Re:Live Bait Question
2012/06/14 08:05:49
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All in each person's preference. I can generally float the Allegheny and catch 50 a day on softies. I like the fact that I throw them off the bottom with a small split shot and don't have to cast my brains out all day.
Yeah, lose some, and have to battle carp, but then again, I like to rig them on a fly rod, and there's nothing like catching a 25lb plus carp on a fly rod.
I don't particularly like to eat fish, so everything goes back in. Over the years, I'v gotten my fair share of 20-22 inch bass too, a few pike and walleye. I've also had trips where I used hard vs soft, but by and large the softies win out. Then again, for a really durable bait that will knock the smallmouth out, there's alway hellgramites! Anyway, whatever your choice, good fishing!