Punching?

[Mike L]

Hackney technique?

Been doing that for close to 40 yrs

Some folks even longer than that

Mike

[Brett Strohl]

What's the Hackney technique?

[hatrix]

flat out really bad advice. just b/c ur willing to risk a trip to the ER doesn't mean others should. clearly you've been luckly so far...so far. wrap braid around ur hand and try to break it free if you'd like a small taste of what a forearm full of veins and arteries is in store for

I am not telling people to run out and try to snap hevy braid. I have popped 50# before but that's like extreme and pretty much the limit. The way it builds tension an how it digs on your forearm versus your hand are totally different. All I was saying is that it's a quick and easy way to break off with regular line but can also be done with braid.

It has nothing to do with me being lucky. It's physics.

[Mike L]

What's the Hackney technique?

Swing the bait high in the air as you start your pitch so it comes crashing down hard through the mat.

You can add momentum by pulling your rod down hard toward the mat at the highest peak of the pitch.

Mike

[Scorchx1245]

Love punching matts in duck weed infested waters, and I have to use a punching skirt.1/2 oz or larger up to 1 1/2 pegged tungsten.

[LuckyGia]

Spinning gear isn't going to be efficient. You need a baitcaster

Be careful, you could go broke

Seriously, you are fine with spinning gear. I used spinning gear for over 35 years before I went with

baitcast. Then because of my personality, I went nutz and bought 7 rods in 1 year.

I have issues .

I think you would be surprised how close you can get to the fish and not know it.

Unless you are in shallow clear water and can see easily.

just have nice heavy 20lb braid and have fun figuring it out.

I have fished in NY for most ov my life.

I spent my first winter in Florida last year after buying a place down there.

It was a whole new way of fishing. I went from crystal clear water, to dark coffee colored water.

It is all about getting in those weed beds. Just practice.

It literally took me about 2 months to learn to consistently catch fish.

I spent many days coming home without a single bite before I figured it out.

I actually thought I was a good bass fisherman until I hit Florida.

Be patient, and keep your line wet or you will never figure it out.

[gobig]

There is no way to effectively punch mats with spinning gear. You would miss so many bites its rediculous. I use Bubs punchrod made by IROD, a 7:1 reel and 65lb braid. Tungsten weights that vary from 3/4oz up to 2oz. and a snelled straight shank hook. This is close quarter combat fishing. You are targeting the nastiest stuff in the lake. Don't set yourself up for heartbreak.

[vmabuck]

At this point, I generally look at a spot where I want my bait to go, and I get it there using whatever kind of cast it takes.

 

When it is all said and done, if you get it there does it matter what the style of cast is called?

 

Seems like a lot of focus on really specific terminology for getting the same rig to a spot where you think that fish might be.

 

I just call it "casting..."

[RoLo]

At this point, I generally look at a spot where I want my bait to go, and I get it there using whatever kind of cast it takes.

When it is all said and done, if you get it there does it matter what the style of cast is called?

Seems like a lot of focus on really specific terminology for getting the same rig to a spot where you think that fish might be.

I just call it "casting..."

 

I'm with you buddy.

Every method and every technique was originally concocted by some bumpkin who gave it a silly name 

In the strictest sense of the word, I 'never' Flip and 'never' Pitch, but use a self-devised catapult-type toss.

I've been using this nameless, unorthodox casting style for around 30 years,

so naturally it splashes down exactly where I'm looking about 95% of the time  

 

Roger

[SchlottyD]

Here I have been focusing on topwater and small lightweight stuff to get through the milfoil. Time to bust out some more money and invest in another "technique".