Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: oddjob on November 11, 2011, 04:27:16 PM
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When fishing on the Stave , what length of leader when using a jig ??
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anything over 16" is fine, when I use 3/4oz. jigs I don't even use wieght.
when i do add weight its 1 split shot under the float.
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I usually use around 12"-18" max and have no problems catching on the stave - and hardly any foul hooked fish...
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Not sure if this is even necessary, but anything helps.... get $1 worth of deli cooked shrimp from Safeway and spider thread a piece on the hook. Guy at Pacific Angler told me to give it a shot and it worked wonders last time I floated at jig at the Stave. The guy beside me was getting as much if not more and he was just using a jig without the shrimp, so not sure if it helped, but I figure why not.
For a while it was fish on every cast .... non I wanted to keep of course. At one point I kind of wanted a break, my arm was getting sore. Not sure, but I swear they looked fresher at first light, the one fish I lost just as was landing it was silver... of course. The rest, pretty colored to downright gnarly.
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Not sure if this is even necessary, but anything helps.... get $1 worth of deli cooked shrimp from Safeway and spider thread a piece on the hook. Guy at Pacific Angler told me to give it a shot and it worked wonders last time I floated at jig at the Stave. The guy beside me was getting as much if not more and he was just using a jig without the shrimp, so not sure if it helped, but I figure why not.
For a while it was fish on every cast .... non I wanted to keep of course. At one point I kind of wanted a break, my arm was getting sore. Not sure, but I swear they looked fresher at first light, the one fish I lost just as was landing it was silver... of course. The rest, pretty colored to downright gnarly.
you may have had some coho at first light
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pending on the water level usually. I use anywhere from 12to24" and adjust the float according.
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not too long but also not too close to your lead-wight (possibly scaring off or deterring the fish), like as it is mentioned around a 16-18 inches.
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Hey guys do you prefer to dead drift your jigs under a float or do you 'twitch' them? If so, what is the technique used to twitch them? And does it vary between species? I've been noticing I often get bites from chum while fixing a rats nest or anything that changes the drift.
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twitching a bit by slightly moving the tip of your rod while letting it dead drift.
that gives it some "deadly" action under water.
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For the Stave I go with 10-12 inches max when fishing jigs. Just dead drift them and hold on.