Gerald Swindle prides himself on being a “junk fisherman.” That’s how he learned to fish on Smith Lake in Alabama. There, he learned to make frequent stops and fish literally any isolated shoreline cover using a variety of lures.
At the core of the junk fishing pattern is covering a lot of water. And usually fishing fast. Swindle is doing just the opposite on Lake Texoma.
Junk here is the flooded cover along the 1,000 miles of shoreline. Instead of fishing fast, Swindle is fishing incredibly slow.
“Everyone here is fishing so fast because they feel the need to cover a lot of water,” he said. “If a man slows down enough he can pick out more fish from these bushes like I’m doing.”
Reading between the lines Swnidle has a wise approach. He’s fishing used water, like everyone else, but his keen mind geared toward fishing anything and everything in his path is very focused.
“I’m slowing down enough to read each and every bush,” he added. “There could be a keeper in every bush.”
That’s a good attitude to have. On Swindle’s arm is a Positive Mental Attitude bracelet. He wears those often. Today is indeed a good day to have a PMA.