My answer was to give Fred Blair an ideal of where some of the ifsh in
Clear Lake were located and how they could be caught. . There are acres and
acres of tules in the lake and impossible to fish any other way. You can
can find open spots in the tules that you can fish with convential methods
( fly tackle included).
"Gene Cottrell" wrote in message
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Why would anyone suggest doing that with any kind of tackle? (unless
you're
a commercial fisherman)
I think most of us do this for the fun of the sport of it.

Gene


"Conan the Librarian" wrote in message
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wrote:

What is "doodlesocking "??

It's basically the Bubba version of dapping. You're just laying out
your fly/lure in a spot (usually in very heavy cover) without casting.

I'm guessing that the "flipping" craze of the 80's is an offshoot of
that technique. That's where you used short stout rods with baitcasting
tackle, heavy line and lobbed jigs and weighted plastic worms back into
the brush. The idea was to reach places that you couldn't with normal
casting tackle. Once you got a bite, you'd set the hook as hard as
possible, in the process launching the fish in the air. This would
throw him clear of the cover and possibly even directly into the boat,
thus saving you the bother of having to play him.


Chuck Vance (what I can't figure out is why anyone would suggest
using fly tackle for doodlesocking)