Float or sink
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Printed Date: 29 Jan 2026 at 3:26pm
Topic: Float or sink
Posted By: fish i
Subject: Float or sink
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2010 at 11:35am
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Excuse me if this sounds a bit dense but a bit green with the stick baits and about to order some. Do floating stick baits simply float at rest and sinking ones simply sink at rest, or is it more so the action they take, that is; sinking dive more when pulled through the water??? ------------- 6th place in the inaugural Te Kauwhata Regionals paddle crab division |
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Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2010 at 11:40am
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yip pretty much that, i find the floating one's are better in smoother seas and the sinking in rougher. I wouldn't say the sinking one's dive more when pulled but defiantly stay just under the surface better.It's good to have 1000 of each type.  ------------- Live Bait , the Lance Armstrong of catching KINGFISH |
Posted By: Ocean Blue
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2010 at 6:38pm
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As for when to use them -I like to use floating stickbaits in calm conditions, & sinking stickbaits in both calm or rough conditions. Cheers David ------------- Fishing Vanuatu - Trees & Fishes Anglers Lodge | Vanuatu Mothership Adventures | New Caledonia | Malaysia |