question about jigging the canal

[hyefisherman2]

aww man...i was waiting for you (slipknot) to chime in on this thread to see how you work your drift....but instead you state the obvious

[Slipknot]

Nothing to it Hye, I just cast, drop to bottom, then bounce it along with a pump from the rod. It's not rocket science that's for sure. I really don't have much of a technique at all. There are subtle differences when tides slow and get faster, but weight changes usually takes care of that.
If the tide is screaming fast, In the fall I have been known to toss a 5 ounce ball jig with no hair or pork, and kind of swim, tick it along the bottom out as far as I can cast and fish eat it , I guess it's a quick instictive reaction, they think it's food, a crab or whatever, serious, just bare lead and hook, it has less air resistence and goes further.

I have good luck with jigs around 4 oz, and skinjigs about the same, I don't fish sluggos as much as I should, I bet I could do better with them if I used them more often and learn a better technique with those, they seem to float more from their bouancy so they don't need as much of a pop when jigging, also I can't cast them as far.

I need to get back down there, work has kept me away but I'm not complaining.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

In the fall I have been known to toss a 5 ounce ball jig with no hair or pork, and kind of swim, tick it along the bottom out as far as I can cast and fish eat it , I guess it's a quick instictive reaction, they think it's food, a crab or whatever, serious, just bare lead and hook, it has less air resistence and goes further.

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Yeah, tell me about it--it goes all the way across to the other side if you snap it off

[stiff tip]

article dead nuts right on. perfict.. great read very good info

[hyefisherman2]

Originally Posted by Mike P

Yeah, tell me about it--it goes all the way across to the other side if you snap it off

never thought of that!

i should start wearing a full face motorcycle helmet.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by hyefisherman2

never thought of that!

i should start wearing a full face motorcycle helmet.

And a flak jacket

Slip almost nailed me once--50' to my left and 20' from the rocks. Almost made it all the way across.

[NIB]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

Nothing to it Hye, I just cast, drop to bottom, then bounce it along with a pump from the rod. It's not rocket science that's for sure. I really don't have much of a technique at all. There are subtle differences when tides slow and get faster, but weight changes usually takes care of that.
If the tide is screaming fast, In the fall I have been known to toss a 5 ounce ball jig with no hair or pork, and kind of swim, tick it along the bottom out as far as I can cast and fish eat it , I guess it's a quick instictive reaction, they think it's food, a crab or whatever, serious, just bare lead and hook, it has less air resistence and goes further.



I need to get back down there, work has kept me away but I'm not complaining.

Those where six oz balls..The five was the brown one that got all mangled..
I need to get back up there work has kept me away But I'm not complaining..