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The Advantage of Confidence Baits The last few times I have been on the water, I have been fishing with people who have just started fishing over the last couple of years. It appears that the number one question I get is how they learn to fish all the different baits on the market. Well my answer is not what they expect; as I believe that the worst thing an inexperienced angler can do is start trying to learn to fish to many baits. There is just no way can an angler just starting out fish all the different baits on the market. In fact I’m not sure that a weekend angler can ever get enough experience to accomplish that. My answer is to take the few types of bait you have experience in and gain confidence with them before you venture out to other baits. I believe that there is not bait on the market that if you became proficient with, that you couldn’t catch fish 12 months a year on any lake. Take the baits you have some confidence in and learn to fish them in several different ways, under many different conditions and you will be much better off especially as a weekend angler. There was a time in my fishing career where I fished with nothing but a 6 inch lizard, and I learned to catch fish under every condition on the lake. I believe that as an angler starts to mature as a fisherman the more different baits he fishes with the more his decision making becomes flawed. He questions his choice when things get bad or hard and becomes frustrated and ends up having a bad day and wondering why he went to the lake. In fact, one reason I don’t like people to bring their tackle box with me, is because they change baits way too often. Frankly, they spend more time changing baits than fishing and wonder why at the end of the day they struggled. I put them fishing with the bait that will catch fish, teach them how to fish it and put up with the ups and downs of a day on the water. Fishing with confidence and struggling is better than fishing with several different baits over the period of a day and struggling. Fish Lake Guntersville Guide Service www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Call 256 759 2270 Captain Mike Gerry