Dead Sticking

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Good questions.

Some people can seem to finesse two poles at once, which would be my only reason for a "dead stick" in the holder.

I tend to make a mess out of trying to do that. For me, it's much more peaceful and enjoyable to fish one pole at a time and keep it in my hands so I can focus my attention on what my bait's doing and feel whatever signals are coming back up the braid for me to process.

I will "dead stick" two poles in holders if I'm trout fishing. I don't care about that. I can make coffee on my camp stove or fiddle or something else while I'm waiting.

"Dead Sticking" sounds a little weird on this Valentine's Day weekend.

[ProfessorLongArms]

Originally Posted by Mr. NiceGuy

"Dead Sticking" sounds a little weird on this Valentine's Day weekend.

Heh. To be fair, I’m borrowing the phrase.
Come to think of it it, it does sound like a prime candidate as a thinly veiled colloquialism for whatever the hell new thing it is the kids “do” these days. 😁

Thanks for the advice and the opinion!

[Finngo]

Originally Posted by Mr. NiceGuy

Good questions.

Some people can seem to finesse two poles at once, which would be my only reason for a "dead stick" in the holder.

I tend to make a mess out of trying to do that. For me, it's much more peaceful and enjoyable to fish one pole at a time and keep it in my hands so I can focus my attention on what my bait's doing and feel whatever signals are coming back up the braid for me to process.

I will "dead stick" two poles in holders if I'm trout fishing. I don't care about that. I can make coffee on my camp stove or fiddle or something else while I'm waiting.

"Dead Sticking" sounds a little weird on this Valentine's Day weekend.

+1

[RK]

Match the hatch, time of year, water temp, bait concentration or a bunch of big colorful things on your FF. Sometimes dead sticking an iron works pretty well

[Ggiannig89]

I always try to “deadstick” and end up giving up. Just too much going on for my mind. I can’t keep up with the rod tips and tangles. Usually end up missing bites and frustrated.

[PapaDave]

I will have a dead stick and a setup I actively fish. The dead stick usually has the biggest bait and is heavier then the one I have in my hand. Both seem to work equally well on the drift.

[jorluivil]

Unless I'm rockfishing I dead stick 100% of the time, I've caught halibut, WSB and YT

[TheBentRod]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

Unless I'm rockfishing I dead stick 100% of the time, I've caught halibut, WSB and YT

and he is a master at dead stick!

all jokes aside, do you use same setups in shallow or up to 80 feet? do you try to stick to straight routes?