Choppy water
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
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Topic: Choppy water
Posted By: Fugu
Subject: Choppy water
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2011 at 9:52pm
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Hi Guys,
Just wondering how you guys have found sticks in choppy water. Every now and again I get them to work sweet but never as easily as when it's flat. Are the there some that work better than others or should I just switch to poppers? Any thoughts?
Sorry if this has been covered before...couldn't see it.
Cheers Stefan
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Posted By: marx
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 9:01am
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Its definitely more difficult to get them to work in choppy water. There are stickbaits that are easier to work than others but I wouldn't be able to tell you which ones as I've mostly been playing with the ones I've been making. But even the cherry pie I've been using isn't that easy to swim consistantly during rough weather. ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
Posted By: ReelAppealLures
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 10:57am
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Would a sub-surface or sinking bait help you out Stefan? I presume the bait is breaking out due to the chop. Marx, I have got some more paulownia in 38mmx38mm you want to try some for your stickbaits?------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reel-Appeal-Lures/300309486704362 |
Posted By: marx
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 1:17pm
I'm good for now mate but cheers for the offer, most of the designs I'm doing at the moment are 200mm and dimensions go outside what you've got there. Got a heap of ceder and while not happy with variation in density might as well try use the stuff up. ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
ReelAppealLures wrote:Posted By: ginga
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 8:50pm
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Choppy is good ------------- www.extremesportfishing.co.nz. Agent for Carpenter, Orion and ASWB products |
Posted By: green guy
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 9:11pm
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would a good popper or sinking stick bait be the best to use in the shiity weather ------------- http://www.facebook.com/hauraki.hillbillys |
Posted By: Legacy
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 7:24am
| When I v'e beem out and its choppy / windy and my stickbait (floating) has been skipping along I've found casting in the opposite direction has made it a lot easier to work the s/bait , often casting into the wind , so although the cast is a whole lot shorter the action in the water has been good. Another idea to try is pulling the s/bait into the backs of swells , and also along them . |
Posted By: ginga
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 9:37am
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Bang on there rory.
The fish will hit them harder and be more aggressive in choppy water.
Just pays to experiement a bit with the lures too until you find one that will swim and if the lure is flying out of the water too much try to slow it down and see what happens.
Carpenter blue fish will swim better in rough than a Gamma if that helps anyone. ------------- www.extremesportfishing.co.nz. Agent for Carpenter, Orion and ASWB products |
Posted By: Captn Phil
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 8:51pm
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Story of our day today. Water got choppier and the fish bit harder. Water eased and the bite eased.
------------- Taking sportfishing charters to the next level. Blue Water Adventures Ltd Whangaroa / Bay of Islands |