I was up at Noosa the other week on holidays and picked up some nice fish on poppers.After they had gone off the chew I used a DOA shrimp in gold and got a few bumps,but no hook ups The question is when feeling a bump should you pause your retrieve or carry on in the hope of a hit,or does it depend on the species you are targeting . Or does it depend on the mood they are in. Does this very from top water lures to minnows or to soft plastics.
Last edited by Stik-ugly; 18-12-2010 at 08:57 PM. Reason: hopless speller
yes this does very from what type of lure you are versing and what fish you are chasing for example if your poppering for trevally and you get a hit keep poppering and it should come back but if your using softplastics for flathead and you get a hit keep on jigging but yer i guess it does depend on what type of mood they are in if they are hungry they'll come back for it if your chasing bream id stop it for a while until they stop biting and give it another jig
ockoman
i hooked up to my best flathead on monday. actually saw it from the boat. it hooked on hard then let go, i could see the plastic and the fish so i just jigged it again and it nailed it hard
Ben...
When fishing for flathead on plastics, when I feel a hit I stop the retrieve for about 4 or 5 seconds then start again, maybe a little slower than before. It seems to work for me, but there are people on here with far more knowledge than me on the topic, so I dunno if I'm doing it the 'correct' way or anything.
Cheers,
Kaidon
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