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I was out on Bull Shoals this weekend chunking and winding a spinnerbait. I caught several short fish and had 20 fish or so that would just either hit the blades or short strike the bait (oh yea, by tha way, I did have a trailer hook). We did catch one fish with just the blades…It was caught behind his gill plate (kind of strange). What (in your opinion) is the best way to hook up on the short striking fish? I tried different spinnerbaits that day and it was the same scenario (short strikes).
Usually if I am getting “short strikes” I do a couple of things. One is I just let the blade die after the hit and then just pop it a couple of times, the other is I change my retrieve speed. Either yoyo it or start to slow roll it. When I do this I tend to start hooking up more than not.Jason Desertdweller.com Get Your Bass in the Boat!
Two tricks may help: Switch to smaller blades. You may have tried this when you used different spinnerbaits. Sometimes color makes all the difference. A lot of times when Im hooking fish outside of their mouth on a spinnerbait or crankbait I can change colors and all the next fish will have the lure in the back of their throats. Try experimenting with different skirt and blade colors.I hope this helps. Andy Greene Greene Boat & MotorAndy Greene Greene Boat & Motor 828-286-2290 http://www.greeneboats.com
greeneboat wrote: Two tricks may help: Switch to smaller blades. You may have tried this when you used different spinnerbaits. Sometimes color makes all the difference. A lot of times when Im hooking fish outside of their mouth on a spinnerbait or crankbait I can change colors and all the next fish will have the lure in the back of their throats. Try experimenting with different skirt and blade colors.I hope this helps. Andy Greene Greene Boat & Motor I will add that you may have to not only down size blades, but also the bait in general. Plus, you may consider changing style of blades as well. I pretty much stick with tandems for the extra flash but will go to single blade when I see others throwing tandem without success. I like throwing the 3/8 oz or less (usually 1/4 oz) baits until water gets real cold, then move to slower baits. Sounds like you saw action, which would be great for me just to see a fish!96 Eyra/12 Mercury 175 Pro XS with 2015 single axle trailer2017 Victory Gunner
When I start getting too many short strikes on a blades, I just pull out the trusty Jig.” Jig, Jig, Jig, you can always catch fish on a Jig.” But if you insist on throwing the blade. I agree with all the others: COLOR, DEPTH, SIZE and SPEED. All are key but when you find the magic color, size, depth and speed, youll be culling very quickly and often. TedDESERTDWELLER.COM “GET YOUR BASS IN THE BOAT”
I fish allot of spinner baits and have several different types and styles that I know work under given situations. If you are missing a bunch of fish give this bait a try. it is smaller / more compact but yet the weight is there for the same casting performance. also the way the wire is bent and the length of the wire really helps out with short strikes. my favorite bait in the Mini is the TJ Special. ——-> http://soblures.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=73Last edited by txmrbass on November 22nd, 2008, 2:30 pm, edited 2 times in total.
txmrbass wrote: I fish allot of spinner baits and have several different types and styles that I know work under given situations. If you are missing a bunch of fish give this bait a try. it is smaller / more compact but yet the weight is there for the same casting performance. also the way the wire is bent and the length of the wire really helps out with short strikes. my favorite bait in the Mini is the TJ Special. ——-> http://soblures.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=73 I gotta second this…The TJ Special is great.The mini-me line is great all around. Dukk
This could open up a can of worms…..I am sure everyone has their little wrinkle on this. I am no different….I believe the following: You can MAKE the fish bite the bait…by fluttering the blades or “twitching” it Changing the blade size opting for a fluke or other plastic instead of the traditional skirt I have seen it happen, esp this time of year (no expert, but after guiding for 3 yr I have picked up on a thing or two) the bass get so keyed in on the shad especially by the size of the bait… I probably shouldnt post this but I am going to any way….you need to try the fish head spin when this happens….At times youll find that the fish take the bait in a funny way….ie; youre fishing a worm and most of the fish are hooked in the lower jaw….could be the fish were attacking the bait from the top…or maybe getting too good a look at it……we can only suppose and make an educated guess…..but thats what fishing is …catching is a different ballgame… My $.02 worth… GH @ [url=http://]www.fishpickwick.com[/url]Last edited by Gary Harlan on November 23rd, 2008, 2:29 am, edited 1 time in total.Cpt.Gary Harlan (Harlo) USCG Liscd Fishing Guide Tishomingo, MS Roger Stegalls Professional Guide Service Sponsors: BassCat (of course!), Strike King, Falcon Graphite Rods, Gary Yammamoto Custom Baits
u can change the blade size and maybe the color also
I probably would have switched over to a crankbait or jerkbait. Just experiment with a couple of colors and sizes until you zero in on what they want. This of course is just my opinion and most likely has no validity at all. Hope you get em next time.
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