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| A beginner is back. I have two questions on muskie fishing terms.
1. What does "ripping" mean vis-a-vis an artificial bait? What is the technique; and what does it accomplish?
2. What does "burning" mean? My impression is that this means a very fast retrieve, such as you would do with a spinnerbait to take it over weed tops. Is that correct?
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Location: Illinois | Ripping- when the lure comes into contact with a weed, rip or pull the bait violently to dislodge any weeds and hopefully trigger a strike. You can also rip a twichbait like a jake in open water to try to trigger a response from a following fish.
Burning - You are right on. I think my impression of burning is reeling as fast as you can. Many spinnerbaits and bucktails will go above weeds and other structures on a fast retrieve but burning is kicking that fast retrieve up a notch to try to trigger a strike. |
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| How about this (I'm suggesting a defintion here):
Ripping: pulling the bait through the water (or weeds or surface of water) using the leverage of the rod at a quick speed with great acceleration. The distance of the "rip" can be one foot or as much as the length of the rod and angler's arms will allow (more that 10 feet when using a 7' or longer rod). Typically, the angler is not reeling while ripping. Also, a much faster and aggressive action that a "pull and pause" retrieve. For greater clarity, when describing a retrieve as "ripping" or "ripped", one should include the length of the pull.
I've asked this question in person to several muskie guys and I always have to ask follow up questions about speed and length of pull. That's why I included that as part of the definition. Whaddaya think?
ErieBoy75 |
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| Thank you Husky and Erie. In follow up: Does ripping sometimes bring on a strike? Is it something you would do on a follow? Could it startle the fish or scare it away? |
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Location: Illinois | Yes, ripping is a great technique to trigger strikes. On followers, the motion of the lure won't scare a fish as easily as the motion of your body. Try to be smooth and not too herky jerky when going into your figure 8. Ripping a crankbait straight up as it nears the boat is another good technique. Good luck. |
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