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Originally Posted by Arbutis
For what it's worth, I've learned a lot about this from watching some of John Skinner's videos and then making several of my own.
I agree with what someone else already stated - The eyes are always looking up! These fish have incredible eye sight and will track a bottom jigged bait for a LONG time before making a decision to eat or not. Insanely long. The exception is the ambush attack when they are buried in the sand or under other structure - then they just explode on whatever hits them or is in front of them.
It's my opinion that I also get 95%+ hits on the bait tied above the bucktail. The bucktail attracts them to something moving/different/interesting/edible? - and then when they see the trailer above they hit it because it is in the perfect strike position based on their anatomy. (A live killie sure is enticing also)
Underwater videos tell the story better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o9rZHHn32g |
Great video Doug and I too think the bucktail is more of an attractant then something they will hit with frequency. They come to check out the bucktail and typically go for the teaser.
