Bass Digest/April, 2014
can use it in so many different ways.
often I use it as a power fishing
technique to draw out any big fish
along the shoreline. This consists of
quick casts and constant
movement along the bank. Also it's
a very effective follow up technique:
try tossing your lure into a spot you
ff with floating weed and then going
in for the kill with your punching
rod. There are many ways to keep it
interesting.
The Fight is over
before it began
Punching is not for everyone. The
fighting a fish. You are using tackle
made for the task, pulling very big
fish out of heavy cover, fast. The thrill
of punching comes from finding the
fish, feeling the bite, hooking it and
getting it out of cover. Once that's
done there is not much else the fish
can do besides shake the hook. So
it's a trade-off, bigger fish or an
acrobatic fight? I pick bigger fish.
We are in autumn now and the
fishing are going to start feeding
more aggressively and for longer as
we transition into winter. It's a great
time to learn a new technique such
as punching and once you land a
few bucket mouths, it will be less challenging.