Boat Position and Casting Angles

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Permalink Reply by Nick Berto on February 17, 2010 at 8:52pm

My thoughts is that the cast angles and boat position is all directly related to how the fish are positioned... and what angle is best for an ambush or ease to catch the prey...

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on February 17, 2010 at 10:24pm

Some great questions Joel. I am curious to hear what some of these other guys think. I will answer in regards to this time of year which also relates pretty closely to fishing in the fall, more specifically when it comes to fishing football heads since I feel that is one of my strengths. I like to line up in the depth I feel the fish are sitting in and cast straight off the front of the boat, parallel the the shore or even cast out a little deeper. I feel this keeps my bait in the best range for where the fish are and allows me to maintain bottom contact throughout my entire cast. Most of the time I like to reel about as fast as I can while still maintaining bottom contact with a 1/2, 3/4 or 1oz football head. Alot of times by doing this you can cover a particular spot in 4-6 casts. If you don't get bit and you are on the good stuff it's time to go to the next spot IMO. Best of luck!

Permalink Reply by Ron Baugher on February 18, 2010 at 7:32am

When fishing dropoffs I agre with Jordan. I'll fish not quite parallel to the shoreline, the only difference is I'll fish down the dropoff not up it. At least until I don't get bit, I will switch to fishing up the slope if I know there are fish.
For wood I will fish the outside first and just work my way into the middle of whatever it is. Docks are not my forte as I am a lousy skipper. Hope this helps someone as it works for me at least part of the time LOL.
Take care all hope meet those of you I don"t know someday.

Permalink Reply by Joel Alinen on February 18, 2010 at 8:21am

I have heard BBZ talk about fishing "UP HILL". I haven’t tried this a ton but he does it by positioning his boat in shallow water and works his bait up hill instead. He says it gives the fish a different look at baits because most fisherman fish downhill or parallel. Just a thought