11-08-2012, 03:11 AM
A couple of more things I just thought of. A lot of people think glow is super important but I don't really know how much I buy that. I've done equally well with non-glow baits.
Remember these fish are hunting down baby bass, chubs, suckers, crawdads and they primarily feed at night. All of those natural prey items do not glow and the burbot can find it just fine... Glow baits are more un-natural than natural if you ask me!!!
But if you must, go glow!
Also it takes awhile to figure out how these fish bite. They do not just rush in and slam your bait and end up getting hooked. When you feel the slight bump of them mouthing your bait, give them time!! You will miss a lot of fish if you try to set the hook too early. I like to give them just a little bit of slack after I feel the first bump and after waiting a second or two I give them the hookset. Once they find your bait they will eat it - if you give them time! This is especially true when you are using the big baits they seem to like.
Last point I can think of is this: Some nights you will catch the majority of your burbot on your active jigging rod. Other nights your 5 deadstick rods will be going off almost non stop and the jigging rods don't produce as well. What gives? I don't know...
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Remember these fish are hunting down baby bass, chubs, suckers, crawdads and they primarily feed at night. All of those natural prey items do not glow and the burbot can find it just fine... Glow baits are more un-natural than natural if you ask me!!!
But if you must, go glow!
Also it takes awhile to figure out how these fish bite. They do not just rush in and slam your bait and end up getting hooked. When you feel the slight bump of them mouthing your bait, give them time!! You will miss a lot of fish if you try to set the hook too early. I like to give them just a little bit of slack after I feel the first bump and after waiting a second or two I give them the hookset. Once they find your bait they will eat it - if you give them time! This is especially true when you are using the big baits they seem to like.
Last point I can think of is this: Some nights you will catch the majority of your burbot on your active jigging rod. Other nights your 5 deadstick rods will be going off almost non stop and the jigging rods don't produce as well. What gives? I don't know...
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