How to Rig and Retrieve Soft Plastics | Fisho App

[Music] g'day guys salmon hits gear without at the dam today I'm gonna show you three basic ways to read soft plastics and how to retrieve them as well so I've got the three styles here I've got a straight tail jerk shad store I've got your paddle tail and also your grub tail so we're going to rig them up and I'm gonna show you how to retrieve each one they're all a little bit different but we'll give it a whirl okay so we're gonna do the grub tail plastic first first step we're gonna do is line that jig head up with the plastic and see where the hook is gonna come out the back so we know it's going to come out around there now this plaster here actually has two flaps in the middle and we're going to show you how to use those in a second but the first step grab your hook and thread it straight through the middle of the plastic there all the way down but come out just near those at the end of those flaps set after that you want to push it up the shank over your plastic keeper make sure it's the right way up like so and it should sit like that now this is where those flaps come in handy just want to bend them back a bit and pull your hook through like so and there she's nice and rig straight he's gonna swim perfectly and that guys are ready to rock and roll okay so the next plastic we've got is this three and a half inch paddle tail so perfect size for bass flat out that sort of stuff and I'm running a 300g Kade through that now obviously with all your plastics the size of your hook and jig head is going to depend on the size of your plastic so you're gonna have to make a judgment call on what size you're gonna use to each plastic now same as the last one we want to line it up and see where that hook is going to come out the back so we can tell it's going to come out about here with this one we don't have the option of the flaps so we're gonna have to thread it the whole way a little bit more tricky but we should be right so grab your jig head put the hook right in the middle like so you want to keep the hook in the center of the plastic and thread it down as if you're threading a worm so you've got to keep it nice and straight until you come to the point where you know that hook is going to line up after that you want to push the plastic over that keeper there and bingo nice and straight that guy's going to swim well it's gonna work great when you dig it hard spin it back it's gonna swim nice and straight now I can't emphasize rigging your plastic straight enough that's all bent and twisted up it's not going to swim properly it's going to spin it's not going to look natural in the water now the last plastic we've got is the straight tail jerk shad store now that's a five inch Jack shad I've got a five hour travel and that's going to come out about mid-back so same with all the other plastics once you determine the size of plastic you want to use you want that hook to come out midway through the back that's generally the best spot to rig them up so with this one we have the option of the flaps in the middle so it's going to make it a bit easier to rig up but same as we did before once we thread it through the middle you come out at the start of those flaps like so pull it the whole way through spin it around and then push it over the plastic keeper there so our plastic is now locked up we know where the hook is going to come out so we pull it up through the top size of plastic like so and bingo super quick super easy to do it's dead straight that's going to swim right every time okay so the first plastic we're going to swim is this grub tail we've just rigged up now these grub tiles they're designed to imitate a little prawn we're a little kind of creature that's cruising through the water now that grub tail that extends and just Wiggles a whale on so when I'm picking a jig head always make sure I pick one heavy enough to make sure that grub tail works on the sink hot tip for ya so the action for this it's a lot slower than your normal action but I'll show you how to do it so might even catch bass on me so once your plastic out obviously let's sink to the bottom so you'll know it's hit the bottom your line will go slack and then what we're gonna do it's a lot so it's more of a shake we're gonna shank the rod tip and then let it sink and that's slowly going to glide back down and then once it gets a bottom shake the rod tip and let it sink so wants that Plastics doing is coming up the bottom like that and then slowly sinking down that little tails going to do all the actions going to do all the all the wiggling and the fish are going to come up and they're probably going to hit it on the drop that's generally when you get 90% of hits but it's quite a simple action so just a shake and then see there are you probably only moving it that far off the bottom that's where all the action happens in that bottom section of the water they're the only moving of that barb it's a slow kind of undulating undulating retrieve and then just let it sink slowly sinks back down good to go okay so the next plastic I'm going to show you how to retrieve is this go here that's a little paddle tail so paddle tail plastics and perfect for your baths you flat it anything that eats a little bait fish now with these guys all the actions in the tail that little tail thumps away on the rise and drop so the action we're going to use is going to really influence that tail a lot it's quite simple so flick me up we're gonna let that sink to the bottom and when these guys on the drop that tail just goes the whole time so be prepared you may get hit on the drop on when you first cast it out but always be watching your line ready for a hit because they will come at any time with these guys it's a simple retrieve you want to go three hops and why are you hopping slowly one it's not as aggressive as you'd say used for a jerk shot but it's it's a bit more powerful than the grub tail so one two three and then slowly let it sink back down one two three let it sink back there so what that's doing is doing a staged rise and that reprise that plastic is going to be working that tail is going to be something away and it's gonna give it impression of a fleeing baitfish so perfect little action there for flood add all those sorts of species that action again one two three then let it sink back down yeah always wash your line I've said it a heap of times what's your line be ready for a hit on the drop because that's generally when they come okay third and final we've got our Jack shot now the jerk shadow I usually use it for a bit more pelagic fish a bit more aggressive feeders like your snapper your tuna all those sort of bottom fish where you need to get a plastic down deep so there's no no drag and that plastic sink quite quickly but there's not as much action the tail so you kind of have to create that action yourself it's not like the grub tail or the paddle tail where it does its own thing and you pretty well just have to let it do its own thing and it works for you you have to put a bit of action in these go on spoil so it's getting me out there so once this guy's hit the bottom we're gonna give it two or three really aggressive whips it's I believe it's called the whipping technique I just call it jigging but it's quite a hard hard action so you want to go one two three and then let it sink back down so what that's doing is really rocketing that plastic up off the bottom that tails flicking hence the name flick bait and then it's gonna sink back down and it's on the drop again same with all the plastics is when you're gonna get the hit now the advantage of using that that's quite aggressive retrieve you're also going to bang that plastic way out of the strike zone of of none of the fish sorry of the rocks you're not gonna get snag as much it's gonna come out of the danger zone and then sink back down so if you were to slowly drag it along the bottom probably gonna get snagged on your reef what not but if you're doing quite an aggressive flick like that it's gonna flick it straight out of the reef and then it's gonna sink back down in a new location so one two three let's sink back down one two let it sink back down now with every flick giving a couple one to the handles just to move some just to maintain some ground bring some warning but again as its dropping that's when you're gonna get the hits keep your eye on the line and you see any Plus pelagics in the area these are also great to chuck and spin high speed so that's when your tuner or grab them mackerel all sorts of things but very versatile plastic great for the reefs great for just about everything that swims alright guys that's all the basics you need to know for three styles of plastics get out there and have a crack cache later you

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Keywords: soft plastic, fishing, how to, jighead, retrieves, freshwater, saltwater, lure fishing, lures

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Length: 9min 7sec (547 seconds)

Published: Thu Oct 05 2017