in them I just can't bring myself to throw them very often in the lakes I fish for fear of losing them.

And I haven't even started trying to use a dropshot rig yet.

Rattlinrogue reply :

Up until about a month ago my weakness was pitchin'.I had just never done it.Flippin' always came pretty easy,but to pitch with a baitcaster and not get a backlash every time was a challenge for me.I've practiced about every afternoon for the past month or so and can do it with only the occaisional birdsnest.

bassackwards reply :

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Of course, I've been saying that for years and I don't know what's gonna make it happen.

perhaps accepting that this is just the way you are. u might be surprised.

Grey Wolf reply :

Versitility is my weakness. I depend way too much on cranks and spinner-baits. I've got to use plastics more.

FutureClassicChamp reply :

im with DD....mine is a jig

alhuff reply :

For me I would have to say plastics. I'm not strong with using them, I know why they should be used but its a patiences issue more then anything else. And for me I tend to go with what I've caught fish on in the past, the ole reliable baits.

Alfred

Cujo reply :

the jig and just as bassman said, ruling out unproductive water.

flechero reply :

Like many others, I need to learn to move when things are slow. I have a tendancy to stay put because I "think" there is a big fish lurking below.

Unfortunately, I need to work on the boat a lot... it's 13 yrs old and has tired wiring.

booty0 reply :

The jig, no doubt. That's how the big ones are caught here on the Big G, but I don't have the patience or confidence to stick with it. I throw it a few times and then go back to the worm. Maybe I should just leave the worms at home for a while, though I would probably have an anxiety attack if I did...

chevy reply :

Everyone seems to have the same lure weakness'. As do I.

I have a couple flippin' jigs but tend to only throw it a few times and then switch. I don't feel confident that I'm using it correctly. Do I let it sink and bury? Do I keep it off bottom and moving? I was actually planning on posting a thread asking how to use a flipping jig properly.

My other weakness is crankbaits too. I just don't feel they produce for me. It's the same as a jig, I'll only throw a couple times and then change. Whereas I will stick with a plastic bait for a while even if it isn't producing. Which is wierd.

Then there's the rigs you have to take time to set up i..e. carolina, drop shot. I don't have enough rods yet to have either pre-rigged on one. And I'd rather keep casting then stop and rig it.

New Bass Man reply :

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I don't have enough rods yet to have either pre-rigged on one. And I'd rather keep casting then stop and rig it.

Chevy,

You stick around here long enough, the bait monkey will fix that!

woody9409 reply :

I must learn to focus more on what I am doing. In particular worm and plastic fishing. Sometimes i am not watching the line or am just not ready to set the hook and I miss a fish. Sometimes I don't try to set the hook until after I feel the 2nd tap, by then the fish has usually spit the lure out.

I seem to focus so much better when using cranks or spinnerbaits.

roadwarrior reply :

My take is a little different. A technique has to have a result I'm interested in. For example, when drop shot fishing first came into vogue I jumped on it, bought all the right stuff (including the GYBC kit) and got pretty good at it, too. Well, I have not fished this way in at least two years. Why? I never caught big fish. Then the more I read about the technique the clearer the picture became: This is a numbers game. If you are a tournament fisherman, I think this is something you should be all over. I'm not.

Same story for flipping. I think I've caught more fish in a shorter period of time flipping than anything I have ever done. Some of the fish, and I mean quite a few, were some of the biggest bass I have ever caught. BUT, since I'm not fishing for money, jerking a big fish out of the water just ain't my cup of tea. If I were a tounament fisherman, I think I might use this technique about 50% of the time! I'm not.

What I want to focus on are techniques that are fun for me and produce results. I'm kinda there with soft plastics, I'm going to get there with jigs.

Crankbaits? Thanks to KU_Bassmaster, Chris and Raul, I have had an awakening and man, has that paid off! I prefer long casts and a big fight with big bass. I don't care anything about improving numbers, just size.

Curado reply :

Probably deep water.

bassaddict62 reply :

Because I fish a lot of clear water, I tend to get obsessed with trying to get individual fish to bite even if they're not in the mood, instead of moving on and trying another spot. I'll cast to the same fish with every lure in my box before I'll quit.

Michael H reply :

worms are my weakness i have never got a fish on them at all but since i keep hearing worms are great baits i am going to keep trying them till i get some fish

bassackwards reply :

for the most part, all I use are plastics and spinnerbaits. I have some cranks and just got some jigs. I could learn to fish jigs better, I started out with cranks and got away from usin 'em.

the thing I think I could improve the most on is finding the fish. presentation of plastics may play apart, but I'm not so sure. I think locating the fish is my biggest obstacle when I set out to fish.

maybe I lack in figuring out what is out there in deeper water. I'm thinkin of gettin one of them portable fish finders.

bluezstringr reply :

My biggest fault is sticking with a pattern to long when the fish have moved on to something else.

Like the song says "You gotta know when to hold them and when to fold them"

O well, I'm working on it 8)

Rebbasser reply :

Crankbaits-I have a ton of them, just don't throw them very much, and I need to get better at fishing deep water structure.

paully reply :

Well i many flaws I wish to change.

First off, get more confidence in crank baits. I've caught 3 fish on them.

Know when to switch things.

Catch a fish on jigs and know when/where to use them.

Know what to use when nothing else is working.

C-rig

T-rig

Patience.

Pitching/Flipping

I think that pretty much sums it up.

Chris reply :

Weakness....none sorry ;D

Keepin_It_Reel reply :

Plan and simple. I suck at jigs

master_baiter reply :

would have to be 2 things patience and i switch baits to much but i have started only bringing a few lures with me and one pole.

Madhouse27 reply :

I'll join in with the crankbait gallery. I definately need a breakout day using them to start developing some confidence in them. I'm a soft plastics freak but would love to have a day when they weren't producing and a crankbait actually came through for me. Of course I'm probably going to have to throw the crank more than my usual scenario of making three casts and then ditching the thing.

Okeechobee_Cracker reply :

Crank Bait :

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