Bounty Hunter wrote: help me understand the last few posts - the summary is; paddletails not much chop grub-type - useful on a second rod in a 'dragging' situ perhaps? shad-style baits are the go to - and should be fished/retrieved into the current, regardless of drift or wind direction? |
Bounty Hunter wrote: help me understand the last few posts - the summary is; paddletails not much chop grub-type - useful on a second rod in a 'dragging' situ perhaps? shad-style baits are the go to - and should be fished/retrieved into the current, regardless of drift or wind direction? |
MightyBoosh wrote: Following on from this, it would help newbies if it was made clear that there are three distinct styles of soft bait fishing and to summarise the advice given above. Broadly speaking, each style works best with a particular pattern of soft bait. 1. Casting ahead and twitching back to boat (shads) 2. Dragging behind boat (grubs) 3. Fishing vertically (paddle tails) Fair comment? |
The Tamure Kid wrote: That seems a fair generalisation.
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