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Location: Chicago | I have a question about the front hook on the bulldawg, Does everybody hook the front hook into the body or
do some of you leave the front hook hanging freely?
After a fish bites off 3 inces of the tail, do you continue to use the bait? I looked at it and it loses the little keel
that weights the end of the tail. Should I just scrap the bait for parts or should I still use it.
Thanks for the info
Rob
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | I do not bury the hook into the lure, you are taking a hook out of the equation of the hooking percentage game if and when you do that.
Also, if you are missing some of the tail, keep using it, or melt a piece of a large grub tail on it.
I have done that, and it works fine.
Don't bury those hooks though! Keep the all exposed! |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | Ditto what Mike said.
You may want to play some color games when fixing the tail. You can bicolor the end of the tail by melting a different color one on to the existing tail. You will then have a custom available only to you! |
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| I do sink one hook of the front treble slightly into the body. I like the way it swims and also retards the hook from fouling on body,leader and weeds. More important on the medium-sized Dawgs(I don't use Mags) is to bend the hooks out on the two remaining hooks on the front and rear to increase the bite. Also bend the single on top up for better bite (careful not to break the barb) Works for me.
SV
Edited by muskiemachinery 11/9/2004 9:12 AM
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | How are you guys attaching spinner blades to these critters? Rear treble? |
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Location: Appleton, WI | I do and don't, depends on what i am fishing. I have not seen a hook-up difference, I do agree it fouls less on the medium size. |
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Location: Chicago | Thanks for the quick reply to all!
Rob |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Definitely leave it free like mike said! As far as part of the tail missing, I continue to use mine as long as at least half the tail is still there. I know of a few guys that catch fish on them even with no tail at all. |
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| If tail gets bitten off replace with a grub tail like everyone said however Ive found that if you melt one on you kind of get a dead spot there has far has tail ripple,,,,You seem to get better action by super gluing it on,,try to get away with has little overlap has possible has too much overlap with the two pieces causes a dead spot too |
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Location: Menomonee Falls, WI | Gander,
When I attach spinner blades to my Bulldawgs I take a 4-5" section of wire. (the same thickness used for bucktails) and twist a loop at one end with a ball bearing snap swivel and whatever blade you want. Some just use a swivel with a split ring. I like the snap swivel because then I can change blades easier. On the other end I bend the wire to a U approx 1/2" in length. I then proceed to push the end with the U into the Bull Dawg at the base of the tail till I reach the back wire loop. The Bulldawgs have wire through construction. I hook the U end to the wire inside the Bulldawg where the back treble would attach. and you now have a dawg with a spinner. I am sure there are other and maybe better ways, but this works for me. If you need me to I can show you after the IMTT.
See you there!
Abraham Lang
"Let em go so they can grow"
Edited by Esox Abe 11/9/2004 9:58 PM
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| I have a concern with the new Bulldawgs, maybe you guys who have used them more than I can address...
The new Bulldawgs are solid wire, which after using them for a while I actually prefer - I can change the action of the lure by bending the tail down, up, etc...
BUT, occasionally the leader will foul on the back hook, and by the time I get the Bulldawg reeled in - the Bulldawg will be bent in the middle at a 90 degree angle.
This will probably happen to me at least 10 times in a day if I throw it alot.
My concern is, how many times are you going to be able to bend that wire before it weakens and breaks?
Or will it hold up?
What do you guys thinK
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Location: NeverNever Lake | I rarely fish one without a tail spinner. I use 150# single strand and cork screw it with wire bending pliers and a BB swivel. They stay put!
On the front treble I do one of two things: heat shrink tubing on the ring and treble shank or hook it in the body, but I never let it hang
The pic of one of my FatCats, I made a special place to screw in the spinners.
Edited by RAZE1 11/10/2004 12:28 AM
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Thanks guys...those fatcat things are pretty cool
Edited by Gander Mt Guide 11/10/2004 8:05 AM
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