Hailing from the deep, clear waters of Table Rock Lake in Missouri, Brian Snowden is a structure fishing wizard. But as he proved at the recent PAA event down on Lake Toho, he can hold his own on the shallow vegetated lakes of the Southeast also. 'Big Indiana Bass' put our 10 questions to this versatile angler to get a better feel for his style and how he approaches each tournament.
Q - Specialist vs. generalist – do you see yourself as one style or the other technique wise?
BS - I feel I am a generalist which helps on the national events.
Q - In practice, better to cover lots of water or learn an area intimately?
BS - First day cover lots of water to learn what type of stuff is on the body of water.
Q - How long do you try a pattern without a bite before abandoning it?
BS - One hour.
Q - Easier to win a local one day (BFL, etc.) or a 3-4 day regional/national?
BS - One day events.
Q - How much practice time do you believe is optimal for you to be able to compete effectively?
BS - Three days.
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?
BS - I do better fishing fish all day.
Q - In practice do you stick 'em or shake 'em?
BS - I will catch a few to see the size in an area.
Q - Bank beating vs. structure fishing – do you prefer to comb large amounts of shallow water or drag fewer specific deep spots?
BS - I like to fish structure spots.
Q - Any thoughts on making daily adjustments to your fish patterns (how critical)?
BS - It is very important to make adjustments to your fishing pattern throughout the day.
Q - Favorite big fish technique?
BS - Swimbaits
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