Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
Sinking and Suspending Stickbaits
Graham Scott:
I love floating stickbaits that pop their head up on the pause at the end of each sweep. I much prefer these to sinking stickbaits, plus I get to see a bit more!
Angus Hulme:
One of the better stickbaits I made a few years ago is considerably more heavy in the tail, and as a result, casts like a dream, but as touched upon earlier, also sinks tail first and doesn't look particularly good when paused. However, due to the weird sinking angle, this type of lure may end up looking like a squid, reversing and then surging forward? :-\
Anyway, it got eaten by my current PB fish when allowed to sink beneath some mackerel feeding on the surface . :)
Warwick Joyce:
Brice, maybe to better answer the question I would say for a lure that I would be pausing for a decent amount of time I would prefer it to look natural, either horizontal or slightly nose down.
chris coates:
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--- Quote from: chris coates on September 21, 2011, 09:14:22 PM ---Do you think having them tail weighted gets less hits? and is the few meaters less cast distance worth it?
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Chris, weather having them tail weighted gets less/more hits is highly debatable.
Yes I think the flight of the lure and the extra distance is worth it especially for stickbaits. In my case its usually throwing a stick at a shy GT and trying to keep as far away from where he is holding as possible.
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yeh chears Warwick it def something for me to consider im going ona trip off broom ina few weeks and this was one of the questions iwas thinking about.
Warwick Joyce:
--- Quote from: chris coates on September 22, 2011, 04:57:06 PM ---
--- Quote from: Warwick Joyce on September 22, 2011, 08:26:04 AM ---
--- Quote from: chris coates on September 21, 2011, 09:14:22 PM ---Do you think having them tail weighted gets less hits? and is the few meaters less cast distance worth it?
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Chris, weather having them tail weighted gets less/more hits is highly debatable.
Yes I think the flight of the lure and the extra distance is worth it especially for stickbaits. In my case its usually throwing a stick at a shy GT and trying to keep as far away from where he is holding as possible.
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yeh chears Warwick it def something for me to consider im going ona trip off broom ina few weeks and this was one of the questions iwas thinking about.
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Chris, as I mentioned in your other post about the rowley shoals I am not familiar with the area but looking at the charts and the steep drop offs maybe a fast sinking stickbait maybe worth while taking?
I'm pretty sure Orion makes a big fast sinking stick for such areas.
Graham, if you see this post your inbox is full ;)
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