01-26-2003, 01:14 AM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]TubeDude hit everything right on the head. I live by the rules he described in his reply. Horizontal presentation is the best. When the fish hits the jig, the knot will naturally go to the "fwd" end of the jig, so adjust the knot back to the "hook" side everytime, even after a strike and a miss.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I tie a cinching knot. It's called a San Diego knot. It is one of the preferred knots that So Cal anglers use on long range boats. It is a knot that can serve serveral purposes. You can cinch it down tight on a jig or slide it down on a crankbait, leaving a loop, which will then cinch down when hit. Works good for me but it is a little bit of a pain to tie because you have to attach the hook or jig to something, like the guide on your rod to tie it. One advantage is it has 90-95% knot strength.[/size][/font]
"[size 1]When fish are in a neutral or negative mode, and they don't want a lot of motion, they will often cruise up and eyeball the lure at close range. Sometimes the horizontal jig, resting motionless, looks more natural to them than one hanging at an angle...or vertical. It's worth trying whenever your sonar shows fish coming up to your jig and not biting." [/size]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Like Tubedude said, Learn to read fish but that is another thread. Your sonar serves wonders for doing that. Bottom line it's "Attention to detail". The more attention you pay to every little aspect of what you're doing will ultimately show in more fish caught.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Great answer, Tubedude![/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I tie a cinching knot. It's called a San Diego knot. It is one of the preferred knots that So Cal anglers use on long range boats. It is a knot that can serve serveral purposes. You can cinch it down tight on a jig or slide it down on a crankbait, leaving a loop, which will then cinch down when hit. Works good for me but it is a little bit of a pain to tie because you have to attach the hook or jig to something, like the guide on your rod to tie it. One advantage is it has 90-95% knot strength.[/size][/font]
"[size 1]When fish are in a neutral or negative mode, and they don't want a lot of motion, they will often cruise up and eyeball the lure at close range. Sometimes the horizontal jig, resting motionless, looks more natural to them than one hanging at an angle...or vertical. It's worth trying whenever your sonar shows fish coming up to your jig and not biting." [/size]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Like Tubedude said, Learn to read fish but that is another thread. Your sonar serves wonders for doing that. Bottom line it's "Attention to detail". The more attention you pay to every little aspect of what you're doing will ultimately show in more fish caught.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Great answer, Tubedude![/size][/font]
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