Rocks Rocks and more rocks

[gooseman]

What is a god ure to use around jetties and rocks? I lost a spot remover and rooster tail on a jetty.

[bfriendly]

Try a fluke........Them spot removers will often come off, but you've got to get on top of them to maybe just over to the other side where it got stuck on(same with most baits though)..........man do I feel your pain! ugh!

[bassamasta]

Uhh, Last Monday Night, I lost 4 DD22s, and about 3 1/2 ounce jigs. Friday night, I lost 2 DD22s and a few BMF hooks and rig. If you put it where they live, you are gonna loose em. Or you could stick with topwater all the time, but I still seem to loose a few of those every year. By the way, has anyone seen that stupid Striper swimming around with My Sammy in his nose?

[waterworld]

so that was your sammy i got . ( lol )

[swimb8er]

Hey Gooseman:)!

I think I told you this once already; but BUY A LURE RETRIEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dang man:)!

But basically like Bassamasta is saying; you have to pay to play at times. You will lose baits from time to time; no matter what. If you're not losing baits; you're not fishing in the right spots. If you're not getting hung up or baning into stuff; you're probably not going to catch as many fish. Losing baits is part of fishing; no matter how good of lure retriever you have. However, a lure retriever will help you a ton! Every fishermen needs one; or two:)!

Honestly though, I hope you're not too worried about losing a jig head and a spinner:)!!!!! Every day I worm fish; I lose hooks, weights and baits. Every day I drag jigs; I lose jigs!! I don't lose as many cranks because I've fished them for so many years and I know the feel of them while dragging through stuff. Plus again with the lure retriever; but I do lose cranks too at times. LOL, think about losing $30 to $40 swimbait!!!!!!!!!!!!! I lost four of them this year!!!!!!!!!!!!! So a jighead and a spinner isn't much to worry about.

I know you're young and probably don't have much money; but you CAN'T worry about losing ANY lure! Listen to me on this one!!! The best advice I can give you is to fish every lure like you got it for free! Throw it where ever you think a fish is at! I'll throw a crankbait just about anywhere; as well as a $100 swimbait. I'll throw a $30 or so swimbait past a buoy line; if I think I'll get a big fish there. Sure you may lose some baits that way; but you may also bring it back with a big fish hanging off of it. You CAN'T worry about losing baits!

As for which baits to use around rocks; just about anything really. I love crankbaits, and if you have a good feel for them; you won't loose too many. I love to dropshot rocks too; but you'll lose a bunch of weights. Again, that's part of it! There are many baits that will work. You may want to use slightly heavier line too. It'll be more abrasion resistant and you may be able to get more of your baits back.

Hope this helps and take care! PS - BUY OR MAKE A LURE RETRIEVER!!!!!!!! LOL

[gooseman]

Loosing weights-
Laugh Laugh. When I trout fish i lose so many hooks and rooster tails those rhododendron bushs could open a bait and tackle store. ;DBTW- to get fishing money i cut lawns to fuel the fishing.

[zippers]

Triple Trout, and Slammer come to mind, so does a Jerkbait. Another thing I have been doing this year with good results is

IKA(rigged backwards) with a small split shot right above the hook, very weedless and snagless, if it does get hung up you can usually pop it free. This rig is effective to 20-25'

Trick worm or floating worm rigged open hook wacky about 2-3" from top of the worm with a nail driven through the tail, the presentation is very similar to the dropshot.....

Last Senko or Fluke - again very hard to loose.

I personnly still have to throw football head jigs and jigs toward rocks and bait be d**ned, if you keep in contact with your bait you can tell most of the time when its about ready toslide into a hole, pop the bait and start over. IF you are from the bank though its a tough scenario and I sugget looking at the above options.

Good Luck!

[sasquatch hunter]

Gooseman, If you are hanging a shakey head, try a lighter weight. 1/8 ounce seems too heavy to me most of the time. Are you using 1/16 ounce?

[gooseman]

Iw as using a 1/4 spot remover on a bubblegum trickworm