Following up short strikes

[fishballer06]

In this video, I get a short strike on my chatterbait and I follow up that bite by switching to a jig and slowing down in that same area. This technique works really well with any search bait style lure, especially topwaters. 

 

 

 

 

[schplurg]

5 hours ago, fishballer06 said:

In this video, I get a short strike on my chatterbait and I follow up that bite by switching to a jig and slowing down in that same area. This technique works really well with any search bait style lure, especially topwaters. 

 

 

 

 

If anyone is more familiar with how Youtube works than me, I'd like to know why they took my 1080p video down to 360p. If this is fixable, I'd love to get the full resolution video up. 

I can change the video to 1080 no prob.

 

Edit: cool vid! Am I the only person in the country who doesn't have productive fishing spots right next to the road? All the cool kids on Youtube have 'em! Ponds everywhere...sheesh!

 

 

[fishballer06]

47 minutes ago, schplurg said:

I can change the video to 1080 no prob.

 

Edit: cool vid! Am I the only person in the country who doesn't have productive fishing spots right next to the road? All the cool kids on Youtube have 'em! Ponds everywhere...sheesh!

 

Looks like YouTube is finally offering more than 360 now. I've got 1080 finally. 

 

This is a public 150 acre reservoir right alongside a busy road. Major downside is that it's no secret and everyone can see you catching everything. 

[schplurg]

Ya same here actually. We have a few side-of-the-road lakes nearby but few bass and lots of rods in the water, many for carp though. 

 

People on Youtube only see the catches so it always looks "good". They don't see the amount of deleted footage with nothing on it but breathing, spitting and sighing. And thank goodness we don't have to use film or I'd be broke.

 

I love the camera thing, I always have one on. Cool stuff man!

[Bluebasser86]

I usually cast right back with a wacky rig or Ned rig. It's a pretty high percentage either way of getting them to come back and bite a second time.

[fishballer06]

7 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I usually cast right back with a wacky rig or Ned rig. It's a pretty high percentage either way of getting them to come back and bite a second time.

I really like using a wacky rig or fluke for following up topwater misses. Something about a slowly fluttering bait after missing a topwater lure seems to drive them crazy. 

[scaleface]

I have had terrible success with a backup cast .So  I just fire the same lure back out there and try to do something different with it , like killing it where the strike occured .

[Russ E]

I don't fish the ned rig much, but there is always one on deck for backup casts.

can't count how many short strikers, scarfed the ned rig on a follow up.

 

[TriStateBassin106]

This problem is actually very common with chatterbaits, what I usually do is throw the bait back into the same spot and jerk it along the bottom with some hops and they'll bite it again like a jig, gotta set that hook though! 

 

 

[papajoe222]

I usually use just the opposite retrieve with a follow up. Fast presentation follows a slow one and slow follows a fast one. 
then I change lures from the original one. Something I can present at the same depth/speed as the first one, maybe just a different color, or no rattles. 

[Manifestgtr]

On 6/9/2020 at 8:20 AM, fishballer06 said:

I really like using a wacky rig or fluke for following up topwater misses. Something about a slowly fluttering bait after missing a topwater lure seems to drive them crazy. 

This

 

On 6/9/2020 at 12:25 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

I usually cast right back with a wacky rig or Ned rig. It's a pretty high percentage either way of getting them to come back and bite a second time.

...and this

 

Regardless of the first bait, I’ve caught the most “follow up appointment” fish this way

[garroyo130]

On 6/9/2020 at 9:32 AM, scaleface said:

I just fire the same lure back out there and try to do something different with it , like killing it where the strike occured .

Similar except what I do different with it is use a different color. If that works then its one more part of the pattern coming together.

[scaleface]

This past trip I caught several fish with a follow up cast . I was fishing a Stanley Ribbet and would fire it right back out there . Instead of retrieving it on top , I jerked it under the water, walk the dog style . 

[drakesndrum]

Usually with a frog I can toss it back in there and they'll hit it again.  If that won't work, a wacky worm is what I'll toss 95% of the time.  If I don't get bit in two casts, I move along.

[Teal]

I have went right back in there with a multitude of lures...normally whatever is at my feet.  Trick worms, senkos, baby brush hogs, and lighter jigs have been successful.  But the follow up cast for me is less than 1/3 of the time successful.  Almost most of the time, I'll fire back with the same lure I started with first and do like scaleface said and try a slightly different retrieve first, then I'll grab the back up rod and see what happens.  Yall dont sleep on the finesse jig as a follow up lure.. one of my favorites.