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Originally Posted by The Iceman 6
Yo-yoing is using a fresh dead bait fish such as bunker which is weighted down by using some type of lead which will go through the mouth. A skewer is placed through the bait fish. I believe that a single hook or treble hook can be placed by the dorsal fin or through the mouth as well. There should be no slack in the line as hits can be undectable with slack. Let baitfish sink to desired depth and SLOWLY lift the rod tip up in a fluid motion and then let the bait sink back down to the appropriate dept and repeat the process. At least this is how the Captain did it on the charter boat I was on if I remember correctly.
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From my knowledge this is indeed how it's done I have never personally done it. The problem with yo yoing is that if a fish eats a weighted bunker and breaks off they then have a belly full of lead (as was the case with Lev's fish) Charter captains and commercial fisherman use this tactic because it's very effective
for my .02 it's a dirty way to fish
and I'm glad the derby outlaws it.