02-10-2003, 11:38 AM
[cool] They are great for trolling. It may seem strange, when we buy all of our fancy crank baits and wobbling lures, but sometimes fish respond just as well to something with a tight vibration, or no motion at all when trolled.
I primarily use these lures for casting or vertical jigging, and supply much of the action with my rod tip. However, if you want some more wiggle on the retrieve or the troll, you can hammer the heads a little flatter and bend them a little before painting. Then you can add minor bends, even after painting, to change the action.
The other thing you can do while trolling, that also works with standard trolling lures and plastics, is to periodically sweep the rod forward and then let the lure drop back on a slack line. This can often trigger strikes in hesitant followers. Members of the striper family are especially susceptible to a "herky-jerky" action.
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I primarily use these lures for casting or vertical jigging, and supply much of the action with my rod tip. However, if you want some more wiggle on the retrieve or the troll, you can hammer the heads a little flatter and bend them a little before painting. Then you can add minor bends, even after painting, to change the action.
The other thing you can do while trolling, that also works with standard trolling lures and plastics, is to periodically sweep the rod forward and then let the lure drop back on a slack line. This can often trigger strikes in hesitant followers. Members of the striper family are especially susceptible to a "herky-jerky" action.
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