TheRodFather Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 I'm calling it the "noob rig" How many of us have found that they have a fish on after picking out a birds nest? I happened to me once last season, I think I was fishing a senko but I'm not too sure anymore. Luckily I don't get too many birdsnests any more, but it was pretty fun to realize I had a fish after a 5 minute dead stick from picking it out . 4 Quote
papajoe222 Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 IMO, that's how the dead sticking technique came into being. Well, at least that's the way I discovered it. It takes a lot of self control to let a bait sit for up to a minute (longer than that and I start chewing on my fingernails and I only have ten). It's much easier on my nerves to just get a birds nest when I cast and then spend some time getting it out. Personally, I think we should coin a new term for the technique. 'Birding a Jig' or 'Nesting for Lunkers' 9 Quote
Super User MassYak85 Posted June 4, 2017 Super User Posted June 4, 2017 I caught a 5 lber that way after backlashing with a wiggle wart last year. Something about it just bobbing in the waves for 30 seconds and then quickly diving triggered it to bite. 1 Quote
Super User WRB Posted June 4, 2017 Super User Posted June 4, 2017 It's called a drop shot rig! Tom 3 Quote
Super User geo g Posted June 4, 2017 Super User Posted June 4, 2017 3 hours ago, papajoe222 said: IMO, that's how the dead sticking technique came into being. Well, at least that's the way I discovered it. It takes a lot of self control to let a bait sit for up to a minute (longer than that and I start chewing on my fingernails and I only have ten). It's much easier on my nerves to just get a birds nest when I cast and then spend some time getting it out. Personally, I think we should coin a new term for the technique. 'Birding a Jig' or 'Nesting for Lunkers' Its amazing how many of us have caught fish while working on a bird nest. One time I actually caught a bass with no bait on the hook, just the naked hook hanging in the water and no hook set. Quote
Super User Raul Posted June 5, 2017 Super User Posted June 5, 2017 9 hours ago, TheRodFather said: I'm calling it the "noob rig" How many of us have found that they have a fish on after picking out a birds nest? I happened to me once last season, I think I was fishing a senko but I'm not too sure anymore. Luckily I don't get too many birdsnests any more, but it was pretty fun to realize I had a fish after a 5 minute dead stick from picking it out . That is called "dead sticking", far from "new". 2 Quote
Super User RoLo Posted June 5, 2017 Super User Posted June 5, 2017 On 6/4/2017 at 8:16 PM, Raul said: That is called "dead sticking", far from "new". Raul beat me to the punch . Dead-sticking is a proven technique, but it's the caboose of area coverage. In other words, if there's no fish where you're deadsticking your bait, you'll be playing solitaire. Roger 4 Quote
bassguytom Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 Caught one on a tube like that yesterday. Always a pleasant surprise. I could not purposely do that. I need to be doing somthing even if it's dragging a jig an inch at a time. Quote
TheRodFather Posted June 5, 2017 Author Posted June 5, 2017 12 hours ago, Raul said: That is called "dead sticking", far from "new". 12 hours ago, RoLo said: Raul beat me to the punch . Dead-sticking is a proven technique, but it's the caboose of area coverage. In other words, if there's no fish where you deadstick your bait, you'll be playing solitaire. Roger Maybe, but it seems like something about the birdsnest upps the catch percentage, like murphy's law. 1 Quote
Super User Darren. Posted June 5, 2017 Super User Posted June 5, 2017 Been there, done that. Yeah it's dead sticking, but combined with a birdsnest, then whammo FISH ON! It's pretty fun My youngest caught a nice 3 pound bass the other year while learning to use my baitcaster...and this very thing happened. 1 Quote
simplejoe Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 I don't have the patience for dead sticking, but works. Caught some of my pb from it. 6 years ago I won the lunker pot with a 6.3 smallie, caught her from picking out my birds nest, felt like 10 mins. Gone by. Start reeling in all that slack and felt that pig on the other end... woo hoo.. 1 Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted June 5, 2017 Super User Posted June 5, 2017 I've done this with a couple topwater baits before and was surprised to find a fish still on the line when I picked out the backlash. It taught me to twitch the bait a little before beginning the retrieve. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted June 5, 2017 Super User Posted June 5, 2017 There's nothing like trying to get a backlash out while there is a bass hooked on the other end of the line. Quote
FCPhil Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 Happened to me yesterday. I need to try dead sticking more often. Quote
lonnie g Posted June 6, 2017 Posted June 6, 2017 it deffinatly works , but patience is the key. even with some top water. or jerk baits, let it set for a minute before moving it. seems it like a cat watching a ball, when it does move they cant stand it , they have to get it 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted June 6, 2017 Super User Posted June 6, 2017 I do a lot of dead-sticking every time I get a new reel . 5 Quote
j bab Posted June 7, 2017 Posted June 7, 2017 On 6/4/2017 at 10:53 AM, MassYak85 said: I caught a 5 lber that way after backlashing with a wiggle wart last year. Something about it just bobbing in the waves for 30 seconds and then quickly diving triggered it to bite. I did that with the largest size Cordell red fin, caught about a 10" bass on it Quote
Bucky205 Posted June 7, 2017 Posted June 7, 2017 What's a backlash?....................Just kidding. Quote
dnj21 Posted June 8, 2017 Posted June 8, 2017 Three weeks ago just after daybreak, put down the frog and picked up black & blue swim jig as I rounded out of a cove in to the main lake. Guess I hadn't adjusted the brake- threw a 40' out 25' up cast that landed like a grenade going off. Massive professional over run. Took a few minutes to work out, reeled in slack and had a 4# solidly hooked swimming well away from the area the jig landed. Like a lot of guys have mentioned, I don't have the patience to do it on purpose, but I bet if you could there would be some rewards for your patience..... Quote
Super User soflabasser Posted June 8, 2017 Super User Posted June 8, 2017 Dead sticking soft plastics is a very effective technique that has been around for decades and this technique works well in highly pressured areas. Quote
chadmack282 Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 i didnt know dead sticking required birds nest. no wonder it never works 4 me! Quote
Super User geo g Posted June 9, 2017 Super User Posted June 9, 2017 Its really not dead sticking, because as you pick at the line and the rod wiggles on your lap, that bait is moving. It might be slight movement but as you pick and pull that thing is wiggling! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote
Fish the Mitt Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 It seems as if many overlooked the humor behind the post and truly thought the OP thought he created a new technique. Regardless, many of us have been there. I too; like Papajoe referenced, find myself hard pressed to let it sit that long. I should work on my patience... 2 Quote
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