Undoubtedly one of the most popular anglers in bass fishing, Woo Daves has been a household name to fishermen for nearly 30 years. With over $600,000 in Bassmaster winnings to his credit, including 5 wins and 33 top-10 finishes, Woo cemented himself as one of the best in the world with his 2000 Classic victory on the waters of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. We submitted our 10 questions to Woo to get a better understanding of his approach to catching bass, and his answers follow below.
Q - Specialist vs. generalist – do you see yourself as one style or the other technique wise?
WD - Specialist with plastics, but you need to be versatile!
Q - In practice, better to cover lots of water or learn an area intimately?
WD - Learn one or two areas, unless you are on a solid running pattern.
Q - How long do you try a pattern without a bite before abandoning it?
WD - 30 minutes max, but I will go back during the day to check.
Q - Easier to win a local one day (BFL, etc.) or a 3-4 day regional/national?
WD - A local one day is the easiest to win, because the fish do not get beat up!
Q - How much practice time do you believe is optimal for you to be able to compete effectively?
WD - I think 2 days is plenty of time.
Q - How critical is bite timing (i.e., finding "afternoon" fish, "morning" fish, etc.) versus fishing your fish all day -- don't leave fish to find fish?
WD - Don't leave fish to find fish, this is the biggest mistake made by most fishermen.
Q - In practice do you stick 'em or shake 'em?
WD - Depends on the lake. In big fish lakes you have to stick to see the size, on tougher lakes - shake off.
Q - Bank beating vs. structure fishing – do you prefer to comb large amounts of shallow water or drag fewer specific deep spots?
WD - Depends on lake, but more fish are in shallow water.
Q - Any thoughts on making daily adjustments to your fish patterns (how critical)?
WD - You constantly have to make changes during the day - very critical.
Q - Favorite big fish technique?
WD - Flippin' a big Zoom Brush Hog!
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