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Title: Micro Light setup
Post by: HaMeR on May 29, 2013, 03:35:10 PM
Jigs, twister tails, rod & reel I use for Bluegill & Rock Bass. Sometime I just toss the jigs & reel them back with a rod tip twitch changing colors til I get hits. Other times the only way this setup works is by setting a tiny bobber 3-5 feet deep & watching for the hit as the jig falls. If no hit then pop the bobber & let the jig settle again. It appears that hook needs closed up a bit. Musta caught a limb fish or sumthing.  :innocentwhistle: :innocentwhistle:

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Title: Re: Micro Light setup
Post by: FinsnFur on May 29, 2013, 04:26:00 PM
Interesting technique with the bobber :wo: Never heard of or considered jigging with a bobber, but I can see the advantages.
I'm kinda surprised to see how you hook your twister. I would expect to get a lot of missed strikes like that, do you?
have you ever ran the twister all the way up to the jig head, completely covering the shank of the hook?
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Title: Re: Micro Light setup
Post by: HaMeR on May 29, 2013, 06:06:55 PM
I have a few missed strikes that way.  They just nibble the tail.  They hit most of the time on the fall & it seems like they are just inhaling it. I've hooked it up your way too & had good luck.  The bobber idea always gave me a lot of depth control for when they are suspended at a certain depth. It's neat to see the little bobber suddenly just dive for the bottom.  LOL   


Last Spring I landed a 2 or 2 1/2lb channel cat with that rig & I've gotten lucky & managed to haul in a couple of 3-4lb lunker largemouth.   :whew:  That is a fight for sure!!  :biggrin: :biggrin:
Title: Re: Micro Light setup
Post by: slagmaker on May 29, 2013, 08:33:26 PM
Bobber with a blue and white tube on a jig head and i have slayed them all day long
Title: Re: Micro Light setup
Post by: FinsnFur on May 29, 2013, 09:16:14 PM
Boy...I'm used to wrangling bass with my braided lines and medium/heavy rod. I dont know if I'd know what to do if I hit one with my ultra light and it's 3lb test mono. :laf:
Title: Re: Micro Light setup
Post by: Dave on May 29, 2013, 10:02:44 PM
Quote from: FinsnFur on May 29, 2013, 09:16:14 PM
Boy...I'm used to wrangling bass with my braided lines and medium/heavy rod. I dont know if I'd know what to do if I hit one with my ultra light and it's 3lb test mono. :laf:
VERY QUICKLY hand it over to the maintenance guy!  :laf:
Title: Re: Micro Light setup
Post by: HaMeR on May 29, 2013, 10:06:59 PM
 :laf: :laf: @ ^^^^!!


Just fight em & wear em out!!  :yoyo: :yoyo:


slag-- That's a good Crappie combo.  :eyebrow: :eyebrow:
Title: Re: Micro Light setup
Post by: FinsnFur on May 30, 2013, 05:54:21 AM
LOL maintenance guy :alscalls: