08-21-2010, 09:54 AM
[cool][#0000ff]I fish those little spinner jigs a lot of different ways. The slow steady retrieve almost always works, especially in the shallow waters of Utah Lake. But in deeper waters...Deer Creek, Jordanelle, Starvation, etc....I use them mostly for vertical jigging. I drop them to the bottom and then raise them just a few inches and jiggle them...or slowly raise and drop them to get the spinner blade turning and flashing. Another good method is to cast out a ways, let the jig sink to the bottom and then kick slowly backward...lifting and dropping as you go. Not a good method for rocky or snaggy bottoms.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Yesterday I got a lot of my hits after dropping to the bottom, raising and jiggling it a little and then letting it sit motionless for a few seconds. The flash and vibration of the blade brings fish in and then the worm gets them to smack it while it is sitting motionless and helpless.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have caught quite a few fish in Starvation and other lakes by just putting the rod with the roadrunner in my pole holder, with the lure a foot or so off the bottom, and letting the motion of my tube supply the action. Walleye love that. Perch and trout too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Yesterday I got a lot of my hits after dropping to the bottom, raising and jiggling it a little and then letting it sit motionless for a few seconds. The flash and vibration of the blade brings fish in and then the worm gets them to smack it while it is sitting motionless and helpless.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have caught quite a few fish in Starvation and other lakes by just putting the rod with the roadrunner in my pole holder, with the lure a foot or so off the bottom, and letting the motion of my tube supply the action. Walleye love that. Perch and trout too.[/#0000ff]
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