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Offline Muskygary

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Hover Strolling
« on: 11/15/23 08:10 UTC »
Anyone tried hover strolling? It sounds good from the youtube videos. Looks like it could be fished undera bobber for crappies also.
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Offline ctom

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Re: Hover Strolling
« Reply #1 on: 11/15/23 09:15 UTC »
Not I. Never heard of it. Got a you tube link to show it.
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Offline Muskygary

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Re: Hover Strolling
« Reply #2 on: 11/15/23 18:20 UTC »
On youtube: Matt Stefan Fishing :  Hover Strolling Most Underated Bass Techique.    Tactial Bassin: The Best Technique You've Never Heard of.  Matt Stefan is a Wisconsin boy. Also has a new hook out called Ozark Rig. Good watch!
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Re: Hover Strolling
« Reply #3 on: 11/15/23 19:16 UTC »
TUSH
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Offline brennan.chapman

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Re: Hover Strolling
« Reply #4 on: 11/16/23 15:54 UTC »
It's a great technique for suspended fish. It especially excels when it slicks off and they shy away from a Jerkbait but still want to feed up.

Fantastic bait to play keep away with them on forward facing sonar and replaces a single swimmer in my boat somedays as well.

The technique originates from Japan and was primarily fished with very light tungsten nail weights, rarely above an 1/8oz. I've played around with the "original" way to fish it and while it will catch fish, upsizing the weight and intentionally exposing the weight as far forward as possible definitely unlocked more range for this bait, at least in my fishing!

Take a look at the attached pic. The weight is not fixed to the hook so it allows the bait to bounce/flex with light inputs from the rod tip. The more weight forward, the more bounce.

This is a Victory 10111 1/0 paired with a Worm Nose Sinker (mold 3474).

Also a fantastic way to clean up a school of Crappie in a hurry.  8)

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Re: Hover Strolling
« Reply #5 on: 11/16/23 19:41 UTC »
The reason Core Tackle came out with it was because they said when bass fishing you loose a lot of weights from head shake. It would be neet to see someone come out with a mold. (hint, hint)
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Re: Hover Strolling
« Reply #6 on: 11/17/23 18:16 UTC »
I have a small mold that pours them as a jig, but only pours 1/8 oz. I haven't used the jigs yet, but had seen some video about it. It seems the 90 degree light wire hook and having much of the weight in front, has a lot to do with the action of the plastic bait. 

As that Youtube video that is posted here shows, if you're getting a spiraling and gliding action, then you've got it right.
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