I tried to present my lures in the running river!

[chingweiliao]

Dear S-B members:

I tried four different lures for two hours this morning in the jetty of river mouth at P.I and I only caught one 16" on my 3" swimmer but nothing on others (Bucktail, popper, swim pop, or live eel etc.).

At beginning, I tried the normal casting from 10 to 2 oclock but it is very award for me to present my lures from 10 to 12 o'clock since I can not act on my lure too much (except toward me) when it is drifting toward the ocean--the current is from 9 to 3 oclock.
So I mostly try to fish between 12 to 3 oclock region today.

I believe most of you have experiences in the river, please shed some light in how to present your lures in the running river, many thanks.

Regards,

Ching-Wei Liao

[Scotch Bonnet]

In the Charlestown Breachway(similar situation) we use bucktail jigs with pork rind and work the bottom of the channel. The weight of the jig depends on the strenth of the current. You want to be close to the bottom without getting hung up every cast. If theres hungry fish around they will hit. Just keep bouncing it off the bottom. If the Blues come around, a Roberts Ranger/Bounder is a great lure to use in a strong current. This lure has great action in a rip and the Blues can't resist. Its so much fun watching the Bluefish attack this lure on top! Get the chrome. Are you fishing the mouth of the Merrimack?

[chingweiliao]

Dear Scotch Bonnet :

I thank you for your sharing in bucktail and Roberts Ranger/Bounder. Yes, I did fish at the at the mouth of the Merrimack!

Still, Is that right, during running river fishing, most of you have problem in presenting your bait at 10 to 12 regions (current is from 9 to 3 )) and you actually catch most of your fish mostly from 12 to 3 region? From your comment, I see as long as you keep bouncing the bucktail at the bottom, even it is actually rolling at 10 to 12 , it does not matter? But for the swimmer, live ell, or popper, it is not good I guessed, since it will definitely look like a dead and fake fish rolling at the bottom or surface if there is no pulling strength from us!

Regards,

Ching-Wei Liao