Special Technique #1
Current Casting Bridge Pilings

This technique uses strong current to move the lure into the productive strike zone. Slightly jigging the lure gives it the proper action to lure fish and helps you keep a tight line.

Use a soft plastic lure rigged on a jighead weighing enough to get the lure down fast. Two factors must be taken into consideration when sizing the jighead they are; 1) the speed of the current, and 2) the depth that the lure will be running.  The heavier the jighead, the deeper the lure will run. Jigheads between 1/2 and 1 ounce will work in most locations.

Cast the lure up, and across the strong current, into still or slower moving water. After the lure hits the water leave the bail open, put the rod tip on the water, and rip the rod tip up swiftly. This is an easy and fast way to put more line out so that the lure drops where it hit the water.  If more line is needed do this again.

Watch the line and count down the lure (it sinks approximately 1’ per second) to the desired depth. With a tight line, lift your rod tip swiftly to move the lure into the fast moving current. Keep the rod tip at the 10 o’clock position. The line will tighten up as the lure gets swept by the current. Slightly jig the lure while it moves in the current. Keep a tight line throughout the presentation. If the line stops or you feel a hit set the hook.

This technique is very productive at the following locations; Calvert Cliff Nuclear Plant Rips, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, The Bay Bridges, Love Point, Tolly Point, etc.

Tight Lines,