·Paradigm Trap

Sometimes we allow ourselves to become trapped in our own paradigms. The
events of today, are a prime example of why we need to continuously try new
things.

Here in Michigan, it was a cool sunny day. The water in the pond was
crystal clear and 62° with a slight ripple. I went to the pond primarily to
practice working my spinnerbaits after all the recent talk about them here
in the ng. I know where all the bass school up in the pond, so all I really
need to do is find what speed, size, and sound/action they want for the day.

I started with what I thought would be the perfect spinnerbait for the
situation - a 1/2-ounce with a hologram/silver flake skirt with a few
threads of ocean blue thrown in for good measure, and tandem chrome
willowleaf blades. I slow rolled it through the tops of the weeds, ran it
down a foot, waked it, burned it, jerked it, and jigged it all for not. So
I switched to a basically the same color with a Chrome/Gold blade combo with
the same results. Then I ran a white one, a green one, a craw, a shad, a
yellow, a chartreuse, and a black using every willowleaf and Indiana blade
color combo I could think of, with no results.

Then I took out a 3/4-ounce with a white living rubber round threaded skirt
and a single #7 Chrome Colorado blade. I have this lure primarily for deep
waters when I am HAWG Hunting. This thing has a HUGE Thump and it shakes
that 3/4-ounce jig pretty good side to side. You don't need a G.Loomis rod
to feel this puppy, because your rod tip bounces a good inch up and down
with every turn of the blade. I have seen this thing spook more fish than
it has ever caught fish, but not Today.

Today, this spinnerbait, that I call Big Thumper, was catching largemouth
bass as small as 8" to some real hawgs. I was totally shocked the first
time I slow rolled it though the tops of the weeds and suddenly it was gone,
and attached was a little 8" LM. Thinking it was a fluke, I casted it out
again and bam, another bass. But this one was more like two pounds, and it
just kept happening about very third cast.

Now everything I was ever taught says this thing shouldn't have caught a
fish in 4-feet of crystal clear water on a bright sunny day. I don't know
if the fish were hitting this lure out of fear, or hunger. I suspect it was
out of fear, because I caught one 10" that was hooked through its nose and
out the edge of the eye socket - and no it didn't blind it. That fish
rolled on this lure to push it away, or at least that is my theory.

Ok, we have a few marine biologist in here, so why do you think this lure
worked today? I really would like to understand this lure's incredible
results today, when it shouldn't have worked. But it does tell me, there
are no rules in fishing and I need to look beyond my paradigms.

--
Craig Baugher

What is a paradigm?

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"Craig" wrote in message
...
Sometimes we allow ourselves to become trapped in our own paradigms. The
events of today, are a prime example of why we need to continuously try
new
things.

Here in Michigan, it was a cool sunny day. The water in the pond was
crystal clear and 62° with a slight ripple. I went to the pond primarily
to
practice working my spinnerbaits after all the recent talk about them here
in the ng. I know where all the bass school up in the pond, so all I
really
need to do is find what speed, size, and sound/action they want for the
day.

I started with what I thought would be the perfect spinnerbait for the
situation - a 1/2-ounce with a hologram/silver flake skirt with a few
threads of ocean blue thrown in for good measure, and tandem chrome
willowleaf blades. I slow rolled it through the tops of the weeds, ran it
down a foot, waked it, burned it, jerked it, and jigged it all for not.
So
I switched to a basically the same color with a Chrome/Gold blade combo
with
the same results. Then I ran a white one, a green one, a craw, a shad, a
yellow, a chartreuse, and a black using every willowleaf and Indiana blade
color combo I could think of, with no results.

Then I took out a 3/4-ounce with a white living rubber round threaded
skirt
and a single #7 Chrome Colorado blade. I have this lure primarily for
deep
waters when I am HAWG Hunting. This thing has a HUGE Thump and it shakes
that 3/4-ounce jig pretty good side to side. You don't need a G.Loomis
rod
to feel this puppy, because your rod tip bounces a good inch up and down
with every turn of the blade. I have seen this thing spook more fish than
it has ever caught fish, but not Today.

Today, this spinnerbait, that I call Big Thumper, was catching largemouth
bass as small as 8" to some real hawgs. I was totally shocked the first
time I slow rolled it though the tops of the weeds and suddenly it was
gone,
and attached was a little 8" LM. Thinking it was a fluke, I casted it out
again and bam, another bass. But this one was more like two pounds, and
it
just kept happening about very third cast.

Now everything I was ever taught says this thing shouldn't have caught a
fish in 4-feet of crystal clear water on a bright sunny day. I don't know
if the fish were hitting this lure out of fear, or hunger. I suspect it
was
out of fear, because I caught one 10" that was hooked through its nose and
out the edge of the eye socket - and no it didn't blind it. That fish
rolled on this lure to push it away, or at least that is my theory.

Ok, we have a few marine biologist in here, so why do you think this lure
worked today? I really would like to understand this lure's incredible
results today, when it shouldn't have worked. But it does tell me, there
are no rules in fishing and I need to look beyond my paradigms.

--
Craig Baugher

..twenty cents?


--
Early to Bed, Early to Rise,
Fish all Day, Make up Lies.

Shawn


"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
What is a paradigm?

--
http://www.fishingworld.com/MesaTackleSupply/
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com http://www.secretweaponlures.com
http://warrenwolk.com/ http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com/

"Craig" wrote in message
...
Sometimes we allow ourselves to become trapped in our own paradigms.
The
events of today, are a prime example of why we need to continuously try
new
things.

Here in Michigan, it was a cool sunny day. The water in the pond was
crystal clear and 62° with a slight ripple. I went to the pond
primarily
to
practice working my spinnerbaits after all the recent talk about them
here
in the ng. I know where all the bass school up in the pond, so all I
really
need to do is find what speed, size, and sound/action they want for the
day.

I started with what I thought would be the perfect spinnerbait for the
situation - a 1/2-ounce with a hologram/silver flake skirt with a few
threads of ocean blue thrown in for good measure, and tandem chrome
willowleaf blades. I slow rolled it through the tops of the weeds, ran
it
down a foot, waked it, burned it, jerked it, and jigged it all for not.
So
I switched to a basically the same color with a Chrome/Gold blade combo
with
the same results. Then I ran a white one, a green one, a craw, a shad,
a
yellow, a chartreuse, and a black using every willowleaf and Indiana
blade
color combo I could think of, with no results.

Then I took out a 3/4-ounce with a white living rubber round threaded
skirt
and a single #7 Chrome Colorado blade. I have this lure primarily for
deep
waters when I am HAWG Hunting. This thing has a HUGE Thump and it
shakes
that 3/4-ounce jig pretty good side to side. You don't need a G.Loomis
rod
to feel this puppy, because your rod tip bounces a good inch up and down
with every turn of the blade. I have seen this thing spook more fish
than
it has ever caught fish, but not Today.

Today, this spinnerbait, that I call Big Thumper, was catching
largemouth
bass as small as 8" to some real hawgs. I was totally shocked the first
time I slow rolled it though the tops of the weeds and suddenly it was
gone,
and attached was a little 8" LM. Thinking it was a fluke, I casted it
out
again and bam, another bass. But this one was more like two pounds, and
it
just kept happening about very third cast.

Now everything I was ever taught says this thing shouldn't have caught a
fish in 4-feet of crystal clear water on a bright sunny day. I don't
know
if the fish were hitting this lure out of fear, or hunger. I suspect it
was
out of fear, because I caught one 10" that was hooked through its nose
and
out the edge of the eye socket - and no it didn't blind it. That fish
rolled on this lure to push it away, or at least that is my theory.

Ok, we have a few marine biologist in here, so why do you think this
lure
worked today? I really would like to understand this lure's incredible
results today, when it shouldn't have worked. But it does tell me,
there
are no rules in fishing and I need to look beyond my paradigms.

--
Craig Baugher

A standard, practice, law, belief, opinion that you think always holds true.

--
Craig Baugher

On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 02:43:51 GMT, "Craig"
wrote:

Ok, we have a few marine biologist in here, so why do you think this lure
worked today? I really would like to understand this lure's incredible
results today, when it shouldn't have worked. But it does tell me, there
are no rules in fishing and I need to look beyond my paradigms.

I've got a question for you Craig: Why are you just limiting your
answers from "marine biologists"? Don't tell me ya don't trust the
possible answers from the other 99.9% of us!

--
Dwayne E. Cooper, Atty at Law
Indianapolis, IN
Email:
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1st Annual ROFB Classic Winner

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 23:45:30 -0400, "go-bassn"
sent into the ether:

What is a paradigm?


You don't know what a pair of didigms are. They are those little
things you think you see out of the corner of your eye and when you
look, there is nothing there :}
danl
Good fishing, great catching
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Remove left x for direct reply

LOL! Yeah, another paradigm . . . . Cleaver Mr. Coop, very cleaver.

--
Craig Baugher

Great observation, Craig, and a reminder to all of us that those who feel
that carrying & trying just a few versions of their spinnerbaits, or
crankbaits, or tubes, or whatever, are those who most often end up catching
the fewest fish.

--
Bob Rickard
www.secretweaponlures.com
--------------------------=x O')))


"Craig" wrote in message
...
Sometimes we allow ourselves to become trapped in our own paradigms. The
events of today, are a prime example of why we need to continuously try
new
things.

Here in Michigan, it was a cool sunny day. The water in the pond was
crystal clear and 62° with a slight ripple. I went to the pond primarily
to
practice working my spinnerbaits after all the recent talk about them here
in the ng. I know where all the bass school up in the pond, so all I
really
need to do is find what speed, size, and sound/action they want for the
day.

I started with what I thought would be the perfect spinnerbait for the
situation - a 1/2-ounce with a hologram/silver flake skirt with a few
threads of ocean blue thrown in for good measure, and tandem chrome
willowleaf blades. I slow rolled it through the tops of the weeds, ran it
down a foot, waked it, burned it, jerked it, and jigged it all for not.
So
I switched to a basically the same color with a Chrome/Gold blade combo
with
the same results. Then I ran a white one, a green one, a craw, a shad, a
yellow, a chartreuse, and a black using every willowleaf and Indiana blade
color combo I could think of, with no results.

Then I took out a 3/4-ounce with a white living rubber round threaded
skirt
and a single #7 Chrome Colorado blade. I have this lure primarily for
deep
waters when I am HAWG Hunting. This thing has a HUGE Thump and it shakes
that 3/4-ounce jig pretty good side to side. You don't need a G.Loomis
rod
to feel this puppy, because your rod tip bounces a good inch up and down
with every turn of the blade. I have seen this thing spook more fish than
it has ever caught fish, but not Today.

Today, this spinnerbait, that I call Big Thumper, was catching largemouth
bass as small as 8" to some real hawgs. I was totally shocked the first
time I slow rolled it though the tops of the weeds and suddenly it was
gone,
and attached was a little 8" LM. Thinking it was a fluke, I casted it out
again and bam, another bass. But this one was more like two pounds, and
it
just kept happening about very third cast.

Now everything I was ever taught says this thing shouldn't have caught a
fish in 4-feet of crystal clear water on a bright sunny day. I don't know
if the fish were hitting this lure out of fear, or hunger. I suspect it
was
out of fear, because I caught one 10" that was hooked through its nose and
out the edge of the eye socket - and no it didn't blind it. That fish
rolled on this lure to push it away, or at least that is my theory.

Ok, we have a few marine biologist in here, so why do you think this lure
worked today? I really would like to understand this lure's incredible
results today, when it shouldn't have worked. But it does tell me, there
are no rules in fishing and I need to look beyond my paradigms.

--
Craig Baugher