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    Quote Originally Posted by deathb4disco View Post
    You can remove the float if you want, but I prefer to use a float and let it sit on the bottom. That gives you great bite detection, much better than using no float.
    How do I know that it is on the bottom with a float? Wouldn't you have to know the exact depth of the spot where you were casting?

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    use a quill type float . it will stand up until it hits bottom or a fish and then it will lay flat on the water
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greenlawnracing View Post
    How do I know that it is on the bottom with a float?
    You plumb the depth.



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    Try a small fly and bibber never fails I just made a video o. It and caught a lot of Sunny's!
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    Just got to the pond and ditched the bobber. Stay tuned


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    Empty handed AGAIN! Both ponds!


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    It is possible that your particular lake is "turning over". If that's the case the fish are only battling to stay alive.

    One way to check depth is with a slip bobber. Keep adding depth till it doesn't float properly. Then make adjustments. Till just on or just off the bottom.

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    Quote Originally Posted by catchNgrease View Post
    Deathbeforedisco
    If I was a gambler I would have bet you didn't own a bobber
    You would lose that bet. I've posted loads about float fishing over the years. This thread is one example:

    https://www.crappie.com/crappie/panf...r-gills-5.html

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    Discovered a few things about float fish:
    Lately the fish have been deeper: 7' - shorelines seem to have been abandoned
    Been using a 4# test f/c leader
    Been rigging small plastics with thin action tails - finesse action all important!
    Lure average less than 2" if the bite is slow - at first
    A 1/24 oz or 1/32 oz ball head with #6 hook has done the trick with or without float
    Float size can be medium in size and the fish of all species have no problem taking the float down - especially when there's a breeze & ripple under a partly cloudy bright sky

    recent examples:



    Three different waters produced gills, crappie, perch using the above in 60 degree water. Finesse tail action is key IMHO.
    Something to consider.

    FrankM
    P.S. - another setup that has been working occasionally using small curl tail or straight tail grubs on the overhead spinner:


    Again, finesse action and small lure size used with slow retrieves with pauses are key. Fish may be near bottom or mid-depth.
    Last edited by Spoonminnow; 10-13-2020 at 02:32 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spoonminnow View Post
    Discovered a few things about float fish:
    Lately the fish have been deeper: 7' - shorelines seem to have been abandoned
    Been using a 4# test f/c leader
    Been rigging small plastics with thin action tails - finesse action all important!
    Lure average less than 2" if the bite is slow - at first
    A 1/24 oz or 1/32 oz ball head with #6 hook has done the trick with or without float
    Float size can be medium in size and the fish of all species have no problem taking the float down - especially when there's a breeze & ripple under a partly cloudy bright sky

    recent examples:



    Three different waters produced gills, crappie, perch using the above in 60 degree water. Finesse tail action is key IMHO.
    Something to consider.

    FrankM
    P.S. - another setup that has been working occasionally using small curl tail or straight tail grubs on the overhead spinner:


    Again, finesse action and small lure size used with slow retrieves with pauses are key. Fish may be near bottom or mid-depth.
    i’m fishing at night with live bait, so unfortunately not all of this is relevant to what I’ve got going on. However you mention abandoning the shoreline, how far out should I be casting?

    right after I posted I was packing up, and gave it one last cast. I went to the corner of the pond that is inconsistent, and did get a nibble. Twice I tried to set the hook unsuccessfully, likely because I used too much worm. On the third try the fish must have wised up and moved on.

    Was mid 50s last night.

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