05-21-09, 02:10 PM | #1 |
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walkin' the bug
one of my favorite things to do with a floating lure is to do what i call is walkin' the bug!!
you just have to twitch is so that is slowly advances over the water, i mean really slowly, just so it looks like a little bug swimming on the water. i have caught alot of fish this way, and the strikes are awesome! give it a try |
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You are not kidding, toppwatr. If I manage to drag my sorry arse out of bed in time, I love to get into some quiet cove before the sun really comes up and things get wavy. Twitching a broken back floating Rapala has elicited some MONSTER strikes for me in the past before. I don't know what it is about the jointed lure that makes it work better....maybe the extra rattle?
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lol yea. the strategy works best when there is minimal to no chop in the water. than it is just peace and quiet.............until BAM!!!! my friend even got a bass on a rapala with the bill broken off.
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Ya, I do that is the jointed rapalas too! Works great!
As a mater of fact, I just recomened doing that in your other thread!
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lol. i love that technique...
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I agree whole heartedly. That technique had been an early morning standard for years. A number 6 or 8 Rapala, and also a Baby Torpedo works extemely well.
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Just curious what size these lures are that you do this with?
I have one of those model a bombers that's incredibly buoyant and maybe this is something i can use it for effectively. Last edited by NWOhioBear; 05-21-09 at 11:32 PM. |
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well for panfish and bass, i use an f-4 and f-5 rapala. you can use the bombers but they might submerge if you work it fast enough. probably your best bet is just a floating rapala, although my friend did do it with a bomber, but you just have to work it slower.
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for all bass i would use either a size 6 rapala or like a size 6-8 split.
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I have even used a tiny, tiny broken back Rapala (less than 2" long) and had a heck of a time doing bluegills topwater style. I never knew bluegills could jump like that.
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yea, infact, some of the best parts about it is the bluegills, every cats!!!
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i meant cast...oops
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zara spook is the best for walking the dog. devil horse, pop-r, hula popper are some really great slow topwater baits.
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