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| I was thinking about removing the trebles off of the Bulldawgs and adding a stinging hook onto the jig hook. I was wondering if anyone has done that and if so how was the hooking percentage? |
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| If you buy one 1st, before you start thinking about taking off the hooks you'll see there is a stinger hook (not sure if this is the same as a 'stinging' hook) that runs fromn the jig head to the back of th bait. it's in the rubber some, but there is another hook protruding from it's back.
Probably no need to take the trebles off unless you plan on dragging it on the bottom. Some guys like to get their dawgs on the bottom, but you have to have the right conditions. Keep the trebles, the stinger hook is already there.
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| I have bulldawgs, I know what they look like. I was talking about putting a trailer hook, similar to a spinnerbait trailer hook on the the jig hook. Thanks for you help though I appreciate it, really it was great. |
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Location: Alexandria, MN | Why?
Are you thinking of using the Dawg in the weeds? Are you looking for a quicker release, without
having to remove so many hooks?
I would guess the result would be fewer hookups. I know that most of my Dawg fish, have been
hooked on the treble(s). Not that many get pinned by the top hook?
If I was going to go Dawging in the SLOP, it might be an idea.
If you try it, let us know |
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Location: Black Creek, WI | I've been wondering the same thing. Actually, I thought Murph wrote an article in Musky Hunter once showing how he removes the bottom trebles and puts them on top for more snag-free bottom bouncing on Leech Lake.... but I can't seem to find it. I'd really like to see a photo of how guys have re-arranged the hooks for bottom bouncing. Then again, didn't Capt. Larry also post something once about something similar but with even more weight for vertical jigging in the strong current on the St. Lawrence?
I'd like to work the bulldawg like a jig.... letting it rest on the bottom during a pause.... and not get snagged in every little crevis in the rocks. |
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| Jlong that is exactly what I am after: bottom bouncing. I have rigged a couple with 8/0 spinnerbait trailer hooks connected to the jig hook and zip tied to the body. So far nothing has ate one to see if they get hooks. They seem to spin and roll around with a straight retreive. May need some keel weight. I will have to go thru my Hunter mags tonight and look for that article.
Edited by ChadG 4/22/2004 3:06 PM
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Location: Black Creek, WI | Chad... I think they put egg sinkers on the belly hook hangers for balance. For a vertical presentation... I'd think the more weight the better since you can control the drop rate. But, for casting to shallow structures I'd try to get away with the least amount of weight as needed to keep the lure fairly balanced but with a slower fall. Perhaps using a Shallow Dawg would allow you to put more belly weight on the lure to keep it upright but not sink like a brick?????
There's gotta be some Bulldawg masters out there waiting to share their secrets.
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Location: Wisconsin | I have taken the treble off the spring dogs and weighted it with a very small bell sinker. If you don't weight it they will roll when retrieved. You can hook the bell sinker right to the split ring and this makes it easy to put the treble back on when you want it. You'll have to experiment a little with different size weights to get the proper action. Hookups are ok using the spring dogs but will be a little tougher with the larger models. I used them mostly in the weeds, but you still get hung up alot with the blunt nose on the dogs. Dragging them along bottom on dropoffs and rock humps seems to be the best method for me.
Hope this helps
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Location: Holly, MI | I also wanted to be able to crawl/jig the bottom with a dawg. I removed the treble from this little dawg and added a stinger. I left the stinger flopping but it wanted to swing up and catch the leader on ocassion. A little piece of soft wire wrapped just tight enough to gently squeeze the rubber body fixed this problem. It swims just fine however I have not used it much yet and have had no hits to verify its hook-up ability. It sure should be weedless and pretty rock snag free.
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| Thats what I am talking about Lobi. I am still messing around, have not had one get attacked yet.
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Location: Holly, MI | I can't see why it wouldn't hook up great. Single hooks dig deep and fast compared to a treble and spinnerbait hookups are not a problem at all. |
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Location: Rice Lake,WI | She looks so naked! PUt some hooks on those dawgs! Ha sorry couldn't resist. That looks pretty cool Lobi, caught any fish on one yet?
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