Thread: Don't fish live bait much...

I generally fish a slip float say 2 ft. above night crawlers with a size six hook with a long shank (aberdeen is the hooks name, i think). the footage below your float will very with water depth, of course. I hope I've helped.

Most definitely. Fishing w/o depth finder (and most of the time w/o boat), so I'm going to locate bottom with a slip and go from there.

I usually use a slip bobber, pencil type not the oval. I use the aberdeen hook in size 8, and just enough weight to let about 1/2 inch of the balsa show above water. Shy biters will not be scared off by this rig and usually you will get them in the jaw if you wait for a count of 5-7 before you set the hook. If the bobber comes back to the surface then start the count when it goes down again.

......mac

My bream fishing buddy uses a ''Rock hopper'' which is a small weighted fly. This is under a small cork and he tips the fly with a Crappie Nibble. I've used a small piece of the bright colored plastic Trout Worms on a small wire hook also tipped with a nibble.:D

I use a stillwater waggler set-up. For a diagram, scroll down to the bottom here:

http://www.swinton54.freeserve.co.uk/rigs/float.html

I generally use 4 lb. line with a lighter leader, #14 or #16 hook, maggots for bait -- absolutely deadly.

i use a #6 hook 6# test line samllest weight i can get by with pencil bobber and crickets water depth will vary and i fish around some type of cover,the bigger gills will be closer to the bottom