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Lightninrod | Sat Feb-19-05 09:10 PM |
Member since Oct 31st 2003
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#5819, "Deadsticking Swimbaits???"
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Just finished reading an article in the new Bassmaster on "Swimbaits" where Art Berry recommends "deadsticking" large, floating swimbaits. Do any of y'all do this? "20-30 minutes" spent not moving the bait?
Dan "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"
Deo Vindice
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RE: Deadsticking Swimbaits???,
FISH JC,
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Tm Customs,
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Lightninrod,
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nscharfe,
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Lightninrod,
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J Hinds,
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DoubleTrouble,
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ben23,
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Lightninrod | Sat Feb-19-05 06:45 AM |
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#5827, "RE: Deadsticking Swimbaits???"
In response to Reply # 3
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"20-30 minutes" was a quote from the article. I too have a hard time imagining a Bass finally hitting a bait that just's lays there doing noyhing but that pro, Art Berry said they would/might.
Dan "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"
Deo Vindice
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nscharfe | Sat Feb-19-05 03:30 PM |
Member since Dec 07th 2003
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#5828, "RE: Deadsticking Swimbaits???"
In response to Reply # 4
Sat Feb-19-05 10:26 PM by nscharfe
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From the Huddleston Deluxe website, Ken says:
"Unless I have inside information I usually start my day with a swimbait. I will hit my first 4 or 5 spots. If I consistantly get followed, but no strikes it's time for me to deadstick.
So now I have 4 or 5 spots that I know are holding fish from my previous follows. I know where they are positioned. These fish are active enough to follow but are not feeding. Using a Deluxbow ST, R.O.F. - 0 feet (floating), tie your line to either the top eyelet or mouth eyelet and start by making a long cast, letting the lure sit for at least 10 - 15 seconds. Lightly twitch the bait just enough to move the tail fin slightly. The lure should move no more than 6 - 12 inches. Pause, again 10 - 15 seconds, lightly twitch moving no more than 6 - 12 inches. Use this retrieve well past the spot of your follows. If your follows were right to the boat, use this retrieve right to the boat.
That's the easy part. From there you slow it down. This may sound easy, but seconds seem like minutes and minutes seem like hours. In extreme cases I have had 20 minute spans between twitching.
Keep in mind you know that there are fish on the spot your fishing. In clear water you will see fish move up on the bait and go back down to return 5 minutes later, and go back down then a twitch will bring it back up and so on. It reminds me of teasing a cat with a string. Sooner or later he will slap or pounce. Sometimes you may need to switch light twitching to a more firm twitch, and even chugging at times. But as a rule with deadsticking, less is more."
nate
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Lightninrod | Sat Feb-19-05 05:00 PM |
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#5829, "RE: Deadsticking Swimbaits???"
In response to Reply # 5
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Thank you Nate.
Dan "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"
Deo Vindice
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ben23 | Sat Feb-26-05 07:43 AM |
Member since Apr 09th 2004
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#5842, "RE: Deadsticking Swimbaits???"
In response to Reply # 12
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hey all, this is ben, havent replied here in a long time,
does deadticking only workin cler water, cause here in maryland, there is mostly foggy water, and i'm afraid deadsticking would be a waste of time
thanks for the help
BEN god bless
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Sean Wayman | Fri Mar-18-05 12:31 PM |
Member since Jun 18th 2004
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#5991, "RE: Deadsticking Swimbaits???"
In response to Reply # 12
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I hate to say this, but you obviously know nothing about Art Berry. Hes been doing this on San Diego lake for years. I know he does this, although it is not an every day technique, nor one that he practices in tourneys, unless he knows of one fish that will put him over the top, and he already has located that fish. Sean tight lines and trophy bass
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