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Hello all from way out Cimarron,

I have been lurking here for a whlie and finally signed up a while back but this is my first post.

My wife, the kids and I like to surf out past BHP. But more recently I have
been trying to get into topwater fishing. I bought a nice Diawa baitcaster and uglystick.I picked up some spook jr's and gulp.

My concern is how I have my rig set up for the lure. Does anyone know a good book of how to set up for different lure and live bait(shrimp, crocker, etc).

Thanks
Frank

Drake · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:00 am Post subject: Books

Check out the link on the right hand side - Great Fishing Books.

Mad Dog · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject: Re: Books

looking · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:05 pm Post subject:

Right....I mean check

Ol Sanch · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 05 Jun 2006 Posts: 320

For Gulps, I'll tie directly to the lead jig head when wade fishing the bays or surf. For topwaters I connect the main line to a small swivel attached to about 1.5 feet of leader tied to the topwater. Or I just tie directly to the topwater, but I've had trouble with braid getting tangled in the leader, so most the time I use the leader. I think all are pretty common set ups and I've caught (and lost) fish with 'em.

Ol' Sanch

joho5 · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject:

alot of it depends on the current / wind. with live bait, i recommend always using a leader because alot of fish in the ocean have strong jaws and teeth. after that it depends on if you want to free line, or fish on botton. i always try to get away with the largest leader i can when fishing live bait so the bait has more room to move and act freely.
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