Noob softbaiter tips

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Brad, most of the time it pays to cast forward of your drift line and works sbait as you drift towards it but pays to drag a paddletail or curly tail on heavier jig hookset as you do pick up good fish this way at times
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Nice one Mate!

Normally casting forward and fishing from about 2 o'clock to 5 o'clock.

Jig head weight is dictated by depth and speed of drift...You want to get the lure to the bottom by at least kinda 3 - 4 o'clock or you need a heavier jig..

Remember that as it goes through the arc and you work the jig and wind a little the lure will be working back to the boat a bit but kinda from the side some not straight back from the bow.
Am I making any sense here guys?

I would guess that maybe just maybe you were getting fish on the tow because the boats movement was imparting action on the jig by towing it against the current/movement.

When casting forward it is up to you to impart the wounded baitfish movement to your lure.
Sorry if you are already doing this and I am way off!

Naturally if you cast forward and don't work it properly it will be a pretty drab presentation in terms of exciting bites.

That said there is a happy medium to discover, there can very quickly be to much movement of the lure..

You will crack it no problem.

Also I have seen days when out the back is where it's at so go try again soon.
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