Punchin weights

Whoopbass · Post by **Whoopbass** » Fri May 13, 2016 11:04 am

What is the best weight or weight system to get through that green broad leafed stuff that grows on the delta. It stands anywhere from 1-2 ft high. Yesterday all I had was a 1 oz punch rig and I only got through the stuff about 1 out of every 5 pitches. I would toss it very high into the air and let it come crashing down. I could hear went it would pop through. If it didn't go through no amount of wiggling would get it to drop.

What weight are you guys using? Would a Miller punch weight be better?

DDG · Post by **DDG** » Fri May 13, 2016 12:34 pm

What is the best weight or weight system to get through that green broad leafed stuff that grows on the delta. It stands anywhere from 1-2 ft high. Yesterday all I had was a 1 oz punch rig and I only got through the stuff about 1 out of every 5 pitches. I would toss it very high into the air and let it come crashing down. I could hear went it would pop through. If it didn't go through no amount of wiggling would get it to drop.

What weight are you guys using? Would a Miller punch weight be better?[/quote]

If you have the patience just get an assortment of weights over two oz and fish till you get the consistency to break through to get bit Or just stick to a 2oz weight CAUSE HONESTLY A 2oz always gets it done in the delta. Maybe think about trying the Picasso metal weights sometimes I stick to the one oz but because it's bulkier then the tungsten it gets through. However I believe the lighter the weight the better but you gotta find what works for you in the thick of it. Hope that helps
-DDG

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Freefall · Post by **Freefall** » Fri May 13, 2016 3:30 pm

1 to 1.5 oz Reins is usually what I throw.

Some stuff is just too thick to punch. Also, if its that tight how are you planning on getting a 7 out of it? Just food for thought. ....

Whoopbass · Post by **Whoopbass** » Fri May 13, 2016 6:12 pm

Guess I will go with 1.5 oz since I can buy them locally and go up from there. Tungsten weights are friggin expensive so I didn't want to experiment too much. I doubt the Miller weights would work for this stuff. This stuff is almost too thick too punch but there is fish under it. I yanked a 4.25 out from it yesterday without any issues so getting em out is not the problem the problem is getting your bait in. Thanks

DannyMiller · Post by **DannyMiller** » Sun May 15, 2016 9:03 am

You know what I'm gonna say and use. A Miller Punchin Weight. If you learn how, it just works better.
As with any punchin weight there is a learning period of all items involved in it's use. Line,stops,weight,hook,bait,scent,rod,reel,knot. I spoke with a lot of guy's about baits and weights and getting them to penetrate the thick stuff. The most common answer was, "If I cant get it through then I just move on". That's exactly where I want to fish. If you don't learn how you will not use any of them,so the best advise I can give you is to fish with as many guys as possible, stay on the non boater side, keep asking on here and absorb as much info as you can. Some boaters & guides on the Delta can help a tremendous amount and save you a lot of time experimenting on your end. They have developed techniques that are great and proven to work in the thick stuff so your $ will be well spent. Keep catchin em.
Danny Miller

mark poulson · Post by **mark poulson** » Sun May 15, 2016 10:38 am

Can you get a punching weight down through the primrose mats? They go down 3-4'. And, if you do, can you get a bass back up through it?

Whoopbass · Post by **Whoopbass** » Sun May 15, 2016 6:41 pm

Danny.....I bought a couple weights off your site. I watched the video Ca. delta down under. Do you have a diagram on how to rig your weight drop shot style?

DannyMiller · Post by **DannyMiller** » Mon May 16, 2016 6:26 am

[quote="Whoopbass"]Danny.....I bought a couple weights off your site. I watched the video Ca. delta down under. Do you have a diagram on how to rig your weight drop shot style?
It's not a style that I do very often. Some use a small split ring and some cut a hook eye from a cheap hook to use at the weights ball mill area. I use the hook eye. Then add a B stopper above.

DannyMiller · Post by **DannyMiller** » Mon May 16, 2016 6:30 am

mark poulson wrote:Can you get a punching weight down through the primrose mats? They go down 3-4'. And, if you do, can you get a bass back up through it?

It can be hard to get the fish out of a lot of thick, but I still prefer to get the bite first. That's the fun part.

Whoopbass · Post by **Whoopbass** » Mon May 23, 2016 7:27 am

In my previous post I made the comment that I didn't think a Miller weight would work for what I was trying to punch. I was WRONG so I though I would update this thread.
I ordered a couple 1.5 oz tungsten weights from Danny Miller the other day and was able to give them a try yesterday. I was in Mildred island and the breeze died down and it started getting hot. The bite seemed to die off so I went over to a mat and picked up my punchin rod. I still had my 1 oz weight from last trip tied on and was having trouble penetrating this stuff. I cut that weight off and tied on the Miller. With a lot less effort it was going through. If the vegetation was real thick I could cast the rig into the air and it would go through like a dart. There was some areas of vegetation nothing was going through. The Miller weight was also easier to pull back through the vegetation and it would come back clean of weeds most of the time. The punch bite should be in full swing in a couple weeks and I can't wait now that I have got a punch rig that I can get through this stuff.
Here's a pic of my 2 lb punch bass from yesterday. Not big but bigger fish will come when the weather gets hotter.