Originally Posted by
Drenalinjunkie
Hi Guys,
I fished the Vaal on Sat. It was my first time out for yellows with an experienced friend. He told me how the muddies tend to get foul hooked.
Why is that? Is it because of the shape of their mouth that they have to turn sideways? I managed to land 5 muddies of which only 2 where hooked in the mouth. I was not fortunate enough to land a yellow. I was told that you really have to work hard for them on the Vaal.
What do you guys do or do you have any tricks concerning the muddies? What would you recommend I do to improve my chances for a yellow?
Thanks for all your help.
I would say that yellows are easier to catch properly than muddies. If you find a spot with yellows and your drift is right and fly is good you'll catch the yellow long before you get the muddy(just my opinion)
To catch muddies consistanly in the mouth you need to slow down you drift a lot, they also take the fly sneakier than yellows. Striking in time will produce a muddy caught in the mouth.
PK
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