ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING

By: BDB_Bassmaster Mood: FRESHWATER FISHING Date: 06/22/2008 16:21:16 Music: None

Attitude is EVERYTHING! — In the sport of bass fishing,
whether for recreation or in tournaments, presents anglers with
countless variables over which we have no control- wind, water clarity,
fishing pressure, or poor weather conditions. That being said, one
thing that has helped me TREMENDOUSLY is developing an attitude that is
110% positive. What I mean by that is whenever I encounter a situation
that nearly everyone would see as being negative, I try to list at
least two good things that will result from it. For instance, if the
wind is blowing 20 mph on your favorite fishing spot; yeah, that’s bad
for boat control, but at the same time it will keep other fisherman and
pleasure boaters out of the area, it stirs up the water column
(oxygenating the water, pushing plankton around which keeps the
baitfish active which makes the bass more active, AND it helps to
position the fish).

See, just by using my knowledge of how both bass and bass fisherman
work, I’ve turned a bad situation into a great chance to go out and
drill some nice fish. Imagine this as well; you pull up on a new
fishing spot that your trying for the first time. The second cast in
you get hammered and a 5-pounder comes up, shakes his head and throws
your lure. Your first thought is probably not a very positive one. Your
first thought should be, YAHTZEE! Because now you know that (A.) there
are fish (and good fish) in the area, (B) they could be quite
aggressive, (C) you could already have the right lure tied on, and (D)
because of this, you will probably be paying very close attention to
your fishing and end up getting “in the zone.” Developing an attitude
such as this makes all the difference in the world when it comes to
fishing. After all, how many times have you caught a 10-pounder when
you were ticked-off and frustrated for some reason?