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Date: May 18, 2006 at 17:21:29
From: ken, [pool-70-109-213-125.prvdri.east.verizon.net]
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Date: February 18, 2002 at 12:18:31
From: Ken, [pool-64-223-19-56.prov.east.verizon.net]
Subject: A deadly technique

One of the most effective techniques for catching large numbers of stripers is using soft plastic fresh water bass lures with a spinning rod. It is a technique called finesse fishing and when done correctly it is deadly. The tackle is fairly light and the line is thin. The jigs that work are also light and the lures are not the standard salt water fare. Most salt-water techniques are based on casting and retrieving with variations in the jigging motion and speed of retrieve. This is different. The assumption made with these techniques is that the fish will not chase the lure but will meet it as it comes to them. That results in a big difference in technique. To most salt-water striper fishermen a Ľ oz jig is very light. Not so with these techniques 3/16 oz. is about as heavy as you ever use even in fairly deep water in current. The rate of fall is the gauge you use and being able to back reel to keep the jig traveling down stream as it sinks at that rate of fall is the determiner of how successful you will be. This method takes skill and determination to master. It is not for those fishermen who are not willing to put in the effort required. It is based on fly fishing presentation techniques adapted to use with a spinning rod for current and on freshwater jig rise and fall techniques that have been refined by bass tournament anglers

I could write an article on this but for now I will simply see if there is any interest in this type of finesse fishing for stripers. The jigs I prefer are ball headed owner jigs from 1/32 to 3/16 of an oz. The soft plastic I prefer is Ring worms by Lucky strike in various colors and a mix of Kalin grubs. I like six pound test no stretch line and a fast tip rod, the longer the better for keeping the line off the surface so that the current doesn’t drag the jig downstream and raise it up. The reel must be able to be back reel and it should be balanced in the handle. These techniques usually outperform Sluggo’s and Finesse fish by a large margin simply because they are focused on the entire active feeding routines of fish and not the aggressive routines alone. Anybody interested? Please post and I will respond.

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