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Plug fishing for bass can be a great deal of fun. Using spinning reels on light rods is a great way to catch and fight the fish, so much more fun than using heavy wire rods to catch them. The technique used to retrieve plugs is everything to being successful in catching fish. You don't just cast them out and then reel them straight in to the boat.

Many bait fish have the habit of pulsing when they swim. What this means is that they swim fast, then slow, then fast. This is because when they are running for their lives they simply cannot maintain their fastest swimming speed. This behaviour is known instinctively by their predators, and stripers like to hit them during the slowdown. This is almost without fail. So if you simply reel your plug in at a constant speed, the only fish you'll catch are the Kamikaze ones, and not all fish are kamikazes. Knowing the habits of baitfish helps you understand how to retrieve your plug.

For Swimming plugs, the easiest retrieve technique is the 4 fast 4 slow method. This is 4 turns fast cranking, followed by 4 turns slow cranking. It is much easier than the jig and reel down method that some experts use, and gives a very similar effect on the plug. Most of the time you will get hit during the slowdown part of the retrieve. This retrieve can be varied in order to find what's best. Sometimes you need to retrieve very fast, then slow, other times only a very fast retrieve works. Mix it up until you find what the fish are looking for.

Surface swimmers like the Atom Junior or the Atom 40 should be retrieved slowly with occasional jigging, with no interruption in your reeling.

Walking plugs like the Super Magnum Zara Spook are retrieved with a constant reeling-oscilating motion. That is, you are reeling and jigging the rod with short jigs in order to make the plug zig-zag across the surface of the water. You are always reeling and jigging. How fast this zig-zag is done depends on the amount of light and strength of the tide. When it is very bright out or the tide is slow retrieve it very slowly, and when it's overcast and the tide is running retrieve it fast for first five or ten feet then slow it down to a medium speed.

Poppers should be retrieved by reeling then jerking the line in short jigs to make the plug pop.

It is best to use braided line for this type of fishing. 30lb braid will work fine, with a 20-40lb test monofilament leader 6' long tied to the braid with a uni to uni knot. Then the plug should be tied directly to the leader using a fisherman's knot, do not use a snap swivel of any kind. These may make it easy to switch plugs, but only kamikaze fish will hit with them on.

You should always consider what the fish are feeding on when you decide what type and color of plug to use. This is known as 'matching the hatch' and on some days it is the only way to catch fish.

What do you do when the fish hits your plug but does not get hooked? You need to respond to the hit in some way. With a swimmer, the response that works most of the time is to do 4 very fast cranks, then 4 slow cranks, then return to the rhythm you were using before the hit. Most of the time as soon as you slow down from the 4 very fast cranks the fish will hit again. When this consistently does not work, try a slow retrieve with constant short jigs, as if the fish is injured. If that doesn't work after a few seconds, go back to the 4 fast - 4 slow method.

With the Surface swimming plugs, use the slow constant reeling with short jigs after receiving a hit as if the fish is injured. If this does not work in the first few seconds, go back to your normal retrieve.

With the walking plug, there are many ways to react to a hit to get a successful hookup and this can change day to day and by the tide with no reason. First try stopping the plug, then working it slowly, then return to working it normally. Try many variations until you figure out what they want.

So next time you're out fishing try some of these techniques and see if they don't work for you.

Block Island Fishing Charters is Chris's business as he is a very successful fishing captain in the Ocean state. His success with Point Judith Fishing Charters encouraged his father to join him in this fishing endeavor. Before he became a fishing guide, Chris had many other jobs including a prototype modelmaker, PC support specialist, network admin, and programmer. He also designs and build fishing websites for Rhode Island captains.

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