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FAT-SKI |
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| dfkiii |
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 Location: Sawyer County, WI | |||
| curleytail |
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| I use Hardheads a LOT. I still do consider them a variation to a Bulldawg, kinda. I catch a lot more fish on Hardheads than bulldawgs, but I throw the HH a lot more. I do think the HH can catch more fish at times because it has a nice belly roll/wobble on the pull and pause that Dawgs really don't. The HH can also walk the dog a little bit better/easier than other rubber baits. That's about the only real reason I see that the HH could be a better trigger. Other differences: Weights let you fish the HH high and slow or deep and fast. HH hooks up very, very well Nice to just replace the tails for $3. Sound. I feel like the HH might push less water than Dawgs due to the shape, but they have a solid body the front hook can bang on to make some mechanical noise. I'd say one might not be better than the other here, just different. To a point they are similar, but also very different. If they didn't have the adjustable weight system and replaceable Kalins tail, I wouldn't be nearly as excited about them. Being able to adjust weights and turn the tail up or down makes the bait very versatile. Here's a fish from last weekend that decided to sample a walleye Hardhead. Attachments ----------------  087A.jpg (77KB - 218 downloads) | |||
| CiscoKid |
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Posts: 1906 Location: Oconto Falls, WI | |||
| frank |
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FAT-SKI - 7/16/2013 9:47 AM But just need some extra info to push me over in order to make the purchase. Then the question is, do I sell my bulldawgs? Heck yea.. Sell them all..  Honestly though.. Dawgs catch more 50"ers than probably any other bait besides a bucktial.. You've mentioned many times that you're still after your first 50", and regularly tell us that you don't throw much rubber.. See where I'm going with this one?? I'm guessing the 57 on the front page ate a dawg if that means anything... IMO hardheads look cool and catch some fish, but will NEVER replace a dawg.. Go get yourself a cisco UV pounder and let us know when you crack that 50.. | |||
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frank - 7/16/2013 11:52 AM FAT-SKI - 7/16/2013 9:47 AM But just need some extra info to push me over in order to make the purchase. Then the question is, do I sell my bulldawgs? Heck yea.. Sell them all.. Honestly though.. Dawgs catch more 50"ers than probably any other bait besides a bucktial.. You've mentioned many times that you're still after your first 50", and regularly tell us that you don't throw much rubber.. See where I'm going with this one?? I'm guessing the 57 on the front page ate a dawg if that means anything... IMO hardheads look cool and catch some fish, but will NEVER replace a dawg.. Go get yourself a cisco UV pounder and let us know when you crack that 50.. It doesn't mean anything because the front page fish ate a bucktail. Just giving you a hard time. I use the Hardheads a lot and love them but kept my Dawgs, Curly Sues, and Super D's. As much as I like the HH I figure all the other baits offer something a little different and at times might be what the fish prefer. Tucker | |||
| FAT-SKI |
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frank - 7/16/2013 11:52 AM FAT-SKI - 7/16/2013 9:47 AM But just need some extra info to push me over in order to make the purchase. Then the question is, do I sell my bulldawgs? Heck yea.. Sell them all.. Honestly though.. Dawgs catch more 50"ers than probably any other bait besides a bucktial.. You've mentioned many times that you're still after your first 50", and regularly tell us that you don't throw much rubber.. See where I'm going with this one?? I'm guessing the 57 on the front page ate a dawg if that means anything... IMO hardheads look cool and catch some fish, but will NEVER replace a dawg.. Go get yourself a cisco UV pounder and let us know when you crack that 50.. ---- See thats kinda what I thought. I bought my first double dawg pounder this eyar in hopes of popping the 50" this season. I have not even got the thing wet yet. Soon hopefully, but have not been out as much as I would like this season. Been doing a lot more bassin with the wife than I have fishing skis. But I gotta get back to it soon. Or after the rise and drop of water temps. Even if I do pull the trigger and get a hardhead. There are a few dawgs I would keep anyway. Just because of the reason you stated, each bait (though similar) offers differences and similarities. So I would still keep a few. But am becoming more and more intrigued in this bait. Still not 100% but we will see. I keep telling myself to throw more rubber when I am on the water, but am always finding myself defaulting to a blade bait, glider or jerk of some kind. I think I may have to force myself to do it, and only bring rubber on one of my upcoming trips. Even if its not the right tactic, just getting better with them is HUGE! | |||
| h2os2t |
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| You also need to consider there are millions of Dawgs out there and less than 10,000 HardHeads. Some lakes a Dawg is almost a native species. | |||
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| FAT-SKI |
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| Bucky_Musky |
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| Ja Rule |
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| Bucky_Musky |
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| CiscoKid |
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Posts: 1906 Location: Oconto Falls, WI | |||
| Bucky_Musky |
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| CiscoKid |
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Posts: 1906 Location: Oconto Falls, WI | tailup or down? - 7/17/2013 3:10 PM dawg will catch you the biggest fish,it dont matters where they are in the water column period'.let them use something versatile and you catch the hvy ones What are you basing this statement on? Yep dawgs catch lots of fish, and big ones. It's the majority of what a lot of anglers throw as well. Give Hardheads the same playing time once and see what happens. I have heard rumors that there are some pretty well known guys in the industry that have switched over to throwing hardheads rather than bulldawgs. It can't just be because they look cool. Tail Up or Down have you used the Hardhead and Buckethead, and given it the same amount of time as your beloved dawgs? | ||
| PSYS |
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Posts: 1030 Location: APPLETON, WI | TRAVIS / ROGER: I would've messaged you guys on FB, but Big Brother doesn't let me play on that site while I'm slaving away at work. HA! I picked up a couple of HH's from Roger last year but will be honest - I did not get to do much fishing last year and therefore, have not thrown these baits much at all. What's the consensus on how to work the HH? Is it a simple "pull - pause and reel up the slack"? Is there really any wrong way to work them? | ||
| CiscoKid |
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Posts: 1906 Location: Oconto Falls, WI | PSYS - 7/18/2013 12:44 PM TRAVIS / ROGER: I would've messaged you guys on FB, but Big Brother doesn't let me play on that site while I'm slaving away at work. HA! I picked up a couple of HH's from Roger last year but will be honest - I did not get to do much fishing last year and therefore, have not thrown these baits much at all. What's the consensus on how to work the HH? Is it a simple "pull - pause and reel up the slack"? Is there really any wrong way to work them? Here is a past post. Change things up until you find what works. Unlike guest I do not fish the HH the same as I did the Dawgs. http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=61... | ||
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