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| I fish alot of bullrushes (reeds). And I am looking for a spinnerbait that could go right through the middle of the reeds without getting caught in them. What is your weedless spinnerbait?
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Location: In a shack in the woods | m/g spinnerbait is my fav but any with single hooks should be fine |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | I just tried out my new Funky Chicken. I was casting fields of dead lily pads, and I didn't get hung up once. It bounced right off every one of them. Or a tip from "The golden Age of Muskies"- Use a Boogerman's Buzzbait. You can get them for only about $6 at R&H and they come out of the reeds clean. Also, always cast with your back to the wind. The lure will run through them better when they are bent away from you.
Edited by JimtenHaaf 4/3/2009 10:03 PM
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Location: lake x...where the hell is it? | if you want it weedless try putting some sort of soft plastic on the hook. kinda texas rig it. |
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| HI-fin has probably one of the most underated spinnerbait in muskie fishing. They are available in single hooks or trebles and are reasonably priced. They also troll very well. |
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| Llungen's Nut Buster will slide through just about anything. That said, just about any spinnerbait (without trebles) will slide through vegetation (emergent and submergent) if you tune it correctly (i.e., make sure the bait is running straight up and down and not leaning to one side). |
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Location: syracuse indiana | i second the nutbuster.. i use them alot and have got a ton of fish on mine....bill
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| Are you guys talking about the magnum nut buster with the # 10 blade. Or are you talking about the regular.
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| To my knowledge, Chad/Keith and company designed both versions to run through vegetation without getting hung up. The Magnum displaces more water ahead of the bait which might be better in thicker vegetation situations. I use the mag willows and can grind them through thick coontail/cabbage/slop no problemo. You might also check out ERC's Grinder which was originally designed by Dick Pearson for the specific purpose of grinding through THICK vegetation. Lots of options! |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Most options above will work great for you. However, when targetting reeds, specifically, you might want to lean toward a longer arm spinnerbait vs. a grinder type. The longer arm will run along a reed far enough to bring the hook safely past without getting caught. M&G's are great for that option, some of the Peterson Bionic Bucktails are good Reed Baits, as are the Rad Dogs. Jack Shriver also makes a good Reed(Hi Jacker) spinnerbait as well(www.jackshriver.com ). My friend Greg(GP Thumper Tackle which you can order directly through Greg if you drop me a pm) makes a nice longer arm spinnerbait as well for the reeds, and there are many more. Again, most will work, but seems the longer arms are a bit better for reeds and rushes.
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| easy choice,river rAT! |
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| #1. RadDog(Can't believe it hasn't been mentioned yet) and #2.Pearson's Grinder. The common denominator of these 2 baits is heavier wire and a SHORTER overhead arm. |
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#1. RadDog(Can't believe it hasn't been mentioned yet) and #2.Pearson's Grinder. The common denominator of these 2 baits is heavier wire and a SHORTER overhead arm.
Rad dog was mentioned as a choice. I would beleive short armed spinnerbaits will result in a higher snagup incidence than a longer arm rig, when strictly reed/rush fishing. I'd have the shorties atop my list(GP Thumper as #1), for general spinnerbait fishing though(weeds, wood, rocks, open water, etc).
Edited by Reef Hawg 4/4/2009 8:18 PM
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| Would you be able to change the blade that is already on the rad dog to a #8 or #10 blade. Would it still be weedless? Thanks!!! |
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| I've had alot of luck with the spinnerbaits from figure 8 lures. Also the MG spinnerbait is really weedless too. |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Reef---you've got it right....longer arms in reeds and rushes...when a short armed bait like a grinder hits a vertical rush the bait will tip to ride along the stalk...the stalks are too strong to push aside...when the arm clears the stalk the bait turns back to normal and the hook hangs up on the reed....longer arm baits like Shriver's hijacker were build for a reedy application..b/c the arm extends nearly to the hook point it allows the hook to clear the reeds as the bait tips from side to side....
Check Rob Kimm's article "Select Spinnerbaits for Musky and Pike", in the Spring 2008 ESOX Angler....
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Location: north central wisconsin | 50", some Rad Dogs come with a #8 Colorado already on them, though most would be the #7 flutes. You could switch to a #10 but might stick with the heavier spinnerbait heads then, as the big blade and resistance from it, could cause the lure to tip over if not balanced. The more a blade flops around(bigger ones) the more weeds it will contact. A bigger standard willow can sometimes be more weedless on the short arms as they don't stray much from true, and more length to the blade will actually serve as a weed guard over the hook.
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