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I intend to give the artificles a good try this year, mostly on the drift rather than constantly casting and retrieving.

 

Is there an optimum drift speed for Shads and Rapala's?

 

I think I read somewhere that you need at least 3knts for Shads in order for their action to work properly.

 

For Repala's you need less speed to get the action working, so 1-2knts should be fine???

 

Anyone had any success in the inshore waters using artificles on the drift?

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tongue.gif Bob, Its jellies mate that need the drift speed. Shads and Rapalas can be useda lot slower, however , sometimes you need to realy crank to get a bite. Depends on those fickle little fisheees mate. BB cool.gif
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Thanks chaps.

 

Last year I saw a big silver fish jump clear out of the water near Poole Patch. I was convinced that it looked like a double figure bass, but I've never heard of bass jumping. Have you? I've seen it twice now.

 

I suppose it could've been a Sea Trout.

 

Anyway, since then I've been itching to try a few lures.

 

Bob F.

 

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Just read an article in TSF by Jim O'Donnell, skipper of Tiburon in Plymouth, and he recommends that Wild-Eye and Storm Shads are best used when the drift speed is in excess of 3 knts.

 

 

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Still to try this so it's only theory

 

But i reckon a slow drift with the shad on the bottom (shallowish water) with a long sweep of the rod at intervals would give them a nice action. They fish hook upwards so they should be ideal for nudging along the bottom.

 

I want to try them through the enterance with a ball wieght and a long trace.

Another thing i want to try more of is using a chug plug after dark

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Hi Mark

 

Yes we caught fish on Storm lures on Tiger Lilly, I for one caught the biggest pollock on Tiger Lilly at around 12lb on the first wreck we visited. Several pollock and pout were caught using them.

 

I will definately be giving them a real go on Maverick

 

Martin

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