b'The popular inchiku lure has a metal slug style body and skirted twin-hooks.STRAIGHT JIGS Slow pitch rods can be usedfor hooks - both at the front and These are like micro jigs but justto fish other kinds of luresrear. When you are fishing over a in a larger size. They need theand are quite versatile. sandy bottom, then double hooks same lift and drop rod action inWorking the lure is a combinationat each end can absolutely increase a vertical position to work best.of lifting the rod and as you thenyour catch rate, although the There are quite a few variants ofdrop the rod to let the lure fall,incidence of foul hooking fish also the straight jig like the Black Magicyou do a half or full turn of the reelincreases. It can be costly when you Flipper jig which has a spoon- handle. I like to experiment withlose the jig, but on the slow days or shaped body to help impart morethe speed at which I drop the rodin deep water it can be the difference action and get more strikes. as well, sometimes keeping paceit makes to get more fish on the with the fall of the lure. This canline. Hooks with tinsel or flasher SLOW PITCH JIGS help detect a bite. Watching the linematerial can also add to the lures Slow pitch jigs are similar to straighton the top of the water get pulledeffectiveness so try these rigs if you jigs, but the body design is usuallyunder will also help you discernare replacing blunt or bent hooks.symmetrical, and centre weighted towhen a fish strikes. You want to beOnce you start to get proficient dart and fall through the water with aquick on the strike as fish will quicklyin the basics of fishing these different action. There are variationsspit the lure once they realise,kinds of lures, you can start to of these jigs, but they are designedthey havent bitten their lunch. experiment. Just because we have to still have a slow pitch actionlearnt one way of fishing a lure, when fished on dedicated rods. TheASSIST HOOKS doesnt mean to say that is the lift action is important and helpsThe small assist hooks are important.only way it should be fished. It can work the lure even though mostMany types of lures (micro, straight,also open new opportunities and strikes occur on the drop. slow pitch) have two anchor pointsprovide better fishing experiences. /FISHINGINGODZONE17'