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read stuff - Sunday, March 9, 2008 0:16 - 1 Comment
Flat out finding enough water to fish
By Stephen Booth
Everyone has read plenty of articles on catching flathead on soft plastics but there still seems to be a reluctance by many to actually fish shallow enough water. This is costing you good fish!
Over the last five years I’ve been taken on a bit of a flathead learning curve by some very good anglers. They’ve shown me some great spots where flathead live and they’ve shown me how they go about catching them. It’s not difficult, but it does take a little confidence to actually throw your lures into water shallow enough that you can’t actually get the boat in there.
The Cast
One of the keys to this style of fishing for flathead is the cast. You need to have the ability to cast a long way so you are fishing for fish that are not spooked or wary of the boat. What’s a long cast? Something in the order of 15 metres with a 1/4oz jighead and 5” plastic. If you can cast further great, much less and your results will dramatically decrease. Continue…
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- Matt
Goodaye matt, from a current serving Army Engineer over in the Middle East...
- Very informative and great information THANKS A LOT...
- Well done GREAT INFO. WELL DEMO. Something I didn't know about , Will try next o...
- Once again just what I was looking for. WELL DONE....
- Just what I was look for . GREAT INFO. WELL DEMO. WELL DONE ....
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