Thread: lures vs. bait
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Old 08-16-2012, 09:56 AM   #49
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Originally Posted by Ed B View Post
A good friend of mine who has been a very good and successful big fish catcher for many decades has an expression which i really like. He says "Big fish don't chase". While that is a generalization and doesn't explain every possible circumstance or big fish that has ever been caught, his statement is valid. To increase your odds, presentation of the right lures in the right place and manner is key to big fish of all species, and that is the fun of artificials made of wood, plastic, rubber, fur or feathers.




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Your friend is absolutely right! A big and slowly retrieved plug will catch big fish! Jack Frech's most productive/large fish plug was the Banana...A large plug that he fished at a crawl.

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