Was surfing the Zog blog & liked this part on following boats down a drift & a changeup presentation.


Think of a big steelhead laying up underneath a maze of downed trees, branches and the like as a big dog in the yard, laying inside his doghouse. Comfortable and safe, he’s not moving for that succulent little doggy treat you threw 10 feet from him. Yeah, he’d eat it for sure if it was right close by, but not right now. That dog biscuit represents a small bait, jig or drift bobber.

Tempting, but not very exciting.

Now throw a twirling, hissing cat into the yard, legs flailing rapidly. Fido blasts out of his lair in a nanosecond and grips the overly unwelcome Sylvester firmly in his jaws. Think of a spoon as that cat.

That extra imparted action, side-to-side wobble and most importantly flash brings them out of their hiding spot nine times out of ten. Also, one has to believe that a fish being tucked inside the trees away from the open water quite frankly was too far away to see a subtle presentation of drift bobber, jig, or everyone’s favorite now, the pink plastic nightcrawler. Great terminal offerings that would get the attention of any steelhead under identical conditions, but remember the spoon’s flash - that is what the fish sees up under his woody lair, and the flash is what brings it out to strike.

This also is my main theory behind why larger male steelhead strike spoons … but that’s coming up in Reason Five. Many times, hell, the majority of the time spoons are not the most effective lure for the conditions, but they are the most effective for that place and situation on the river. Heavily pressured fish, either from increased angler activity or boats will find downed trees for safety"


Yep.

c/22
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