When fishing heavy grass Jackson places a bobber about 3 to 4 feet up his line depending on the depth he is trying to reach. The same can be done with a drop shot rig but Jackson prefers the Carolina set up because it gives the shiner more freedom to move. When the fish are deeper and you need to get the shiners down, peg a slip sinker up your line to the desired depth that you’d like your shiner to be, much like a Carolina rig. The basic explanation is in summer and winter fish deeper and in spring and fall fish shallower. Jackson changes up where he fishes based on the seasonal patterns. Shiners can be fished nearly anywhere from deep holes and ledges, to shallow flats and grass beds. Where to fish shiners? Well that just depends on where you want to fish. With this set up he says “Anyone can pull these giant shiner slob bass to the boat”. He says he’s used all the different bobbers from cork to plastic but he finds the white and red foam ones to be the least visible to the fish. He ties a palomar knot to a 4/0 Mustad O’shaughnessy hook with a white bottom and red top foam bobber.
With the no stretch braid and heavy action rod the hook is driven perfectly into the fish on every hook-set. This set-up could hoist big Tarpon in the ocean but Jackson uses it to hoist in giant Florida bass out of the heavy vegetation. Paired with a Shimano Calcutta with 50 pound Power Pro Max Cuatro braid. He uses a 7’6″ heavyĪction, Avid Inshore, St. While shiner fishing can be utilized on nearly any rod and reel, Captain Jackson prefers to use the heaviest tackle he can get away with. To begin with we’ll start with his tackle. In the previous article we talked about how effective shiners are and how they can help you become a better artificial angler, if you have not read it I’ll provide a link to it here. In this article, we will go over all of his bass fishing tips and secrets. Called the “Shiner fishing phenom” by the great people over at In-Fisherman, Jackson has perfected the art of bass fishing with shiners. Captain Jamie Jackson has been a shiner fishing guide on Lake Toho for over 35 years.
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