Muppet wrote: I did laugh at Paul saying he did not fish under the boat. Atari style has nailed me lots though I don’t do it much now. The other advantage of kayaks. |
MightyBoosh wrote:
When I use microjigs in shallow water (fished just like a cast ahead softie), I can almost guarantee that if I'm going to get a fish, it will be on the drop or on the first twitch. The rest of the retrieve is somewhat going through the motions. The further the lure is away from the boat the better. It's one of the reasons I prefer metal, they cast like rockets compared to the same weight jighead/softie combo. |
Muppet wrote: So if you see a big school of fish under your vessel don’t you just drop straight over the side? |
MightyBoosh wrote:
If I'm fishing vertically in deeper water (30 metres plus), then I'll usually only put a jig down if there is some sign on the sounder. That's 90% of my fishing and it's usually pretty successful. I was referring to the remaining 10% of my fishing which occurs in 20 metres or shallower. I will chuck a jig down on to hot sign, but I'm amazed how few bites I get under these circumstances. I get the odd fish, but it's not consistent. |
Muppet wrote: So if you see a big school of fish under your vessel don’t you just drop straight over the side? |
Downtown wrote: A paddle tail or curly tail can be just as affective if not more than a shad on the drop. Not trying to convert or change anyones fishing styles, do what works for you. Fishing dirctly underneath you can be a very effective way of fishing. You see the fish on the sounder you drop a softy down more often then not the fish will rise to take the softy on the drop, like muppet said advantage of yakfishing. Will happily use a paddlerz 4 or 5" on a 1/2oz jighead from the wash to the deep fished in many different ways. Would be cautious putting general rules around certain styles and techneques. |
MightyBoosh wrote:
The first point is kind of extreme! I sort of get it though, see my next post. |
Muppet wrote: I refined my Atari technique on my old black and white fish finder in the Rangi channel 😂 |
Muppet wrote:
Well it depends DT. I don’t spend half my trips softbaiting, I will determine what I am going to do depending on tide, wind etc due to past experiences. What the aim is I guess is sharing what works most of the time. If someone else finds they have a consistent method on certain spots they will go back and try. And rightly so. Paddlerz do work shallow, seen it myself. But my main point is that the vast majority of the fish you saw gracing the mags for example are caught in conditions generally favourable for the technique. |
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