Line Watching

ronalddipietro · November 22, 2008, 07:29:36 AM

Texas Rig Worm fishing...requires you to WATCH YOUR LINE..

I fished on Cane River Lake, Natchitoches, this past thursday. I caught 7 bass.
One of Bass..I actually felt the tap strike....the other 6...I never felt anything, I only saw my line move or twitch...My friend was with me...he never caught a bass..hope this helps on your hook-ups..

Bassinkorea · November 22, 2008, 07:39:43 AM

I guess your buddy wasn't watching his line

I always watch my line as my weightless worm is slow sinking. Great tip, thanks for sharing

Lipripper · November 22, 2008, 10:22:32 AM

Yelp good thing to remember when plastic fishing

Also when jigging for crappies to. watch your line cause sometimes they hit it on the way down and your line will stop with slack still in it

coldfront · November 22, 2008, 10:41:59 AM

this is one of the reasons I still like monofilament...and I use it for fishing flukes...

granted, it isn't as dense as flouro...but when a bait is falling weightless, like the fluke, the mono floats...and is on the surface of the water...I often see that 'tick' as the line twitches ever so slightly signally a pick up...

this is not something I can get with flouro...

again, for those instances where I'm fishing and don't have 'positive/solid' connection to the bait (weight less plastics, flipping/pitching on the drop) as I'm working the bait on slack line, mono allows me to pick up visual cues as to what's happening...where flouro's magic is helping me 'feel' those same events.

This spring fishing flukes I was amazed at how much more difficult I found it to detect strikes with flouro as opposed to mono. Specifically, there are times when fish pick up lures and it doesn't matter what line/rod you fish, you won't feel it...but that bit of mono that is floating on the surface is as good a strike indicator oftentimes as a bobber...

Bassinkorea · November 22, 2008, 10:51:23 AM

I have one of my spinning rod set up with 11lb power pro braid for fish super light plastics and it's awesome for watching the line moving on subtle bites.

Lipripper · November 22, 2008, 10:56:48 AM

Yelp BK them bass are sneakie and good about just picking up your bait and swimming off with it and not just plastics either they will do the same thing with a jig sometimes.

larrylargemouth · November 22, 2008, 12:10:09 PM

I have hook quite a few fish from line watching. I fish jigs quite a bit and let them fall on slack line after the cast studying the line as the jig sinks looking for a slight hesitation or twitch. Hooked many fish this way.

pawpaw · November 22, 2008, 12:52:48 PM

We had a discussion on here a while back about whether you could feel a bite on a slack line if you had the right rod- line combination. The consensus of opinion was that you could. I, however cannot. I have used blue/florescent mono for several years just so I can see the line. I am now trying some fluorocarbon and I still can't allways feel the bites, but you know what? I can see it just as good as the mono.In other words sometimes I can see it and sometimes I can't. I am using the floro. for Sincos and Swim Sincos because it does sink and I don't have so much slack in my line. I was allways taught to watch my line and I think different things work for different people. You just have to determine what works best for you. Sorry I am rambling again.

coldfront · November 22, 2008, 02:34:30 PM

Quote from: pawpaw on November 22, 2008, 12:52:48 PM
...I was allways taught to watch my line and I think different things work for different people. You just have to determine what works best for you. Sorry I am rambling again...

that's not rambling...just the 'way it is'...back 'when' they used to say 'different strokes for different folks'...bass fishing never has been a 'one size fits all' sport... but it is about maximizing what you have to work with and what the day will offer..

ronalddipietro · November 22, 2008, 06:34:36 PM

glad to see we have some LWs in the bunch..thanks..

Dunham Fisher · November 22, 2008, 06:49:55 PM

I'm a line watcher. I like to use Stren High-Vis gold. I don't think it has caused be to miss any more pick-ups than anything else.

Quote from: coldfront on November 22, 2008, 10:41:59 AM
this is one of the reasons I still like monofilament...and I use it for fishing flukes...

granted, it isn't as dense as flouro...but when a bait is falling weightless, like the fluke, the mono floats...and is on the surface of the water...I often see that 'tick' as the line twitches ever so slightly signally a pick up...

this is not something I can get with flouro...

again, for those instances where I'm fishing and don't have 'positive/solid' connection to the bait (weight less plastics, flipping/pitching on the drop) as I'm working the bait on slack line, mono allows me to pick up visual cues as to what's happening...where flouro's magic is helping me 'feel' those same events.

This spring fishing flukes I was amazed at how much more difficult I found it to detect strikes with flouro as opposed to mono. Specifically, there are times when fish pick up lures and it doesn't matter what line/rod you fish, you won't feel it...but that bit of mono that is floating on the surface is as good a strike indicator oftentimes as a bobber...

Coldfront said it real good.

Bass Mafia · November 23, 2008, 07:05:19 AM

I like the Power Pro Red Phantom for watching the line... Stuff's tough as nails and lays right there on the surface for my bad eyes to see... AND you feel everything.