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Jigging under a bobber...
If you've never tried it, it's time to start...
Spent a couple of hours yesterday afternoon bank fishing; twitching a silver dart 15 to 18 inches under a a small bobber in a private pond in Alamance Co. Caught 5 or 6 bass between 4 inches and 15 inches, an 11" shecllcracker, 10" red ear sunfish, 11" crappie and two catfish 15" and 18". Lot of fun on a 7' UL rod and spinning reel. Had to tighten the drag on the catfish; they were running away.
If you're thinking about taking a kid fishing, twitching a jig under a bobber is the perfect technique. Enough physical activity (twitching) to keep them occupied and plenty of visual feed back when the bobber goes low. And, though yesterday was better than average for a couple of hours, I've never been skunked while twitching.
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Good "Twitching" post....atti boy
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It is a great technique, Kevb introduced it to me. I have been impressed by the quantity and quality of fish caught. Yes I am teaching it to my oldest girl now, great way to introduce a kid to lure fishing.
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Goodjob SnowCamp.Curious to what you call a shellcracker and redear sunfish.They're the same fish.Is it possible that you caught a Pumpkinseed,which has a redflap on it's ear also? If so,that's a big one.None the less,great quality fish catching.
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Sooooooo....where's this great little pond you were fishing at? lol
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You're correct, Jack, it was a Pumpkinseed. Although I usually fish my own property, I was fishing one of the ponds at Alamance Wildlife Club. Only open to members and guests. We've got fish feeders and several wildlife biologists who are members and they manage our ponds. It's not hard to have quality fish under those conditions.
When the fish feeders go off, the catfish open their mouths and scoop the feed off the top of the water like an out of control track loader..
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That sounds like Lake McIntosh. Snowcamp have you ever fished there? When those feeders go off those cats, bream, and carp go crazy.
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would I use a slip cork or a standard clip on weighted float?
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I think you can use whatever is handy. I usually use a standard clip-on balsa float for twitching. But my fishing buddy likes to use a small slip float in the same situation. We both work the edges from a boat with a 12 ft telescoping rod and a fixed bobber; casting, I usually use my 7 ft UL and a fixed bobber, he might use a 5 ft ultralight spinning rod with a small slip float. Having said that, I think the fixed bobber eliminates any slack and makes it easier to twitch. But I guess the slip bobber generates a little more up and down motion. Both bobbers will catch fish.
Last edited by SnowCamp; 05-13-2011 at 01:25 PM.
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Jigging under a cork is one of my favorite ways to catch crappie. There's something about watching that cork ease down before you feel any tension. I want to go fishing today, but don't know what for. Any suggestions?
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