Fishing style etc.,...

[VillainousHero]

The next fishing fad...rage...h ype...

Seems like this Forward Facing Sonar or Live Scope Sonar thing is the next hyped up rage for the face of fishing style...

Suddenly there's all these lures labled for FFS tag.  Not that some of these lures didn't exist before that, but now it's labeled as such.  Well there's also all these lures developed for this sonar technology now and more are being released nowadays.  It just seemed like the swimbait of both hard and soft lures was just the last market hype.

If there's one thing about fishing with technology as in sonar viewing interaction, it's that it changes the way one fishes.  It's sort of like, not enjoying the outdoors but more like taking the indoors and just putting it outside.  People eyes are glued onto that screen.

We also know that with technology, there's also the social media glorification aspect.  All of a sudden, this technology is the only thing that seems to catch a lot of fishes.  Not really, just the social media aspect of it.  People still catch a lot of fishes the plain old way.  However with sonar technology, it's become sort of a fishing video game.  Now they just need to put in the special sound effects.  So when the big sonar return signal is spotted, make it sound like the floor boss showed up.

LOL.  That will get the heart beat adrenaline running...

[VillainousHero]

Not that I pay attention to the latest fishing hype or latest fishing rage technique...No live bait needed.

So I decided it was time to learn something...ca lled Strolling...

I don't know didly about that...but it seemed to me that in the end it was all about twitching your rod tip while reeling in your jighead and soft plastic minnow...

So in other words it's just like how we've been doing it for years from ice fishing...just transfer that into open water fishing...Wow oh wow.  Didn't know that we've been doing it for years and now the secret is out of the bag.  Northland mimic minnow...

Well of course they had to get dedicated lure tackle for this Strolling technique to be done right.  Because the technique is based on how the lure actually rolls in it's action. 

[VillainousHero]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pgKiDKtgHA&list=LL&index=28

bait casting technique

makes me wanna go try his techiques

[VillainousHero]

The great debate...Spinn ing vs Baitcasting set ups...

The final answer is...it just depends.

However if we examine things just a little closer for certain techniques or styles.  It does have more favorable scenarios or set ups for each type of fishing set ups.  Obviously spinning set ups will be better for bobber style fishing, especially slip bobber where the bobber stop knot gets wound onto the spool.  Spinning gear also excels with light weight lures.  Whereas baitcasting set ups generally excels at heavier rigs and fishing line managment.  They also have a slight advantage of finessing a lure, just because the center of gravity for the set up is right there in your hand instead of hangling below your hand position.

However there is one specific scenario of jerk bait fishing that baitcasting gear excels over that of spinning gear. For monoline of nylon or fluorocarbon. If you have a cadence of twitch and pause…long pause on spinning gear, not the most desireable effect. Like fishing a bobber on spinning gear, long pause, the line memory coil contraction effect slowly pulls your bobber closer to you. Same thing with jerkbait, just underwater and you don’t visually see it. It just affects moreso on spinning gear.  If the fish ain’t biting, then switch to a bait casting setup. If the fish suddenly bites, then that’s all the difference.  That slack line coil also means a delay in hook set or a delay for lure twitch.  Meaning also a more rod tip movement from long pause to get the lure to twitch.  Sometimes that makes all the difference.

When fish are biting just about anything, it really doesn't matter.  Just fish what you like.

[VillainousHero]

Every year, the routine question of, "What is the best..."

People ask this all the time and it's 99% opinion and 1% actual best gear. 

There is a lot of factors that involves in what is best.  What is best varies from person to person.  The best materials may not always be the most advance material.  E.G. graphene is probably the most advance material to be used for a fishing rod.  However to produce it in a long enough strand that is material consistent for a 6' or 7' fishing rod blank, is currently not technological possible in a cost effective way.  There was once a time when Boron element fishing rods were technically the best fishing rods.  Well it seems nonexistent in today's current offerings.  I'm sure if I research on the internet, I will probably find the reason(s) why not.

There is also different concepts in fishing rod desinges.  E.G. Wavebuster line guide trains concept.  It's sort of a concept that if the fishing line is immediately choked into a straight funnel it should flow better and cast further.  However does the physics stand behind that?  Sort of depends where one is examining it.

For a while there was this push for larger spools on spinning gear will cast further.  Yes a narrative concept on that sounds great and very convincing.  In fact it does work to a generalized concept.  However the nuances and the specifics don't always work out.  The consumers and user just went back to small reels with small spools.  Becuase mechanically it's just works very well.  For one sample comparison of a Stradic 1000 reel with a 40mm spool lip vs a Sustain 1000 reel with a 39mm spool lip.  For two nearly identical reels in mechanical designs and even possible interchanged parts, theh Sustain reel may have a few more bearings in place of bushings and some better material on parts.  Yet when used the Sustain reel casts so much more smoother and less effort for distance.  That difference in just the spool lip diamter of 1mm seems to play quite an influence on the overall feel.

People...alway s someone will asks, "I want the best..." then says, "I will only pay $50...or even $100 for it."  Sometimes the concept is really just asking for the best garbage gear.  Yes, it can be the best gear for one season of use, basically a few months.  Whereas most of them are not actually looking for an heirloom type of gear.  Think about that, something that can possibly be past down to the next generation or more.

So in the end, what is best opinion.  Just fish what you like.