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By my own standards I have had a pretty rubbish catch rate this year. There are external factors largely responsible but looking a bit deeper and other factors have played a part and more so than previous years.
1. Having less time to fish (due to work and arrival of a baby) I have been fishing marks that previously produced good results. This year due to there seeming to be less bass than previous years the bigger fish seem to be much thinner on the ground and the marks that have produced bigger fish have produced next to nothing.
2. Less time to fish = less time to learn and keep up with movements in location, feeding patterns and just being in the right place at the right time. Not to mention what the 'hot' method is.
3. Smaller lures are something I use quite a bit anyway but this year the bigger lures that usually produce as well have caught hardly anything. It seems to be small lures or not at all as far as catching goes.
Anybody else noticed changing patterns this year?
1. Having less time to fish (due to work and arrival of a baby) I have been fishing marks that previously produced good results. This year due to there seeming to be less bass than previous years the bigger fish seem to be much thinner on the ground and the marks that have produced bigger fish have produced next to nothing.
2. Less time to fish = less time to learn and keep up with movements in location, feeding patterns and just being in the right place at the right time. Not to mention what the 'hot' method is.
3. Smaller lures are something I use quite a bit anyway but this year the bigger lures that usually produce as well have caught hardly anything. It seems to be small lures or not at all as far as catching goes.
Anybody else noticed changing patterns this year?