It's a phenomenon that's hard to explain: why do we catch so many fish at those times when we're doing nothing? You can be deadsticking a lure, letting a topwater sit motionless, drifting a soft plastic stickbait, gliding an ice jig, dragging a metal lure across the bottom with the rod in the rod holder and catch a fish without doing a thing with the lure.
It's a commonly-held belief that the most important thing about lure fishing is getting the correct action from a lure. Much has been written about the various retrieves and the importance of getting the cadence just right to work your lure tantalisingly in front of or past a fish - or at least the structure where the fish should be hiding.
By contrast, relatively few articles have been written about the very subtle approaches of 'no action' lure fishing. Some might even be so cruel as to call such techniques 'no brainers' - but there's more to this kind of fishing than many anglers might think...