Posted by Phill on 30/7/2014, 9:35 pm Tackle Tactics
With the scud sinker being a success in improving the catch rate what do you develop next along similar lines but improving the holding capabilities without effecting the take of a shy snapper . The K4 was born , basically a Scud with two extra wings giving you superior holding ability and the easy pickup of the Scud. The K4 then morffed into the Gary's Gurnard sinker by adding a long tail . Many of you may say , what the hell it has a long tail so what. The reason for the long tail is to aid the scratching method when you are targeting you guessed it Gurnard . If you haven't heard of scratching it is a method of arousing the attention of Gurnard by casting your bait and slowly retrieving , stopping every couple of meters and letting the bait sit and then repeat until you need to rebating and cast. Soft plastics would be ideal for this method. So there you go tools like this are just not random they are created for a reason . Available in 5 and 6oz only from Tackle Tactics or ask at your local tackle store.
Re: Scud and more
Posted by GaryK on 30/7/2014, 10:25 pm, in reply to "Scud and more"
It might be psycological but I reckon the long tail helps the sinker cast better, (no wobbles in flight) which adds up to longer distance with clipped down rigs.
Now if there were just some gurnard about to play with........The snapper don't know where the car park is! Sometimes it is better to travel than to arrive.
Re: Scud and more
Posted by martin on 31/7/2014, 12:29 pm, in reply to "Scud and more"
Think I'll give scratching ago have some soft plastic crabs . Would I be correct in using a short trace so the crab is close to the sinker as it moves along the bottom
Re: Scud and more
Posted by Phill on 31/7/2014, 6:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Scud and more" Tackle Tactics
Try an upside down pulley rig to start with. Use a pulley rig with a pro link bait clip.
on 30/7/2014, 9:35 pm