V Bay 11/21

[Afishionado]

Originally Posted by revspiggles

At the cove, how do you fish on the bottom? Slow retrieve with just jighead, or bullet weight a foot off, etc. I never had much luck at cove. But at hammock etc, great. just curious.

I use a 3-way swivel. Tie off main line to top swivel and about a 2 ft. leader on bottom swivel and put a weight on the bottom of it. I actually just use 2 split shots on the bottom. If it gets hung up bad on the oyster shells, they will pull off before breaking your line, and you can add or subtract weights according to the current. Tie off about an 8-12 inch leader to the side swivel and put your hook on it. I used a small treble hook last couple trips and find that I hooked and kept more fish on.

As far as how to fish it. If the current is pretty strong like it was last couple of trips, after you cast out, let it sink to the bottom and reel in the slack and just tightline it. You'll feel your weight bouncing along the bottom as the current pulls it. Just make sure you keep a tight line and you'll feel the bite. I actually caught 24 of the 26 fish the other day on the same treble hook and only lost 2 split shot fishing over an oyster reef. This setup works great, keeps your bait suspended off the bottom and rarely gets hung up. I find this setup is much better than a Carolina rig. You can buy the 3-way swivels at Academy.

[Saint]

Originally Posted by Afishionado

I use a 3-way swivel. Tie off main line to top swivel and about a 2 ft. leader on bottom swivel and put a weight on the bottom of it. I actually just use 2 split shots on the bottom. If it gets hung up bad on the oyster shells, they will pull off before breaking your line, and you can add or subtract weights according to the current. Tie off about an 8-12 inch leader to the side swivel and put your hook on it. I used a small treble hook last couple trips and find that I hooked and kept more fish on.

As far as how to fish it. If the current is pretty strong like it was last couple of trips, after you cast out, let it sink to the bottom and reel in the slack and just tightline it. You'll feel your weight bouncing along the bottom as the current pulls it. Just make sure you keep a tight line and you'll feel the bite. I actually caught 24 of the 26 fish the other day on the same treble hook and only lost 2 split shot fishing over an oyster reef. This setup works great, keeps your bait suspended off the bottom and rarely gets hung up. I find this setup is much better than a Carolina rig. You can buy the 3-way swivels at Academy.

Solid post right there. We only caught 3 on a standard carolina rig on Wednesday.