Casting Technique for Snakehead

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Figure below shows a snakehead with 9.7 kg! The casting technique was used by my friend. He used frog bait.



The others simple technique to catch the snakehead is by using soft plastic baits. This method to be the best because the baits swing free with the help of the snap swivel, just like when you use frog bait. The swinging feature of the presentation is needed when you want to retrieve the soft plastic out of the snags. It is similar to use of frog bait where your line sometimes ends up on a branch during retrieve, so you reel it up and swings it a bit and in a swift motion, you flick the bait out from the snag and process is repeated until the bait retrieved all the way.







When to Strike?
The most important question is when to strike as the snakehead takes the soft bait. With frog bait, you have to give the snakehead a moment to shallow the bait before you strike, due to the size of the frog and the hook being embedded in the frog's body. It is different with soft bait. The moment you feel a tap, you must consider that the snakehead has already mouthed the bait and what you need to do is swiftly give it a full strike. This is difference you will face because unlike frogbait which is soft and can be chewed, soft plastic is not as soft as the frog's body and the moment you allow the snakehead to taste its artificial texture, it will split out. That is why you must strike fast.

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