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This is actually a much discussed and much debated issue but in the end it all comes down to what works for you personally and in the terrain and species that your targetting
I think it's because the noise you made didn't "sound aggressive" if you see what I'm saying. Vibrations may as well scare away or attract fish. it seems they are capable to distinguish "good" vibrations from "bad" vibrations.About a month ago on a particularly difficult day (no fish) I dived to the bottom and hid behind some weed, however my balance wasn't good and I started to roll sideways. After a bit of cafuffel trying to get myself upright again my gun got caught up in the weeds. So after getting that sorted out I thought to myself that that dive was wasted but I decided to give it a little while as I was now fully sorted out. After all the commotion I had made I didn't expect to see anything but a 3 pounder came in for a look, so maybe a little noise isn't such a bad thing from time to time
I think this is the key to make a vibration sound like a good vibration. Easier said than done, though.the fish felt it wasn't aimed against him
Cheers for the input guys..
Deepthinker, interesting you say about women being more welcome in fish's perception...should we cut off our....? rofl
Hmmmmm? I think some experiences should be kept to ourselves roflIt's just about sharing experience.
What you describe is exactly what we call "agguato", with the additional use of acoustic "fish call" (some people say they work, some people say they're useless: open debate).We had a visitor from Italy here in Guernsey this summer, Marco spent 6 weeks hunting our resident bass. I mention this because he used techniques that were new to me & to be honest most likely impossible for me!
He is very fit & would spend 6-7 hours a day in the water every day - rain or shine - rough or calm. Basically he would find a suitable looking spot, usually found from the surface if vis would allow, or by repetitive diving down & looking. I swam with him a few times but never quite worked out exactly what he was looking for? When the spot was found, usually between 5 & 10 mts he would dive down & rest on the bottom for a few seconds then move on a few mts & stop again. All the while croaking away like a frog, very audible even for a surface spectator. He never really stopped moving for more than a few seconds & very often shot his bass while fining!
Any how a very successful method indeed as Marco caught more Bass in 6 weeks than I catch in one year. (God I hope he doesn't come back next year!)