Something different

DJ_Callahan_27 · 02-09-10, 06:37 PM

I tried something alittle different last year that had some good results the last couple of trips I took. I was fishing a wieghtless T-rigged fluke in standing timber (pole like timber, very few limbs). The bite was slow, but we had landed a couple and lost a couple. On the next cast my fluke landed 4-6 inches away from a tree and I noticed I had a loop in my spool (ok a backlach, lol). As I was pulling line off the spool to get the loop out the line hanging off my rod tip started to swim away.
After catching about a 2 pounder while backlached I tried pitching the fluke to the trees. After about a half hour of nothing I put a Paca Craw on the same wieghtless 4/0 EWG hook. It made a differents. Five fish in 7 cast. The biggest was about 3.5 to a skinny 4, but the lake I was fishing isn't really known for producing big bass. A six pounder is a trophy. Musky on the other hand is a different story.
I'm hoping to be able to text this technique alittle more this year. Has anyone else tried this or had any luck with it before?

DJ

cassidyta · 02-09-10, 07:03 PM

I have tossed weighless paca craws and sweet beavers before in shallow ponds. The only issue that I had was that they the craws would not always sink.

It has worked for me, but not with the same success that you had.

TN_Bassin · 02-09-10, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cassidyta

I have tossed weighless paca craws and sweet beavers before in shallow ponds. The only issue that I had was that they the craws would not always sink.

It has worked for me, but not with the same success that you had.

Yea the cavity in the paca craw can sometimes cause it to stay floating. Rage craws sink a whole lot better.

BassinNC · 02-09-10, 08:19 PM

I've had a lot of success with the rage craws.

Jrob78 · 02-09-10, 08:26 PM

Weightless soft plastics probably produce more fish than any other bait for me. This technique is perfectly suited to a lot of the places I fish. I fish Senkos, Flukes, Sluggos, buzz frogs and a large variety of worms weightless. I really like Robo Worms, Zoom Finesse and Trick worms and even regular Power Worms weightless. When I want to fish larger baits like craws, Brush Hogs and beavers with a really slow, "weightless" presentation I t-rig them with a 1/32 oz weight. The really light weight allows you to control the bait better and gives it that really slow, gliding fall. Works well with tubes too.

DJ_Callahan_27 · 02-10-10, 12:39 AM

I always liked fishing the fluke and sometimes worms weightless. I'm wanting to try the new oucho to see if it lives up to all the hipe. The deal with the weightless craw was me being to lazy to retie and put on a weight, but it seemed to be a good call that day. Only one fish out of the five that I could on that point let the bait hit the bottom (12-15'). Most of them hit about half to three quarters of the way down.

02-09-10, 06:37 PM	#1
DJ_Callahan_27 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southeastern/Ky Posts: 155	Something different I tried something alittle different last year that had some good results the last couple of trips I took. I was fishing a wieghtless T-rigged fluke in standing timber (pole like timber, very few limbs). The bite was slow, but we had landed a couple and lost a couple. On the next cast my fluke landed 4-6 inches away from a tree and I noticed I had a loop in my spool (ok a backlach, lol). As I was pulling line off the spool to get the loop out the line hanging off my rod tip started to swim away. After catching about a 2 pounder while backlached I tried pitching the fluke to the trees. After about a half hour of nothing I put a Paca Craw on the same wieghtless 4/0 EWG hook. It made a differents. Five fish in 7 cast. The biggest was about 3.5 to a skinny 4, but the lake I was fishing isn't really known for producing big bass. A six pounder is a trophy. Musky on the other hand is a different story. I'm hoping to be able to text this technique alittle more this year. Has anyone else tried this or had any luck with it before? DJ

02-09-10, 07:03 PM	#2
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	I have tossed weighless paca craws and sweet beavers before in shallow ponds. The only issue that I had was that they the craws would not always sink. It has worked for me, but not with the same success that you had. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

02-09-10, 08:19 PM	#4
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	I've had a lot of success with the rage craws. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

02-09-10, 08:26 PM	#5
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Weightless soft plastics probably produce more fish than any other bait for me. This technique is perfectly suited to a lot of the places I fish. I fish Senkos, Flukes, Sluggos, buzz frogs and a large variety of worms weightless. I really like Robo Worms, Zoom Finesse and Trick worms and even regular Power Worms weightless. When I want to fish larger baits like craws, Brush Hogs and beavers with a really slow, "weightless" presentation I t-rig them with a 1/32 oz weight. The really light weight allows you to control the bait better and gives it that really slow, gliding fall. Works well with tubes too.

02-10-10, 12:39 AM	#6
DJ_Callahan_27 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southeastern/Ky Posts: 155	I always liked fishing the fluke and sometimes worms weightless. I'm wanting to try the new oucho to see if it lives up to all the hipe. The deal with the weightless craw was me being to lazy to retie and put on a weight, but it seemed to be a good call that day. Only one fish out of the five that I could on that point let the bait hit the bottom (12-15'). Most of them hit about half to three quarters of the way down.

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