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Mad_Angler
04/30/2018 08:13AM
  
markaroberts: "I haven't used the type of rig he talks about before. I typically use live bait, Rapellas, Mepps, etc. Going to give it a shot this year."


I bought the book and like it. It was pretty cheap and I knew that it would have an idea or two that I could use.


The basic idea is that you use white twister tails on jigs, you fish the windblown shore, and you work hard to keep you jig in contact with the bottom. So far, so good.


I have a few questions...


1. What exactly is a windblown shore. With all the features on the downwind shore, what features should I focus on? Is there a map or image that folks have seen?


2. He drifts with the wind and jigs while he is doing that. He also like strong winds. How exactly is that done? It seems that you will just constantly crash into shore.


3. How do you keep your jig near the bottom without constantly getting stuck in the rocks?
 
AmarilloJim
04/30/2018 08:27AM
  
Mad_Angler: "markaroberts: "I haven't used the type of rig he talks about before. I typically use live bait, Rapellas, Mepps, etc. Going to give it a shot this year."



I bought the book and like it. It was pretty cheap and I knew that it would have an idea or two that I could use.



The basic idea is that you use white twister tails on jigs, you fish the windblown shore, and you work hard to keep you jig in contact with the bottom. So far, so good.



I have a few questions...



1. What exactly is a windblown shore. With all the features on the downwind shore, what features should I focus on? Is there a map or image that folks have seen?



2. He drifts with the wind and jigs while he is doing that. He also like strong winds. How exactly is that done? It seems that you will just constantly crash into shore.



3. How do you keep your jig near the bottom without constantly getting stuck in the rocks?"


1)The wind is blowing into the shore. Focus on points, cups and straight shorelines in that order.
2)A canoe partner or drift sock. Winds can be quartering they don't just have to be directly into a shoreline. You are in a canoe so it will not be as easy or efficient as a regular fishing boat.
3)I would use a heavier jig so you can stay more vertical. Also hop the jig as opposed to dragging.
 
markaroberts
06/11/2015 08:48AM
  
REad this book recently upon recommendation of the outfitter. Anyone read the book and followed his advice? Did it work?
 
markaroberts
06/12/2015 08:20AM
  
I haven't used the type of rig he talks about before. I typically use live bait, Rapellas, Mepps, etc. Going to give it a shot this year.
 
spottedowl
06/11/2015 07:41PM
  
Did what work? It will work, whatever it is. What works best is fishing. If you use the tactics you have read about in that book and go fishing, it works. But, it may not work right away. I have found that the key to fishing is don't give up. After you have snarled and snagged and broken off enough that you are ready to give up, that is the time to go fishing, because the pendulum is ready to swing your way. The more you fish, the more it becomes second nature to you, the more you push past when others will give up, the more enjoyable it becomes. You also realize, that some days, nothing works. But it will tomorrow...
 
mapsguy1955
06/12/2015 08:15AM
  
I liked the book but didn't use the tactics in it. I am going to use some of them this September. We shall see. I am a firm believer in soft plastics for almost all species!