09-18-2008, 05:48 PM
[font "Verdana"]RE: "I tried different colors of senkos and Rapalas, but nothing produced even a nibble. (If Cliff, Doggonefishin, or The Dude himself could offer some advice on what I may have been doing wrong with my presentation of the senko, I would appreciate either a PM or some replies to this post. I would cast the wacky senko in close to all types of shoreline structure, bottom bounce it back to me, and it only produced one strike the entire evening. Once the senko reached deeper water, I doubt it touched bottom very often. Maybe I wasn’t letting it sink enough? A little help here? Maybe I should have tried dropshotting to get some soft plastics down deeper? I’m all ears here.) "[/font]
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First off, nice report. nothing relieves lifes stresses like an evening like that. I may be due for some 'therapy" myself tomorrow. As for the senkos, it is possible you weren't doing anything wrong at all. The structure that was fishing so well for us at RC is now high and dry. The fish may be in new areas, but I haven't been up to RC for a couple of weeks so I can't help there. A recent trip to the PWC ramp would suggest that the fish are a bit deeper at this time. As for technique, if the water isn't too deep, I will usually cast them out near a structural point, let it sink to the bottom, then lift and reel it in a few feet and let it sink all over again. I will repeat this a few times then reel in. Most of the hits come on the first or second drop. At RC, lots of those Southside dropoffs are pretty deep, so I will cast out, and let it sink, but after letting it sink once or twice, then I will just reel it in because it is basically in open water at that point. You should let your sonar tell you where you need to get your lure to however. Sometimes the fish are in that open water and not hugging the structure.
Finally, what color did you use? Often, that definitely matters!
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First off, nice report. nothing relieves lifes stresses like an evening like that. I may be due for some 'therapy" myself tomorrow. As for the senkos, it is possible you weren't doing anything wrong at all. The structure that was fishing so well for us at RC is now high and dry. The fish may be in new areas, but I haven't been up to RC for a couple of weeks so I can't help there. A recent trip to the PWC ramp would suggest that the fish are a bit deeper at this time. As for technique, if the water isn't too deep, I will usually cast them out near a structural point, let it sink to the bottom, then lift and reel it in a few feet and let it sink all over again. I will repeat this a few times then reel in. Most of the hits come on the first or second drop. At RC, lots of those Southside dropoffs are pretty deep, so I will cast out, and let it sink, but after letting it sink once or twice, then I will just reel it in because it is basically in open water at that point. You should let your sonar tell you where you need to get your lure to however. Sometimes the fish are in that open water and not hugging the structure.
Finally, what color did you use? Often, that definitely matters!
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