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 Re: A-Rig...Why not year round?
[Re: AMERICAN-TEXAN]
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08/29/18 07:36 PM
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I'm targeting fish that are suspending in trees...Trees in deep water 40-50+ foot depth
The fish are suspending around 25-30 feet in the trees...
Its a "hairy" situation since I'm getting hung up with cranks and the jigs go right past them with limited bites
The plan is to fish around the timber and not directly thru it if possible...in an attempt to lure the fish out of the trees to strike...I have tried weightless flukes but they just aren't getting down deep enough
I figured the A-Rig was my best option although I have only had good results with it in the fall/Winter-I was a little reluctant since never really hear guys throwing it in the summer
I'm open to any options ya'll might have-Thanks! Get some timber spoons
#MFGA
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Re: A-Rig...Why not year round?
[Re: AMERICAN-TEXAN]
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09/04/18 04:46 PM
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AMERICAN-TEXAN
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FOLLOW UP: I was able to locate the same fish suspending in the timber in 40-50 foot of water...Some of the trees actually come within a few inches of the water surface...all about 40 yards from the bank which contains vegetation
A-Rig WAS NOT successful since I lost 2 rigs in 30 min...
I started throwing a Spro Popping frog at the nearest bank and set the hook early and the frog went flying over my head and landed behind me- on the top of one the trees in deeper water...the hooks became tangled in my braid upon landing so I started popping it aggressively to untangle it.
To my amazement 4 or 5 fish came from below and started attacking the frog!(1 was large ,the others were dinks)
It got me thinking that some surface disturbance may draw fish from below and cause a strike
So I rotated between 3 baits :Spro Popping Frog, Buzzbait and a 130 Whopper Plopper
I would cast it out and rip it aggressively and pause/Repeat...I would miss 2-3 fish before hooking up every cast!
A lot of the fish were small but I caught 35-40 fish in 2 hours (Biggest was around 5 lbs)
This strange/Unique pattern produced my greatest "Numbers" day I have ever had
Hope this helps someone get bit-you never know what those fish will do!
Last edited by AMERICAN-TEXAN; 09/04/18 04:47 PM.
Simon Peter said to them "I am going fishing" They said "We are going fishing also."
-JOHN 21:3
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Re: A-Rig...Why not year round?
[Re: AMERICAN-TEXAN]
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09/04/18 06:25 PM
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fouzman
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You just answered your own question.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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