So Far,,,,,,,,, an AH and a Habs JR

[Clogston29]

that's alot. are you fishing pretty shallow water? hab's aren't shallow water needles IMO unless its really rough. Afterhours are good shallow, but you have to start the retreive quickly to keep them up. If its really shallow where you are, try gibbs, salty or stezko needles. if your bouncing the bottom in deeper water, the habs and afterhours are great, but your going to lose some and its just part of the game.

[bart]

try a slug-go with a SINGLE gami hd live bait hook(7/0 or 8/0) with 4 finishing nails stuck in the head. deadly for big fish in shallow water

[spence]

Originally Posted by Clogston29

hab's aren't shallow water needles IMO unless its really rough.

I made a similar comment a long time ago and John H. ripped me a good one that I didn't know what I was doing. If he were here I'm sure he'd do the same in kind

I've since come around to his line of thinking.

-spence

[WoodyCT]

Originally Posted by spence

I made a similar comment a long time ago and John H. ripped me a good one that I didn't know what I was doing. If he were here I'm sure he'd do the same in kind

I've since come around to his line of thinking.

-spence

Instead of letting plug hit the water like a missle stop the cast short by fingering the line so it lands flat. Start cranking immediately and you can fish sinkers in shallow water. And keep the tip as high as possible. If you tick bottom, just find a speed that keeps you off the bottom. One last tip- fish heavy braid- it will allow you to pull free of most snags, even if you do wreck a hook. Except pots, boulders, and the like. NO weeds are 50lb. strong!

[bart]

idk, i've tried every method for keeping a habs up in shallow, calm water and it just ain't happenin', unless you burn the thing in and thats not how you want to fish a needle............at least most of the time

[Clogston29]

yes, you can fish a habs in shallow water, but IMO there are better shallow water needlefish out there. one of the great things about needles is that they come in so many shapes, sizes, sink rates, etc. its just a matter of figuring out which is best in which situation.