Been experimenting with deep jigging and caught this beast. Look at its mouth. Crazy huh?
More details on this catch and the latest from our business here
http://eyestrikefishing.com/wordpress2016/reports/
Have a safe weekend and may you survive the boat landings!
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Wow that’s a beast
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Looks like the tail of a small flounder sticking out.
Awesome write up, as usual. That red was definitely on the feed. Lol!!!
Good call on how to handle these big reds. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE don’t go after these big girls in the deep unless you’re completely comfortable (and competent) in how them to insure their survival after the catch.
I’m assuming your dealers of the Trout Eye jigs are going to be carrying the chartreuse and the weedless versions as well?
Thanks for sharing, Optiker!!
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
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Originally posted by OptikerBeen experimenting with deep jigging and caught this beast. Look at its mouth. Crazy huh?
More details on this catch and the latest from our business here
http://eyestrikefishing.com/wordpress2016/reports/Have a safe weekend and may you survive the boat landings!
1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
www.eyestrikefishing.com #predatorsstriketheeye
Nice pic.
You were mentioning catching trout at the same time…were you catching them also on the 6" swimbait? If so, that’s interesting…I think most people, including myself, tend to scale down to smaller baits, figuring you’d get more bites…maybe at times upscaling to a bigger bait is the ticket.
I like the weedless jiggeads. I mainly a freshwater guy for bass, but that head should work fine for bass. Looks like the wire goes through the hookeye?
When will they be on the market, I’ll get some and give you some ■■■■■■■■. What sizes will you be making?
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Originally posted by OptikerBeen experimenting with deep jigging and caught this beast. Look at its mouth. Crazy huh?
More details on this catch and the latest from our business here
http://eyestrikefishing.com/wordpress2016/reports/Have a safe weekend and may you survive the boat landings!
1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
www.eyestrikefishing.com #predatorsstriketheeye
Nice pic.
You were mentioning catching trout at the same time…were you catching them also on the 6" swimbait? If so, that’s interesting…I think most people, including myself, tend to scale down to smaller baits, figuring you’d get more bites…maybe at times upscaling to a bigger bait is the ticket.
I like the weedless jiggeads. I mainly a freshwater guy for bass, but that head should work fine for bass. Looks like the wire goes through the hookeye?
When will they be on the market, I’ll get some and give you some ■■■■■■■■. What sizes will you be making?
Smaller baits will typically get you “more” bites but throwing a bigger bait will definitely get you bigger bites. I love throwing a swimbait for trout and when I started, I threw a 3.5" swimbait. I wrecked’em with that bait but due to a miscalculation on my part, I ran out of 3.5" swimbaits on one trip and only had 4.5" and 5" swimbaits with me so I tied on a 4.5" swimbait and in the same spot we were catching a bunch of 15"-18" trout, we started catching larger trout. I’ve been told that once trout reach a certain size, the vast majority of their diet is larger bait fish. I can’t tell you the last time I’ve thrown the smaller 3.5" swimbait for trout. Granted, while I may not be catching as many fish, the quality of the fish I’m catching has gone up exponentially. I still carry the 3.5" swimbaits with me for those tough days when the biggens won’t cooperate but it’s been a while since I’ve had to resort to them. It’s all about your mindset when you hit the water. Do you want to catch a bunch of fish or do you want to catch the biggest fish? Don’t get me wrong, those magical days of catching a bunch of big fish do happen but we all know those days are the exception and not the rule. Unless you’re Optiker and/or Ralph, that is. 
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
Pitcher, that particular day I caught my trout on a minnowz (3.5") but I absolutely have used the larger swim bait to catch larger trout. I used the 1/2 oz or 3/4 oz head though. As bangstick has said you might not catch as many but the ones you do will be quality. Trout will eat a bait that size without hesitation. It’s about the size of a topwater plug if you think about it. Imo these big swimbaits are awesome and idk why more people don’t use them. Conventional wisdom I guess. They are killer at the reefs and weed out the smaller fish and the elaztech lasts forever
1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
www.eyestrikefishing.com #predatorsstriketheeye
I found out by accident fishing larger finger mullet on the bottom on a carolina rig. I was fishing for Reds and started catching the biggest trout of the trip on baits I would have sworn were too big for Trout. It seems the same with artificials.
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