Northwest Fishing Magazine July 2025 Volume 4 Issue 9 - Flipbook - Page 37
deep. Soft plastics can
struggle in areas of intense
pressure and is most
difficult in areas where
there are lots of toothy
bycatch, such as arrowtooth
flounder or dogfish that can
tear up your bait.
The LAST METHOD is a
combination of pipe jigs and
unweighted soft plastics
on a ganoin type rig. This
method is great for deep
drop fishing, particularly for
halibut. The pipe jig not only
allows enough weight for a
rig in 500 feet of water, but
it also can get chewed on
for hours and not lose its
efficancy. By running some
unweighted plastics above
the pipe jig, you can also
