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Posts: 1906 Location: Oconto Falls, WI | DH.Pare - 6/19/2013 8:31 AM Travis, Why use 174 lb. single strand with out swivel than one made with 360lb. ss wouldn't the heavier pound test and can't be that much heavier a leader last through more fish? I realize that 174lb. is the standard for jerkbait leaders what do you think of the above option? David David I will ask you why not use the 174# solid leader?  I use the solid wire as I make my own. So I typically use the 129#, or 174# and tie them on demand on the boat using the Du-Bro twist tool. No crimps, tying, etc… There is also no need for a swivel, and is an added joint in the system. The less hardware the better in my opinion. Personally I feel the swivel adds a joint which in turn allows that bait to hang up more and a jerk while working the bait. A fowled bait doesn’t catch fish. Same reason basically that I don’t like a flexible leader with the hardhead like flouro or any multi strand leader. I know plenty of guys that use that stuff, but for whatever reasons when I do I get more fowled baits when working them. I find with the solid 174# I don’t fowl the bait that often. I also use the 174# over the 129# as when a bait does fowl I don’t kink the leaders as easily, and I can bend them back straight many more times than the 129# before I have to change leaders. The 129# will also after time get a bow to it due to I assume a bit of stretching of the steel, and a bit of stress causing it to bow. I don’t get that with the 174#. For me it doesn’t matter if it is a hardhead, or a bulldawg as I use to run my dawgs with the same system. I use to run stranded leaders when I started fishing. However when I got into jerking cranks stranded leaders just did not hold up long and were breaking. I then changed over to solid wire leaders. So a major factor in why I don’t use stranded is my “system” lends to solid, and I don’t have to carry the extra tools and materials to run stranded. So those are my reasons. It’s simple, cheap, effective, durable, and allows me to run my bait more efficiently for my style of fishing. | ||
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bladeno20 - 6/20/2013 2:35 AM i bought 2,try one and never retry them,they just can't replace my dawgs. i was happy to try it but when your partner use a dawg and put 3 fish in the net in front of your face,and you during that time don't get a sniff you feel you must be stupid to continue to cast it maybe the tail was not pointing the right direction for me the fun is to find and caught them,sometimes it's enough complicated that why for lures i like to keep it simple as possible. cheers Maybe it was the angler. Seriously though, we've all been outfished by our buddy, and then outfished him later. I've outfished guys that were throwing the same bait as me, and then they returned the favor later. Anyway, Hardheads have mostly replaced Dawgs for me. I do still use rubber when I'm ripping them hard. Not sure why I tend to use it then - habit maybe. Some days rubber might be better - it's just a little different. Might push more water, and less mechanical noise without the hooks hitting the hard sides. However, they are very similar as you say, and they have a nice belly roll that rubber doesn't really have. It's also nice to be able to fish them shallower or deeper without having to adjust your retreive speed or cadence by having the ability to change out the weights. I sure wouldn't write a bait off because I got outfished once. Also, turning the tail up or down isn't as complicated as you make it seem... If you can manage to clip the bait to your leader, turning the tail shouldn't be a major issue, and adds to the versatility of the bait. Normally I do it twice a year anyway. Turn it up in the spring and turn it down around mid June. If that's too complicated, watching TV with a bag of chips may be a better pastime for you. Tucker | |||
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