The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

Dave Burr wrote: ↑Sun Sep 26, 2021 5:20 pm It is uncanny how they can get away from us but, how do they learn? Is it innate or do they copy? How would this talent help them in their natural environment when we aren't dangling baited hooks in the water?

As always, more questions than answers.

I have been catch small Perch by throwing in a few maggots followed by reeling my float over the same area. It works 2 or 3 times then they wise up.

They are close enough to the surface for me to watch them, they follow the maggot down but stop when they reach the one on the hook, I wonder if some of the Chub have learned about hooks in the same way.

John