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Complicated days
I have to admit that it was a bit of an accident that I managed to get such good results over the last few days. The conditions weren't exactly right. There were a lot of people on the water and the weather was very changeable, with a cold snap setting in. The morning was not a productive one, with only one short hit recorded. All the anglers we met were unanimous: it was going to be a very complicated day.
It's the little Powertail evo that's going to get me started. This dense lure is very useful for precise casting and that's exactly what I need right now. The position in front of me is quite crowded and the casting window is very narrow. This little missile will get me through and I'll catch my first fish of the day.
I put this down to the fact that the position was difficult to access and therefore not very well fished. But the desert crossing resumes and when nothing happens, you have time to think. What if it was the small size of the lure that was the determining factor?
I decided to go to the extreme and tie the smallest lure I have with me to my tip: the mini paddle from Sico-lure in its new ayu color. It's exactly 58 mm long and has, as its name suggests, a tiny caudal fin which produces a very fine vibration.
The latter saved the day with two superb fish.
However, this does not mean that simply attaching a small lure to your line is enough to succeed. This kind of practice should only be tried in difficult conditions and in the absence of a hit from conventional lures. Indeed, most of the time, it will be counter-productive: a lure that displaces little water will not be spotted or will not motivate the fish to make the necessary effort to chase it.
Watch out for small fish
For those of you who, like me, put your fish back in the water, you need to be even more vigilant when crushing your barbs. A small, light lure can be sucked in very deeply, with all the handling difficulties that can entail. Clearly, if it's small fish you're moving with small lures, the solution lies elsewhere. You need to move on quickly to avoid any risk of needlessly damaging juvenile fish.
I hope that this feedback will help you to unblock a tricky situation one day. It's further proof that when it comes to fishing, you need to be able to adapt quickly. Of course, you can always fish in a stereotypical way and simply tell yourself that today there's nothing you can do, but you'll get fewer bites! After all, whatever the result, the most important thing is to have fun on the water.
