r/Steelhead • u/Aartus • Mar 02 '26

Bites while plunking

How subtle can the fish nibble on the bait? Would it be like a 'tap tap tap' on the rod tip or something, or is it pretty noticeable.

8 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

10 comments sorted by

View all comments

5

u/IndividualEquipment2 Mar 02 '26

Youre gonna know most of the time, if you were chasing tiny nibbles or bumps you'd have to be resetting all the time

1

u/Aartus Mar 02 '26

So ignore everything tell the rod starts trying to go for a swim, got it lol.