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My idea of going deep is a Carolina rig and threaded baitfish lol. Wish I knew enough about plastics and lures to give any advice. I do catch fish on bubblegum worms and I use trout masters. I cut the rings/hooks off and tie inline for a less snaggy far casting sinker to make my baitfish move funny retrieving.
I’m so backwards I’m looking at my spinning line wondering if I can get a small stretch of Amnesia welded to it’s line in a low enough profile to not choke on the guides. Flies on a centerpin, jigs on a fly rod, minnows on a fly rod, anything but a spinner on a spinning rod lol.
I do enjoy the enthusiasm you bring to your pursuit though. You hang through it. Last time I targeted brim we used cane poles and weren’t satisfied until the 5 gal pail was full. To catch monster shell cracker I trap baby shellcracker and throw on cane pole but mostly just go to the nearest gas station and fill my screen carrier with fat black crickets. Catching a 3-4lbs large mouth on a cane pole is sporty though when that happens.
idk, if targeting bass and toothies I’d throw a shiner or lip hook small bullfrogs a little earlier in the year when they are about. If not in PA I’d throw crawdads. Been know to use live eels and a few other creepy crawlies. Big black crickets the bass murder but I’ve not seen those around the house.
My idea of going deep is a Carolina rig and threaded baitfish lol. Wish I knew enough about plastics and lures to give any advice. I do catch fish on bubblegum worms and I use trout masters. I cut the rings/hooks off and tie inline for a less snaggy far casting sinker to make my baitfish move funny retrieving.
I’m so backwards I’m looking at my spinning line wondering if I can get a small stretch of Amnesia welded to it’s line in a low enough profile to not choke on the guides. Flies on a centerpin, jigs on a fly rod, minnows on a fly rod, anything but a spinner on a spinning rod lol.
I do enjoy the enthusiasm you bring to your pursuit though. You hang through it. Last time I targeted brim we used cane poles and weren’t satisfied until the 5 gal pail was full. To catch monster shell cracker I trap baby shellcracker and throw on cane pole but mostly just go to the nearest gas station and fill my screen carrier with fat black crickets. Catching a 3-4lbs large mouth on a cane pole is sporty though when that happens.
If you ever get frustrated, remember this. Last year while A-5 was patiently responding to my rapid fire novel texts doing all but hook a steelhead for me over a few days he mentioned jigs. So I ran by a local store and bought some. Steelhead crusher, electric fuschia, all kinds of ridiculous. First ? Was what one to try. A-5 “IDK, my kid caught a bunch on bulk rubber Walmart jigs last trip” Hmm, my jigs had caught a sucker it seems.
Next question”uhhh how do you work a jig?!?”
A-5 being the model of patience texted “wiggle it”
Lol
I wish that was a joke. I also wish I’d caught a steelhead that trip on anything other than a plain crappy type jig I “wiggled” under a float.
I started thinking maybe I didn’t need dozens of beads, flies, and various scents.
Then I tossed that ridiculous thought out and ordered a few hundred other beads, 3 new leader types, a dozen more steelhead ($) jigs,
Next question”uhhh how do you work a jig?!?”
A-5 being the model of patience texted “wiggle it”
Lol
I wish that was a joke. I also wish I’d caught a steelhead that trip on anything other than a plain crappy type jig I “wiggled” under a float. I started thinking maybe I didn’t need dozens of beads, flies, and various scents.
Then I tossed that ridiculous thought out and ordered a few hundred other beads, 3 new leader types, a dozen more steelhead ($) jigs,
A-5
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Ok. So. This jig thing. May have been a little miss leading. When fished under a float you jig it whil under the float. Wiggle whatever. Wiggle it just a little, ok moving on. So as the jig is being just suspended at the the level you want give it a pop. The jig will jump under said float and do well or the float with a jig just ticking bottom, just deflecting off the rocks is great.
truecrimson
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If you want try a lure deeper you can always add split shit to the line or to the hook shanks. Or put a teardrop sinker on one of the split rings.
truecrimson
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Damn autocorrect. It throws out some gems though 