nutsaboutfishing Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Hi, I've just started fishing HB. Are you supposed to let them bump around on the bottom or are they best fished off the bottom? thanks Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 over sand hitting bottom works well for flatties...over weed or rock is expensive hitting bottom with lures snagging...you have to suit your lures to your water depth...you can also slow your retrieve and raise your rod to keep off bottom..rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutsaboutfishing Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 41 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said: over sand hitting bottom works well for flatties...over weed or rock is expensive hitting bottom with lures snagging...you have to suit your lures to your water depth...you can also slow your retrieve and raise your rod to keep off bottom..rick Thanks for the advice rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirvin21 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I prefer to fish them off the bottom when they bounce on the bottom it pretty much singles the species down to flathead and mostly I target bream just use your rod position to adjust the depth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasponge Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 12 hours ago, dirvin21 said: just use your rod position to adjust the depth How do you adjust the depth with rod position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked-Up Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, seasponge said: How do you adjust the depth with rod position? Rod tip at water level lure will run deep, lift rod tip 1metre and lure will run 1 metre higher, lift it 2 metres and it will run 2 metres higher. (Approx) hope that makes sense. Edited January 5, 2018 by Hooked-Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasponge Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I never knew that. Most of my lure fishing is from the kayak where I'm sitting with rod tip high up so that's a handy tip to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now