This weeks AMFisH fishing vlog – having a plan of attack for your outings – fishing.

Hi AMFisHers!  This weeks AMFisH(LEARN more: http://www.amfish.ca) fishing vlog is about having a plan of attack for your fishing outings:

I can stress how important this is and how much better your fishing outings will be with a strategy in place for your outings.  As we all see the amount of work professional bass fisherman out in preparing for fishing tournaments, with all those hours upon hours of putting together a strategy for each tournament day.  Well we as AMFisHers need to put in some time as well, maybe not to the pros extent BUT it is critical to have a strategy for your outings as it can be a big contributing factor to you catching fish.

Now where to start?  A good place is making sure your tackle and gear is ready for the outing, this means having the baits you want to use for the day organized in one place, rods you want to use all rigged up with your first batch of starting baits for that outing/lake, spots on the lake picked out and a approach for fishing those spots once you get there, simple little stuff like this.

Everything from time of arrival to the lake, estimated time you will start fishing your first spot, examining the weather upon arrival at the lake, all key points that should not be overlooked, WHY well although some may think these are all simple little things that can be done once you get to the lake, we all know how fast we forget about things when the excitement of fishing kicks in, so being ready and sticking to a plan is key.

Let’s say the weather is supposed to be bright and sunny all day with high heat and once you get to the lake you are greeted with severe overcast sky’s with a slight breeze, your strategy for that hot bright day will need to be tweaked in order to catch fish.  Put those bright colored baits on hold for a while and pull out those darker profile baits that the fish will be able to zone in on a lot easier with the overcast sky’s.  Having a strategy in place is great BUT make sure you can tweak it at a moments notice, because Mother Nature can change quickly some days and we as AMFisHers have to change along with her.

If you get into the practice of strategizing a couple of days before your fishing outing, it will go a long way when it comes to how versatile you can actually become on the water.   The best part comes when you have a plan of attack for outings that is fully customizable when it comes to tweaking it on a last minute basis, example a GO TO BOX of baits that can be used under several conditions, this way you are not wasting valuable time trying to find baits while on the lake.

We all know the more time your fishing rod spends out of the water the less fish we will actually catch, so start working on a basic starter strategy and before you know it you will be tweaking it very quickly and catching more fish!

Hope you found this post helpful!

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This weeks AMFisH fishing vlog – rigging tube baits

Hi fellow AMFisHers!  This weeks AMFisH fishing vlog is about rigging tube baits:

A tube bait is a soft plastic bait that resembles a crayfish, it is a hollow tube portion with a lower part that is a bunch of rubber strands that resemble the tentacles.  The picture below is what a regular standard tube bait looks like.

These baits come on many different colours, sizes, styles, lengths, but the key thing about all of them is they have been designed to resemble a crayfish or crustacean of some sort.   These baits are typically a smallmouth bass bait but can be rigged different ways to catch largemouth bass and other species.

 

The unique part of these baits is that they fall in a spiral way once they hit the water.  The are rigged with a specific led tube jig that is inserted inside the tube, which I demonstrate in this video.   Some easy ways to prevent ripping the tube with a dry lead jig head is to either use some saliva, water or bait sent to lube the jig head up, this will make it slide inside the tube a lot easier.

Second important thing to make inserting the jig head inside is to squeeze the tube bait from both sides so it expands vertically, this added height will allow you to slide the jig head in a lot easier as well.

These baits can be fished with a slow bouncing retrieve, very slowly bounced off the bottom, dragged along the bottom rigged as a Texas rig, Carolina rigged, the options are endless for such a versatile bait!

They also are available with no scent, heavy sent, heavy salted, which gives you more options for different presentations as well.   Having a hollow body to the bait also allows you to insert scent pills, scent cream, or even a piece of a night crawler, the ideas are almost endless!

Highly recommend giving these baits a try, especially if you are a smallmouth bass fisherman!   Should you have any questions about other ways of rigging these feel free to contact me through my YouTube channel and subscribe if you have not done so yet as well or my website.

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