Stroking A Redeye Shad

[papajoe222]

Don't know how many of you have tried doing this, but this is the second time doing so has helped place me in the standings.  After catching a decent limit early (rare for me) on the second day, I headed out to a sandy point that isn't very big and extends quite a distance from it's submerged beginnings.  This spot isn't indicated on any maps, but is a favorite point fished by the locals.  The fish were suspended just off the bottom, but weren't responding to bottom presentations, so I decided to try stroking a jig. That produced a nice fish just under 4lb., but that fish was the only one that took any interest in the jig. Before leaving, I tied on a 1/2oz. lipless crank and proceeded to boat two bigger fish.  It's an exhausting presentation, but one that can produce when others are ignored.

[fishballer06]

I often do the same with Rat-L-Traps. Can be slow, but it can be productive.

[BiteFiend]

That's interesting. Might have to give that a try sometime. I have heard of people doing that while ice fishing but hadn't really thought of that in open water.

[aavery2]

I have caught several nice fish using this technique, the Red Eye Shad has an almost Senko type shimmy when allowed to fall on controlled slack line.  If I am having success fishing deep crankbaits in an area and the bite stops, I sometimes can pull another fish or two from the area switching to this technique.

[Fisher-O-men]

Are we talking Yo-yo?

[OntarioFishingGuy]

Are we talking Yo-yo?

Something like that, but maybe a little more aggressive.

[Felix77]

This article describes the stroking technique nicely ...  never tried it with a jig or Red Eye Shad.

 

http://www.bassmaster.com/3-lessons-superdeep-jigging-0

[papajoe222]

This article describes the stroking technique nicely ...  never tried it with a jig or Red Eye Shad.

 

http://www.bassmaster.com/3-lessons-superdeep-jigging-0

This is the article that got me started using this presentation.  My son-in-law used it a few summers ago to catch his PB smallmouth.  I need to switch my subscription from magazine to on-line.  I didn't know you could go back that far to view articles.  Awesome.