For braid, if you get snagged, do not grab the line and wrap it around your hand and pull on it. It WILL cut you and cut you deep.I will either wrap the line around my reel (depending on the reel I am using) or wrap it around a dowel I keep on the boat just for this purpose. The line will either come free or break at the weakest joint, thus the use of a lighter leader on the sinker.
I will use a ball jig, like the above post when I am fishing deep water where I need a heavier jig. The spro's as of now come up to a 4oz. Sometimes you may need more weight.
BTW, it would be a good topic to start about how to "un-snag" yourself or even how to break off a line that is snagged, especially with braid.Thanks,Ed
Quote from: Luna Sea 3 on June 12, 2007, 03:02:33 PMI will use a ball jig, like the above post when I am fishing deep water where I need a heavier jig. The spro's as of now come up to a 4oz. Sometimes you may need more weight.Spros now come in 6 ounces.
I just tied up some fish finder rigs to use sunday on the Navesink. I tied a spro (white) on the long leader about 24" and a plain hook on the shorter leader about 12". I am going to bait the plain hook with a gulp mullet. How do I hook the gulp bait on? Through the lip like live bait , through the back fin, or thread it on the hook like a Texas style large mouth bass rig. Thanks for all the help guys this is a great site to share info and learn new methods to make you a better angler.
Something I see a lot of people do is take drifts that are too long. What I'll do is use my electronics. When on the fish I'll hit my MOB to mark the spot the bite started. Then drift back as long as the bite is on I'll keep going. But as soon as I see the bite has slowed or shut off I'll hit my MOB again so I know when to stop each drift after. Once at the end of the drift I pull up the lines and go back to my starting mark. I'll keep repeating this until the bite shuts off. Also pay close attention to your fish finder for depth of water and type of bottom structure. If the bite shuts down I'll move around looking for similar depth and structure first before making a big move. So if your fishing on a reef for example, maybe fishing over a tank and as you come past the structure you are getting Fluke and as you go farther back you are doing nothing you should have hit the MOB just as you passed over the tank and hit it again when things stopped or slowed. Then go back and keep doing this. You are just wasting time to keep drifting back when your not doing anything. STAY ON THE BITE!
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