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02-16-2020, 07:00 PM | #1 |
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Good questions.
Some people can seem to finesse two poles at once, which would be my only reason for a "dead stick" in the holder. I tend to make a mess out of trying to do that. For me, it's much more peaceful and enjoyable to fish one pole at a time and keep it in my hands so I can focus my attention on what my bait's doing and feel whatever signals are coming back up the braid for me to process. I will "dead stick" two poles in holders if I'm trout fishing. I don't care about that. I can make coffee on my camp stove or fiddle or something else while I'm waiting. "Dead Sticking" sounds a little weird on this Valentine's Day weekend.
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Come to think of it it, it does sound like a prime candidate as a thinly veiled colloquialism for whatever the hell new thing it is the kids “do” these days. 😁 Thanks for the advice and the opinion! |
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Match the hatch, time of year, water temp, bait concentration or a bunch of big colorful things on your FF. Sometimes dead sticking an iron works pretty well
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02-17-2020, 07:25 PM | #5 |
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I always try to “deadstick” and end up giving up. Just too much going on for my mind. I can’t keep up with the rod tips and tangles. Usually end up missing bites and frustrated.
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02-18-2020, 05:25 PM | #6 |
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I will have a dead stick and a setup I actively fish. The dead stick usually has the biggest bait and is heavier then the one I have in my hand. Both seem to work equally well on the drift.
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02-18-2020, 06:29 PM | #7 |
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Unless I'm rockfishing I dead stick 100% of the time, I've caught halibut, WSB and YT
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02-24-2020, 10:30 AM | #8 |
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