Upping the Finesse Game

Here's a serious fish landed last evening from
the Yak using a my finesse approach.

I was back in the kayak last evening, and I decided to make some changes to my fishing approach. I made some changes that hopefully would add more effectiveness to my finesse game. I have been dealing with fussy fish lately that woud follow and whirl but not really take my plastic offering. I was hoping to change that.

I was using the same lure- a 5.75 inch Lunker City Finesse Fish mounted onto a BKK Titan Rider Hook. I decided to change out the leader. I now went with a fluorocarbon leader to replace the regular mono leader. I was using VARIVAS leader material in 30 lb. test. One of my charter boat buddies gave me some and told me to try it out. This stuff was super thin and soft unlike other stiff fluoros I tried in the past. I also cut down on the hardware on my leader. I went with a smaller cross-lock snap that replaced the larger line clip. I also went with a smaller swivel at the line end.

It all worked out well as I hooked my first 5 out of 6 hits, all decent size schoolies and slots. And, these were solid hits- no fooling around. Can't be sure if it was the fish in an active mood or what I was using? But, I intend to find out in the coming days as I up my finesse game.

My leader material was this 30 lb. test
Varivas Fluoro Carbon.

My hot lure was a weightless 5.75 inch
Lunker City Finesse Fish mounted
on a BKK Titan Rider hook, size 5/0.

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