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Author:
icefishingnewbie
Date:
Apr 29, 2012
Subject:
powerbait rigging?
Message:
How should i rig powerbait i caught 0 fish on it yesterday. I just need a good rigging technique a picture would help. I rigged it yesterday with 4 lb mono and then tied on a size 8 eagle claw snalled hook and then put 4 split shots above the line . But clearly that did not work so how should i rig power bait for the bottom? :oops:
Author:
fishfinder
Date:
Apr 29, 2012
Message:
Sounds about right, that stuff is very hit or miss IMO. I personally have terrible luck with that stuff and actually never caught anything on it ever until yesterday as nothing else was working. Only caught 4 value menu fish sticks with it but better then getting skunked!
Author:
JustinSolak
Date:
Apr 29, 2012
Message:
oh, you don't wanna do that... when you have 4 split shots on the line, sure, it's enough weight to get the bait out nice and far. but it's whats happening underwater that you don't see that's effected by that... Try this: powerbait generally has just enough buoyancy to lift your hook up off the bottom. even a hook to big can weigh it down. so a size 4 is a good spot to start. and make sure you have a good quality sharp hook. now when a fish grabs your bait, sometimes they inhale it and bolt off, but most of they time they dont. if they try to swim away and feel those split shots draggin across the bottom, they'll spook and spit it. so to get around it, you wanna use an egg sinker. you can get em up to a half oz or bigger, so distance is not a problem. you can do one of two things to rig em up: A) but the egg sinker above a swivel and hang a leader off the swivel. or B) use just a hook with the egg sinker above that and use a BB size split shot to keep the egg sinker from slipping down to the hook. Using a swivel is good because you know exectly how long your leader is but you can't change the leader length without re-tying. the split shot allows you to adjust your leader length, but it can slip on the cast. If you're usin a 2ft leader and not hittin em, shorten it to a foot. or vice versa. I usually use two rods, one with a short leader and one with a long. Generally one rod will get more action than the other, so i change the one thats not gettin hit to a leader length to match the other. using the egg sinker allows the fish to feel no resistance and eat the bait with confidence. as the line slides thru the weight, the tension of the line goes straight to your rod and you'll see more bites. probably hook up with more fish, seeing as how you hooked up with zero... hope this helps. let me know how it works out for you.
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