![]() ![]() There's a time and a place for spot on spot traditional jigging but if you want to find as many active fish as possible, when the general bite mood is negative or the fish are actively roaming in search of prey, then a well presented bottom bouncer and worm harness can put you in contact with more fish. But based on the observations in this post, I'm going to try having someone in the boat this spring run a standard hooked harness simultaneously against one of the 'slow death' hooked rigs (specifically on and around rocky structure now) and compare the results on both bite frequency and hooking percentage. I've not previously used the slow death hooks with my bottom bouncers and harness rigs, specifically around or on structure, because of my 'preceived' fear of becoming entangled in rock or debris during those moments when boat speed would be reduced (due to a gust of head wind).I felt like I'd screw the rig right into an unnecessary snag up if my forward motion slowed too much. The fact you've used the equipment and techniques described, with success, adds credibility to the information. The educational and informational content is well presented. This is the type of post I was referring to earlier this spring. Drifting patterns can also be effective over structure or in open water on suspended fish.Įxcellent post finitely one of the best so far this year. The spinning, corkscrew action is what triggers strikes. The Key to success with the Slow Death Rig is to maintain "just enough" speed to keep the crawler spinning. Using a trolling motor, keep speeds at 1 mph or less, depending on wind or current. Thread half a night crawler all the way up the hook shank, over the hook eye, leaving approximately 1/2" of crawler dangling off the end of the hook. Snap on a Slow Death Rig to the swivel end of the bottom-bouncer. Rule-of-thumb is 1 oz of lead for every 10 feet of water. Tie on a bottom-bouncer sinker to your main line. ![]() Slow Death Rigs are excellent for Walleye, Bass, Crappie, Catfish and Panfish. The unique corkscrew rotating action is irresistible when used with live worms or Berkley® Powerbait or Berkley Gulp™ crawlers. Slow Death Rigs are ideal for fishing "the spot-on the spot" that can hold fish in secluded areas. The Slow Death Rig is a high action, slow bottom-bouncer presentation that can be fished in structured areas that are generally unfishable with traditional spinner rigs. Don't use the big motor only the electric. This is the best I could find - I always fish with the bottom bouncer, then add a planner board to get it away from the boat. I could even share some other ideas with you that I have that may be better left to Private Messages (in case we stumble on to something great here!). I would be happy to test out anything for you and give you honest feedback. Just food for though for you expert lure/jig makers. It would be great if we could invent some sort of "worm casing" that could withstand a few bites and tugs from a toothy walleye, and stay on your line. No joke! I truly think it's the worms scent that attracts the fish more so that the worm. What my question (perhaps request?) to you jig/lure making folks is this: Is there some way to use a live worm, and have some sort of system to add a worm to it that will withstand a few bites from a walleye? I was even considering (and don't laugh at me!) putting my worm in a section of a McDonalds straw and adding that to my hook. I will save that for another thread someday. I have tried several different styles of hooks also. I have tried several hundred ways to hook and thread my worm on the hook. I find that on Nip, the walleye are very skilled at giving your jig a quick nab and "poof" there goes your worm. One thing that has always plagued me (and likely many others) is the good old worm on a hook issue. A bit of research on my end, and the craftsmanship from Antique was the recipe that stole the day! ![]() I won't get into the awesome spinnerbait this guy hooked me up with.which by the way was used to nab the fish I am holding in my profile picture. ![]()
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