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Location: New Hope MN | Typically when I have a fish strike boatside, I set the hook towards the tail. However, I worry that with spinner baits the wire that holds the blades will push the lure out of the fishes mouth and prevent hookups. I have been going up or up/away from the tail, but lost one recently when she rolled upside down. I’m second guessing my approach and would like some feedback.
Edited by dtaijo174 8/11/2014 10:28 AM
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Location: SE, WI. |
Dave, not sure if the hook set had any factor losing your fish. This spinnerbait subject and lost fish has been talked about many times on this site. The webmaster is right with his direction of hook set and the use of treble on buck tail, and I think the other post has some merit adding a treble. Again, if your going to use a spinnerbait with the treble imbedded in the lead, prepare yourself for some heartbreak. Fish will gain leverage with this set up. The nut buster with the shrink tubed single hook is a good bet for spinnerbait hook setup. Though, this idea was used about 20 years ago from a buddy of mine. If you are going to bump and grind weeds, you need the single hook setup. BUT, if your fishing rock, sand, especially at night, I would definitely go with a leverage free treble setup. I think the treble on a spinnerbait design does have some advantages landing fish. Though the bucktail offers probably better strength. Spinnerbaits offer; 1, a bigger profile 2, a different sound and vibration 3, better lift than a bucktail, especially with a swimmerhead, that you can slow retrieve There are many variables. Picking the right tool is key! When a musky grabs my leverage free treble spinnerbait, most times Mr Musky meets my pliers .:)
Edited by jdsplasher 8/11/2014 10:05 PM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I have used straightlines that are designed to do what JD is talking about. If I want a spinnerbait sound and thump, I use straightline design Keith came up with years ago...blade in front is small and riding on a clevis, and a trailer blade, usually the matching larger blade that would be the main blade on a spinnerbait, is on the rear off a free pivoting treble; the blade keeps the treble straight out from the rest of the lure. Forward weighting allows the bait to helicopter, and the lift is great. They run SLOOOOOOW if one wants 'em to. Weird looking, but they work.
Spinnerbaits have always been for the slop for me. |
