The Asian Angler - April 2015 Digital Issue - Malaysia - English

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So What Now?
With all that we have discussed thus far, my recommendation
before you make that cast is to first not
worry too much about what you have no control over.
Second, drop the spoon in the water in front of you
and see how it drops (action).
Take a mental note of its drop rate (speed). Drop the
spoon about 3 feet from the tip, place the spoon on the
water’s surface and drop your rod tip to about a feet
from the water surface while you mentally count how
long the spoon reaches the bottom (where you feel the
weight of the spoon on your rod tip).
Next, drag the spoon left to right or vice versa at different
speeds to see the different swim actions. This
will give you an idea of how your spoon will swims
during the retrieving process of which we will discuss
in a future article.