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Location: Freedom, WI | Does anyone else have this problem? It seems like they're always hooking themselves in the tail when I fish them. Is there any trick to avoiding this?
Also, should I fix the small holes made by hooks? I think the best way to repair a small hole made by a hook would be to heat up a nail and stick it in. |
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Location: NE Ohio | it seems that i get far less hook fouling if i cast so the dawg lays out length wise when it hits the suface of the water instead of just in a big pile. with a little practice this becomes second nature on every cast. good luck. |
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Posts: 1405
Location: Detroit River | Using your thumb to stop the spool just before the lure hits the water will help straighten out the bait & help reduce the issue you are having. You will still have it happen but not as often. |
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I jam one of the back treble hooks into the soft plastic---that really helps a lot--in addition to a nice fluid lob cast where the bait does not "tumble" in the air.... |
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Location: oswego, il | Soft rubber and hook points will tangle from time to time. Its the nature of the beast. You can try as stated above but even at that tails can hang up and the front hook on the leader long before it gets near the water. |
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Posts: 163
Location: NoDak | i have found leaving a couple extra feet of line out before you cast helps, Lob it out and stop it prior to water so it streaches out, i had more fouling with the hook stuck in the plastic |
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Location: In a shack in the woods | Dawg balls is what I call them. They fight harder than some of the fish I've caught |
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Location: Freedom, WI | Thanks for the tips. I'll try them out next time I'm out on the water. |
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Posts: 1036
| Yup. All about learning how to lay a dawg down on the cast. It will help, but not eliminate the problem. |
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Posts: 134
| A lot of the time the tail is just getting stuck inside of the hook. Watch the bait in the air and thumb that spool b4 it hits the water to straighten out the tail. Also keep an eye on it when it hits the water. If it is fowled try a fast strong downward snap of the rod and a lot of the time the tail will release from the hook. Like any bait you give it some time and figure out how to work it.. |
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Posts: 61
| Your mechanices could likely be the issue and whilie DBs cannot be totally eliminated, a solid delivery and release point will make a big difference. Try to cast straight over your shoulder. (no side arm) and let the rod do its work. |
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Location: Wisconsin | It's a little bit of a pain, but if you let the bait touch the water on the back cast, seems to help a lot. I think it straightens out the bait and keeps it from swinging around on the cast. Works really good. BIG difference when casting into the wind too. |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Another trick is to have 3 feet or so of line out when you back cast (May touch water) you will notice much easier to lob it out there and fewer dawg balls. |
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Posts: 306
| Every fish I've caught on these were badly hooked. Likely because the rubber doesn't move much when you set the hook. That, coupled with the issue here led me to turn the trebles into doubles. It has helped both issues. |
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| You asked about repair. I use a old soldering iron. Melt the tear from the inside out. Makes for a solid pretty much permanent fix. |
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