05-21-2013, 03:13 AM
I'd started having some good luck flipping a shakey head, or football jig with a chiggercraw type plastic. Drop it down to bottom, then bounce a long, rest, bounce bounce. The smallies just hammered it.
Curly tail grubs too. Crappie were digging 'em also.
I'm not very practiced with a bait-caster, usually use spin-casting reels. One tip a friend had was to side-cast, rather than overhead.
I know a quick work with the drag helped my bassing. Needed it tight for a hookset, them quickly loosened so they could run. Sometimes I'd just finger the line for a solid hookset. But I've broke off a few good ones for failing to give them a chance to run - especially when they first realize the hook just got set (panic!)
Good luck, and tight lines! And loose drag....
Curly tail grubs too. Crappie were digging 'em also.
I'm not very practiced with a bait-caster, usually use spin-casting reels. One tip a friend had was to side-cast, rather than overhead.
I know a quick work with the drag helped my bassing. Needed it tight for a hookset, them quickly loosened so they could run. Sometimes I'd just finger the line for a solid hookset. But I've broke off a few good ones for failing to give them a chance to run - especially when they first realize the hook just got set (panic!)
Good luck, and tight lines! And loose drag....