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
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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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.
Deathbeforedisco
If I was a gambler I would have bet you didn't own a bobber
Ketchen
Next time you're in the mood for a Quill... Determine the depth.... Lighten the jig where it won't balance... Fish it horizontal... even the weariest of fish can't stand it.
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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
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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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.