Wind, for the most the part, is a good thing for the sport of fishing.
Wind gets the bait fish moving and will oftentimes put bass in the mood to eat.
On the not so bright side of things, wind can be the cause of a lot of frustration.
Ever fished on a windy day and had the wind cause your line and lure to get tangled up around your rod guides?
What about when using a baitcaster - casting into the wind and the result being a nasty backlash?
Pretty frustrating to say the least.
Too much wind can also have a negative impact on your overall lure presentation.
Have you ever noticed when fishing in a crosswind your slack line start to sway way out to the side?
This is common during heavy winds but can also be an issue in light winds if you're fishing with something that doesn't require a weight (weightless Texas rigs, wacky rigs, etc.).
That big curve that you see from your rod tip all the way to where your fishing line enters the water can be an indication that your lure isn't doing what you may want it to do.
Thankfully, there's a easy remedy to this to keep you in control of your lure.
Keep Your Rod Tip Low
The easiest way to avoid the effects that wind can have on your line and lure is to keep your rod tip low.
Controlling your lure starts with controlling your line.
By keeping your rod tip low you prevent the wind from blowing your fishing line around.
This keeps you in control of what your lure is doing as opposed to the other way around - the wind controlling your lure.
Leaving your rod tip up in windy conditions allows the wind to have its way with the fishing line that sticks out of the water and as a result will move your lure around with it.
If fishing on a really windy day you might end up finding your lure in a completely different spot from where you originally casted due to the wind pushing your line and lure around.
Simply keep your rod tip close to the water to avoid this.
Thanks to the adhesive properties of water your line will stick to the water as opposed to being freely blown around in the wind.
If you're fishing with lures that don't require a lot of action such as a Senko this oftentimes just means making a cast and dropping your rod tip close to the surface.
You'll still feel the bite when the time comes, it may just seem different from how you normally perceive a bite to be.
Instead of feeling the tick tick and your rod tip being pulled downward, the tick tick will pull your rod tip outward toward your lure.
Don't forget - keeping the rod tip low in windy conditions applies to a lot more than just the light fishing rigs.
This is the standard for most hard baits (jerkbaits, crankbaits, etc.) which makes switching to these style lures typically a good choice in windy conditions.
And if you're fishing a lure that still needs to be periodically worked such as a jig or creature bait don't hesitate to do so.
Just remember to keep the rod tip down as often as possible to keep your line in the water and away from the wind.
It's that easy!
Time to go catch 'em!
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