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| I feel like I am missing some fish because my rubberbands aren't breaking on the hook set. Is a small hook attached in the nostril area of the sucker a better way to go when using the lift-off rigs? |
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Location: Contrarian Island | yes |
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Location: Lake Tomahawk, WI | Yes |
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| brad can you post a picture of your sucker rig |
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Posts: 1887
Location: syracuse indiana | well guy's the trick is to run the rubber band with the snap on one end then run it through the nostril's then twist it about 5 times. that takes all the extra slack out of it.. then use a decent rod for the first snap to break the band and the second one to drill the hooks home. believe me it will break everytime. i also use either tackle industries mega rods or the musky innovations magnum for my sucker rods . either are excellant for doing the job..bill |
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Posts: 1887
Location: syracuse indiana | also i have used the other ones with a hook and had made some of my own too .. a little trick i have also learned here is to take a tiny peice of plastic (i use a cut up coffe lid) and cover the small hook after you lip the sucker. this will keep it on if it gets to dig in weeds and stop it from getting off the front hook |
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| The other posters are correct---you really have to twist up that rubber band so that it's TIGHT to the sucker's nose. That way when you set---you'll have NO PROBLEM breaking the band. Both rigs work well---they just take some practice---Good Luck---Jobu |
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Location: c.wis | if you use some 4/6 lb mono flossed through the nose it breaks without question, |
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