OSP bent minnow
OSP bent minnow
A quick forum search revealed scant information on this lure.
I got a couple of the larger ones to try out. How do you fish this lure--like a jerkbait? steady retrieve? stop and go?
I got a couple of the larger ones to try out. How do you fish this lure--like a jerkbait? steady retrieve? stop and go?
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Re: OSP bent minnow
to me i work them like a senko in open water...twitch pause twitch pause...jmb27 wrote:A quick forum search revealed scant information on this lure.
I got a couple of the larger ones to try out. How do you fish this lure--like a jerkbait? steady retrieve? stop and go?
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Re: OSP bent minnow
Fish it like a jerkbait in a stop and go manner. Depending on how stiff your rod's tip is, it's possible to get too much action.
I usually let it lay after the cast and wait for the ripples to dissipate. I will then just barely make the lure bob in place to get the attention of nearby fish. After a few bobs, I will give it a short jerk, and most fish will lunge at the lure out of reflex. In essence, I'm trying to make it look like a nearly dead minnow fluttering on the surface before suddenly making a "last breath" struggle.
If the fish are extremely aggressive, you can cast and immediately begin jerking it back steadily with only a second or two pause between each jerk.
I usually let it lay after the cast and wait for the ripples to dissipate. I will then just barely make the lure bob in place to get the attention of nearby fish. After a few bobs, I will give it a short jerk, and most fish will lunge at the lure out of reflex. In essence, I'm trying to make it look like a nearly dead minnow fluttering on the surface before suddenly making a "last breath" struggle.
If the fish are extremely aggressive, you can cast and immediately begin jerking it back steadily with only a second or two pause between each jerk.
Re: OSP bent minnow
I have no consistent cadence twitching them but the bent minnows are awesome. A dying bait fish struggling is what I'm after. Usually I'll do a quick series of twitches like 3 or 4, pause, then 2 soft twitch, 2 hard twitch, then one soft twitch, then 3 hard twitch. Then on next series I add 1 twitch per group, and half power less on half of the twitches. Lastly i count to 5 seconds before I twtich and then after all of this you just wasted your time reading what I tried to explain on my 1st sentence.
Re: OSP bent minnow
thanks for the info... sound like I work it almost like a "hardbody" fluke.
Re: OSP bent minnow
It's is so much more erratic though. Like a shallow water vision 110 after 6 shots of moon shine.