07-07-2014, 07:53 AM
Hello. My experience is limited mostly to skinny waters. I use #4 aberdeen hooks for panfish. I hike or bike into many of my fishing spots so I use just one rod and the creek I most frequent is known for larger muskie and catfish. I use 10lb power pro s8s with a 1-6' fluorocarbon leader, a size 20 spinning reel on a 6'6" medium power rod currently.
Some days the panfish like the hook covered to the eye and the curve exiting the very end of the plastic body, other days I have repositioned the plastic to expose the eye or more of the hook and got bites. one of my favorite rigs is an unweighted #4 Aberdeen with a wacky rigged slender 2"white straight worm/grub. You can't cast too far but if you keep strategically positioned so not to spook them, then its quite fun indeed.
for swimming twist tall grubs I prefer a 1/16Oz bullet sinker.
For jigging small baits I prefer a small split shot right above the knot a bit as opposed to a jig myself, you can go weightless with a pinch.
As you get bites and catches your little bait will be beat on. I just push it off the hook a bit and twist and exit hook in another location as many times as possible. Just the other day I caught several nice bluegill and a few spotted bass on a fire tiger split paddletail 2"grub before I put it in my trash section of my backpack.
Hope that helps and not confuses. :-)
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Some days the panfish like the hook covered to the eye and the curve exiting the very end of the plastic body, other days I have repositioned the plastic to expose the eye or more of the hook and got bites. one of my favorite rigs is an unweighted #4 Aberdeen with a wacky rigged slender 2"white straight worm/grub. You can't cast too far but if you keep strategically positioned so not to spook them, then its quite fun indeed.
for swimming twist tall grubs I prefer a 1/16Oz bullet sinker.
For jigging small baits I prefer a small split shot right above the knot a bit as opposed to a jig myself, you can go weightless with a pinch.
As you get bites and catches your little bait will be beat on. I just push it off the hook a bit and twist and exit hook in another location as many times as possible. Just the other day I caught several nice bluegill and a few spotted bass on a fire tiger split paddletail 2"grub before I put it in my trash section of my backpack.
Hope that helps and not confuses. :-)
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