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| I just bought a couple 9in. (1.7/8 oz.)Suicks to fish a shallow river near my home! Anybody have any tweaks they could share? I'm just starting to use the Suicks so I'm starting from scratch! Any help with the tweaks, retrieves,and anything elase would be appreciated!
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Location: Land of the Musky | I like bending one corner down a little. Give a belly flash to one side with each jerk. |
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| I like bending "dog ears" on both corners, I know one will suffice but if you do both it will be a little more sporatic because it will catch on one corner or the other and they will never both be the exact same size. Mine rolls right and left just depends on how the current hits it. I like 3 long sweeping pulls to get it down then vary between snaps and pulls. There is no real "wrong" way to work a suick. Count off how long it takes to get back to the surface and then just pull, count pull count fish eat them!
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| Can anyone give me alittle help fishing with Suicks in rivers? Retrieves and tweaks! Thanks alot!
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Location: SE Wisconsin | Admittedly, I haven't tried it, but in case you're left with intuitive ideas to work with, here's mine.
Pulling straight into or against the current, I would try slightly (not overdoing it) cupping the fin to stabelize it with a swift current, rather than keeping it flat and bending it down. Pulling it through or accross the current sideways, I would maybe consider bending the downriver side down to prevent it from rolling over to dramatically. . .
For what it's worth, and I know it's not much, something to think about anyways. |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | cast jerk and reel... repeat... no wrong way to use a suick |
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Location: Seymour, WI | I think the previous post says alot. Just use and it will work. A suick doesn't really look like much in the water, but that doesn't matter to the fish. Don't get too hung up on all the suick tricks and mods you hear about just fish it. |
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Location: Grand Rapids MN | All I fished for years was rivers from the shore and I remember when I picked up my first Suick, 10" Red head/white body. I tossed it out and did a straight retrieve not really knowing how to work it. I then started jerking it in the next cast and my thoughts were 'This thing is dumb.' I decided to toss it out one more time, I just reeled and pulled it in until a 38"er nailed it about 10' from the shore. I've never done anything special with tweaking the lure. But what's great about the lure is if you start fishing a shallow area you can flatten the lip just enough so it doesn't get hung up or just works under the surface. You'll also be suprised at how weedless that lure is. I don't always give the suick the time it deserves but it has earned a few spots in my box every trip out.
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Location: NE Ohio | great post guys- I'll be trolling some suicks over emerging weeds on Sat.. I'll post if I get bit. |
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| Hi Everyone,
I am an avid Lure Angler residing in England.
I generally catch an average of 120 Pike per year.
We fish for Pike which are probably more closely to ‘Northern Pike’ than Muskies.
I like fishing the 9” Suick but unfortunately I can not get the hang of it despite its awesome reputation.
Perhaps I’m looking in the wrong places but I cannot find basic instructions on how to fish Suicks.
I have caught cranking it down and letting it rise and with rod sweeps and pauses but I get far more attention from simple lures like the Springdawg and Spoons which I just chuck out and reel in.
Any good techniques would be much appreciated.
Thanks Rob.
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| Rob,
Well what I like to do is make a couple of really long sweeps with my pole to get it down in the water a little deeper. From there I will mix it up with some pulls and short twitches with my rod and also letting the bait stall a little helps sometimes. Now I'm sure there are a 100 ways to work a suick and they probably all work great but this is what I feel comfortable with. They are great lures once you get the hang of it and one of my personal favorites.
Cody
Edited by brewcrew 4/23/2009 8:59 PM
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Location: Racine, Wi | Lunge Hunter - 4/23/2009 1:07 PM
great post guys- I'll be trolling some suicks over emerging weeds on Sat.. I'll post if I get bit.
Don't be afraid to go pretty fast doing that and give some pretty good pumps to it. The fish usually ROCK the bait when you're trolling it so hang on tight.  |
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Location: Oswego, IL | Has anyone tried a slight bend upward instead of down for a river, wouldnt that make it stay up slightly higher, because if you bend the "ears, or tail" down doesnt it dive deeper? I could be really wrong here. |
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| I like to add extra weight to the Suick to give it almost a neutral buoyancy. Don't normally have to add much. |
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Location: Eagan, MN | imo the perfect suick retrieve is one where it looks just plain stupid, like no fish would ever even think of biting it. Generally I just kinda crank them in while pumping my rod very moderately. Throw in a sharper twitch here and there, and pause once in awhile to let it rise out of weeds. I bend the tail down at about 45 degree angle, and play w/ the line tie to get them to swing both ways (kinda like tuning a crankbait). Don't overthink these things too much fish love them just the way they are. |
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Location: Hugo, MN | I like long aggressive pulls, followed by a pause to let the bait float and wiggle almost to the surface. I may slow it down a little in cold water, but not much changes with my technique. Still one of my go to baits when times are tough. |
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| Obviously I am using my suicks too sedately.
I will now fish them with more gusto and hang on tight!
Muskiw24/7 Sorry for butting in on your topic.
Thank You
Rob.
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| No problem Rob! I'm absorbing the Knowledge!
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Location: South East Wisconsin | The trick to tuning a suick is not in the tail! Its in the front eye adjust right and your suick will WTD. But overall if you get a good suick I leave the tail alone and play with the eye.
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Location: Hugo, MN | You can move the front eye up about a quarter inch to give the bait more of an erratic action. Make sure you use epoxy or Gorilla glue on the threads if you do. Suicks are made of pretty soft wood and the eyes have a tendency to twist once you bust them loose.
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