Posted 6/9/2014 8:42 AM (#714682) Subject: Bondy bait ?
Posts: 69
Ok ? For the bondy guys out there. When jigging a bondy bait in let's say 16 feet do you keep bottom contact on the fall? Jig it suspended? I'm just curious how others do it.
Posted 6/9/2014 8:49 AM (#714685 - in reply to #714682) Subject: Re: Bondy bait ?
Posts: 76
It really depends what "structure" your fishing. IF you're fishing suspended baitfish--- either keep the Bondy "above OR below" the bait pods. if you're working a breakline, keep the bait 2-3 feet off the bottom---that usually puts it right in the muskies' strike zone. Good luck--SN
Posted 6/9/2014 9:00 AM (#714689 - in reply to #714682) Subject: RE: Bondy bait ?
Posts: 256
Location: plant earth
X2 on that. And a controlled boat. Have the boat moving to fast can be a problem jigging. The only thing you want to keep in contact with is the lure. A steady pull up and let the lure pull your rod down. That way the line is alway tight and you feel the blades spinning through your rod. It's a blast. Good luck
Posted 6/9/2014 4:25 PM (#714790 - in reply to #714682) Subject: RE: Bondy bait ?
Posts: 1405
Location: Detroit River
When I'm fishing the DR or SCR I keep the bait within a foot off bottom on the fall & I keep an eye on the sonar for depth changes or other objects down there so I can make adjustments to avoid snags & to stay in the fish zone. Just a couple of weeks ago the Detroit police pulled some of those under water obstructions from the river (17 cars/trucks/suvs).
When I’m jigging break lines in lakes I also keep it near the bottom. In open water I keep it at the level of the balls of bait & just below them.
Posted 6/11/2014 3:27 PM (#715107 - in reply to #715081) Subject: Re: Bondy bait ?
Posts: 98
Location: Franklin, WI
You can fish them any time of the year, but particularly in Fall when bait fish tend more to 'school up'. (bait balls)
We've caught them in 10-15' of water (inland). You can cast them (Bondy Jr.) or vertically jig them. The 'Hot Orba' has larger blades and casts and retrieves quite well.
It's just a matter of experimenting with different techniques.
Posted 6/12/2014 11:48 AM (#715228 - in reply to #714682) Subject: Re: Bondy bait ?
Posts: 157
Location: Lincoln, NE
Depending on your state laws on trolling/how many rods you can use you can put one on a rod in a rod holder off the opposite side you're casting pounders off of kind of like a sucker rod. Drop it 3-5' under the surface and put the clicker on and let the waves work it for you. Cheap insurance policy for followers you don't see.
Bondy bait ?