Maximize Your Catch: When to Use the Skinny Lipper vs. Flea Flicker
- By: Pat Ogletree
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- Found In: Fishing Tips, Inshore Fishing, Weekly Newsletter: 11-10-24
When should you use slowly sinking twitch bait like our Flea Flicker or the Floating style jerk bait like the Skinny Lipper?
In this video I will go over the differences in the lures and tell you when the best time to use each style is.
That way you can keep the lure in the strike zone longer and enjoy catching more fish!
When To Use The Flea Flicker Or Skinny Lipper
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Thanks Pat
Thanks for the video Pat.
Thanks for the demo. Gotta go catch some fish.
Thanks Pat, Good Stuff!
Good video and good information and tips …. Job well done Pat …. Thanks for sharing ….. !
Good tip, Pat! Thanks!
The best of both worlds plus all the info to go with it😊
Thank you Pat for a very informative presentation. Consise and to the point.
Thanks Carl! Glad you liked it!
Question: I have a shallow bay XTS CC 21.5 foot nautic star with a trolling motor. It is a heavy boat and I hate getting grounded. What is the best chart to use when fishing and navigating in a bay. I also use a Simrad fish finder with gps and charts. I feel better when I go out in my kayak, but I would rather be in my boat. I usually fish the Laguna Madre near south padre island or port bay near Rockport. The depths do not always match the charted depths. I am very inexperienced when it comes to navigating in the bays. Any suggestions?
Hi Bruce. I fish the area around South Padre from Port Mansfield down to South Bay and have for years. First off regarding charts. The best chart to use is Navionics Platinum +. i have found this to be the best for actual depths and the satellite view on, you can see the potholes clearly. The depth chart on Smart Spots has some major errors in the waters around South Padre. It shows some significant greater depth in areas, especially close to the inter coastal that is simply non existent.
If you do get an Avionics Platinum + chip, you need to download the area you fish onto the chip to get the most accurate satellite view. Need to do it on a computer. Just follow the instructions.
Regarding your boat and the bays, yes, some of them can get very shallow. when fishing very shallow…. a foot of water or so, you can not use the trolling motor. It’s too shallow and the prop will skim the surface and make too much noise. Here is where Smart Spots shines. You definitely want the closest tide marker for where you are fishing. There is a tide station at the Cullen House. The name of it is Realito. It is on the Smart spot map. Following the tide change, and the wind speed and direction throughout the day, you will have to plan on drifting the shallow bays. The important thing is look at the direction of your drift and be careful you about drifting into too shallow water. Rattle Snake and Payton Bays can get real shallow if drifting, you want to be drifting in the direction of deeper water or watch the depth like a hawk and make sure you can get up. I have a Curlew from New Water Boats and i can get up in less than 12 inches of water but it can get tough.
Not sure I gave you any additional info you did not already know, but if I helped a little, great. Like i said, I’ve been fishing the SPI area for some 15 years, know the Laguna Madre and the bays pretty well, but… have still gotten stuck a few times in the super shallows chasing tails… If you have any questions that I might be able to help with, just let me know.
Joe gave you some great intel. I would add, just take it slow when you’re learning. Just because someone else can get into a certain area doesn’t mean you can, even in the same boat. How much weight and how the boat is loaded will affect the draft.
What I did with my boat that had a slightly deeper draft was to set the trolling motor depth to be deeper than the boat. That way the trolling motor bottomed out before the boat did.
Also, if you find that your trolling motor bottoms out, usually the best way out is the way you came in from.
I’ve had the Skinny Lipper for months and caught Nada! Had the Flea Flicker for one day and caught 20+ Trout 🤷
Great way to build up confidence in a lure!