22-05-2006, 12:15 PM
Hey Poodge,
I haven't used squidgie flickbaits myself, but I would imagine they are like the Berkeley flick baits. My understanding of a flick bait is any soft plastic that just sits inanimate and needs the angler to 'flick' it around by manipulating the line to endow it with motion (eg, moving the rod, reeling in short jabs). I have caught flatties and pinkies on the berkeley flick baits. I think I like the 'wrigglers' because they have maximum motion (the floppy tail goes crazy) when they are descending and being 'flicked'. I think this looks like a poor little bait fish pumping its little tail to swim around, while the combined 'flicking' makes it seem like it's in distress, a suicidal combination when any predatory fish are lurking about.
I am thinking of trying a paternoster rig with a wriggler 30cm off the bottom (with the SP unweighted, just with a normal hook threaded through it). This way the wriggler still looks like it's swimming around because of the current and wave action, but you can leave that rod and concentrate on flicking another terminally rigged with a soft plastic that needs flicking.
Also, if you are like me, you'll love having something to actively fiddle with like a flick-bait, and if it contributes to the bag, well......BONUS!
Remember, always think you are a fish and experiment with whatever crazy thoughts pop into your head while you're in the pescatorial trance.
AARGH.....thanks fer yer hospitable welcome.
I haven't used squidgie flickbaits myself, but I would imagine they are like the Berkeley flick baits. My understanding of a flick bait is any soft plastic that just sits inanimate and needs the angler to 'flick' it around by manipulating the line to endow it with motion (eg, moving the rod, reeling in short jabs). I have caught flatties and pinkies on the berkeley flick baits. I think I like the 'wrigglers' because they have maximum motion (the floppy tail goes crazy) when they are descending and being 'flicked'. I think this looks like a poor little bait fish pumping its little tail to swim around, while the combined 'flicking' makes it seem like it's in distress, a suicidal combination when any predatory fish are lurking about.
I am thinking of trying a paternoster rig with a wriggler 30cm off the bottom (with the SP unweighted, just with a normal hook threaded through it). This way the wriggler still looks like it's swimming around because of the current and wave action, but you can leave that rod and concentrate on flicking another terminally rigged with a soft plastic that needs flicking.
Also, if you are like me, you'll love having something to actively fiddle with like a flick-bait, and if it contributes to the bag, well......BONUS!
Remember, always think you are a fish and experiment with whatever crazy thoughts pop into your head while you're in the pescatorial trance.
AARGH.....thanks fer yer hospitable welcome.
Fresh air, tight lines, scales, slime and fins, 'tis the salty sea dog life for me. Arrrgh!