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Should I be so fortunate as to find one, and at that be allowed a choice, i'm wondering what the preference is in terms of sink rate.  Which works best for you in what conditions the floater, slow sink, medium sink or fast sink?  Also, given the sink rate, what is your typical retrieve pattern?

I'm typically fishing in 15FOW or less if that helps with any suggestions.

thanks.

  • Super User

Slow sink.

 

It's the most versatile of the rates offered.

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Slow sink.

 

It's the most versatile of the rates offered.

 

thanks speed, can you reel it quick and almost wake it?

  • Super User

If you find one,see if they have 2. It seems like one of those baits that don't get offered for sale.

  • Super User

Floater + suspend dots or hook changes. You can make it do anything you want. Speed doesn't know what he's talking about (!).

Think of lipless multi jointed swimbaits like flags in the wind. If the flag is made of light material like nylon then it will take very little breeze to move the flag. If the flag was mad out of a beach towel it would take a strong wind to get that heavy flag going. A lipless swimbait is similar. A floater or slow sink will swim well at a very slow speed just like the light flag. A medium or fast sinking bait requires a faster retrieve to get it swimming, just like a heavy flag. Because of this, a floater or slow sink are more versatile because you can use them at any speed. The faster the sink rate, the faster the retrieve needs to be. Medium and fast sinks are more specific to faster techniqes.

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The question we all want to know is when will you make more?

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