Casters
After several days, maggots start to turn into chrysalis or casters. Initially, these are white but quickly turn light bronze, then a deeper brown ending up almost black. In their lighter stages, they sink but as they turn darker they float When fishing with casters in clear water, it's best to almost bury the hook inside, leaving just a fraction of the point showing. In most other conditions, casters can lightly hooked through the blunt tail end, which is slightly tougher than the pointed head. Double offerings on slightly larger hooks, sometimes deters fish, as will darker coloured casters. Dark floaters also fool wary fish because they counter the weight of the hook, making the hook bait behave similar to loose feed. Hemp works very well along side casters. I rate casters very highly. |
