Reader's Input

[BassAnglerMagazine]

BAM is looking at some new ideas for our Angler Up Close segment - what are some things about pros that you find interesting? What do you want to know about regarding their life? Do you like to hear the personal information or do you like to keep the questions fishing related?

[bamabassman]

well i think more of HOW they got started and what they started with and whom would be nice myself. how did they get the bug to go pro and so forth.

[Bassboss]

What do they do other than fish during the season. What do they eat? I think it might be cool to see some of the creative stuff they've come up with.

[bassfishkansas]

How about what gear they started fishing tournaments in, how they got their sponsors, words of advice to aspiring tournament fishermen, and other hobbies

[bassinbob]

What worked to put them over the top to win a tourney. Why they went with one bait and stuck to it. How many different rods do they usually have and USE each time. There are so many that say the same thing over and over again. I'd really like to see you get into their minds and not hear the usual stuff. Also any stories about their lives is interesting to me.

[merc1997]

here is something that has always been an interesting observation to me. if you break down each pro fisherman, for the most part, each one is a pretty much one dimentional fisherman. by that, i am mean, they are either a great shallow water fisherman, or a great deep water fisherman. this why that you see guys do good in cycles. the majority of lakes they fish one year will fit shallow water styles, and then the lake selections will go the other way to deep fisherman. it would be an interesting read as to why pros pick to be better at shallow or deep. if we all really break down most of the top pros out there, there is really not anyone that you could say is really great all around. meaning they can flip as well as they fish a jig deep, or fish a worm through shallow vegetation as well as they fish one 30 feet deep on a roll off. i persoanlly think it has a whole lot to do with the type of lake they grew up fishing. here on table rock lake is one of the few lakes in the country that you really have to be adaptable to catch fish anytime of the year. winning stringers can come from six inches of water to 100 feet deep.

we see many more pros that are best at shallow water. shallow water to me is 15 ft or less. kvd has won lots of tournaments, but name one tournament he has won fishing over 15 ft deep. fishing fast and shallow is his strength. if all the tournaments one year were all fished on lakes that required catching your bass 15 ft. or more, i really do not think you would see kvd in the winners circle. now, do not get me wrong, kvd is a very good fisherman, when it comes to shallow bass. so, it would make a very interesting article about why each individual pro focuses more on 15ft. or shallower, or deep water, over 15 ft.

bo

[MIbasser]

Originally Posted by merc1997

here is something that has always been an interesting observation to me. if you break down each pro fisherman, for the most part, each one is a pretty much one dimentional fisherman. by that, i am mean, they are either a great shallow water fisherman, or a great deep water fisherman. this why that you see guys do good in cycles. the majority of lakes they fish one year will fit shallow water styles, and then the lake selections will go the other way to deep fisherman. it would be an interesting read as to why pros pick to be better at shallow or deep. if we all really break down most of the top pros out there, there is really not anyone that you could say is really great all around. meaning they can flip as well as they fish a jig deep, or fish a worm through shallow vegetation as well as they fish one 30 feet deep on a roll off. i persoanlly think it has a whole lot to do with the type of lake they grew up fishing. here on table rock lake is one of the few lakes in the country that you really have to be adaptable to catch fish anytime of the year. winning stringers can come from six inches of water to 100 feet deep.

we see many more pros that are best at shallow water. shallow water to me is 15 ft or less. kvd has won lots of tournaments, but name one tournament he has won fishing over 15 ft deep. fishing fast and shallow is his strength. if all the tournaments one year were all fished on lakes that required catching your bass 15 ft. or more, i really do not think you would see kvd in the winners circle. now, do not get me wrong, kvd is a very good fisherman, when it comes to shallow bass. so, it would make a very interesting article about why each individual pro focuses more on 15ft. or shallower, or deep water, over 15 ft.

bo

Um, not to hijack this post, but when it comes to ledge fishing, do you know a better angler then KVD? Why would he come out with a 7'11" crankbait casting rod, the 6XD crankbait line only to fish shallow? I would read up and find that out that he actaully likes fishing deep....