Thread: baiting with an ly

Originally Posted by ChileRelleno

I don't remember who to give credit for this pic.

I know, that would be David Thorton aka Pier#r. I use #3 in said picture.

As someone mentioned earlier, the time a bait is out of the water or if it has been dropped on a hot deck is an important factor in a bait's survivability. I have seen a stressed out bait being thrown out hard and far as soon as a hook is in it, only to barely survive the cast. Do yourself a favor and just lower it into the water once it is on the hook and let it revive a bit before casting it. A lot of the time the bait will just swim off to where it needs to be to get bit. Also save the thunder casting for dead and artificial baits, an underhand is all that is necessary to get a live bait away from the pier enough to get eaten.