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Hello
Nov 11, 2012 22:27:38 GMT -5
Post by hunted on Nov 11, 2012 22:27:38 GMT -5
Welcome bill
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Post by hunted on Nov 6, 2012 10:28:52 GMT -5
I was told that when reeling in a fish, you do not want to reel while the fish is pulling the drag as this can also cause line twist
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Post by hunted on Aug 1, 2012 19:50:19 GMT -5
Happy birthday jason
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Post by hunted on Jul 21, 2012 7:19:07 GMT -5
Congrats colton
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Post by hunted on Jul 16, 2012 20:44:12 GMT -5
Congrats on some fish
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Post by hunted on Jul 12, 2012 17:19:42 GMT -5
Happy birthday. Rip
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Post by hunted on Jul 10, 2012 21:51:44 GMT -5
Good idea on the the bobber stops.
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Post by hunted on Jul 10, 2012 21:48:46 GMT -5
Congrats.
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Post by hunted on Jul 7, 2012 19:41:19 GMT -5
Welcome to the site
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Hey
Jul 4, 2012 19:49:41 GMT -5
Post by hunted on Jul 4, 2012 19:49:41 GMT -5
Welcome
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Post by hunted on Jul 2, 2012 17:55:49 GMT -5
It took me a while, but I finally quit swinging as much as sweeping the rod. Every once in a while I'll still swing like im trying to hit a home run, though.
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Set up
Jul 2, 2012 17:51:24 GMT -5
Post by hunted on Jul 2, 2012 17:51:24 GMT -5
I use mono, and I fish lakes. I use circles, with the reels open. I've never had any problem with using circles with bobbers,if anything, it had helped my hook up rate as well as with tight lining.
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Post by hunted on Jul 2, 2012 17:44:45 GMT -5
Yeah it has. We been lucky and only getting the southern edges of the storms. There was a lot of hail just a little north of us. Big hail over two inches in diameter around Chillicothe. Love the rain, but not everything else that has been coming with it
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Post by hunted on Jul 1, 2012 13:17:41 GMT -5
I usually put on a bead, then of those straws, (with the float on it), the bobber, an ounce or 3/4 ounce sinker, swivel, then leader and hook. I use circle hooks on pretty much every rig I use and do not have a problem with hook up rate. If the fish takes it and turns, all you have to do is lock the reel, let the fish tighten the line and make an upward sweep with the rod, not hard just kind of pulling a little to help, especially if there are some weeds that line could be going around that could eventually lead to some slack. And that's where I like using longer rods, especially if I am casting far. I usually tie a piece of rubber band to the line for depth, then trim it as small as possible so it passes through the eyes and reel as easily as possible. To set depth, I can use my height and the rod to get it pretty close to where I want it at.
It's also best to have a shorter leader when bobber fishing. If you put on a glow stick, if it's too long, the bait and leader will get caught on it when you cast.
The purpose of the straw is to keep the line from falling down beside your bobber. If you have lively bait, it will knit you a monafilament sweater.
I like rigging that way because the bait has freedom to swim all over the place if he likes too. That is the way I fish bobbers in lakes.
Pip, one of my favorite methods is maybe three feet deep and five feet off bank. But, in a lake, if it's not a good feeding spot, they may never hit the bank that close. Best to experiment with depth and distance out in the water. I like spots where the chanel comes close to bank, with a nice deep hole, where there may be structure closer to the bank for baitfish to hold. You can reach the channel and fish one closer to bank for feeding fish. At least in the channel, you have a chance of catching fish that are using it to travel to feeding/resting areas.
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6-17
Jun 19, 2012 20:07:45 GMT -5
Post by hunted on Jun 19, 2012 20:07:45 GMT -5
Nice fish.
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