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Location: New Jersey | Suicks are one of my favorite baits. I just had to send two 10 inch weighted suicks back to R & H because they are sinking, tail first like a rock. Does anyone know if they have changed something or is anyone else having similar problems.
Thinking about giving steve a call, what do you guys think?
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Location: Greenfield, WI | There are weghting systems available, or you could wrap the front hook with soder wire to help it sink in a more level manner.
For years I weighted my suicks, you got yours without extra effort. You are lucky! |
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Location: Marshfield, WI | My friend had one like that too. This was 4 years ago or so. When you let it rest, it would sink tail first with the rest of the bait pointing up. Is this how you would want it weighted or by adding the extra weight to the front, did that make it run better.
Do you like your suicks to have a slight rise, suspend, or sink? My friend bought a 12" weighted and it sinks level. It has pretty good action though.
Krishna |
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| Interesting, but my weighted suicks from the factory don't sink.
Does it partially submerge the rear end, or like a rock, continue toward the bottom? And does this mean it rises head up, or pops the head up as you retrieve it?
I would never send a bait back like this until I gave it a reasonable try to see what the fish think. But if it does something you don't like, it is probably best to send it back, you will never have any confidence in it.
Edited by firstsixfeet 6/6/2010 9:15 AM
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Location: So. Illinois | Its the nature of the bait. SUicks are made of wood. Not all act the same, difference in density of the wood the bait is made from. I have some weighted suicks that float, some that suspend or appear to be neutral, and some that sink. My favorite suick is a 10" weighted that sinks slowly tail first. YOu can modify the suick by moving the weight, removing some of the weight, adding weight, etc... |
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| i have 8 suicks in my tackle box. ONly ONE of the runs like it should after i modified. The others are all over the place. Love the bait, just can't stand the inconsistency of them. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I have well over 50 Suicks, and don't have a single one I can't make run. Learn how to tune them. Heck, send 'em to me, I'll take them. |
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Location: New Hope MN | I agree with Steve. It takes a special tweak sometimes, but I can get them all to run pretty good. You can bend the eye a little bit too, but i concentrate on the back fin for 95% of my adjustments.
Sinking tail first sounds like a manufacturing blunder tho. |
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Location: Marshfield, WI | My friends sunk like a rock tail first with the bait pointing straight up. I didn't try adding weight or bending the eye, just bent the tail. It never ran right. Gander took it back.
Krishna |
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| I've found if the metal tail is bent down at a 45 deg. angle or more it tends to act like a reverse crankbait lip and will cause the bait's tail to dive on the pause. Had one do this and tweaked the tail to be a bit more level and it worked just fine. |
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