Denny Brauer a former Bassmaster Classic champion from Camdenton Mo shows off a bass he caught on a topwater walking bait while fishing at Kentucky Lake near Paris Tenn. Sort of like walking and chewing gum at the same time though this retrieve is a little harder than that.
The stickbait is a lure with which the angler has a large part to play in.
Walk the dog fishing retrieve. Angling author and authority Bob McNally shows how to make top-water plugs walk the dog which is one of the most effective surface retrieves for a huge va. Walk the Dog Fishing Retrieve. The secret of Walking Dog fishing starts with the right equipment and tackle to be effective.
Using the right Topwater lure and the technique. Its all about the Retrieve. The procedure involves slightly twitching your rod during the retrieve to cause the lure to move in a side-to-side motion.
Here are a few more tips to help you learn how to walk-the-dog that will catch some big. How to master the walk the dog retrieve with a topwater bait About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy. May 31 2016.
Correct action is essential when fishing with surface plugs. Heres how to master the walk-the-dog retrieve for more effective lure fishing and increased success with surface plugs. Watch more videos from the How-To Series here.
The luring technique known as walking the dog refers to the retrieve cadence that generates the unique gliding side to side zigzag action normally associated with cylindrical-shaped surface stickbaits. The stickbait is a lure with which the angler has a large part to play in. Know How to Work Your Fishing Rod.
For most lures the walking the dog action starts with the rod slightly pointed downward with the tip just a few inches off the water. After the cast twitch the rods tip sharply a few inches then immediately drift the rods tip back toward the lure a few inches creating a bit of slack in the line. Walk The Dog - In action a very similar method to Twitching.
Most popular and in my opinion the most effective way for using Jerks and topwater lures poppers and walkers. Right-click jerk- 1 to 2 reel turns to reel up the slack on the line - RMB - etc. The lure fished this way performs slides on the water provoking the predator to attack.
Walk the dog topwater stick baits like the Rapala Skitter Walk or River2Sea Rover are probably the most versatile and stay deadly from the spawn all the way into the fall. Their back and forth sashaying action produces a ton of commotion and perfectly imitates a dying baitfish. Unfortunately though walk-the-dog style baits require a little bit.
Rod length has nothing to do with your ability to walk the dog. Some of my best walking was done with a 5 12 foot rod. The technique has everything to do with the rod tip snap the amount of slack in the line at the time of the snap and the timing and amount of retrieve as you perform it.
Sort of like walking and chewing gum at the same time though this retrieve is a little harder than that. It is important that you dont try and force the bait towards you or to the side this will create an unnatural presentation. Twitch the rod let the line go slack point the tip and reel up that slack line and repeat.
Let the bait do the work and with the right cadence it will be dancing side by side effortlessly. If you want to catch more fish on topwater this spring and summer use a walk the dog retrieve and continue to fan cast until you find fish. If redfish are in the area make sure to retrieve your lure continuously but if trout are around add in a few pauses every now and then to entice them to strike.
Have any questions about using topwater lures. Very easy to make walk easy to walk in place to trigger a following fish and you can work it fast or slow. On top of that it works very very well in anything from calm to some big waves.
In fact it has worked great for me on fish over deep cabbage in 15-20 mph winds. Very good hooking bait as well. Tatsugotchi is a pet management minigame in which you can own and interact with a number of pets coming in three types.
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Players who had Tatsugotchi before the major rewrite were given a special capsule from which they could choose Tatsugotchi with any. The Chug Bug can spit dart chug walk-the-dog and of course rattle in the water. You can mix the combination of motions and sounds by varying.
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Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow. Denny Brauer a former Bassmaster Classic champion from Camdenton Mo shows off a bass he caught on a topwater walking bait while fishing at Kentucky Lake near Paris Tenn. Walking or walk-the-dog baits make zigzag walking motions to imitate wounded baitfish struggling on the surface.
Photo by John N. When target fishing with a popper concentrate on landing the bait as close to the target as possible waiting for the ripples to settle and working it with a pop-pop-pause cadence. No need to work it all the way back to the boat either increase your efficiency by quickly reeling it up once youre 10 feet past the target and casting again.
Lure Fishing Tips and Techniques 1 SOLID TRACES Solid traces are essential items if you are going to fish with jerkbaits they are used for two reasons firstly to prevent tangles during the cast and more importantly to stop the trace fouling the front treble as the jerkbait glides forward a problem that will occur if you try using flexible traces. If youre going to be bass angler youd better know how to walk the dog The seductive or annoying topwater action has proven to catch fish time and again. The makers of Heddon Zara Spook literally invented the action over 75 years ago.
Since then the design has been copied by dozens if not hundreds of lures.