My Go at the Candi Fisher Thing
Alright, so I kept hearing folks talk about this ‘Candi Fisher’ setup. Not really sure if it was a specific lure brand or just a nickname for a certain way of rigging things up, you know? Sounded a bit fancy, maybe kinda gimmicky to me at first. People were saying it worked like magic in murky water, which, around here, is pretty much all we get half the year.
So, one weekend, I figured, what the heck. Got some bright, almost offensively pink soft plastics – maybe that’s the ‘Candi’ part? – and decided to try rigging them the way my buddy described. He wasn’t super clear, more like ‘you know, just kinda hook it through the nose, let it dangle a bit’. Real specific, right?
Getting Started – The Messy Part
First try was down at Miller’s Pond. Water was like chocolate milk after the rain. I rigged up one of those bright pink worms, nose-hooked like he said. Used a slightly heavier drop shot weight than usual, thinking it might help it stand out near the bottom.
- Cast it out. Let it sink.
- Tried just shaking the rod tip gently. Nothing.
- Tried little hops off the bottom. Still nothing.
- Reeled in, checked the bait. Looked fine, just… lonely.
Spent a good hour doing this. Zip. Nada. Started thinking my buddy was pulling my leg, or maybe this Candi Fisher thing was just hype for clear water conditions, not this muck. Felt pretty dumb standing there twitching a pink worm in brown water.
Figuring It Out (Sort Of)
I was about ready to pack it in. Tied on my old reliable jig-and-pig, figured I’d give that a few casts before calling it quits. But then I thought, maybe I was doing it wrong. The ‘dangle’ part he mentioned. Maybe it needed more action, less finesse?
So, I switched back. This time, instead of gentle shakes, I gave the rod a couple of sharp rips upwards, then let it fall slack. Like, really slack. Let it sit for a few seconds. Then ripped it again.
The Change-Up
Third time I did that sharp rip-and-fall, bam! Fish on. Not huge, just a decent bass, maybe a pound and a half. But it hit it hard on the fall. Okay, interesting. I kept doing that same retrieve – sharp lift, long pause on slack line.
- Rip. Pause.
- Rip. Pause.
- Fish! Another one, bit bigger this time.
Ended up catching maybe four or five more in the next hour, all on that sharp rip-and-fall with the pink worm. It wasn’t exactly ‘magic’, took some figuring out. And honestly, it felt kinda unnatural compared to how I usually fish soft plastics. Jerky and aggressive.
Final Thoughts on Candi Fisher
So, did it work? Yeah, kinda. Once I stumbled onto that retrieve pattern. Is it the miracle technique everyone was whispering about? Nah, probably not. Seems like just another way to present a bait, might work sometimes, might not other times.
Honestly, I think the bright color combined with that erratic falling action just triggered a reaction strike in that dirty water. Maybe the ‘Candi Fisher’ name is just a catchy way to describe using bright baits with an aggressive retrieve. Who knows? It’s like anything in fishing, really. You try stuff. Sometimes it works, sometimes you just waste a morning twitching pink plastic. I’ll probably keep a few of those bright worms in my bag, try it again when the water gets muddy. Can’t hurt to have another tool in the box, even if it feels a bit weird to use.
