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| I work Big Joes by reeling at medium speed and periodically throwing in a hard crank with a short pause to get the bait to kick sideways. They look great in the water, but thus far, I am 0/12. I've never had a fish on for more than a few seconds.
The bait seems to work a lot like a glider, but it's soft, so the hookup ratio will be even worse. What can I do to actually hook fish with Big Joes? I'm 100% sure that a straight retrieve won't work where I fish. |
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Posts: 1535
Location: Brighton CO. | Sometimes with plastics fish crush hooks into the plastic and you miss them (BullDawgs too) and sometimes deep in the throat.
It helps to set more then once. |
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Posts: 1145
| Use light wire hooks like a Mustad 3551 for better hook penetration and be sure to sharpen them. |
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Posts: 1748
Location: Mt. Zion, IL | Sharpen hooks and set the hook like a man. |
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