06-21-2018, 01:02 PM
An excellent way to catch cutthroats from the bank is to toss white 2½ inch tubes with 3/8 oz. lead jig heads tipped with a small piece of minnow or chub meat. Hang it about 4 feet bellow a floating bubble. I like using the type of bubble that you can fill half way with water so that you can cast it way out.
But ... this type of "bait fishing" will frequently allow the cutthroat to swallow the lure deep in its throat. Removing the hook from way down in its throat is really hard on the fish often times killing it. So even though it is a very good way to catch cuts at the Berry, it too often makes for a
blood bath.
That same problem goes for a treble hook packed with Power bait.
The better thing to do would be to cast that tube and bubble way out and very slowly reel it in. That way, when you get bit, the hook will be just in the mouth ... further away from the throat.
Attached is a document I put together a few years back showing how to cut chub and tip a tube jig with chub (or sucker or minnow or whatever meat).
Enjoy your Berry trip James ...
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But ... this type of "bait fishing" will frequently allow the cutthroat to swallow the lure deep in its throat. Removing the hook from way down in its throat is really hard on the fish often times killing it. So even though it is a very good way to catch cuts at the Berry, it too often makes for a
blood bath.That same problem goes for a treble hook packed with Power bait.
The better thing to do would be to cast that tube and bubble way out and very slowly reel it in. That way, when you get bit, the hook will be just in the mouth ... further away from the throat.
Attached is a document I put together a few years back showing how to cut chub and tip a tube jig with chub (or sucker or minnow or whatever meat).
Enjoy your Berry trip James ...
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