ive heard you should drift till you pic up fish th

[deisel]

ive heard you should drift till you pic up fish then anchor there but how do you drift a ground bait with out getting snagged?

 

[kitefisher]

deisil

Drifting could well work but with complications that you mentioned,unless you have a fairly clean bottom,I would suggest that you use either an oval or round sliding-sinker at a distance from your hook that you feel comfortable with.Bear in mind how it work on your popper-trace where the fish followed your popper's sound and then went for the fillet,remember.Same principle here ,sinker bounces,draws attention and cat will follow .

My way, which is obviously not religion,is to rather rely on instincts to locate them ,by paying attention to likely places that you may find them,such as structure ,reeds rocks etc. and then the easiest, to physically look for swirls on the surface which occurs mostly early morning and late afternoon.Those would also then be the best time to target them on art-lures,depending on the type of lure a cast in the general direction,either to the side or just over the swirl could elicit a strike.

If it is a lipped lure ,then try and cast.... oh sorry I am getting carried away here, you merely asked about the drifting, refer paragraph 1

 

[deisel]

do you think trolling lures in very clear dam that has bass kurper barbel and yellow fish, maybe rattle traps at a long distance?

 

[kitefisher]

deisil

Yes it may be succesful,have had succes on barbel while slow trolling, when moving from one spot to the next,but it would be much more fun with rod in hand to cast at them once located.I am no kurper-fundi but if you p.m a guy like Marno, who has just caught a monster kurper at the tigerfish bonanza, you might get him to join in and guide you to more specific locations of kurper.I have invariably found them very close to the reeds on most occasions.

 

[deisel]

thanx boeta ill let you know how it goes.i like trolling it covers more water and it keeps you busy on a small boat

 

[kitefisher]

I saw somewhere else that you wanted to sell a fishduc  ,bear in mind that you will go a long way with a 30 lbs battery motor on a light inflatable like that ,if you buy the proper battery for the job you should easily troll for a good  couple of hours without fear of battery failure,just keep oars as back-up.                      [color=#006600]deisel[/color] wrote:

thanx boeta ill let you know how it goes.i like trolling it covers more water and it keeps you busy on a small boat

 

[deisel]

i will only sell it if i get want i want, which i dout, so ill use it in the mean time, i got a 15hp engine ill troll with, hope that doesnt spook the fish

 

[kitefisher]

Not barbel anyway,use a longer throwback line if you think it spooks them.

 

[deisel]

im sure ill pic up the odd schooling bass aswell, im used to offshore so im trying to apply these tactics to fresh water fishing, like sliding a carp for barbel( rock n surf) trolloing(deep sea), even drifting live baits for barbel and bass, im sure it will work

 

[kitefisher]

Never be afraid to experiment,basic rules remain the same for "gamefish" be it freshwater or salt.One determining factor in both disciplines is locating the fish which is 9/10ths of the battle won.Strangely enough even there the same principles apply i.e structure,reefs, drop-offs watertemps,water-clarity etc. Just apply your grey matter and enjoy.

 

[200ts]

Hi Diesel, Drift on the ground but use circle hooks.  You wont get snagged.  ps i just would like to say i dont know much about drifting for barbel, but on one of hennies dvd's he went drifting for barbel , and used circle hooks not to get snagged, he got some nice ones on that dvd, one of about 16kg, Hope this helps

 

Later

Amith

 

 

[deisel]

will definatley use circles shot for the advise.

hey kitefisher, your good advise is always appreciated, have some manna

 

[zach]

Has anybody tried the Gulp range of jerk shads on a carolina rig while drifting for barbel.The stuff has got such a potent smell I am sure it should work.

 

[deisel]

sounds interesting but havent tried it