Frequently we read of others endeavors and wonder “how did he put that all together and find those active fish?” These last few trips I have been doing something a little different but not unheard of and reminiscent of my green fish days. Search baits. We all know that the gills like little jigs, but it can take a long time to sift through unproductive water and get to the hot spot. A little while back I stumbled into a Worden Rooster Tail with a single hook instead of a treble. We all know the problems the treble presents and this single hook makes it much easier. BPS offers a trout trophy pack or something like that and they do a great job. I set the Tm on constant as slow as it will go and cover a shoreline reasonably quick. When you find em, put that down, sometimes hard to do, and pick up the jig and wear em out. Accuracy is better with a jig and depth control much easier too. I also use a beetle spin but they kinda refused it some a while back, while they hit this Rooster Tail with abandon. A bonus today was that it delivered all but 3 of the fish caught, with one being a 5lb 4oz catfish that wanted to go south REAL bad. That one took a couple of minutes more than usual. The ‘gills that I hammered yesterday were nowhere to be found today, though I was in a different area. This little spinner really does the job, hope this helps you have a better day one day soon......Skeet.
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Good read. I just purchased some single hook spinners from Finesse-Fishing.com. I agree with you about the search aspect. I am so one demential in my fishing and got these to do just as you say.
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Great reminder SB. My go to favorite catch all for years was a black rooster tail. I need to see if I can find any of the single hook black ones around here.
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Sorry to have left that out. I was using the 1/16th and 1/24th and for color I have used the silver/white with a silver blade and the fire tiger looking one with a gold blade. That was the one that was tied on today and i never changed it. Getting pretty beat up about now. I have used about every color made in the past but like D10, the black has gotten a lot of play also. Something else that might help, don’t wait for it to land before getting it moving. I try to have a half a turn on the reel when it hits the water and it sometimes doesn’t get to go far before the hit. Good luck.
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