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Location: The desert | Scenario: If you just got a new weagle and owned two jackpots, would you now try to trade/sell your jackpots?
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| easy answer, don't sell the jackpots...jackpot can be used as much more of a search bait for active fish...weagle is usually worked best alot slower than a jackpot...don't sell em... |
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| No way...
I still use both. They have different uses IMO...
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Location: minocqua, wi. | nope ... totally different tools. also, you might want to try the moss maurauder too ... it fits in-between |
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| Never threw a Jackpot. I've only thrown the weagle this year but from experience it works when used both fast or slow. Not to mention it has 3 trebles so you usually get the hooks into the fish and hook them good. I have heared a lot of people say a lot of fish get off on the Jackpot. But thats just what people say. I want to find out for myself. Plenty of video on both lures catch a lot of fish and big fish at that.
SWOOOSH, SWOOOSH, SWOOOSH....FISH! |
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| The Poe's Giant Jackpot is a good search bait that can be worked fast like the Baby Weagle, and fish love them
The Weagle is better once you have a fish located and you want to camp on her |
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| They are different baits. Each has their time and place.
That said, I dont throw Jackpots anymore. If I am walkin' the dog, its a Weagle. I can work it fast as a search bait or slow it down when I have a fish located.
Wanna see something really cool? Try working a Wabull nice and fast right under the surface...I think you'll like it
Edited by BALDY 11/7/2006 10:22 AM
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Location: Davenport, IA | Option 3: trade all 3 for a couple docs. |
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Location: Rhinelander. | Alot of the action you guys describe is like working the old zig zag bait> I can work it just at the surface or under and count it down if I want to. I to use the other two but not alot as I only throw surface baits a small part of time I am on water.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Weagles will behave as you want them to, just work 'em, make them dance. I let Slamr take my Jackpots, but he CAN'T have my Weagles. I have a couple Docs too, good lures, but very predictable and they don't like to dance.
And Baldy is correct, the Wabull will do it, and do it well, only to pop down to as deep as you like on the edge of the stuff or on the breakline, it's the ultimate change-up lure. |
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| Steve, what action are you imparting to get the wabull to dive down? I can't ever seem to get it down unless I count it down. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | I sold my Weagle and bought a Jackpot, if that answers your question. m |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I work her rather erratically, and make the lure follow the rod tip. If you stop a Wabull almost pointing at the boat and give her a single downward tap, the lure will go nearly straight down. |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Or course, sworrall is left handed and that make it easier to impart great action.
Others take note: Use your dominate hand to work the lure with your rod.
To PP1.02, they are two different baits. It like comparing a TopRaider with a Hawg Wobbler. One you use for a search bait and the other as a spot on a spot bait when you have fish marked. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | need em both. not only two totally different actions(cannot get weagle to consistantly pop up like a 'pot), but most importantly cover two very different size niches. Fishing smaller rivers will show you that a jackpot sized lure is often neccessary for the speed and size it possesses. That said, I have a friend that is making an awesome lure now called the G Log and he makes them in several sizes. While I still own weagles and jackpots, the G Logs have become first off the shelf because they simply work better than either of the others for me. |
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| Both but I use a jackpot more often. |
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| Reef Hawg - 11/9/2006 2:31 AM
need em both. not only two totally different actions(cannot get weagle to consistantly pop up like a 'pot), but most importantly cover two very different size niches. Fishing smaller rivers will show you that a jackpot sized lure is often neccessary for the speed and size it possesses. That said, I have a friend that is making an awesome lure now called the G Log and he makes them in several sizes. While I still own weagles and jackpots, the G Logs have become first off the shelf because they simply work better than either of the others for me. i agree on the two different lures part all the way the weagle is loud swoosh what ever you want to call it but the jackpot still has a awsome action/noise not as loud but still great |
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Location: Brookfield, WI | sworrall - 11/6/2006 10:45 PM
Weagles will behave as you want them to, just work 'em, make them dance. I let Slamr take my Jackpots, but he CAN'T have my Weagles. I have a couple Docs too, good lures, but very predictable and they don't like to dance.
And Baldy is correct, the Wabull will do it, and do it well, only to pop down to as deep as you like on the edge of the stuff or on the breakline, it's the ultimate change-up lure.
Sounds like an example of The Light Touch. Make 'em dance, Steve, make 'em dance.
Kevin
Sock Hop tonight 6:30. |
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| A bait is a bait is a bait is a bait.They're ALL tools and will ALL catch fish.Throw what you have confidence in and you'll get bit.A bait is a bait is a bait is a bait. Steve
Edited by Steve Jonesi 11/10/2006 9:59 AM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Every bait should be considered a tool, and the bait box a tool box. Certain tools and techniques for certain circumstances. Just my take. |
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| if it aint broke dont fix it!........Jackpots catch fish!....fast or slow!.....I think i got most of mine for around $10 - $15 too!!!!! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | If you don't learn to make a Weagle dance, you are missing a very useful tool in that box...like deciding a Perka is just another zig zag glider.
Jackpot is a good tool too.
Muskie! nut is right on. |
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| they're all the same freakin lure...subtle differences........ |
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| guest - 11/10/2006 9:50 AM
they're all the same freakin lure...subtle differences........
If you consider weight, action, sound, bouyancy, and size to be "subtle" differences that is... |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The Jackpot and Weagle are as different as snow and ice. |
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| Exactly, light double trebles versus heavy triple trebles, one you can work fast and one you have to work slow, correct as always sir! |
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