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Fishing Confidently
Confidence is a massive factor. It can be blowing an ugly 30 knots from the west or the lake can be calm and clear;
regardless of conditions at hand I myself must head off on a charter 100% confident of finding fish and tricking them to strike.
Without the focus of positive thinking I'm sure we could easily come unstuck. A guide without confidence won't positively
influence those clients who are fishing on the same boat.
When trying various lures to entice a barra, every cast must be filled with confidence and every retrieve focused upon and directed at success.
The more you think in a manner driven by success the more likely that will be the outcome. The same applies to lure colour and technique.
I don't have a favourite colour nor do I have colours that don't produce fish. How about blind folding anglers and giving them a
lure that they do not know of its colour, but only of its type- then fish it the same way they would their favourite.
No prizes for guessing the result. Same technique, various colours, same barra landed. Mental aspects go a long way.
Overcoming mental blocks or imaginary hurdles can be tough, but can be cured.
Individual Confidence
The more you cast a 'confidence lure' the closer you are to landing a fish on
it which in turn keeps it up there in the 'confidence class'. You may land one or two fish on it during a tough day
making the end result a 'successful outing', but there are many ways to measure success. During that day when
things were tough it can be highly possible that hidden in your tackle box is a lure or a technique that might
catch you 8 fish in that same 'tough session'! Your confidence lures often are the wrong choices for best success.
By diversifying fishing methods we end up with '20 more confidence lures to call on', even they can be the wrong ones.
In any given hour and with any collection of fishing variables there will often be a lure or two that shines above the rest.
Two fish could become ten. I do not have a confidence lure as I realise the changing faces of fish and the fickle attitudes
that come with. My diaries paint a far out picture.
Johnny
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