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"Dead-Sticking"
OK, what is it? What kind of equipment do I need?
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dead sticking to me is a rod out the back 0f the boat trolling a stick bait , WHO .knows????????.
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Deadsticking is a way for an angler to get a second line in the water, when it is too hard to hold 2 rods when fishing. A dead stick is by definition, rigged up and set in a rod holder, and most likely refers to a live bait presentation.
What your pulling on the end can vary, usually the presentation is a bottom bouncer with some type of live bait. What your tieing and if you can use the presentation effectively depends on the water your fishing. If there are good chances of snags, it can be more problems than it is worth. The rod you want to have for a dead sticking presentation is a long (8.5 ft), soft, slow action rod - kind of like a noodle rod. That will give you the best opportunity to let the rod slowly load itself, since nobody has it in their hand to set the hook at the proper time, and not cause the fish to drop it (as soon) because of resistance. Interesting that on some days, the deadstick will outproduce all the other sticks in the boat - real confidence builder huh? Some prefer circle hooks for the presentation. Bass Pro I believe has a Keith Kav??? signature series deadstick rod, or at least they used to. If you fish a state or province that does not allow 2 rods per angler, no need to worry about it. |
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After much experimentation, the dead sticking rod I like best is a
6'6"SPML Pinnacle original TriWing from ProBass in Fridley, MN off Hwy 65. Soft flex and sensitive tip tell you a lot about what's going on down at the business end. You can see a "nervous minnow" vibration and pay extra attention. An 8'6"er can be nice unless you're in shallower water and the boat is bouncing from boat wake and/or chop. Then your bait gets thrashed up and down from the longer length. An 8'6" rod can be harder to stow in many boats too. |
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My fav is the 10' med action "fish eagle", spinning rod from cabelas. It's acctually a steel head rod, but wow...what a dead stick it makes. Has definately out produced my hand rod, and...never gets tangled up with anyone else, because it sits out there way past the gunnel of the boat.
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BINGO!!! And Circle Hooks are the way to go!! Deadsticking, simply stated as above, is an unattended rod stuck in a holder or up against the gunnel/rail with some type of presentation on it - usually DIFFERENT from the other rigs that are out, period! You need a fairly soft rod for this, also stated.
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Another good dead sticking rod, is a simple 10 or 12 foot crappie pole. Nice and long and soft. Also, you can typically get them for under $20.
Since you aren't holding it, the feel or sensitivity is not important. You want length, and a long soft tip to telegraph the action of what is going on down below. Take care REW p.s. Many times, you will find that walleye fishing in general is more fun and catch more fish - if you use a softer rod. Many folks use medium or medium light action rods to catch walleyes. Often, you will outfish them, and have more fun if you go to a light or even an ultra light action rod. |
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Most any cheap highly flexible rod will work, my favorite deadstick situation for fall on our stained lakes and reservoirs is keeping the boat in about 8 or 10 feet and casting spoons or cranks to shorelines. I normally use a split shot for shallow deadsticks like this, but will go with a 1oz bouncer in deeper situations, where I'm jigging minnows or spoons in tandem with a deadstick. One other tip, set your deadstick in a worry free manner, in other words keep it off the bottom so you're not constantly messing with snags and wasting time.
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Deadsticking can be lethal as I learned a number of years ago when fishing with my big brother in Canada. He ran a bottom bouncer on a soft noodle rod pulling spinner rigs and caught 3 to 1 over the rest of us, thus wrestling the annual family "walleye world championship" in convincing fashion. He still reminds me. As previously stated, best deadsticking rods are very soft. The fish will hold and swim with the bait for 2-3 minutes before he's ready to be caught.
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