Posted By: ERNEST PATY
A trick to try when the fish won't bite. - 06/18/19 09:27 PM
While fishing brushpiles recently we found the fish would hit a few times and then refuse our baits, jigs and minnows, even though we could see them still there on the livescope.
I remembered a trick I used successfully in the docks before. I tied a 1/32 oz. jig head with a very small hook (#8) , added a small piece of a minnow (about 1/4) and let the bait slowly fall down into the BP. Using the livescope I could stop the bait right on the fish. Out fished my partner 8 to 1 on the first pile I tried it on. Lost several big fish on the tiny hook so I switched to #6 hook and did better. Cut bait would also work well this way, just be sure to use a very small piece. Bait just looks like it's drifting by and they have to try it. Bites are very light and usually seen, bait simply stops dropping or moves sideways. You could also use a small hook with a split shot above it about 8".
I remembered a trick I used successfully in the docks before. I tied a 1/32 oz. jig head with a very small hook (#8) , added a small piece of a minnow (about 1/4) and let the bait slowly fall down into the BP. Using the livescope I could stop the bait right on the fish. Out fished my partner 8 to 1 on the first pile I tried it on. Lost several big fish on the tiny hook so I switched to #6 hook and did better. Cut bait would also work well this way, just be sure to use a very small piece. Bait just looks like it's drifting by and they have to try it. Bites are very light and usually seen, bait simply stops dropping or moves sideways. You could also use a small hook with a split shot above it about 8".