How far off the bottom?

[CC Rocks]

I would like to hear from some outfitters/fishermen how far off the bottom to they usually fish for eyes with deadsticks? What do you usually tell your customers who ask? One post said 3"??

thanks,

[eric29]

try 3 feet

[The_Seasock]

Guys I know stick with 2 feet.

[side_laker]

I usually go 6" to a foot but watch the vex incase they come in higher

[SDPROV]

Allways had the best luck deadsticking close to the bottom! 3" or less!

[kelly-p]

This winter I'm hearing 2 to 3 inches off the bottom more and more. It could make sense. A layer of frozen slush covered with a lot of snow. It could be pretty dark down there.

[trebby01]

i just got back from red and we were only getting fish from both jigging and dead sticking when we were within 3 inches or less from bottom.

[cookie129]

I have been telling my customers 2 inches with a bobber set up. If just using the vex bounce it off the bottom or as the wife says off there head if she is marking one tight to the bottom

[Random guy]

Agrressive pattern with stable weather I set 12" for solid hook ups. Low frontal and post frontal when its slow and the fish are biting soft I down size the hook/bait and set 4".

[shaky legs2]

Lay a jigging spoon with a minnow head on the bottom and poof it a couple of times to stir up the mud. Let it sit for a while and then raise it a little bit off the bottom. If it doesn't hit the jigging spoon it will probably go over to the dead stick. The best luck we had this weekend was a plain red hook with a red bead on a dead stick and the smallest fathead we could find. Coldfront conditions lend themselves to smaller, compact presentations. Just my two cents worth.

[HNTNBUX]

I always go for six to eight inches on the deadstick and jig about eight inches to a foot off of the bottom. I have had the best luck with a 1/16 glow jig head/deadstick and the smallest rattle type spoon, buckshot, darter or lindy flyer while jigging. Last year a small glow demon was great this year it seemed to need a rattle so I didn't change it up much as every fish that came in hit. The water did seem really dark this year, so I stayed with the rattles.

[Outdoor Authority]

A good all around dpth is six inches. With other factors drop to three or raise as high as 18. I have been talking to LOW fisherman and they are getting eyes four feet off the bottom. So I have gone higher with some luck and a better perch bite. Just remember the only thing constant is change and you should be also.