[basseracci]

With all thats been going on here on the board that has very little to do with fishing, i would like to do my part and offer up some good old fashion fish talk...

I am preparing a box of "vertical baits" for control depth fishing in the fall with schooling/corraling/suspending fish...So far i have

XPS Bladebaits ( all colors )
Silver Buddies
Gay Blade
LC Cymbal Vibs
Blitz Blade Bait
Heddon Sonar
Cicada
Tailspinner (not sure, think its a Stanley)
Various Spoons:
Sidewinders
Krocadiles
Johnson's weedless
Rapala weedless
Red Devils
Little Cleos
Fiords
Thompsons
Etc

LC Wanders
Spro Bucktail Jigs and Grubs

I also have a great Daiwa linecounter reel on a somewhat parabolic 7' rod made by Shimano called a Carbomax...It's a composite and is a medium action, medium budget rod...

What do ya think?...I only gave it a couple of hours thought and rummaged through my stuff to come up with this...Some stuff had to be ordered and I'll have it in time for next w/e...

What else do I need for targeting fish with a more vertical presentation with hardbaits ?...


Mark D

If anyone is looking to try techniques like these out next w/e, lets talk...That's what i will be doing along with working any other patterns i can figure out...

 

[Gregg]

What else do I need for targeting fish with a more vertical presentation with hardbaits ?...

To carry all that stuff...........a back brace

psst you forgot a senko jig!

 

[basseracci]

Gregg,

You can "caddy it" for me (lol)...


Mark D

 

[JPBass]

That's a lotta of spoons!! But for vertical jiggin I'd scratch a few off the list (especially the weedless ones) and add the Hopkins shorty, in numerous weights for different depths.

 

[joe p]

i especially like this....

Etc

hey Mr Druggist.....you forgot Kastmasters....

 

[JOHN G]

Mark: only need one or two that you are real confident in......I will get back to you about Maho........

 

[basseracci]

Yes,

I forgot Hopkins...They are in the box and so are Kastmasters...Thanks...

But, if it comes down to it

Sidewinder
Hopkins
Kastmaster

Are the ones I am most comfortable with...


Joe, I keep sampling the formulary...Thats why I am so forgetful...All the "crystal meth" I've been using on the side doesn't help either...And as you know, i always have a lot of ETC !!!

Thanks guys...

Mark D

 

[Mark G]

Mark, I recently got a couple tailspinners and while it tends to catch the line with its own hooks, it has nice action and sinks like a stone, making it a decent choice for vertical presentations...

Mark

 

[Gregg]

Mark D

Have you ever read Rob J's jigging spoon article?

 

[earthworm77]

Hopkins Shorty?? Good all around jigging spoon.

 

[basseracci]

Thanks Gregg,

That article is a good reference...Just printed it for my lib...


Mark D

 

[Rob J in WNY]

Thanks for recommending my article, Gregg!

I'm glad you liked it, Mark.

There's nothing quite like the Hopkins Shorty, especially for big bronzebacks here in Western New York. Although I've never tried the Kastmaster spoon in the same manner (vertically) as I use the Hopkins, I'd imagine it might work, too, but I think the "heavy-frontedness" of the Hopkins is its key feature and probably helps to give the lure more action on the drop.

Tight Lines...

 

[basseracci]

More good info...

Thanks again to you, Rob J...


Mark D

 

[wnybassman]

Mark, in my opinion you have way too many choices. Narrow it down to a few different ones and get real comfortable with those. With a good spoon, a good blade bait, and a good deep water plastic bait of some kind, you should be fine.