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No way! Another one?? :))

Hi, SLS. Thanks so much. Great to hear. I'm doing...ok. Really want to get back to my fishing. Paul

Thanks, Mathew.

Well... time, mess, satisfaction. One such lure fits in my pocket and may catch 20 or more fish. And I done made it myself -mostly. (Although I have invented a number of awesome crayfish fly and jig patterns, along with many other darn cool critters.

@@thenatureoffishing7591 Well I'll give ya that, if I want the real deal I do have to seine them myself out of our local drainage ditches, and on top of that I choose to use only the ones that have molted or shedded out as we call it, however, I have seen many a big large mouth taken on artificial crawfish....by the way , I think that's darn cool u make ur own....keep on fishing!

We used to catch them from rock and wood crevices with a piece of bacon fat tied to a string. They grab hold and get lifted out. Worked like a charm. Yeah, keep on fishin’! It’s all good.

Hi, YR. Thanks. In short, things are complicated here. Hoping to get back to the fishing life again. And back to sharing it. I sure miss it.

@@thenatureoffishing7591 as long as you are ok no worry. Life is life it takes us left and right. I wish you the best buddy if you ever visit Virginia near the DC area hit me up I would love to meet you and fish I just bought a new boat and I’m really excited.

Hi, Bruce. Yeah, fish don’t know what line is. Any line can spook fish, depending on conditions, whatever color it may be.

Hi, Arthur. Your situation sounds like a well balanced fishery. Lucky you! Fish apparently need 2 main things to get BIG: good rapid early growth (prior to maturation) and then abundant large prey. For me, I'd rather have your situation than the one in this video, or the needle in a haystack I've been currently fishing. Man those strike-less hours grow old!

LOL. This is not going to be your channel. Click away.

Thanks, Y R.

Hi, Jay. Sorry to hear about your dad's passing. My dad is turning 91 next week and now lives with us. He introduced me to fishing nearing 60yrs ago now; Or maybe it was the rock bass he helped me catch! :) And, thanks! What you've described is what I've geared my channel toward, making and deepening our connections with the natural world. Great to hear you are able to dive right in. It just gets better and better. Hopefully there will be more to come for my channel. For the time being I've been occupied with other more pressing priorities. Thanks again for the spot on comment. All the best, Paul

Doing ok healthwise, although recuperating from surgery. Little time lately to fish, much less make videos. 🤞🏼

Thanks. Just can’t right now.

LOL. Thanks. 😁🍔

Hi Jason. Good to hear. Yeah, fishing and science are cut from the same cloth. Both are attempts at understanding nature. Best, Paul

:)) Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. I guess that works for bass.

Thanks. We’re doing ok, I miss it too. 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

@@thenatureoffishing7591 have you been doing any fishing?

No! Or very little. Ironing out other priorities. Patiently waiting… I hope I remember how to fish.

Thanks Andrew!

Hi, Henry. Thanks. Glad you are enjoying them. Paul

Hi, Jacob. I’ve experimented a fair amount with hook types, including barbless. I feel the most dangerous hooks are large single hooks, due to gap size vs fish mouth size, and the risk of fish taking a soft bait deep. I find the biggest issue with trebles for people is knowing how to unhook fish. I really dislike seeing mangled mouths on fish. I show careful unhooking in a number of my videos. And hope to do a full video on fish handling and unhooking. I really appreciate your thoughtful comment. It’s important to be careful with those wonderful creatures we love.

Hi, Francisco. Me too! Thanks. Best, Paul

Thanks, Francis. This one took only about 6months or so. My second doc took a year and a half and specialized equipment. Very much a labor of love, and deep curiosity.

Thanks, Sidenotch.

Thanks, B and T. Wish I could get back to it. Little fishing/video time lately.

@thenatureoffishing7591 I get it man, life is busy and this fishing thing probably shouldn't be on the top of the priorities list for anyone, unless they're winning 100k tourneys haha Whenever you get the time, I'm sure you'd have an eager audience. Hope you and your family are well brother!

Thanks, CJ.

What depth would you recommend taking water temperature at on a highland reservoir? I ordered an underwater thermometer and have been reading at about 5 1/2 feet

Sorry CJ, just seeing this now. I often start by taking a temperature profile, down to as deep as I might expect bass, for that time of year. I would be curious as to whether there is a thermocline. With very clear water you likely have bass using deep water. I use a thermometer as a guide to eliminate chunks of water, to keep tabs on where I am in the season (identifying “core” water temp), and looking for places and periods that affect fish activity, keeping in mind that bass in particular are pretty labile in their responses to temperature. Cover and food availability can have great influence.

Hi, ECRD. Yeah, it's a lot of work, esp the way I want to do it. Have had to take some time away, more than I anticipated, and am hoping to make it a part of my life again. To your question: Spawning tends to be a whole different mindset for the fish, and separate locationally from feeding, the fish needing different 'habitats' for each. There are locations in a water body that yield successful spawns and bass will return there, something called "site fidelity". Spawning areas may be close to or far from prime feeding areas. In small waters/ponds they may be very close. In large waters bass may travel miles to prime spawning areas. Both are 'migration' behavior, however. My Video Fishing Journal (VFJ) #17 addresses this behavioral shift in a fishing situation. Might check that out. All the best, Paul

Hi CJ. The line provides the most sensitivity. For slow presentations, “stitching” can be helpful.

Yeah, even if they can’t see it, it still moves a lot of water. And that can be enough. FC does have some advantages though, as do all line materials.

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks, Devon.

Pretty silly.

Thanks, Chad.

Thanks David.

A-yup!

Thanks, YOHN.

Mood matters most, is how it played out over time in my observations.

Hi, Slimm. I'd noted that too, both "leopard spotted" females and solid males. Some females get long wide stripes. I remember one small rotund, nearly round, female that looked like one of those little round watermelons. I called her "Melon". Thought these gender observations might hold. But... you're right that they can change patterning. Females most often appeared to get those "leopard spots" when aroused, esp when actually spawning. But males can get those too, esp when spawning, and females can lose the spotting. So, I ended up seeing both looks in both sexes. Cool that you are shooting UW. Paul

Yeah, I miss me too. That is, the Paul that revolves around fish life. Hoping to get back to that. Or something akin.

Hi, Fobor. Females are on or around a given bed for a couple days usually. Then move on to the next male and bed, until they are spent or males are already guarding broods. Females may try to spawn further but may not be able to and eventually switch back to hunting mode as hormones wear off. But yeah, successful males are on beds or broods for a good month or more.

Hi KB. Lotsa questions in there. But so cool you are asking. So many questions come up when we fish. So… bluegills are not food until they are caught wrestled down and swallowed. Bass cannot feed whenever they want. Bass are super predators bc their prey is super prey. Dunno why bass attack too big prey. Sampling perhaps? Even if they can swallow huge prey they may not be able to digest it all, and then regurgitate. The answer may in part be related to your next question… Lures are not “food”. In fact lures look wrong to fish most of the time. They have to do something just right at just the right time to trigger a bite. They can also learn that lures are not food. I’m hoping to get to this topic at some point in the future.

@@thenatureoffishing7591 appreciate the reply. You have answered a question I've long thought was the answer. Lures are just costume jewelry that work against a bass predatory nature. Color, size, action, all a mating dance geared toward one goal. Sales. Granted, pros make a living off being successful, and PB was caught on a naked buzzbait after nearly 2 hours of casting. My opinion, growing fish will eat anything that looks easy. Like dogs chasing cars, what happens when you catch it. Fish don't have hands. Only mouths. All handling is done by mouth. Chase down the odd toy, grab it, get hooked, one way to lose it, throw it. Swim up, jump, shake head violently, rise repeat. My take only.

As you know, some lures work better or worse depending on circumstances. If you've done much sight fishing you know that bass (and other fish) can be darn tough to dupe. And "dupe" is what it is. And when bass don't bite... its not always the lure's fault! One way is to run around "looking for fish", which really means biting fish. It's possible to catch fish where others don't (or have someone come in behind me and catch! ) by knowing what where when and how for that circumstance. I often fish small waters where I don't have the luxury of real estate to cover, so it pays to have some tricks up your sleeve. I don't know about you but I have found myself tweaking my costume jewelry and the presentation of it to dial in to a good catch.

Thanks, Mark.

Hi, Rich. Lol. I’m guessing it’s an automatic reaction to an incoming prey like object. “Reaction strike”, if you will. This can even happen with larger fish, the two getting wedged together.

Thanks, JM.

They be smilin’ big! :)