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| Question Asked | Answered By: |
| I
was wondering if you think I would need to go to school to learn
about the way that fish act, live, spawn,and that kind of stuff
or if there was a better way besides school? I’m 24 and since
I was about 16 I have wanted to become a pro or at least try to.
I’m fixing to purchase my first bass boat so I can really start
hitting the lakes hard every weekend and joining a local tournament
group. If there is any suggestions or tips that you may have to
help me please inform me. God Bless, Jonathan Wilson |
The Bass Doctor |
| How Old Do You Have To Be To Become A Pro Fisherman? Can you GIve me a list of sponsors that are looking for a young fisherman. | Charles Stuart |
| Hi
Paul. I found your article about fishing for halibut on the internet.
You have some great info on catching these fish. We are fishing
Pacific halibut off the So. Oregon coast this spring but we haven't
had a whole lot of expereince at it. We've been on a few trips (Guided)
out of Alaska, Canada and the North oregon coast with very good
results. We now have a big enough boat to venture out ourselves
for these morsels. We know what type of bottom to look for but what we'd like to learn a little more about is what to look for on the screen. Are we looking for flat plateaus that rise up from deep waters? The fishing was so good when we went that we didn't pay much attention to what was on the screen. Our mistake. Without spending too much time we'd appreciate a couple tips on what to look for. Many thanks. Darol Wester |
Paul Smith |
| dear
mr. watson, my friend and i are trieng to catch bass to put in his
pond. we are not sure how to determine if the bass is a male or
a female we want to know this so we dont take to many fish out of
there habitat we would really appriciate if u could tell us how
to define between male and female.from: a fellow angler hunter buck |
Leo Watson |
| my
friend and i are trieng to put bass in my pond and r wanting to
no what a baby largemouth bass eats. the bass are about 5 inches
in length. the pond is only 1/4 acre. would this be large enough
to sustain bass? there are some tiny minnows in there but im not
sure how many. could the bass find there own food or do i have to
provide them? i have some shrimp pellets that i used to feed my
aquarium fishwith, would that work? thank you for your time |
Leo Watson |
|
You're article indicated females are larger than
males. How do you actually determine the difference between a
large male and not so large female? I ask this because in the
waters I fish I seldomly see them (and their behavior: nest guarding...etc)
until they are on the hook on their way into the boat. |
Leo Watson |
| I would like to know how to pick paying sponsors in order to fish full time and try to go pro. | The Fishing Professor |
| I would
like some tips about what i need to do to become a pro fisherman.
Is it worth my time? Im 17 years old i live in russellville, arkansas.
get back to me on some info thanks. |
The Bass Doctor |
|
HELP, I just got a baitcasting
combo, and had nothing but problems with it, backlash short casts,
please any info would be helpful. The combo is a zebco c2000c
with aclassic graphite med heavy rod w/10lb test line, thanks.
|
Dennis
Bryant Charles Stuart |
| When I fish for largemouth, most of the time I like to fish works and soft jerkbaits. My main problem is slow bites. I have a feeling that its my hook selection and worm size might be mismatched. For the most part I prefer to use 6 and 7 inch worms or 3 inch worms when they are finicky. I am now using Eagle Eye 3/0 offset worm hooks. When they are tail biting they do not seem to get up to the hook, I fish for walley and sauger in the Ohio River in March and I may wait a 30 seconds or more before a fish is on so I get a lot of practice before my April fishing jaunts. Should I be using a larger hook like a 4/0 or 5/0 or find a hook with a longer shank or does that matter? | Leo
Watson Steve Von Brandt |
| ALL bass fishermen write about a "slow retrieve". How slow is slow? I am just a beginner, I understand where to catch bass, and I understand equipment. It is the technique that I seem to be lacking. | Dennis
Bryant, Charles Stuart & Leo Watson |
| Is there an easy method you use to help in deciding what color of lure you should use? | Dennis
Bryant, Charles Stuart & Leo Watson |
| What suggestions do you have for trimming weedguards and skirts on jigs? Should plastic crawfish trailers be shortened? If so, under what circumstances? |
Dennis Bryant, Charles Stuart & Leo Watson |
| What color are crawdads in the spring? |
Dennis Bryant, Charles Stuart & Leo Watson |
| How would I affectively use a titanium spinnerbait in a pond with a good amount of weeds? Or is there another bait that you think would be more affective for bass? | Dennis
Bryant, Charles Stuart & Leo Watson |
| What kind of pole should I get for a jig? Should it be a stiff pole or a pole that is real bendy. Also, what reel you suggest with brand? | Dennis
Bryant, Charles Stuart & Leo Watson |
| How can you tell a florida bass from any other bass? | Dennis
Bryant, Charles Stuart & Leo Watson |
| How can I become a pro bass fisherman? | Dennis
Bryant, Charles Stuart & Leo Watson |
| What do I do when a few weeks after the opener when bass leave the shallows and or mud bays from spawning? | Dennis
Bryant, Charles Stuart & Leo Watson |
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