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Using sound with lures and live bait

How much difference can sound make in your inshore saltwater fishing success?

Capt. Jot Owens is a full-time Carolina fishing <a href=http://www.iphone5phonecovers.com/products_new.html>phone case maker</a> guide in the Wilmington area who targets inshore species like speckled trout, striped bass, and redfish. His success has made him a very popular guide and a much-requested speaker on the saltwater fishing seminar circuit. He believes lures which emit sonic vibrations have helped him catch more and bigger fish.

"It can be topwater lures, glass beads, glass rattles, tubes, popping and rattling/clicking corks," says Capt. Owens. "When used correctly these noisy <a href=http://www.worldwatchesstore.org/longines-watch-c-127.html>Replica Longines Watches</a> tools can get the fish to not only come to you but also it can turn on the bite."

One area of angling where he says sound really matters is topwater fishing.

"Have you ever wondered why some topwater lures make different sounds then other ones?" asks Capt. Owens. "If you learn how to use these different sounds, you will have more success catching fish using top water lures. Take the MirrOlure line of top water lures: She Pup, She Dog and the He Dog. This line of top water lures emits higher frequency sound. So what does this mean to you the fisherman? Higher frequency lures are also great for dirtier or stained water fishing."

Capt. Owens also uses the MirrOlure line of lower frequency topwater sound baits for trout, stripers, and redfish. This line includes the Top Dog, Top Dog Jr. and the Top Pup.

"This line emits a low frequency sound," says Capt. Owens. "I really like these <a href=http://www.pandoracharmsonsales.org/products_new.html>Pandora Jewelry Store</a> lures for redfish. When I know there is a good chance there are some reds <a href=http://www.clarisonicmiareviews.ca/clarisonic-classic-c-38.html>classic skin care</a> on a flat or shallow I've got one of these tied on. This is also good for clear to very clear water. The lower frequency seems not to spook fish in shallow waters. I tend to work this line of top waters a little slower; to let the fish come to me."

In addition to lures, anglers can use floats to generate noise.

"Popping and rattling corks are <a href=http://www.worldwatchesstore.org/audemars-piguet-watch-c-126.html>Affordable Audemars Piguet</a> two great noise makers for use with live bait and artificial lures," says Capt. Owens. "I really like rattling or clicking corks (since) they are easy for anyone to use and be successful with. Most high quality rattling corks are made with titanium wire and brass beads, which is very important. The titanium is strong and very flexible; the brass beads are very loud. I like rattling corks for redfish, speckled trout and striped bass."

Capt. Owens likes to pair the sounds of a rattling cork with a frisky live bait.

"When I'm fishing for redfish with a rattling cork I like to put a small live mullet or menhaden under it," he says. "When using it with live bait I cast it up to grass lines, drop-offs on the edge of a flat or oyster rocks鈥nywhere red drum might be sitting or cruising through. The rattling cork is a great tool for finding fish in an area."

Anglers without live bait will find that scented soft baits work the same way under a cork.

"The rattling cork also works well for trout and redfish with a shrimp pattern soft plastic lure under it," says Capt. Owens. "My favorite shrimp pattern lure under this cork is a Berkley Gulp ghost shrimp. These are good when you can't get live shrimp or you would like to fish with artificial lures in a shallow area. One trick to this kind of fishing is not to fish to deep. If you fish the lure too far away from the rattling cork it will be hard for the fish to find the lure. Remember the fish are coming to the sound of the cork. This is very true in stained and dirty water applications. I fish my lures twelve to twenty-four inches under the cork in waters that are no more than four feet deep."

Capt. Owens also uses some innovative techniques for giving sound to lures that wouldn't normally have any.

"Glass tubes are great for use in soft plastics like shrimp patterns," he says. "We know that shrimp make a clicking sound with their body when they are trying to get away from a predator. So it would only make sense that a shrimp making a <a href=http://www.worldwatchesstore.org/longines-watch-c-127.html>Longines Online</a> clicking sound is more likely to get eating by the predator. The other noise maker is the one that goes on the line or leader that is tied to the lure. I really like the combo of a brass bullet weight and one or two real glass beads between the brass and the hook or lures. It's very important that you use real glass not plastic beads; this will make all the difference in the sound! This set up is great for deeper water fishing for redfish and striped bass. I like to use this rig when fishing soft jerk shads like Berkley Gulps rigged with a bass worm hook."