Tooty's Silent Stinger.....

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on November 4, 2012 at 6:52am

I don't disagree with your tipping theory Jeff as it relates to the success of a particular lure....Having fished dark brackish waters my entire life with limited exceptions.....you tend to lean towards the combination for best results.....Live Grass Shrimp even work better than crickets and I also like to thread them on my favorite lure color.....Thanks Mark....Tooty had the imagination for these baits we are just tweaking them a bit now for personal preferences........ 

Comment by Mark Sleeper on November 4, 2012 at 4:58am

Hi great looking fly Sleepy

Comment by Jeff Soto on November 4, 2012 at 2:08am

I'm talking about fishing one rod at a time (although I have fish with two rods out) and also fishing the crickets in fairly deep water; 10 feet and deeper where the larger fish are.

Comment by chris kowaleski on November 4, 2012 at 12:01am

I don't know how you have time to drop shot crickets and fish a different rod! Whenever i dropshot crickets they were hitting left and right.

Comment by Jeff Soto on November 3, 2012 at 11:08pm

I "tip" too sometimes, but to find out how well a jig or fly or lure works, it needs to be fished alone, by itself without the help of bait, especially a big live cricket.  Panfish will hit just about any lure that has a cricket on it.  That's why I drop shot crickets alone on circle hooks on one rod, and fish tiny jigs or spoons "straight"...without bait on another ultralight rod.