Freshwater Fishing Questions: Do I have to let my bait float on the fill up or should I use a sinker for fishing in freshwater?
Is it right that the farther I cast my rod the larger the fish I will catch?
Thanks in advance!
Freshwater Fishing Questions: Do I have to let my bait float on the water or should I use a sinker?
June 23rd, 2010 
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It really depends on what type of fish you are targeting and what type of bait you are using.
For live bait, you will either want it within a few feet of the bottom using a sinker, or you are going to want it within a few feet of the top under a bobber.
If you are using lures, you are going to want to give it some life. Cast it, let it dive, bounce it once, retrieve it a small ways, stop, let it dive and repeat until you’ve brought it in, recast and do it all over again. Try to fish lures around brush, fallen trees, or additional types of cover to get bass and many additional types of fish.
If you are using catfish or carp baits, they need to be on the bottom or right off the bottom, and just let it sit there and keep casting to that same area since it’s the fragrance that draws them.
The distance of your cast doesn’t really have anything to do with the size of the fish. It’s all about placement. You can catch monster bass in 2-3ft of fill up at the right time of day in the right cover. While others may require deeper fill up. So figure out what type of fish you want to target and look into where and when they like to feed. It’s also excellent to know what they have been biting on lately, the bait shop owners near your chosen fishing spot should be able to tell you that.
Let us know what you are targeting and we might be able to give you some less generalized answers. I hope this helps some at least. Excellent luck, hope you have fun.
well that is typically right for catfish, becuase they like deep fill up, but they have been know to come shallow. Usually the smaller fish stay shallow so you do not have to compete with them int he deeper fill up. So truthfully you can catch a huge fish shallow as well, uits just you have more of a chance of catching a smaller fish in shallow fill up… To be simple…
Hope this helps
Joseph
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The type of fish you are with will pretty much dictate the type of bait or lure presentation that is needed for you to hook up. There are way too many variables you have to take into consideration when choosing a bait for your target species, especially if your target species is bass. I’m with Laura on this one, choose a fish and learn about that fish. Learn its food preferences and where to find the food source. Then match it with live bait or lures. Lastly, spend time on the fill up, there is no better teacher than the fish themselves. Tight lines!
I woked on your additional question but what specie are you targeting? first off it’s too late for trout unless you are in deep cold high elevation lakes. so I am guessing you want bass. go back to your additional question you questioned and I addressed this question there.
there is no certainty to the question re: the relativity of a long cast catching huge fish. precise casting without a huge loud splash but is vital and being able to place your cast into a 6″ x 6″ spot regularly is something I practiced at when I was still a pre teen Once you recognize certain places where you should estimate a preditor to lie in waiting you will start to know the strictness of castings importance. pitching into a bowl by underhand casting, side arm and overhand into rings made of rope over at a park will help your accuracy improve by leaps and bounds.