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I want to dispel the myths
About really light line. I mean under 4lb test. For the last 6 weeks or so I have been having the best time fishing in years. Having read so many of Alphahawks posts of him bank fishing with 2lb test line, I had to give it a try. And I'm so glad I did. Some days the bite slows down and I have long professed to go smaller and slow down and if there's a bite to be had, you may find it. It worked for my Granddaughter and I last Sunday when we doubled our catch (from 16 to 35 fish ) with some real good fish in that last couple of hours. We started out throwing 1/32 jigs with Bobby Garland Baby Shad and Panfish Assassin bodies. Ended the day with 1/64 with a #8 sickle hook and an Itty Bitty Swimmer, also from Bobby Garland. The line I'm using is 2lb Stren Crappie and Nanofil 2lb. I use a 4' leader of 4lb clear Stren for abrasion resistance, The Nanofil has no abrasion resistance to speak of, but is super sensitive and casts like nothing I have ever used before. If you have never tried anything small like this I urge you to try it. I've landed 3 1/2lb cats and landed a 2 1/2lb LMB today, so it's no slouch for strength. The pic below is a 1lb 10oz crappie that I caught today. I want you to notice how far down the fish took that tiny jig. It wasn't coming out without my help. The bigger jigs in the pic are 1/32 with a #6 sickle hook, and the smaller ones are 1/64 with a #8 sickle. And yes, I can cast them. Not super far but enough to get things done. You'll lose a few fish, as I did today when they wrap a branch or piece of concrete, but the reward is large, at least it is for me. Hope you give it a shot one day soon.......Skeet.
I want to dispel the myths
How deep is the average depth, your catching fish at Skeetbum?