tips for pbs 2

cranky

Senior Member
casting accuracy is important...people say you should sit in your lounge and pitch etc...i say go down to a small dam close to home and practise rather spend as much time on the water as you can.

if you want to catch big fish learn to fish a techinique that catches big fish...frog fishing...but you need to learn to be patient...some days i go out and only land 1 decent fish...get some real hits but loose a lot of good fish.

much like cranking...i mastered the cranking technique which helped win many comps...but lost many big fish learning.

in a matter of 1 hour at alberts falls i lost a couple of fish which looked like they were in the 3/4 kg mark just because i couldnt keep the fish down...every time they jumped the 30 footer would come flying past me...i spent many hours trying different colour cranks and different depths.

the most important thing to do while practising...is tune the crankbait...make sure the crank run straight...you can tune it by moving the eye on the lip...with very small ajustments...and if you find a crank doesnt catch fish mark it...and try a different crank in the same colour...i use to use 4 or 5 different cranks and find the one the fish liked and put it into the comp tray...which only had lures in which caught fish...no lure went into that box unless it caught fish...i dont know if it was the rattle or wobble but some lure just didnt catch fish.

dont leave cranks or any lure for that matter on the deck in the sun...they will crack.
 

cranky

Senior Member
the more time you spend on the water the better your chances of improving on the PB.

fishing during the week also helps...you catch bigger and better fish mon-fri...my PB was caught during the week late afternoon...

if you are getting bites and hooking fish but loosing them its also a good sign it means what ever you are doing is correct...you just need to practise landing the fish...its when you going out and not getting bites or hooking fish that you should try different lures and techniques.

for example we practised for a comp at albert falls...during the practise we managed to get a good bag...on the day of the comp we used the same techniques...lures colours everything...went to the spot...not a bite...all i did was change from a water meloen red frog to a black chatterbait...because the water was brown and visibilty zero...and the fun began.

 

 

 
 
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