Chris so what it sounds like to me is that you keep moving until you find a
spot that your lure works. Is this true?
"Chris Rennert" wrote in message
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Pat,

Personally I like to fish baits I feel I can catch fish with in any
condition. It is mostly based on confidence and forage. Instead of
breaking down what I do completely here is a quick example. Take a swim
jig, this bait, I can use at absolutely anytime of year, in any cover,
and at any depth. The only changes I make to them are trimming the
brush guard, using a smaller or larger trailer, and trimming the skirt.
You can burn them across the surface over the tops of weeds, and then
kill them in a pocket. YOu can dead stick them, and allow the skirt to
just pulsate on the bottom. You could hop it back like a plastic worm,
you could slowly swim it directly back to the boat. One instance it
just doesn't hold up is in the very early spring when suspended baits
shine.
I will tell you that I am a crankbait fisherman first, and will reach
for a crankbait in just about every situation because I have all the
confidence in the world in them.
I apologize for the long reply , and to answer your question directly, I
stick with a bait until conditions don't allow me to fish the bait. I
won't fish through every bait in my tacklebox hoping to catch fish on
something, I try and get a feel of the area based on the season and run
through it with my primaries if nothing is happening I will move and
find another area. Of course, this doesn't mean the way I do it is
correct, or better than anyone else's method, mileage definitely varies.
I don't want to sound like a broken record, but you must have
confidence that the bait you are throwing will catch the fish you are
fishing for.

I have a lot more on the subject, but I will leave it there and if you
want to talk about it more just holler.

Chris
Pat_RI wrote:
How long do you guys stay with a bait before switching off to a
different
lure? Say if you don't get a hit in the first 30 minutes do you switch
from
a jig to a spinnerbait or do you keep with it? Opinions?