I'll read everything that is posted in a second, but I wanted to respond without having my views tainted.Bigbass Dez wrote:I got topic from another Forum and i wanted to share it with the Washington anglers and get more of a local opinion . So the question at hand is from your own personal perspective relating to bass fishing , whats more important to you as the bass angler the scientific approach or the time on the water approach ? Is it more important to read up on all the basics and fundamentals of bass fishing or just get out there and let the experience on the lake teach you ? ...Iv been fishing since i was a kid and started with a cane pole down in the south and i got my first zebco @ age 7 , I still to this day remember and reflect upon tips and techniques that my grandad gave me when i was young . I later on in life decided to make Bass my fish of choice to pursue , I became a member of B.A.S.S. (i still to this day were there patch) this begin the process of reading the magazines , bass books , etc . At this point of my my fishing i personally have retained more knowledge from time spent on the water than in the books. Not to take anything from excellent and necessary reading material , i feel like i have a edge over a angler that i refer to as "the book worm" . From a different perspective I also realize that not all anglers started bass fishing from time on the water but yet watching anglers on t.v or reading about about this wonder species ..Is this to say that a fish biologist is just as good as a touring Bass pro ?
TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK !!!
BBD
First, what I learn on the water cannot be duplicated or replaced by any other method, but...................
The scientific data can, and does, either support what I already know or suggest new ways or new approaches to try.
So, I use both, the scientific data is good reading when I can't get on the water, and suggest new approaches on those days when my experience fails and the fish seem to have lock jaw.