Technique for a SoftDine

[texasproud11]

I generally fish POC/Seadrift and was hearing that soft dines fair well in San Antonio bay. What techniques or tips do you corky guys have for fishing these from a kayak?

[Yaklash]

I generally fish POC/Seadrift and was hearing that soft dines fair well in San Antonio bay. What techniques or tips do you corky guys have for fishing these from a kayak?

I usually let it sink for a few seconds, then walk the dog for 5-8 twitches, then let it sink again and so on.

[troutslinger]

I generally fish POC/Seadrift and was hearing that soft dines fair well in San Antonio bay. What techniques or tips do you corky guys have for fishing these from a kayak?

I usually let it sink for a few seconds, then walk the dog for 5-8 twitches, then let it sink again and so on.

This and sometimes I let it fall and slowly straight retrieve. Try different retrieves.

[not2shabby]

Agree with the previous posts, but want to add this. When you walk/bump it, you really want to be careful how much you move the lure on each tap. If your rod tip moves 8" after the slack comes out of the line, that soft dine will "pull" 8 inches in the water. You really want it to just kick from one side to the other. These things have pretty incredible action and you only want to bump it - basically taking the slack out of the line with your rod tip and "tapping" for tension. Your rod tip should then return toward the lure to allow it to walk instead of pulling straight ahead through the water.

These things are killer for trout and reds. I've even caught flounder on them. You can work them different speeds and at different depths. Mix it up and you'll find what's going to work for your circumstances!

[Forever Fishing]

Started throwing Softdines when they first came out and they produce bites when nothing else is working. They also don't produce bites when other lures are so it's a technique you have to try. Especially trout fishing I always have one tied on. I've pulled red fish & trout out from other anglers when their lures weren't producing and found them to be extremely productive once you determine where in the water column the fish are feeding. Using count downs before a double jerk pause retrieve (just like it's brother hard bait version mirror dine) has been most productive but sometimes walking the dog/pause will fire them up. Fish them shallow and deep all year and you'll discover a new, fun way to catch lot's of fish. The ain't cheap and don't hold up very well to a lot of bites so keep a few handy.

[FingerMullet]

Great tips!
What would be your go-to colors?


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[MobyYack]

Great tips!
What would be your go-to colors?


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i like pink and silver stuff but it depends on the conditions...also if youre using it as a topwater youll know youre doing it right when birds start diving at it

[Milkjug]

Keep them away from spanish mackerel unless you own mirrolure stock.

[Yaklash]

Keep them away from spanish mackerel unless you own mirrolure stock.

So true. I was using a green one in the surf and nailing 17"-19" trout left and right just outside the second sand bar. Decided to cast to the third bar when it slowed down and caught one trout, then a big smack. Goodbye SoftDine - torn in half and never tracked straight again. From now on, in the surf I use MirroDines.

On colors, I like the 06 Chartreuse Black Back, the 08 Pink Silver and 09 Black Silver Orange (wish they made a black gold orange). I have a 98 TX Chicken and a couple others, but have yet to use them.

[texasproud11]

What about when it comes structure. Are these just as effective searching grass lines?


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[Drifting Yak]

Keep them away from spanish mackerel unless you own mirrolure stock.

So true. I was using a green one in the surf and nailing 17"-19" trout left and right just outside the second sand bar. Decided to cast to the third bar when it slowed down and caught one trout, then a big smack. Goodbye SoftDine - torn in half and never tracked straight again. From now on, in the surf I use MirroDines.

On colors, I like the 06 Chartreuse Black Back, the 08 Pink Silver and 09 Black Silver Orange (wish they made a black gold orange). I have a 98 TX Chicken and a couple others, but have yet to use them.

Yaklash - Does this one get close to your "black gold orange" wish? It does not have the orange belly but the underside of the nose is a reddish orange.

[Yaklash]

Yaklash - Does this one get close to your "black gold orange" wish? It does not have the orange belly but the underside of the nose is a reddish orange.

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I think that's the Chartreuse Black back, what I call the "green one." Black gold orange would be like what we call Halloween in the 51/52 series, top waters or Catch 2000s. I think it's numbered 808?? The Black Silver Orange is a close facsimile.

[troutslinger]

I like throwing the softdines in clearer water but in dirtier water I throw the mirrodines. Yaklash, it is the 808.

[Drifting Yak]

Ok. I thought I saw one somewhere so how about this? Doesn't seem to match what's on the Mirrolure site but it appears to be what you described.

[Yaklash]

Nice!! Thanks Drifting Yak. Going to have to order a couple. FTU I-10 is my normal source and at times, their shelves can be sparse, especially when it comes to certain popular Corky colors or, transversely, rarely purchased colors. Usually depends on your timing. I've not seen that color in a Soft-Dine on their shelves in 2 years I've been looking for it.

Back before Pink became such a popular color (I have plenty of my own), Halloween (808) used to be a lot of guys' go-to color in spring & fall. I wore the paint off of two Top Dogs in that color before they even started making the She Dog. When they started making the Catch 200s, that was one of the first colors I got.

[Drifting Yak]

Glad to help! Now ya just gotta post up when you slay a monster with them!

[TroutSupport.com]

Good info guys nice work.

[texasproud11]

What about when it comes structure. Are these just as effective searching grass


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[Yaklash]

What about when it comes structure. Are these just as effective searching grass


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2 treble hooks will hang up in the grass unless you work it up and fast. It'll work. I've worked a Catch 2000 over the tall grass of LLM