Fishing Darters, Metal Lips, Bottles Etc. in Strong Current

[luds]

Looking for some info on this subject. I've done OK drifting eels but would like to gain some knowledge on how to most effectively fish plugs in water with a strong current like a river mouth or breachway.

What plugs(not jigs...seperate subject) do you prefer and how do you fish them in these conditions?

Thanks to anyone willing to share.

[steve24]

I like using deep diving metal lips in areas with a strong current and some deeper water. In the types of areas I ussualy fish I ussually like to place my casts so the plug will swing around through current seams or eddies. Ussually if the current is really ripping, I dont retrieve at all, I just let the plug do the work against the current.

[jklett]

Originally Posted by steve24

Ussually if the current is really ripping, I dont retrieve at all, I just let the plug do the work against the current.

I can add that if the current is really strong, you can always switch off the anti-reverse and backreel to keep your plug from rolling out or working too franticly. Makes it look like it's struggling and can't quite keep up with the current. Also, don't ever try a surface swimmer in that situation .

[jim sylvester]

Darters, rm smiths, finnish swimmers

if you don't go with the eels, you can rig a surf hog on a point jude wobble head...deadly

or you can trade what we discussed and I'll really tell you what I do

[luds]

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Originally Posted by jim sylvester

Darters, rm smiths, finnish swimmers

if you don't go with the eels, you can rig a surf hog on a point jude wobble head...deadly

or you can trade what we discussed and I'll really tell you what I do

you want these Jim?

[jim sylvester]

Originally Posted by luds48

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you want these Jim?

for the love of god, give one of them up and make the damn trade

your killing me here

time to bust out the camera and take some pics of the sqiddy pencils in compromising postions with a revolver to them

[luds]

Originally Posted by jim sylvester

Darters, rm smiths, finnish swimmers

if you don't go with the eels, you can rig a surf hog on a point jude wobble head...deadly

or you can trade what we discussed and I'll really tell you what I do

jim,

i won't ask for the whole jim sylvester method but do you ever find that you get hits while you're retrieving the plug vs. letting it strum in the current. also do you typically give the plug a good drift or vary your drift to cover more water?

[jim sylvester]

Originally Posted by luds48

jim,

i won't ask for the whole jim sylvester method but do you ever find that you get hits while you're retrieving the plug vs. letting it strum in the current. also do you typically give the plug a good drift or vary your drift to cover more water?

letting it "strum" in the water usually produces larger fish for me anyways, espexcially with darters

great question on the length of the drift

vary until you find where the fish are, they are usually holding somewhere specific in the drift

Piemma would probably know this as i read in an old timers log book once......drifting the river on a 14 count, 16 count, 20 count, finally starting picking up the fish on 36 count, and there was fish every drift for the next 2 hours on the 36 count

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by luds48

Looking for some info on this subject. I've done OK drifting eels but would like to gain some knowledge on how to most effectively fish plugs in water with a strong current like a river mouth or breachway.

What plugs(not jigs...seperate subject) do you prefer and how do you fish them in these conditions?

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These all work in the outflows I fish
Beachmaster darter 3 oz (yellow is better)
Capt Andy slopehead (even better with a skin)
Gibbs big bottle (probably the best of the three).

[Nebe]

in both directions.. up or down