Swimming with your rod?

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by numbskull

Anybody plug doing this? How are you dealing with landing and unhooking a fish full of trebles?

say it w/ me......


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[Back Beach]

I hold the rod over my shoulder like I'm marching with a rifle. My reel is out of the water and I'm nearly upright in the water. My 7mm suit floats real high. Kick with your feet and paddle with your free hand. Most important thing is to relax once you're floating and control your breathing. I would say the less effort you put into swimming the easier it is. I learned all of this the hard way, of course.

[Clogston29]

pretty much what tynan said. side stroke. if you get tired, just float on your back for a while. sometimes at the end of the night i'll just float around for a while, especially if its hot out and relatively calm.

as for plugs, i typically stick with eels or jigs if i'm submerged or on a rock so small that I can't place a fish on it with me. when I throw plugs, i crush the barbs and typically avoid big jointed plugs - they scare me

are you trying to swim with conventional? that would be tougher since you have to keep it dry. i've tried once or twice and it was too much of a pain. plus i suck with a conventional and i don't need birds nests while away from shore.

[surfbear]

The guy I saw called it skishing and he used fins, but I didn't see a lanyard on his rod. I did notice that he did swim out lying on his back. He looked like a buoy when he cast.