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| Should I use a slower retrieve at night? I'm going to throw double 10's, super d's, and topwaters (prop style and walk the dog). Any suggestions would help. I never had any action at night and I am going to try it a bit. If I don't get any action I can at least entertain myself with the glow in the dark super d!
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Location: Blaine, MN | Personally, I have always slowed way down at night, I mostly fish double 10's and I give them a good initial jolt to get the blades spinning and then slow down enough to just keep them barely spinning, you can feel the slow thump, thump thump of the blades. That is just me though, others may have success with a faster pace.
Edited by short STRIKE 6/30/2010 12:44 PM
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Location: Michigan | I would say try different speeds and see what the fish want. I don't really slow down with top waters but I am already reeling those pretty slowly and I slow down a little bit with double tens but not a terrible amount. Experiment on your lakes and see what works for you. |
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | jasonvkop - 6/30/2010 12:52 PM
I would say try different speeds and see what the fish want. I don't really slow down with top waters but I am already reeling those pretty slowly and I slow down a little bit with double tens but not a terrible amount. Experiment on your lakes and see what works for you.
what he said, try diffrent speeds. i got a 45" on a baby depht raider by bang it on the bottom as hard and fast as i could at like 2am 1 night. think of it like "do bait fish swim slow at night or do they move at diffrent speeds?"
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Location: Blaine, MN | good points, time to rethink my approach. sometimes I put the blinders on and just grind away. |
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| I prefer to use baits that run at a constant speed. I feel that this allows fish a better chance to hone in on the bait and make a solid hook setting opportunity. I throw alot of Pacemaker's, Depthraiders, or any type of bucktail. I avoid ripping cranks or using side to side baits like gliders or jackpots. In my experiences I've had lots of misses on those types of baits at night. Of course I don't really know about ripping the cranks, but if the topwater misses are any indication then there must be some misses going on beneath the surface. |
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| yeah stay away from side to side topwaters at night... something that runs a straight line. |
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