02-09-2015, 05:49 PM
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I have a striper bait I make and it catches them when the big fish are around. Smallest I have caught on it is 17 and the largest is just over 30. My best morning I caught a dozen stripers, smallest was 19, largest was 26. It is a 12" sluggo that I pour. I took 9" sluggos and cut them and burned them back together until they were 12" long and made a mold. Pour them in pearl white and they catch fish. I fish them with an 11/0 owner.
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02-09-2015, 06:01 PM
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I really like the Yumbrella rigs and flash mobs. Strike Kind swimbait heads are the best hands down. I use Go 2 Jolt swimbaits because they have the most action and I can fish them at any speed.
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02-09-2015, 07:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by creekcrappie
I really like the Yumbrella rigs and flash mobs. Strike Kind swimbait heads are the best hands down. I use Go 2 Jolt swimbaits because they have the most action and I can fish them at any speed.
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I need some new swimbaits. I like the Missile bait shockwaves but I am all for trying new tackle.
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02-10-2015, 09:13 AM
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Has or does anyone fish the regular old Powerbait Swim shads on them (that style) or is it better off with a jighead+swimbait?
I went back and picked up the smaller Yumbrella Ultralight. I will start there then work up in size if I am happy with results.
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02-10-2015, 09:47 AM
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I have fished with the storm pre rigged baits and never cared for them, not much action. I think most of those don't have a long enough body to get good action out of.
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02-10-2015, 05:20 PM
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Threw an Arig late Sunday afternoon. Little swimbaits on it. Hooked a striper which swirled on the surface and headed for deep water. About 50 yards of braid later, I tried to turn her - straightened a pretty darn strong swimbait jig head.
Wasn't fishing for striper but I want a second chance now.
3 baits were 3.5" and 2 were little 2" grubs.
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02-10-2015, 05:32 PM
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You need serious hooks when fishing in rockfish waters. I've had them straighten hooks that I wasn't able to reshape. Strong fish.
And you never know if it's a 5 lb'er or a 50 lb'er till you get it to the boat.
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02-10-2015, 05:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by XxthejuicexX
I have fished with the storm pre rigged baits and never cared for them, not much action. I think most of those don't have a long enough body to get good action out of.
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I fished it today at lunch with the 3" 1/4oz Powerbait Shads (pre-rigged) and it looks really good in the water. I didn't have to unhook many tangles between baits either.
Passed the eye test for me anyways. We shall see soon.
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02-10-2015, 05:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oldhick
Threw an Arig late Sunday afternoon. Little swimbaits on it. Hooked a striper which swirled on the surface and headed for deep water. About 50 yards of braid later, I tried to turn her - straightened a pretty darn strong swimbait jig head.
Wasn't fishing for striper but I want a second chance now.
3 baits were 3.5" and 2 were little 2" grubs.
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Depending on where your at let it run next time. I have caught quite a few striper on heavy and light gear. Sometimes you run into bad hooks but sometimes you run into strong braid + stiff rod too. Have caught some toads on 10lb braid and 4" baits.
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02-10-2015, 06:26 PM
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I have not had to many chances to straighten out hooks with a striper but I have hooked into a couple Gar on 65lb braid with #6 and #8 treble hooks and straightened those out. I know they are not as stout as swimbait hooks but I would have to guess decent fish since I have only done it twice and never had a chance to see the fish because they took off like a freight train.
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02-10-2015, 08:05 PM
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If you are going to play with the big fish you don't use wire hooks only forged hooks if you want a chance to landed them and 30lb braid with the drag set right not tight....................woody
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02-10-2015, 09:05 PM
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Woody's absolutely right, (LOOK OUT! THE SKY IS GOING TO FALL!), wire hooks and big stripers are a recipe for lost fish.
The hook I alluded to in my earlier post was a salt water hook that couldn't be straightened back into shape. Two sets of pliers and I couldn't begin to reshape it. and I WORK OUT!!!!!
Have no idea how big the fish was, never got it close to the boat.
http://s1276.photobucket.com/user/ag...19fa6.jpg.html
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02-10-2015, 09:33 PM
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Look at that, the secret Merv striper swimbait color!!
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02-11-2015, 07:30 AM
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DAMMIT! I didn't even think about that!
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02-11-2015, 09:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tacklemake
If you are going to play with the big fish you don't use wire hooks only forged hooks if you want a chance to landed them and 30lb braid with the drag set right not tight....................woody
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That is true but not iron clad absolute. Depending on what you are referring to as big.
50"+ yes
40"+ maybe
30"+ no
20"+ definitely not
In my opinion...
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