You want to catch a fish, you gotta have the right lure.
Being one step ahead is a good way to succeed in the fishing game. But unfortunately, being really good at catching bass requires a lot of experience, and while you can buy all the gear at Bass Pro Shop and watch all the videos on YouTube, hire the best guides to put you in the right spots…. there’s really no substitute for time on the water. And that takes….well, a lot of time. But at the end of the day, it really comes down to finding where the fish are in your lake, and finding out what they’re going to eat. It’s what every fishermen tries to anticipate before they hit the water. It can always be figured out using knowledge from experience, practice, and trial and error. LiveScope and other imaging tools definitely help too…
But one of the best parts about fishing is that there generally is no one right way to figure things out, everyone seems to have their own methods and tricks to making things work. And in many cases, the more creative you are, the more fun you can have, and maybe even find some quicker success out there too. The Japanese are extremely innovative in the bass fishing world, and the JDM market often features some very wild techniques that don’t catch on here in the States until much later, and then brands rush to try and compete with them… enter the fuzzy dice sensation this year.
Everyone wants that extra hint to help the success come a little bit sooner, and perhaps, with a little less trial and error, especially in a tournament setting where getting on the bite the quickest is the name of the game. Shopping for fishing gear can be intimidating with dozens of different style lures, dozens of techniques and dozens and dozens of colors for each lure in each techniques, it’s enough to make anyone overwhelmed. Unfortunately, I’ve spent a lot of money over the years buying the WRONG lures, as have many others.
This fella is living in the future though, just one step ahead of everyone. Not only is he figuring it all out early, he’s getting some insight on the fish before he even buys the lure. A customer at Bass Pro Shops is seen waving a bass rig in front of some bass floating in the store tank. The bass seem interested in it as he creates the motion the lure would as if it was in the water.
Work smarter, not harder, folks… this guy might be on to something.
@monsterbass_co How to know if a bass will eat your lure 😅 #fyp #bassfishing #fishing ♬ original sound – MONSTERBASS
Ok… I don’t actually recommend this, but still, makes for a hilarious video.
Fisherman Makes A GoPro Into A Bass Lure
Speaking of getting creative…
I can’t say I would be throwing a GoPro on the end off my line and risking losing it to the water, but if someone else wants to try it out I will watch every time. I mean, it’s a pretty popular idea. We’ve seen the man strap one to a big ol’fish and another guy strap one to a turtle. That’s enough that makes me feel like there will be more pop up in the future.
The video shows some guy rigging up a lure with one treble hook placed at the base of the GoPro. One of them heads out and actually gets some good footage of a bass coming at the lure but not getting hooked onto it.
After the outing they revamp the lure and place two more hooks of the sides to increase the odds of hooking one. They head back out for a fish and actually hook into a fish. The film is choppy as they fight it, but what a cool idea.
They end up landing a pretty decent largemouth, showing us all that you can use a GoPro as a lure… and well, the quality of the footage is another story. Maybe if they used one as a trolling lure, or like a crankbait, we might get to see a clearer picture of the attack.
Nevertheless, it does work.
Let’s all hope this springs some ideas into a fishing lure cam that can get awesome footage of fighting in some fish. You know, get one of those tiny CIA cameras on an actual lure… someone make it happen.
Cool stuff, boys.
