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06-06-2006, 07:57 AM
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Personally, I fish all my needles as close to bottom as possible, and creep as slow as I can w/o hanging bottom. Usually a steady pace with some twitches thrown in.
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Sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. - Morpheus
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06-06-2006, 08:59 AM
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Location: Seekonk
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I've always wondered about the best way to wrok needles too. I hear alot of people say they just cast out and reel them in very slow. Do you need to twitch them to give them action? Just reeling them in i noticed gives them very little action and the plug looks rather dead without some movement. Is that how the plug is supposed to look while reeling it in? Dead with no action? or must i twitch it often to make it look more lively?
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06-06-2006, 09:03 AM
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Needlefish Nazi
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Yes Krispy THE BIGGER FISH ARE ON THE BOTTOM. Let sink and drag at a Snails Pace...........
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Over the Last Several Years HAB'S NEEDLEFISH Have Caught More "Confirmed" 30, 40, 50, and even 60 pound Striped Bass than any other Wooden Needlefish on the Market today. 2 Over 50lbs. and 1 Over 60lbs. in 2005 alone........... "HOOK UP WITH HAB'S" Your Best Bet For BIG BASS.....
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06-06-2006, 09:07 AM
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DZ
Recreational Surfcaster
"Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit"
Bi + Ne = SB 2
If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.
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06-06-2006, 09:18 AM
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Location: Attleboro, MA
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Good Read........thanks.  |
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06-06-2006, 09:14 AM
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Needles abilites shine in a strong cross current.
Match needle weights, to the sweep rate that will keep them just off bottom.
You want to be able to reel in as slow as possible. Wait for monster hits, smash hooks into fishes maw, land 45lber. Easy 
I just throw in a twitch every 5-6 turns of the handle, nothing exaggerated |
Sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. - Morpheus
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06-06-2006, 09:26 AM
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Location: Plainfield, CT
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Add some pauses into your retrieve. If you are fishing with the rod tip above horizontal, drop the tip while pausing (maintain contact with the lure). Dropping the needle straight back like that will often trigger a bass to hit. Sometimes they'll take on the drop, other times as soon as the plug begins to move again.
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06-06-2006, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Adam R
Add some pauses into your retrieve. If you are fishing with the rod tip above horizontal, drop the tip while pausing (maintain contact with the lure). Dropping the needle straight back like that will often trigger a bass to hit. Sometimes they'll take on the drop, other times as soon as the plug begins to move again.
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Good advice Adam - a true needle secret! The "dropback" is one of the most effective and overlooked technique's to use when fishing needles. Extreamly effective when you get "bumped" and miss the strike - drop it back and the needle will slowly sink backwards - often the same bass(or another) will strike it again. Doesn't always work but on some nights......
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DZ
Recreational Surfcaster
"Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit"
Bi + Ne = SB 2
If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.
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06-06-2006, 12:00 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
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Ok this has me motivated I'm using a needle tonight!
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06-06-2006, 12:09 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cumberland, RI
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Originally Posted by Adamfishes
Ok this has me motivated I'm using a needle tonight!
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Tonight? when ever I see you you're using a needle! |
Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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