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ziacatcher · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:39 pm Post subject: Reds on my top water dropper

Took a friend who was in from New Mexico out fishing. He saw me use my top water and dropper and just shook his head. After catching three reds, two keepers, and a handful of trout he was not shaking his head any longer. This 26" red had a really strange color to him.

Johninaustin · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 1114

Now that is interesting. Genetic mutation or maybe a red from a different enviroment?

CaptinAcademy · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 10:22 am Post subject:

I'm thinking partially Albino looking at the eye...
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ziacatcher · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 1:43 pm Post subject:

Or he got sunburned from the shallow Waters

hickroots07 · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:47 pm Post subject:

That's a crazy looking red!
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huntnetime · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:11 pm Post subject:

That is a wild looking red. What kind of topwater is that?

ziacatcher · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:21 am Post subject:

Redfishman72 · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 4:55 pm Post subject:

Zia, not being nosey but could ya post a pic of it rigged with the dropper. I've used a buck tail before off the end never on first hook. Is the drop a weighted jig head or just hooked.
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ziacatcher · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 9:15 pm Post subject:

It's a 1/8 Oz jig head with whatever color soft plastic you want to use. I tie it off onto the screw that holds the first hook. I posted pictures on the previous post but I don't have any on my phone anymore. I'll try to take another picture when I can and post it. Volleyball season starts in full force tomorrow and I'll be refereeing 7 days out of the next 9.

ziacatcher · Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 9:30 pm Post subject:

Here's the best picture I can find right now.

kweber · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2022 7:31 am Post subject:

guessing you just work the T/W like always? pop/walk/twitch?
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ziacatcher · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2022 11:35 am Post subject:

Yep working like normal and have that little bait swimming behind it. I've got two 21-in trout at the same time on it. Talk about a fight

hickroots07 · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:51 am Post subject:

How do you keep that from tangling and having to clean it up between casts?
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ziacatcher · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 10:21 pm Post subject:

It gets Tangled sometimes but not frequently. Just have to make a cast like if you were using a cork with a gulp underneath it