| This is one of my favorite big fish techniques while | | | | I will cast my bait into the holes in these key areas |
| there are a lot more people doing this once | | | | and if the pads are big enough to support my large |
| unthinkable way of fishing now a days, I have been | | | | crank I will toss it up on the pad and softly drag it |
| doing it for many years with great success. I like to | | | | into the water followed by a quick jerk to pull the |
| use a 7 foot med heavy action rod with a 5.1 heavy | | | | bait under the surface then let it rise back up to the |
| cranking reel spooled with 20 lb mono... the mono is | | | | surface. |
| the key here as you need the line to be able to float | | | | I will then utilize a stop and go retrieve to bring the |
| back up with the bait. The bait itself is not nearly as | | | | bait in and out of the pads until I reach a spot that I |
| important as the presentation although I do prefer a | | | | can go no farther with out snagging too deeply , all |
| lucky craft RC 2.0 in American shad but as I say any | | | | the while I am allowing the bait to dive and float dive |
| big profile diving bait will work in this technique. | | | | and float. |
| I like to target large pad fields with this technique | | | | I am always challenging my self to throw these lures |
| while looking for what is known as the "spot on the | | | | where most would not even think of throwing them. |
| spot" such as different species of water plants in the | | | | Also remember that most of these fish are "resident |
| pads, pads with flowers, dying vegetation next to | | | | fish" meaning they spend most of there lives back in |
| green, changes in depth and or a mud bottom to | | | | this cover and they are not seeing these type baits |
| hard bottom rocky to sand you have to find these | | | | very often if at all. So be sure to try this technique |
| "spots on the spot" or you will waste to much time | | | | the next time your out on your favorite body of |
| in these large pad fields wandering aimlessly. | | | | water. |