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Originally Posted by JohnR
I think sometimes when the other fish see one of their member being dragged away from them in a storm of comotion it may spook some away. Think of how often you get whacked early on and everything shuts down right away. Was that the sole fish? Or did the others get spooked? Does the school (swarm) scatter and then regroup a little bit away at a rally point?
How does catching a fish impact other fish of that school? What is the tipping point between when fish will dive on bait even knowing that something strange is happening when some of their members are removed from the heard? A slew of bait? A new moon? Stormy water keep the fish? FAC scatter?
Think how sometimes when you bring in a fish others follow it right in, almost as if they are trying to find the source of what is dragging their partner away or as if they are trying to help spring free their pal...
I'm trying to learn / think how to approach an entire school versus a single fish. Sure you can only catch one at a time but how does that one impact the others?
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Had an Uncle that would swear like the #^&#^&#^&#^&ens if I reeled in a hooked fish too fast.
"What the he!! you doin? You're making that fish scream in agony reelin in so fast! You're making so much commotion you're scarin the others away! Smarten up or your as$ will stay the he!! home from now on!"
He'd always bring them in "slow & easy". Rarely lost a fish that way too.
Often when thinking back,,,,, I wonder.
Many times when he'd hook up he would say, "cast over here to me before I crank in". Ironicly, when I did it right, I'd often hooked up (when I didn't hook-up it was because I didn't "do it right" -?)and have to hold until he got set in beside me again. ("holding fish on point" ?) As I said, sometimes I have to wonder.
Seems stupid I know,,, but it did seem to work more often than not.
My uncle seemed to make simple fishing rather complicated with his rituals. But we caught fish when others got "skunked".
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