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Re: Skipping docks....questions
[Re: GIG'EM AGGIES]
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11/25/16 02:55 AM
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SteezMacQueen
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Shows you're experienced Steez, you can laugh about it. If you've never backlashed then all you've ever used was a spinning reel. I backlashed today too. Was flipping flooded willows, got a bite and tried to set the hook and the reel wasn't engaged. Stupid, stupid, stupid. I swear the bass was even laughing. That's how I get new line on my reels, lol.  OUCH....That sounded messy. Gotta love it.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Skipping docks....questions
[Re: ezbassin]
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11/25/16 07:37 AM
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SK1
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I can easily skip a senko or tube jig 20 or 30ft underneath any boat dock but I do it with a spinning reel MH7'2 duckett rod,20lb braid 3ft 12lb flouro leader. I've caught several fish this fall on boat docks with this set up. I've caught a few in the 6 pound range and had no problem pulling them through and around dock pilings. Why or better yet what's the benefit of using a baitcaster for this presentation? Kinda like using a wrench to hammer a nail.It will work but a hammer gets it done much faster. Spinning reel is just another tool in the arsenal.
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Re: Skipping docks....questions
[Re: SK1]
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11/25/16 04:58 PM
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Stickchunker
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I can easily skip a senko or tube jig 20 or 30ft underneath any boat dock but I do it with a spinning reel MH7'2 duckett rod,20lb braid 3ft 12lb flouro leader. I've caught several fish this fall on boat docks with this set up. I've caught a few in the 6 pound range and had no problem pulling them through and around dock pilings. Why or better yet what's the benefit of using a baitcaster for this presentation? Kinda like using a wrench to hammer a nail.It will work but a hammer gets it done much faster. Spinning reel is just another tool in the arsenal. ^^^^^ Pretty Much me as well. I've been trying to learn with my bait caster, and plan to continue...but the backlashes have been horrible! 
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Re: Skipping docks....questions
[Re: ezbassin]
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11/25/16 08:40 PM
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 332
Fishinreelslow
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Angler
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The best fishin days are the ones you can go on
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Re: Skipping docks....questions
[Re: SK1]
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11/26/16 02:54 AM
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Joined: Jul 2010
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wishn4fishn
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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The spinning rod is the best technique if you don't want to speed all your fishing time fighting professional overruns...
I even use a small bobber-stopper with a t-rig... keeps the bait and weight together and u can adjust to the presentation based on what you're throwing...
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Re: Skipping docks....questions
[Re: ezbassin]
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11/26/16 01:25 PM
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ezbassin
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I may try a spinning rig for skipping a fluke but I want to learn to skip a jig with the baitcaster. Others can do it so I just need to practice.
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