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Location: WI | When using my mojo weagle (8") it noses down and goes subsurface (def not a wabull!) occassionally. Is this something that I'm doing wrong on the retrieve? Should I slow down or jerk the rod to the side more? |
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Location: Indiana | try leaving more slack in the line when you jerk down, and maybe slow down some too. |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Definitely need to keep more slack line between the rod tip and the weagle. I've seen guys move a weagle at warp speed, without any nose dive, so speed shouldn't effect it much. |
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Location: Duluth, MN | I've had this happen also. I've found if i switch from a 130# leader to an 80# the nose will stay up better. |
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| It's not the leader, trust me, as I throw mine with a 150 pound flouro leader.
You need more slack and SLOW it down...it's not a Jackpot. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | It is possible that it is your Weagle too. I have a number of them, and my best one actually does that at times(taking on water possibly..?..) without notice. This lure(the very first one I got several years ago from Cady) has been a very good one, so I still use it, but can also be very frustrating as my other weagles do not dive at all in most any water condition with a proper slack slap retreive. It is not beyond belief that you have a finicky one, but it might just end up being your best producer if you can put up with it...
Edited by Reef Hawg 10/8/2008 7:49 AM
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Location: lake st clair michigan | i had the same problem ...put on a stiff wire leader |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Yup. Hard wire leader, .055 or so works best for me. I WANT the Weagle to be capable of diving a bit. |
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| Put a bigger hook on the rear end. I put 5/0 Heavy Mustads on all of mine.
And Slow down 
Beav |
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Location: LOTW every chance I get | mseybert - 10/8/2008 5:02 AM
try leaving more slack in the line when you jerk down, and maybe slow down some too.
Yup, that is the advice I was given last year when I had the same problem and it worked for me. |
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Location: WI | Thanks guys, I don't use Flouro leaders so that isn't the issue. It sounds like maybe I'm just 'fishing it like a jackpot'. |
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Location: N.FIB | I noticed the same thing using it with a high speed real,I just had to slow it down a bit and it worked fine.Mine was with the 10 inch though |
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