Needlefish Hit

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by GonnaCatchABig1

sounds like a plan to me! i had about $200 worth of needles ready to check out. with exactly that plan in mind. didn't press the nuke launch button. not yet. trying to work out some logistics. want to get a set of like sized lengthwise. but not sure what weight sizes to get on the different brands. i want to build an arsenal of similar size and colors. then go figuring out which works best and when. maybe i can finally ween myself off jointed every things.

You might want to take a different approach and start off by buying some needles of different sizes, sink rates, weights, etc... You don't need a bunch of all the same size.

I usually carry a stubby, a floater a moderate sinker and occasionally a fast sinker for the conditions I fish. That way, I have different profiles and different depths covered.

[GonnaCatchABig1]

Originally Posted by fishbones

You might want to take a different approach and start off by buying some needles of different sizes, sink rates, weights, etc... You don't need a bunch of all the same size.

I usually carry a stubby, a floater a moderate sinker and occasionally a fast sinker for the conditions I fish. That way, I have different profiles and different depths covered.

well thats my plan (minus the stubby) i want them all the same size length wise though. different sinks rates and actions. but all relatively the same size with some matching colors. (basically using the bottom of the DZ's article. as a base collection) then once i find something that produces something in a certain situation. i can start experimenting with sizes and such. instead of having one big floating green one or one small sinking black one. because then being new i cant really determine what cause the bite. was it the size? was it the color? was it the depth? i dont know cause each one was completely different.

where as if they are the same size. thats a factored out. then i would assume find the color that gets the most attention. then figure out depth. though i suppose that could be worked in reverse. and once i find out best combination of those two for a spot. i can get more of that color and depth in a different length and find the magic size.
its just how i gotta do it. cause i gotta start from scratch.

p.s. boy i'm gabby today. i havent talked much all season and now its all bursting out. getting excited for fall since things are finally starting to happen around here.