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 The more I fish the less stuff I use
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02/06/12 07:45 PM
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Mark Perry
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I love trying new baits but I have noticed the more I fish the less colors and baits in general i use. I know what I like and what gets me bit so I keep paring my soft plastics colors down to 2-3 that really get used and same with hardbaits. I tend to keep it simpler these days. seems like I catch more fish too. Don't know if its a coincidence but it seems related. I honestly think I could survive throwing green pumpkin soft plastics, black and blue jigs and shad pattern hardbaits all year and do just fine.
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: Mark Perry]
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02/06/12 07:47 PM
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Mike_Soriano
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doesnt keep you from buying more stuff though huh mark lol
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: Mike_Soriano]
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02/06/12 07:48 PM
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Mark Perry
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doesnt keep you from buying more stuff though huh mark lol I really have done pretty good the last year or two. I hardly ever buy junk I don't use anymore.
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: Mark Perry]
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02/06/12 07:50 PM
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ToadSnatcher14
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I took out close to 70 pounds of baits that I didn't need in the boat. It's crazy the things you thought you had to have or things that worked for a brief while but you always go back to the staples.
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: Mark Perry]
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02/06/12 07:50 PM
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Mike_Soriano
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me either honestly, mostly when i go tackle shopping its just to restock weights,hooks and line.. give me a shout one of these days when youre out at fork. well get after them.
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: Mark Perry]
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02/06/12 07:52 PM
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bass461
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Me too Mark, I was a crankbait junkie. Now I paint my own,a lot cheaper addiction. haha.
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: Mark Perry]
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02/06/12 07:52 PM
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Texguy02
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Mark its funny you say that about colors.
I have heard Gary Klein say that to many weekend anglers fish to many different colors trying to find something that will work and that pros pick what they have confidence in and make it work.
Seems logical to me.
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: Mark Perry]
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02/06/12 08:13 PM
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OneFishTwoFish
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I agree with this in theory....
I do have a hard time limiting my soft plastics to 3, but it's not logical. Green pumpkin and watermelon are so close and I seem to have both colors in everything......
Top 3 soft plastics:
Green pumpkin
Chartruse pepper
Black/blue
I always seem to have some pumpkin and blue fleck around as well though....
Easier said than done.
Last edited by OneFishTwoFish; 02/06/12 08:13 PM.
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: OneFishTwoFish]
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02/06/12 08:37 PM
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ssj3goten
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Same here, I have my 4 main topwaters, 3 style cranks/lipless and two main brands of plastics i use thats it. Now do I have a gaint stock of extra baits? Yes
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: Mark Perry]
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02/06/12 08:41 PM
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GaryReynolds
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Mark would u throw black/blue jigs all year? Or would it go with the green pumpkin or similar later in year?
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: Mark Perry]
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02/06/12 08:43 PM
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KevinT.
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I have said many, many times I should eliminate everything but waht I use, which would cut down my tackle to about 2 boxes maybe 3. And rods down to about 6.
That will be the day though.
KT
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: Mark Perry]
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02/06/12 08:56 PM
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Ban-D
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Mark I agree with you. Being broke helps me decide on tackle also Haha. Shad and craw cranks and traps ,watermelon red , and blue flake plastics n jigs could get me through the year.
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: Mark Perry]
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02/06/12 09:06 PM
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Texan4Liberty
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I love trying new baits but I have noticed the more I fish the less colors and baits in general i use. I know what I like and what gets me bit so I keep paring my soft plastics colors down to 2-3 that really get used and same with hardbaits. I tend to keep it simpler these days. seems like I catch more fish too. Don't know if its a coincidence but it seems related. I honestly think I could survive throwing green pumpkin soft plastics, black and blue jigs and shad pattern hardbaits all year and do just fine. It only took me about 6 months of bass fishing to figure this out. Thank God!
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know when to go fishing.
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: Mark Perry]
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02/06/12 09:24 PM
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Steve187 (A.K.A. GETFISHED )
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I figured it out in 6 months also. LOL ! It took a lot longer to trust it though.
Even longer to develop the discipline.
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Re: The more I fish the less stuff I use
[Re: Mark Perry]
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02/06/12 09:33 PM
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Bullet20XrD
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Anything that crawls on the bottom of any lake I have ever been to has some shade of Green to greenish pumkin in it. Perch, crawfish, hellgramites, and leeches. Definitely can't go wrong with that color on a jig or soft plastic.
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