strike king smokin' rooster

[Gamec0cks5]

I just got a pack of these in Bama Bug, do y'all just pitch these on a T-Rig and fish like any other creature bait. THese things are dead sexy 

[Tin]

We must fish differently. Reaction strikes don't

approach 95 % or even a majority of the time.

When fishing jigs and bottom contact soft

plastics, the vast majority of hits are feeding

bites.

8-)

Then why do almost all strikes on a jig occur on the fall? I know you yourself have even said this.

I just cannot see how there is anyway that a bait falling is a feeding strike. If anything it is a combination of the two. It's just like walking past a fat kid with a plate of free cheeseburgers, imo. Doesn't matter if they are hungry or not, they are going to eat it.

If you are working the bait after the fall and a fish strikes, that is predominantly a feeding strike, imo.

[Big-O]

I just got a pack of these in Bama Bug, do y'all just pitch these on a T-Rig and fish like any other creature bait. THese things are dead sexy

T rig, C rig, flippin w/Bobber Stop ahead of weight, Swim Jig without skirt or Swim it on weighted hook are the main ways I fish it.....

Weighted hook is the real fun over grass and fish it like a slow fished T rig and let it settle on top of the grass....or down in a Bass' Mouth

Big O

www.ragetail.com

[Tin]

Big O,

How do they skip on a weighted hook? I;m thinking about skipping under trees and such then burning them back.

[roadwarrior]

Then why do almost all strikes on a jig occur

on the fall? I know you yourself have even said this.

I might have said "most fisherman get bit on

the fall" which I think is usually the case when

flipping. However, I rarely flip and nearly every

fish I have ever caught on a jig has come as a

result of lying still on the bottom or being moved

after sitting.

-Kent

[tyrius.]

Color is too complicated to worry me much past green, brown, or black.

Just think how long it will take to dial in the correct color and then what if there is another shade that would produce even better?  Are you going to stop fishing what is working to gamble on what may or may not work 1% more?

Will green pumpkin with red flakes be better than black flakes or purple or a mix, what if instead of green pumpkin they prefer watermellon with orange flakes? 

Too many combinations to be able to ever know that you're using the perfect color, by the time you've tried them all the day is done or weather pattern changed or more fish moved in or a thousand other variables.

Color matters, but you will typically just luck into using the exact right color so I wouldn't sweat it too much.

[Big-O]

Big O,

How do they skip on a weighted hook? I;m thinking about skipping under trees and such then burning them back.

Skipping with weighted hooks is OK if the hook weight is extremely close to the body of the bait but the weight hanging too far below can sometimes present a problem for skipping.

Kent is right on, with his comment earlier and IMO "Why many strikes occur on the fall" is 1) Splash down possibly mimics another bass feeding on prey and draws attention from a nearby fish which responds by striking bait falling in front of them.

2) We often cast, pitch etc. to obvious fish holding structure so the bait is in an opportunistic strike zone when falling...

3) We as fishermen are often in a hurry to catch as many fish as possible so we pitch, flip and cast to every likely spot we find expecting that if the fish is going to hit, they will hit right there. If we don't get struck immediately, we retrieve too quickly to actually find out if there is a fish between us and the obvious structure.

We all hope that we can locate the fish and they are in active feed patterns when we're there but if they're not, we have to search for the right combinations to flip their switch. Often when dragging C rigs, Big Worms or Football jigs over Points, ledges, rock piles etc. we find that it's the small vibrations and sounds that are being made by a bait that causes the fish to investigate. When they find or see the bait, if there is no feeding competition going on, color becomes much more enticing.

Big O

www.ragetail.com