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Show i rom rur mail b.m; One of (lie toughest comliiions for a tlsliennan to overcome is high wind. He can stand heut, cold, hunger, hun-ger, rain, sleet, snow, fog, most anything any-thing ecepl wind. It's huid to whip, but there aie wuys. For instance, it's foolish to venture ven-ture onto big water when the wind is whipping up knee-high whitecaps. Not only is it virtually Impossible to hold a boat bill it can be downright down-right dangerous. At these times 1 do these things. Drive around and look for sheltered coves, or lake anus, especially on the lee side. In many of these you can launch a bo.it and get in hours of fishing, maybe discover a new hotspot. Also fishable aic slieams down In valleys, and sin. ill l.nin ponds which can be fished liom shore. A modeiale amount of wind can help you catch llsh because il blows buoyanl plankton against the shore and minnows congregate to Iced. Digger llsh come to feed on the minnows, so use a luie thai looks and acts like a minnow. Never fight wind, it's bigger than you are. 1IR1.R TOM'S C LOSING Til': When fishing on a windy shore, remember that the wind whips waves, washing from the shore food which sinks to the bottom. Use deep-running lures that get down to where the fish arc feeding, like jelly jel-ly worms, small spoons, and weighted spinners. |