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Bucktailing
Well Tony a true buck tailer is an artist.
I'm not one for the surf but I will tell you the weight of the buck tail is very important. What size bucktails you use had to do with the current, the wind and size of bait also. So i need more deatils as to what you are doing and using to start on this topic. Do you use a porkrid or squid at times. Are you bouncing the bottom with it or reeling fast along the top and what kind of fish you looking to land. Bass seems to be what your asking. Get back to me witrh the whole picture thanks
Well Tony a true buck tailer is an artist.
I'm not one for the surf but I will tell you the weight of the buck tail is very important. What size bucktails you use had to do with the current, the wind and size of bait also. So i need more deatils as to what you are doing and using to start on this topic. Do you use a porkrid or squid at times. Are you bouncing the bottom with it or reeling fast along the top and what kind of fish you looking to land. Bass seems to be what your asking. Get back to me witrh the whole picture thanks
Tog and prblslvr,
I use 1 1/2 on the beach
2 oz. in inlet
Also a red pork rind
I've been dragging the bottom on the beach very slowly.
From what you guys have posted, I think I need to get off the bottom and work it a little. Thanks for the info. I think I'll stick to plugs at The Point for now and concentrate with the btails on the beachs and inlets.
Thanks a million!
I use 1 1/2 on the beach
2 oz. in inlet
Also a red pork rind
I've been dragging the bottom on the beach very slowly.
From what you guys have posted, I think I need to get off the bottom and work it a little. Thanks for the info. I think I'll stick to plugs at The Point for now and concentrate with the btails on the beachs and inlets.
Thanks a million!
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You could also try posting this question in the surf forum, but I think that prblmsslvd really solved your problem and answered your question pretty well.
Chris
Chris
Don't be so quick to give up!
There are more fish in the depths than on top.
The size you are using sounds OK, as does the Red rind. But you said you were "dragging" it on the bottom. That's TOO slow. What you want is to OCCASIONALLY touch bottom, and swim just above it. Go lighter if you have to.
Pork rind or squid strip, there is plenty of action in that flutter. Imagine that you are trying to provoke a "reaction" strike. That is where the predator thinks the bait has seen him, and is going to get away. Of course, this is hard to do, because you have no way of knowing when a fish is eyeballing your offering. All you can do is repeat the action again and again until it provokes a strike. Resist the urge to pull too fast however, as it is an unrealistic speed for a bait that size. "Low and slow" and OCCASIONALLY bumping the bottom, but not "dragging" it.
Flounder
There are more fish in the depths than on top.
The size you are using sounds OK, as does the Red rind. But you said you were "dragging" it on the bottom. That's TOO slow. What you want is to OCCASIONALLY touch bottom, and swim just above it. Go lighter if you have to.
Pork rind or squid strip, there is plenty of action in that flutter. Imagine that you are trying to provoke a "reaction" strike. That is where the predator thinks the bait has seen him, and is going to get away. Of course, this is hard to do, because you have no way of knowing when a fish is eyeballing your offering. All you can do is repeat the action again and again until it provokes a strike. Resist the urge to pull too fast however, as it is an unrealistic speed for a bait that size. "Low and slow" and OCCASIONALLY bumping the bottom, but not "dragging" it.
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