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FISHING BIG WORMS FOR SUMMER BASS BRANDON LESTER

s far as baits go for summer fishing, you’ll see a wide variety of techniques come into play. Big crankbaits, jigs, swimbaits, spoons and all sorts of other baits will catch fish as the warm water temperatures of summer arrive. One bait I’ve always had a ton of confidence in this time of year is a big worm. It’s a very versatile bait that just gets bites in the summer months. Big plastic worms have been around a long time, and they’re often overlooked. You can use a big worm with a light bullet-shaped weight and swim it through grass in shallow water or put a heavier weight on and fish it 30 feet deep. It has a big profile that is just the right size for fish looking to make an easy meal after the spawn is done. That shallow grass bite is extremely fun and isn’t all that common these days. X Zone Lures has a new one out called the Blitz worm that’s 11 inches long and is the perfect size for big summertime bass. It has a ribbon-style tail that has great

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ith state control of Gulf of Mexico red snapper seasons, recreational anglers are seeing more access to one of the most popular fisheries on the planet. However, keeping track of when and where you’re allowed to fish is now harder than ever. With 2019 state summer seasons already open and rocking along, here’s a quick run-down of the regulations so you can tell whether or not you’re allowed to make red snapper fishing a part of your summer vacation.

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BIG YELLOWFINS HERALD SECOND HIGH SEASON IN COSTA RICA By Craig Sutton

he second high-season here in northwest Costa Rica is in full effect. Big schools of yellowfin tuna have swept into the Nosara area, and for the next three months we will be chasing them up and down the coast. May, which is a slow month, saw a record 79 trips for FishingNosara. Better still, the calendar for the rest of the summer is full of top-flight anglers. Despite the momentary lull in trips, the crews delivered the goods with multiple marlin releases backed-up with some big yellowfin tuna. Capt. William on the flagship Wanderer led the way this month with 20 trips, edging out Capt. Carlos on the battleship Discoverer by two trips. Right behind them was 2019 Ship of Fools winner, Capt. Alex on the Harvester, aka the People’s Champion, with 17 trips. In mid-May we endured a few rainstorms, but the weather has been mostly nice and perfect for fishing. In early May we welcomed a fun group of Texans for a fierce week of fishing. Merritt and Brian Wruble, Nicole and Bubba Miles, Glenn and Dahni Bloomfield posted this on social media: “We had such an amazing trip! Thank you to the staff, captains and deck hands. You all went above and beyond to make sure we had a great trip with great memories! Thank you, and we can’t wait to start planning our next trip down to Nosara!”

We also welcomed Cameron Frowick’s group of Tyler, Texas-based anglers to the blue water. Capt. William braved the mid-month rains and delivered a wide array of meat fish for these hungry folks. Meredith Frowick wrote this post: “The day was amazing! Went out in the Pacific Ocean and we all caught something. Got three yellowfin tunas and one mahi-mahi. Thank you for the fun time.” May was also a time for reunions; back in 2012 we hosted the Ganoe family, of Jacksonville, Fla., as winners of the initial FishingNosara Family Cup kayak tournament. That family trip made a huge impression because Maegan Ganoe chose Nosara as the spot to get married to her now-husband Jose Morales. No trip to Nosara is complete without a fishing mission, and the newlyweds joined the Harvester on May 17 for an incredible day of action. The headliner was a big Blue Marlin (pictured) that snagged three baits simultaneously. Mate Wilson took command of the cockpit and kept all three anglers on the same page. After the fight we safely released this monster alive and well. “Thank you Alex for putting us on this huge Blue Marlin to celebrate Dad’s birthday and wrap up our wedding week here in Nosara! It took Jose, Daniel and me over 30 minutes to reel it in! Blue Marlin off our bucket list,” wrote Maegan. Call Craig Sutton ASAP at 904-591-2161, so they can fit you into the summer schedule. Visit blog.fishingnosara.com for daily catch reports.

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Now It’s Personal -The Best Laid Plans for Money-Fish off Shelter Island

LISA HELME DANFORTH “That’s why they call it fishin’, not catchin” my dad used to say when we failed to get the sought-after weakfish or flukes in the channel between Shelter Island and Greenport, NY. He’d make the best of it, take his meager haul of porgies and try to persuade someone at the house to cook them for him. “Too bony,” my grandmother would say. Well it was déjà vu all over again at the Helme house last weekend. We had stacked the deck for a great day of fishing: matched the hatch, plotted the tides and even called in our own ringer, Tom Schlichter. Known on Long Island as Outdoor Tom, he is a man with a reputation for always getting his fish. We were sure we had it made. Tom, Mike, Felicia (Tom’s wonderful wife) and I headed out of West Neck Creek into a beautiful Shelter Island morning. We were angling for a fluke or weakfish to catch for the cover of this Magazine, and then have it serve double duty as dinner and the subject of our Sea-to-Table Column. I wish I could regale you with expertise and anecdotes that led to mission accomplished, but despite stacking the deck as best we could, the money fish were nowhere to be found. The biggest excitement of the morning was a sand shark that we thought was a weakfish by the way it circled and fought. But no such luck. “You know, they use those fish in fish and chips in England,” Tom said hopefully. I tried to visualize myself fileting and eating that sand shark and just couldn’t.

Back into the water he went, his lucky day. “Now it’s personal,” Tom said after we threw back the sand shark. He refreshed his bait, swished his rod with the skill of swordsman executing a perfect thrust, and willed the fish to bite. He was not returning to shore without the fish for the story. In the end, the best we could produce was about a dozen porgies, 7 regulation size and a few sea robins. Again, I wish I could tell you that we cooked them up in a way to rival Mike Wade (Watchhill Outfitters) recipes, with a recipe a restaurant would be proud to charge $25 a plate for - after code-naming them silver snapper or panfish of course - but that’s another story. Even Mike’s promising marinade and perfectly executed stint on the grill only produced mediocre results. Of the 7 folks at the table, 5 tried the porgies in the fish tacos and we only got 2 ‘ata-boys. My brother spent “most of his time coughing up bones” according to his daughter, Sandra, and vowed never to eat porgy again. But it was a great day on the water with wonderful friends off of beautiful Shelter Island, fishing the waters I used to fish with my dad. It was fine and memorable for all of the right reasons. By the way, it was Felicia Schlichter who caught the biggest fish, outgunning her talented husband. We heard this wasn’t the first time that ever happened…

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Try Wacky Worms for Bass

ike most other anglers, I have an occasional day when I find myself talking out loud to bigmouths on a local pond. “Don’t make me do it,” I caution them. “I don’t want to get serious but I will if I must.” After fair warning and a full run though my usual assortment of spinnerbaits, stick baits, poppers and sometimes even spoons, the nice guy attitude fades away and I reluctantly break out the secret weapon. “I warned you,” I tell them as I pop the hook through the middle of a thick plastic worm and send it toward the nearest patch of lilies or phragmites. Within minutes, sometimes seconds, I’m talking trash to a fish with a big grin on my face as I wrestle it toward the boat. “Had to push me to the limit, didn’t you? I ask. “You couldn’t make it easy. No, you had to make me break out the big guns. What? You didn’t think I knew about the wacky worm?”

technique. While I strive to score using every type of lure and approach in my arsenal, I can’t say I blame anyone for relying so heavily on this one option. It is, after all, amazingly productive. Plenty has been written over the years covering various techniques for using artificial worms. Most methods call for a gentle touch, precise depth control, keeping tight to the bottom, and a watchful eye for the slightest hint of unnatural line movement. Wacky worming, by contrast is so simple, it’s hard to get it wrong. Even beginners have luck with the technique, although veteran anglers do have an advantage having had years to refine their skills and bass detection senses. The most simplistic form of wacky worming is to thread a size 1 or 2 beak or Octopus style hook once through the center of the worm, cast out and then let the lure do all the work. The less you do to give it any action, the better your catch rate is likely to be. As the worm settles toward the bottom on a slack worm, both ends suspended equally from the AMAZINGLY centered hook, they shiver and shake. Just before the worm settles PRODUCTIVE into the weeds or reaches the mud, simply lift it back toward the surface, take up a little line, and then allow it to free-fall once Wacky worming has taken bass fishing by storm over the again. It’s as simple as that. past few years. In fact, there are some anglers who fish plastic Most wacky worming strikes are registered by the line simply worms almost entirely for bigmouths without ever using another moving off in a strange direction, but bites are also discovered when anglers attempt to lift the worm and the rod takes on slight set. The method works especially well in shallow depths of four feet or less, but can be used in deeper water with a weighted hook or the addition of a split shot.

HIT THE HOT SPOTS Wacky worming works anywhere more traditional worming works. I like to try it along outside weed edges at the mouth of a cove, in deeper open water off points, along drop-offs, around stick-ups and, especially, near lily pads and phragmites. Skip your worm under docks, pitch it into an opening in the weeds or use a long, stiff rod to simply reach into a tangled blow-down and let it drop between the branches. If bass are present, your next headache will be figuring how to get ‘em out before the line breaks. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to A simple hook passed once through the collar of a 4- to 5-inch worm is compare a wacky worm presentation with my favorite Carolina all that’s needed to present these simple, effective offerings. The author weedless worm technique. Working alongside a floating dock likes to use an offset style hook so he can fish the same bait weedless in crystal clear water, I flipped a four-inch watermelon Gary style if conditions mandate. Photo by OutdoorTom.com. Yamamoto Senko perfectly into the shadow line along the edge. I 4 LONG ISLAND

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While most anglers use wacky worms for bigmouths, bronzebacks will inhale them, too. Go with a 4-inch size if the smallmouths are your primary target. Photo by OutdoorTom.com. watched it slide head first toward the bottom in four feet of water and gently snaked it alongside the dock with no response. Two more perfect casts failed to draw any interest. Next, I rigged the same Senko wacky style using the same offset hook. As the worm hit the surface just outside the shade

line, I watched it shimmy and shake while it settled toward the sandy bottom. As the worm continued to drop on a slack line, a three-pound bigmouth shot out from under the dock and inhaled

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area where you can join-up, be your own captain and head out on your own schedule to find the best fishing or on-water adventures. Become a member at one Freedom Boat Club location and you have access to the boats at all 180-plus Freedom Boat Clubs across the country – including over 150 vessels between Long Island, Connecticut and the Rhody coast alone. Freedom Boat Club has also recently opened several European locations for members to utilize at no additional cost! The new Glen Cove location is set up exceptionally well to take advantage of every opportunity on at this end of the Sound. Located on the east side of Hempstead Harbor in Safe Cove on Glen Cove Creek, Freedom Boat Club, Glen Cove, sits just inside wellprotected Mosquito Cove and is just minutes from great fishing. “This is a $300 million marina area with all the amenities,” explains Simon. The Safe Harbor company recently purchased Brewer Yacht Yards here, along with two other marinas, and they’ve tied together Freedom Boat Club member Gabe Staiano shows off a nice striper caught while sailing the operations of all out of the Glen Cove location. Photo by Gabe Simon. three facilities, so it Indeed, the waters of the Sound from Lloyd Point west to really is both expansive and impressive. In addition to yacht City Island and Little Neck Bay offer some spectacular fishing yard amenities, there’s a restaurant and pool here, plus showers, for stripers, blues, fluke, porgy and blackfish among others. In bathrooms, laundry, free Wi-Fi, a picnic area, and barbecue grills fact, from early May through November, anglers here can find scattered across the facility grounds.” From a fishing standpoint, Freedom Boat Club, Glen Cove something different on the menu just about any day. “We really like the opportunities western Long Island Sound couldn’t’ be located in a more convenient area. There’s just tons of presents, both from a fishing and cruising standpoint,” says Gaige. structure around here; the kind that attracts a variety of different “That’s why this season we added a new Freedom Boat Club to fish species throughout the year and holds them tight during peak our Long Island roster, Freedom Boats, Glen Cove. It is a terrific seasons. facility located within minutes of good fishing, plenty of places to For example, once members leave the dock they enter dock and dine, and easy access to waterfront shopping and local Hempstead Harbor. Head northeast and you’ll hit Matinecock attractions.” If you aren’t familiar with Freedom Boat Clubs, they operate See Hit the Western Sound (Continued on Page 10) over a dozen different locations within our Coastal Angler coverage here’s a tendency among Long Island anglers to want to run east. After all, names like Eaton’s Neck Triangle, Roanoke Shoals, and Hortons Point are all synonymous with great fishing for everything from fluke and porgies to blackfish and stripers. “It all sounds so alluring,” says Gaige Simon, sales manager for Freedom Boat Club’s Long Island franchises, “but you’ll be passing up a lot of great fishing in western Long Island Sound if you aim your bow at Orient Point.”

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Welcome to our ongoing series highlighting Long Island’s fresh seafood in the growing trend of providing local and sustainable fish and shellfish to consumers and restaurants. In this Sea-to-Table column, we highlight a different seafood each month, interview the folks who grow and catch the food, as well as the restaurant owners and chefs who prepare it. We feature their favorite recipes along with wine and beer pairings to enhance the experience. We invite you to enjoy our recommendations and to submit your own to us at www.coastalanglermag.com/longisland.

GRILLED BLUEFISH FROM “SIMMERING THE SEA, DIVERSIFYING COOKERY TO SUSTAIN OUR FISHERIES”

RECIPE Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup lime juice 1/4 cup grapefruit juice 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons grated ginger 4 bluefish fillets, skin on, washed and patted dry Lemon wedge

DIRECTIONS Make marinade by whisking all ingredients together except for fish and lemon. Place fish in marinade, cover, and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours. Remove fish and pat dry. Discard marinade. Grill over charcoal for 3 to 4 minutes on either side. Remove skin by slowly pulling it away from the meat, then serve bluefish with a lemon wedge. This preparation can also be used with mackerel, herring, or other oily fish.

This recipe can be found in “Simmering the Sea, Diversifying Cookery to Sustain our Fisheries” a new local seafood cookbook produced in collaboration between the non-profit Eating with the Ecosystem, the University of Rhode Island, and Johnson & Wales University. For more delicious recipes and to pick up a copy of the new cookbook visit www.eatingwiththeecosystem.org/simmering-the-sea

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ON THE BITE (Continued from Page 5) it as if this worm was the last piece of bait on the planet. I’ve got to think that fish saw the first two offerings as well and simply ignored them.

AS LIGHT AS YOU LIKE I like using six- to 10-pound class spinning gear when I worm, especially if using a three-inch version. For larger worms of five to seven inches, I’ll usually opt for bait-casting gear and 12- to 14-pound test. Mostly, I fish with a tight drag, but that’s chiefly a reflection of my penchant for hanging around structure when I probe for bigmouths. Although I tend to favor Gary Yamamoto Senko Worms in watermelon, purple or black, many anglers swear by other brands designed for wacky worming and pumpkinseed, green, chartreuse and blue are also touted as productive colors. I’ve also had good luck with Charlies Worms, the Strike King Zero and wacky worms from Tailored Tackle. I like large, six-inch sizes when the bass are feeding aggressively as I think they lead to more high-quality fish, but I’ll drop down to a five- or four-inch size if the action is a little slow or I’m missing fish due to short bites. Does a wacky worm imitate a real worm? I’m not sure, but I

This chunky bigmouth couldn’t help but inhale a big Senko wacky worm for the author. The fish was quickly released. Photo by OutdoorTom.com. believe it offers a chunky profile and enough life-like movement to interest even the biggest of bass. This much is for sure: as long as the wacky worm keeps on working, I’ll keep talking to the bass on my local ponds anytime they decide to be more than a little uncooperative.

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HIT THE WESTERN SOUND (Continued from Page 6) Point just a half-mile away on the open Sound. This area boasts very large boulders and a rock-studded bottom that attracts stripers, blues, fluke, scup and, occasionally, an outlandish weakfish weighing 8 to 10 pounds. Fluke are the mainstay here during the summer months, with a mix of keepers, shorts and an occasional 7- to 10-pound doormat taken on bucktails tipped with Gulp!, sea robin or bluefish strip baits, or live snappers if you are looking for a real trophy. Scup set up on the slopes in 30- to 50-foot depths on either side of the point and respond best to clam baits, while blackfish take up residence among the boulders in October where they’ll hit crab baits or jigs tipped with crabs. “You’ll also find plenty of stripers and blues in the spring and fall right around the Glen Cove breakwater and Execution Rock,” notes Simon. “You can troll mojo jigs here for the bass or target the linesiders and stripers with live-lined bunker when the big silver baitfish are around. Casting swim shads works well for the bass, too, especially during the fall run. This spot is only a few minutes from the dock, so be sure to check it out because you might not need to go any further.” There is also a rocky sea bed area outside of the break wall where scup, stripers and blackfish often intermingle, buoy 21 just outside the inlet which is great if you like to drift for fluke, and the Middle Grounds where anglers use bunker chunks and diamond jigs for bass and blues all summer long. You can also head west to

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look for stripers around the Throgs Neck Bridge or set up for scup in mid-summer across the way at Rye Beach or City Island, two perennial hot spots. “Local attractions are pretty neat, too,” continues Simon. “When it’s time to take the family out for a cruise, you are within easy distance of Liberty Island and Rye Playland. Those are both great day trips. As the water warms, all our vessels are equipped for pulling tubes or skies, so there’s no end to the fun.” Put all the opportunities together, and there certainly is plenty of reason to think about joining any Freedom Boat Club - but there is even more to the deal. You’ll also receive free training and get to choose from a variety of boat sizes and styles ranging from fishing machines to family fun vessels so not only can you change-up the fishing, you can choose different model boats to meet your trip itinerary. “We’ll have a Cobia offshore center console, Cobia offshore bowrider and a Hurricane Bowrider deck boat at the Glen Cove location,” states Simon, “plus our hassle-free operation. All you have to do once you join up is make a reservation and meet Bruce on the dock. He’ll get you on your way. Just turn the key and go you don’t even have to stick around for the wash down! All that, and some of the finest fishing Long Island Sound has to offer, just minutes from the marina.”

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ou know the visual image of fly casting. The line flows back and forth with beautiful loops in a cadence that flows like a willow in a breeze. It is an image that draws people into the sport, and I really enjoy watching it applied correctly. Needless false casting, however, can create all kinds of issues. What is the right amount of false casts? It depends. The short answer to the question is to use the minimum necessary to make the cast work. So, if you can make one back cast and then send the fly to the target, that is the best you could do. But that’s not always easy. A fixed distance cast with a generally short retrieve over and over lends itself to that type cast, as in working a bank with a bass bug every few feet or working a trout run over and over. However, if you are changing distances or changing directions, generally you will need to make a few false casts to pull it off. The general thought process is that three false casts will be enough to cover a change of distance, zeroing in on a target, changing direction or drying a fly. The pick up and back cast starts the series. Slipping line for a change-of-distance cast is done on the false casts. Sizing up the target and loop for the target-shot is done while false casting. Repositioning the rod on the back cast for the change of direction happens when we false cast. The delivery cast should be set up by the pick up and the first false cast. The importance of the false cast can’t be stressed enough, so just picking up the line and waving it in the air without specific thought behind the purpose is not a good idea. The more the line is waving in the air, the more things can go wrong. Giving some thought to the next sequence of casts before you start will really help your casting.

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THE LONGEST FISH EVER IN MINNESOTA

wo Minneapolis anglers can now claim the longest fish ever caught on record in Minnesota. Darren Troseth and John Kimble pulled a huge, 78-inch-long lake sturgeon through a hole in the ice on the St. Croix River this winter. MDNR recently certified it as a new catch-and-release state record. Estimated to weigh about 120 pounds, the more than 6-foot-long monster is not only the longest lake sturgeon caught on record, it’s the longest fish - period. MDNR’s Shannon Fisher said the fish could be about 100 years old, which is not unusual for this long-lived and slow-growing species. It is, however, unusual for a sturgeon of this size to come from Minnesota waters, where the species had nearly vanished by the early 1900s. For decades, lake sturgeon have been protected in Minnesota and many other states. A rebounding population allowed the Minnesota to open the species for catch-and-release fishing in 2013. The IGFA world record lake sturgeon weighed 168 pounds. It was caught from Ontario, Canada’s Georgian Bay in 1982. A larger fish, which is recognized by Wisconsin as the largest lake sturgeon ever caught in the U.S., was caught out of the state’s Wolf River in 2012. That fish was 87.5 inches long and weighed 240 pounds. It was estimated to be 125 years old.

LAKE ERIE WALLEYE ACTION EXPECTED TO BE OUTSTANDING

ased on recent trends, fisheries managers are predicting a record year for walleye anglers on Lake Erie. If you’ve ever wanted to get in on the action, now is the time to go. According to the Ohio DNR, the summer months typically provide the best walleye fishing of the year, and this summer could surpass last summer’s record success for anglers. In 2018, walleye were harvested at the highest rates recorded in nearly 40 years. More than 40 percent of walleye trips produced a limit for anglers. On average, anglers caught and kept a walleye for every 75 minutes of fishing. “Walleye anglers can expect fishing that rivals a boom that began in 2006 and lasted several years following the exceptional 2003 hatch,” said Scott Hale, administrator of fisheries management for the Division of Wildlife. “The recent procession of good hatches points to an outstanding decade that has just begun.” Four excellent walleye hatches between 2014-2018 point to a bright fishing season for Lake Erie, the “Walleye Capital of the World.” The 2019 walleye population is estimated to be 45 million fish ages 2 and older, with a projection exceeding 120 million fish for 2020.

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“If you have ever thought about going out fishing on Lake Erie, now is the time,” said Capt. Paul Pacholski, president of the Lake Erie Charter Boat Association. “With the recent walleye hatches we have had the past few years, fishing has been incredible.” Walleye anglers are mostly catching abundant 4- to 5-year-old fish that average 19 to 21 inches and are as large as 26 inches. Anglers should release sub-legal fish with as little handling as possible so they can contribute to the fishery in the future. The daily walleye limit is six fish with a 15-inch minimum length limit. Updated Lake Erie fishing reports are available at wildohio.gov or by calling 888-HOOKFISH (888466-5347). For more information, visit wildohio.gov.

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before. To help keep tackle and other essentials organized, Plano storage trays are integrated into the new portside mini-pod storage compartment, and on the starboard side, the mini pod opens into a huge storage area. These padded mini pods also serve as convenient ingress and egress points. The bow platform is wider than previous models, and the bow platform hatch is wider too, providing better access and more light for stowing or retrieving gear. The bench seat and front of the center console lifts up to reveal an extra deep, large storage area that can also serve as a changing room or head compartment, thanks to the curtain enclosure included on Deluxe and Sport models. The entryway to this compartment is redesigned to make ingress and egress easier. This compartment can also store equipment and recreational items and offers convenient access to the backside of the helm for easy service and installation of aftermarket marine electronics. On the sides of the center console are six vertical rod holders, three on each side. Four additional rod holders are located under the gunnels on the port and starboard sides. With the addition of four flush-mount rod holders on the deck, there are 14 rod holders across the boat. The Sport version adds four more rocket launchers on the T-top. The helm is thoughtfully designed with a simple-to-remove windshield for low profile storage, a stainless steel sports steering wheel, easy access to all boat control switches, a locking glove box and an open area to flush mount electronics such as a fishfinder, GPS unit, and other marine electronics. Also included is Yamaha’s 4.3” touchscreen Connext control system featuring a brand-new user interface in 2019, and conveniently-placed rocker switches for Yamaha’s No Wake Mode and Cruise Assist, along with bilge, horn and other vital functions.

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resentation holds the key to catching fish. That cardinal rule proves just as valid for critters that hunker down on the sea floor as it does for more glamorous denizens in the upper level of the water column. If a bait isn’t in the zone where the fish happen to be or if it doesn’t behave in a natural and realistic manner, it will be ignored. Sinkers are a vital aspect of fishing success. Their mission goes well beyond the task of simply dragging a bait to the bottom or some midpoint in the water column. View them as part of the total presentation package. That includes such factors as sink rate, whether it anchors a bait or allows it to drift, and as an aid in casting. If you’re going to troll, sinkers help to adjust the depth at which each bait or lure is moving through the water. With very few exceptions, select the lightest sinker that will carry your offering to the bottom or the desired depth. Don’t assume that if 1 ounce does the job, 2 ounces are better. Not only do heavier weights keep the bait or lure from looking like a tempting morsel, they make the hook-up process more difficult. Remember that when an unsuspecting fish inhales an offering, it must drag the sinker along before the hook will embed in its jaw. Line diameter plays a major role in determining the weight of the sinker you will need. Generally, the finer the diameter of the line you are using, the less weight you need to achieve the same results in a given situation. As an example, the bottom bouncer who insists on using 30-pound test line needs a heavier sinker than someone using 20-pound test. Sinker shape helps to determine sink rate. The fastest, freefalling sinkers have the weight concentrated at the bottom, tend to be very compact and are streamlined. It’s important to note, however, that fast-falling sinkers have a tendency to cause the

hook and tag end of the leader to wrap around the standing part during the drop. In most situations, it proves more effective if the sinker will drift across the bottom rather than anchor the rig in one place. If you’re trolling, sinker choice should include enough weight to keep the bait or lure at the preferred depth. No assortment of sinkers is complete without split shots, bullet weights, pinch-ons, and twist-ons. These can be added very easily to make minor adjustments to the weight of the primary sinker. Sinkers come in many different shapes, and each shape has a specific purpose. It’s important to choose a shape designed to do the job you expect. The right sinker for the task at hand will increase your catch rate significantly, and that’s the easiest way to turn an average day on the water into a memorable one.

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