Sneaky Scorpion has Ceased Suspending

[Christopher]

Hey there.

My gold sneaky (only two or three sessions old) has stopped rising in the water, and now only hovers, with almost completely neutral bouyancy. No additions to the lure - have not changed trebles or split rings. Anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions?

p.s., sorry about the alliteration in the title. couldn't help myself.

All the best!

[Ravin]

When it is "hovering" that is called suspending. Well thats my understanding anyway. I set a lot of my lures up to do exactly that. The fish love it. I leave a few to rise slowly for fishing among snags. If it used to float it has a leak in it somewhere. It doesn't take much water to throw them out & soon you could have a sinker.

Are you using a clip? This isn't an addition to the lure, but it will change the bouyancy!
If not, as Ravin said, you've prolly got a leak in it. I wouldn't worry though. Suspenders are awesome anyway!

Dave

[Christopher]

I'm not using a clip. Yeah, the lure used to rise slowly in the water, you know? Now it doesn't rise. Perhaps my word choice was amiss. It still swims well, I was just looking for an easy answer. You know how satisfying they are.

[saltydog]

The floating version is near neutral buoyancy. Use a steady retrieve for trout species or try a "rip and stop" retrieve. The lure will stop dead in the water and remain in a slight head down situation and ready to go. The moment the line is pulled, the lure is swimming off and this will often trigger a strike.

Above is the description of the sneaky as offered by Halco on their website, so now it's working just right eh?

[panger]

Could you be fishing in different salinity water than before? The higher the salinity, the denser the water and the more the lure will float. The water you are fishing might have more fresh in it.

[chris_lemess]

as panger said - probably the salt content of the water. Makes a huge difference whether you fish up or downstream... I have slow floaters / suspenders that sink when I use them upstream in the Swan...

[panger]

I've also found a little current can hold the lure down a bit. So a lure that slow rises in still water will suspend in current (salinity being equal of course).