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| Just had to vent again, this evening I lost a heavy 48" class fish due to a screw eye opening up on a Jackpot[:((] [:((] [:((] . She t-boned it and was hooked solidly right in the corner of the mouth. Felt like quitting fishing right then and there, oh well there is always tomorrow.
later,
toddb |
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| that's tough man! You'll get her next time. That's what I think about that huge pike that I lost due to a straightened treble (size 2/0) in sweden. I'll get her next time and so will you! |
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| A friend of mine always says.." That is why they call it fishin', not catchin'." You will get her the next time![::)] |
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| Use that Jackpot for firewood and buy some Vipers! You can unscrew the hooks off a jackpot with your bare hands, what do you think a muskie is going to do to it?
KOMER |
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| I bought some stainless steel screw eyes and put those in my jackpots instead of the ones already in there. About five years ago I caught a 48" fish on an Awaker, another Poe's bait, and the screw eye was severly damaged after that encounter. Now I dont use either bait. I use models that can actually handle a muskie. Later
Dan |
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| Man life just sucks at times but you need to get out there and land the next one.
It happens to all of us, today after catching a 34 incher in my first 5 cast we went on the see squat for 5 hours of casting and trolling in the rain. Decided to try one last spot on the way to the launch so as we start our trolling run I decide to burn our spinnerbaits ( mine was a tripple with added weight for trolling ), I mean 6 MPH going againts the current and withing 30 seconds I get a rip. I grab the rod set the hooks to feel some nice headshakes, I tell my partner that this was a big fish and in less then 1 minute it is gone. I never got to see it but from experience this was a 25 # or more fish or something over 48 inches. [:blackeye:]
But I will get the next one as it's our MFWW fishing match. [:p] |
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| I fixed the problem by making my jackpots thru wire. The sad part of the deal is that I had plans to modify these lures a couple months ago after hearing the many stories of Jackpot failure.[:(] Equipment failure is not an option any more[:bigsmile:] .
later,
toddb |
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| Todd:
Try unscrewing the front eye and hook hangers and using 2-part epoxy. Then screw them back in. You wont be able to turn them again once the epoxy sets up. Or you can try a Doc. |
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