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Originally Posted by numbskull
I'm happy for you.
Some thoughts. Make sure you've got the right footwear for rocks. Korkers or studded felt boots are crucial.
Color is usually not as important as weight and action for a given retrieve speed. Were your other needles the same brand? Try your needles in daylight to find the retrieve speed that gets them coming back just beneath the surface as slow as you can go, or just leaving the slightest wake on top.
Keep moving in the rocks. Unless you are on a spot where fish hold in numbers, it is often very hard to get more than 1 or 2 fish off a single rock. Moving 25 yds can make a big difference.
Switch it up. After 5-10 casts with a needle, try 4-5 casts with a danny before moving on. Reel slow, many spinning reels retrieve line too fast to fish needles or dannys at their optimal speed.
Gear your tackle and knots for where you fish. In the rocks you should usually be able to pull free most of the time when you hook bottom if your tackle is stout enough. Before pulling (with the line wrapped on the reel and rod pointed straight at the snag), try shaking the rod violently with a nearly slack line....do it 3-4 times...you can often bounce the plug free.
The next month should be good to you. Good luck.
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thanks for the advice. immediately after losing that one, i put on my blurple needle of the same brand. not even a bump. my buddy was next to me, tossing every needle he had at them. nothing. while i stubbornly stuck with the needles he started tossing everything he had to no avail. mean while these two fish were bam, with some missed bumps.
we saw freebie on the way out and he said he didnt get anything at all either. and he has two of the needles too. a blurple and bright green. whether or not he tried bright green i dunno.
but it was ALLL about the hot pink with white belly RI Lures needle. slowly just above bottom. slow enough to keep it down there, but quick enough to keep it off the rocks. it was obviously risky, and i ended up losing it. but worth it.
the main difference between that and everything we tossed that night color. we had nothing else in pink. lesson learned. i stocked up on pink stuff, but it wont be here till tomorrow.
i think if i cant find a pink needle by the end of the day. i am gonna switch out for some bubble gum hogys. since apparently they were takin the eels. (which is a good reason to hit a needle, but i still think it was all about the color)
and bigbo thanks the offer.
p.s. numb.. i am the master of getting stuff back from the bottom. this time wasnt happening. i spent 10mins trying. it either got wedged in between two rock or went right under one. it wouldnt budge an inch.