Throw Back Lure Option

[gonfishn]

In the Warrior world we get alot of follows but no hits. I started last year to keep second pole as a follow up. I will either use a Lindy Tiger Tube or a(5") Hawg Dawg.<br /><br />Muskie are territorial and will stay in same area after a follow. I will use a different presentaion and lure choice and throw back to same area.<br /><br />Wonder if you do this when you hunt the Mouths after a miss has occured? In the gator world presentation is crucial and if she snubs her nose up at the first throw why waste another heave with same failure..If I have no takers I will move on but come back in an hour to same area.

 

[FLATHEAD]

Re: Throw Back Lure Option

Sure do throw a follow up at any missed strikes. I always have at least four poles set up with different baits in the boat every time I go out. I have one of those PVC rod holders mounted to the front of the console, it will hold four poles, is right there when I am fishin from the front platform. If I miss one it only takes a second to grab another rod and chuck it back at the fish. Sometimes it works sometimes it dont. <br /><br />This method makes it easier when trying to find what the fish want on a particular day, saves time. If I get to the Ohio roundo I'll show you my set up

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: Throw Back Lure Option

I do that also.<br />I will have several rods and they will all have different baits on them from spinner baits, yep my favorite, to 10" worms.<br />I also like to throw topwater.<br />If I miss a strike on topwater, throw a spinner bait back in there and will catch that fish biggest part of the time. If not throw that big zoom in there and see if they want that.

 

[LadyFish]

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I use one for live bait, a spare rigged with a topwater, and occasionally a spare set up with a plastic worm. I try to leave nothing to chance. Usually, when fishing with live bait, I park it in the rod holder and go up front to cast with one of the others.<br /><br />Kinda like a smorgesboard.

 

[snapperbait]

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When we're dragging lures and/or ballyhoo or even drifting, we usually have a rod rigged and ready for split second deployment to pitch back to a follower dolphin, or to throw to some schoolie dolphin who are hanging around under some type of floating cover.. May be rigged with a jig, spoon, lure, live or chunk of bait...<br /><br /> Dolphin like to follow their hooked buddys right up to the boat...

 

[roscoe]

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Generally, from watching the pros on tv, I try to through a slower and/or deeper lure back at a fish. Seems you all are forming a consensus.

 

[lund17]

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I love to fish topwater baits, jitterbug, buzzbaits or bulge a spinner bait. After a missed strike I'll usually throw out a sluggo type bait and twitch it just under the surface. This has brought some vicious strikes! I also set up rod tubes on the front of my console but I have occasionally caught one of those rods on my backcast and that leaves a mess in a baitcaster that can only be cut out and re-spooled

 

[neumanns]

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2 lines are not legal here but if they are where you fish muskie here's an alternative. Dangele a large live bait just under the boat on a rod with the bail open or drag set loose. If one follows but does not strike he may opt for the live bait at boatside. Sounds like a killer tactic given there propensity to follow clear to the boat and then refuse the lure.

 

[mellowyellow]

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whenever a big gator's following near the boat,<br />I just pull out MY 9mm and blast it... that way<br />you don't have to worry bout extra poles!

 

[jtexas]

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My normal arsenal (for largemouth):<br /><br />One spinnerbait (buzzbait early morn/late eve).<br />One crankbait or trap (topwater early/late).<br />Two jig or texas- or carolina-rigged worm/lizard.<br />One weightless or drop-shot fluke/slugo/finesse worm rigged weedless or wacky.<br /><br />In case of short strikes on moving baits toss the soft-plastic jerkbait.

 

[muskyone]

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go fish i do this with a tiger tube last year i had a dream gater come up to the boat and just hang there i was so unraveld i about knocked him out with the tube and went swiming my wife is still laughing about it