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| Just got my first DC-10- love the look of it and love the bait, got to run it in my pond and it's sexxy. One question, have any of you had muskys hit and miss the hook? Any reason to add a treble on a split ring to the middle of the bait?
Seems like muskies hit bucktails mainly from behind but I honestly haven't fished bucktails much in my 10 years of musky fishing, believe it or not!
thanks for any info!
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| Is there a reason to add another hook?
I think so...that is how I make all my tails.
But Llungen obviously had a good reason/experience for not seeing a second hook as necessary...cant argue with their choice
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| I am going to wait until I notice a problem before adding a hook. Without the second hook, the skirt won't get tangled. |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | I would definetly add another hook. Baits like the Mojo's XX and the DC-10 suck the skirt up toward the blades when coming through the water. With all of the action happening up by the blades the hook is pretty lonely hanging out way in back all by itself. The skirt and blades are attracting the strike, I want some hooks there.
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| Last season i caught a low 40 inch fish on a DCG and i had to cutt every hook on the middle treble and cutt it free from the snap.About a half hour latter i moved up on a prime piece of water where i had raised a big fish earlier and on the first cast got bit,the fish came in from the side and t boned the bait,had the middle treble been there i think i would have had her,but instead i sunk the rear treble into the outside of her face and lost her three big head shakes latter.My fault for being lazy and not replacing that hook when i should have,it cost me a fish and will never happen again.I think about this fish at least once a month if not more,i am the type that is hard on myself for my own mistakes but i deffinetly learn from them.I would not fish one of these baits without a middle hook ever again. |
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | The ones I have hooked so far on the DC's were all well hooked. |
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| Hey guys,
Honestly, the reason we don't put the front hook on there is that when I did, I ended up having it embedded in a couple muskies eyes. Not cool. When the fish hit from behind, which is usually the case, they get hooked on the back hook. That front hook is perfect distance for the eyes. Call me a muskie hugger, but I would rather miss an occasional fish than keep doing that. Easy solution though if you want to add the upper hook. Just a split ring and a hook.
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Location: Land of the Musky | I thought a "poll" was on the forums from a few months ago that asked the question of "which hook do you catch your muskie on with a double #10 bucktail?" I thought the middle hook won by a large %. Sounds like Chad has done his research though and with his data the muskies come from the rear of the lure more and are not T-boning the lure. IMO the muskies are hitting or going after the vibration of the blades which would put them on the middle hook more. JMO
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Location: The Yahara Chain | I catch about half of my fish on the front hook on my Dinnerbells. They T-bone it a lot. |
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| I think I'm gonna wait until I miss one, I'm with Chad, rather not catch an eye in the process. Thanks for the info, Chad!
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| Sounds like a plan. Easy on the water adjustment to make.
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| I make all my tails that are 10" or shorter with one hook, just easier and more weedless. I have been wondering about the putting a second hook on. What stops me is that I can not see anything that would prevent the bait from sliding through the fishes mouth and into the corner no matter where they hit it. Just a thought. |
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | ChadG - 2/21/2008 12:31 PM
I can not see anything that would prevent the bait from sliding through the fishes mouth and into the corner no matter where they hit it. Just a thought.
This has been my thought as well, if a fish DOES hit at the front of the bait, will a good hook set not slide the bait through its mouth until the hooks sink in? I haven't noticed any differences in my hook up percentage between my Double 10 baits whether they have a front hook or not.
Aaron
Edited by AWH 2/21/2008 12:38 PM
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | I use alot of DC 10's and don't add an extra hook to them. Hook up's are not an issue what so ever. It is alot easier to work on the fish as well with the one hook. I haven't found a reason to add an extra hook, they rock just the way they are! |
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| I caught 6 muskies in a row last year with the front hook only in the corner of the mouth. I would put the extra hook on. They T-bone these lures a lot!! |
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| AWH - 2/21/2008 12:36 PM
ChadG - 2/21/2008 12:31 PM
I can not see anything that would prevent the bait from sliding through the fishes mouth and into the corner no matter where they hit it. Just a thought.
This has been my thought as well, if a fish DOES hit at the front of the bait, will a good hook set not slide the bait through its mouth until the hooks sink in? I haven't noticed any differences in my hook up percentage between my Double 10 baits whether they have a front hook or not.
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Adding a 2nd treble to Dc-10's?