Winter lure anglers

[ColinW]

Here's proof they will take artificials in the cold

 

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3QnfxMNaNuU

 

You hear him say it took a Berkley Glup Grub, which is presumably one of these critters.

 

 

How cold must his hand have been? :D

[Newt]

Nice fish for sure.

 

He did call it a Glup but should have said Gulp. Excited I suppose. Berkley has a line of flavoured soft plastics and they call their flavour "gulp".

[Neil G]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

 

 

 

The Dutch/Swedes thing is very interesting. I hardly know anything about their fishing but I too am under the impression that they catch a lot on lures. Is it that they are 'better' anglers or is it just a percentage thing? i.e. if more people lure fish then more fish will be caught.

 

I also wonder how much is down to sheer bloody-minded persistence. I wonder if it takes a certain kind of person to throw baits all day and really work their lures. I've often spent a day lure fishing but I often wonder how much thought and effort I'm putting in. Probably not a lot in my case! Frankly, I wonder if I'm up to it.

 

I love the idea of carrying very litte and keeping on the move but I miss watching a float....... To me, lure fishing has almost become a chore. The more I do it, the less I seem to enjoy it.

 

I'm sure the better lure anglers are also very good at good old fashioned watercraft too. If you get an excellent lure angler to flog around an area where there aren't any pike then he probably won't do too well! But I also think they have ability to make things happen which deadbaiters can't.

 

I'm in exactly the same boat, love the simplicity of lure & fly fishing for pike and the fact that it doesn't take ages to prepare but always find myself reaching for the bait rods come the weekend!

 

A lot of it is a confidence thing, if I lure fished more I would catch more fish and in turn use the method more often

 

I've had some gruelling days on places like Chew fishing from the bank with waders & lures and catching very little but also some fantastic days on the rivers with surface poppers. Venue is important to success

[Vagabond]

Here's proof they will take artificials in the cold

 

 

Brilliant! enjoyed that very much. Thanks Colin.

[Andy_1984]

no its a secret

 

not realy any secrets prety much just what andy macfarlane said and a lot of hard work keep on the move cover as much water as possible and dont stop till you get spazams in your wrist

[Steve Burke]

As Budgie posted there are days when lures will outfish lives or deads even in winter. It may just have been a lean spell. Indeed, this autumn/early winter was very poor on many of my local waters regardless of method. It picked up only just before the cold snap.

[noodle996]

Yes I think its simply because its the accepted wayb of fishing there.More people do it more of the time so are more skilled at it therefore catch more fish!

 

Deadbaiting is very much like a lot of other methods it can be done well or badly!Too many people just settle down in a comfortable spot,chuck out x amount of rods,put them on a pod then wind in at the end of the day! not deadbaiting as I know it! well not to catch fish effectively anyway.

 

Mind you that said poor lure anglers just cast out and retrieve with very little thought as well! Best bit of lure fishing advice I was ever given was to imagine that there was always a pike following your lure and try to encouage it to take.

 

if you cant keep that up all day, try daydreaming of angelina jolie in the tombraider outfit, or mila jojojojojojojojojojojojvich (couldnt stop spelling it sorry) in any of her sci fi out fits helps

 

for the more advanced in years think linda lusardi sam fox etc

 

for the well advanced valerie singlton,or her of the weakest link etc

 

for some of the old duffers in here just think of horlics or bovril

Edited January 16, 2009 by noodle996

[noodle996]

on a serious note tailor your lures for winter fishing try things like hell tails etc, basically try and get closer to the fish ie lower in the water column so they dont have to move as far to have a go

saying that on one occasion last year a big s cranked at light speed caught me a fish when all my lovley lures had failed (found it in a coat pocket it was a swine to cast on 80lb braid and a jerkbait outfit)

[Vagabond]

if you cant keep that up all day, try daydreaming of angelina jolie

 

for the more advanced in years think linda lusardi sam fox etc

 

for the well advanced valerie singlton,

 

for the old duffers.......

 

Nah, none of them

 

Lauren Bacall - she could make my Horlicks any time

[Vagabond]

Best bit of lure fishing advice I was ever given was to imagine that there was always a pike following your lure and try to encouage it to take.

 

Indeed

 

 

It was said the reason for Fred Trueman's success was that he expected to take a wicket with every ball.

 

Attitude, Confidence, Concentration.

Edited January 16, 2009 by Vagabond