06-20-2021, 07:59 PM
This morning at 5:45 my brother and I were waiting for the north marina gate to open. The plan was to start early and leave before the hoardes of wave boats arrived and tied up the boat ramp for hours. In addition to my usual Flig setup tipped with sucker I put out an additional rod rigged with a slip float and baited with sucker. The idea was to put a rod rigged with a Flig out each side of the boat and the slip float rod in the middle and slightly farther back. I have tried using more than 2 rods before and it always ends with an energetic cat swimming laps around the extra lines. The first hour gave up only 2 cats so we moved to greener pastures and in the next hour and a half landed 8 to 10 more, didn't keep close count. So, how well did the slip float idea work? Not bad. I had the bait suspended 6 feet below the float and every time we trolled over a shad school a cat would grab it. When we left at 8:45 the float rod accounted for 3 bonus fish and no tangles. Almost forgot to mention, the shad schools were in 13 to14 feet.
In full disclosure, 3 cats were harmed/ killed and eaten in the name of science. Now to see if I can post photos.
In full disclosure, 3 cats were harmed/ killed and eaten in the name of science. Now to see if I can post photos.