Soft Plastic Basics, you need to know

[@rmika9229]

this man is underated hes real. great teacher for my new favourite hobby only been 2 times on the kayak so far and loving it

[@johnmitchell9538]

Great video, I did not think about counting, I have been jigging too early. What brand is that white paddle tail, it has an awesome action.

[@yakfishfun8441]

Zman Paddler 👍

[@yakazulukayakfishing9473]

Awesome content Loz, im finding the fishing a lot slower this time of year, we definitely have to keep the softplastics on the bottom a lot longer

[@yakfishfun8441]

She's still a bit green mate, bring on the blue water

[@dirtyseamen]

Great tips mate! Thanks 😎

[@instantrewardspoints]

Always enjoy your sharing of knowledge Lozza .. Thanks for the awesome vid !!

[@yakfishfun8441]

Cheers legend 👍

[@glennbowditch1277]

Thank you mate

[@kensutherland414]

Thanks Bro sounds good.

[@arief3479]

Nice vid Laurie plenty to learn still 🙏😎

[@yakfishfun8441]

Always learning mate.

[@Jetprofishlife]

Wow mind boggling mate, i thought i knew it all but i actually learned some shit in here. 👍👍

[@yakfishfun8441]

We never stop learning mate 😎

[@BasicFishingNZ]

good start to december for ya. it was a slow start for me but conditions were overcast. looked mint as where u were. personally i prefer using zman grubz and my go to weight would be 1/4oz or 1/2 if i'm trolling on the kayak. for reels i tried baitcaster (curado dc) works don't get me wrong but bloody backlashes happens every now and then. bloody annoying especially wen it snaps off the leader

[@yakfishfun8441]

I’m hearing you mate, it’s easy to bump the dials on a baitcaster reel, if you don’t get it right 🤬 bird nests 🤬

[@abdullahbatis6780]

I needed to watch this long time ago, that was useful

[@KingsWithAndy]

Great vid Loz, very informative and a nice reminder for those doing this for years to remember the basics. I had completely forgotten the sink rate differences until recently when I was playing around with my softbaits in the swimming pool was also amazed by how slow a 7’ Livie with a 1ounce was slower than a gulp on a 3/8 lol.

[@yakfishfun8441]

LOL I'm guilty of using our pool to test softbaits, what really surprised me is how loud a jig head is when it hits the bottom of the pool.

[@philippamcdermott3976]

Thank you Laurie, so grateful for the experience and knowledge shared. Legend you are!

[@brendenkillick2880]

Nice info mate, any chance you remember where you got that fish finder cover from? Cheers and keep up the great content

[@yakfishfun8441]

They’re designed, tested and made by me 👍 Next vid I cover that at the end. Contact me either on messenger or potty_softbaiter on Instagram 👍

[@thor_6886]

great stuff, champ. Secrets from a real gun. One point re the sink rate that maybe is a bit deceptive - I think it takes longer for lures/jigheads to sink using a baitcaster compared to a spin reel, simply because of the extra resistance from the weight having to pull line off the reel, rather than much more loose with a spin set up. The buoyancy thing is a biggie in the shallows, in my view. I used to get snagged up a lot more when using Gulp, and finally worked out why. It's helpful in the shallows, I think, to use a buoyant lure. The other thing to consider is hook size with the various sizes of lures - 3/0 versus 5/0 for example; and with fat-bodied lures such as some of the grubs, you can make them weedless in the shallows by using a smaller hook size.

[@yakfishfun8441]

All great points, the OH is the only reel where I free spool the decent. Spin reel I flip the bail arm as soon as they hit the water, with the aim of staying in touch. It would be different if I fished deeper. As for #5/0 jig heads, I seldom go that big, preferring 3/0 with 7 inch softbaits 👍

[@kcfishing2791]

Thanks heaps for this Lozza! Great content!

[@temaurihina9018]

is that a td black supercasta

[@yakfishfun8441]

So close 👍 TD Black Macka with 7cm removed from the butt

[@skippymac4613]

Good vid for me lozza I skunked on Saturday 😢 lost my mojo

[@yakfishfun8441]

Skippy you know how to peak when it counts 😎