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| Anyone,What is the best way to keep that sucker in the strike-zone?Seems I add some weight to my line then look back and my bait is at the surface! [:(] how much weight works good for say 10"-12" bait?To fish 14'-18'foot down.In 8years I have never sucker fished and I want to get good at it ,but am not having much luck!ANY TIPS WELCOMED!
Thanx Jeff |
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| Rubber core weights dude!!! Come over tommorrow night and we'll rig one up. Seems the ones that like to stay up, need a little more lead above the leader. Are you using a rubber band or a single hook to drag your quick set? Seems the rubber banded suckers stay down better. I like adding a "butt dart" too, adds flash and helps keep them down, and slightly subdued. |
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| Rubbercore sinkers 3/4 or 1oz works best. One more if you have the equiptment to run them behind a 3 pound downrigger ball. I use a small snap like you would find on a offshore planner board and adjust to a light setting. I like this because its easy to adjust depth. Run the Sucker 6 to 8 feet behind the ball and cruse and cast like normal. (legal on my water)
You crank your downrigger rod down and wait for it to trip like a "tip up". [;)]
HandyMan: Email me!! |
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| Thanx you Musky getters,I am definatly taking notes~Jeff |
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| Rubber sinker attatched to the rig helps for sure. I use a a quick strike rig on suckers over 10 inches. However I use the single hook in the yail and add the treble in the back, I place the rubber core near the treble . By doinf this I find the sucker swims without getting snagged up and the musy can swallow it without the leader getting in his way.
I believe many muskies srike a sucker only to spit it out because of the leader. Why make it hard for then to swallow your bait. Gice it a try.
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On 9/25/2001 5:11:36 PM
Rubber sinker attatched to the rig helps for sure. I use a a quick strike rig on suckers over 10 inches. However I use the single hook in the yail and add the treble in the back, I place the rubber core near the treble . By doinf this I find the sucker swims without getting snagged up and the musy can swallow it without the leader getting in his way.
I believe many muskies srike a sucker only to spit it out because of the leader. Why make it hard for then to swallow your bait. Gice it a try.
Don Pfeiffer
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Don - I am sure you did not mean "swallow" when you referred to the quick strike rig. I don't mean to get nitpicky here but I think it is important to watch terminology when dealing with live-baiting.
As far as getting the bait down deep... good idea Jason.. never thought of the dowrigger![:bigsmile:] If you don't have a dowrigger then maybe just adding more weight would do the trick. if 3/4 or 1 oz. rubber core do not work then just upsize to 1 1/2 or 1 3/4.
Dan Hardy |
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| I use a rubber core sinker about 3 to 4 feet in front of the sucker. Try to use as little weight a possible to get the depth you need. If the boat is drifting to fast, I will back troll into the waves to work a area if I want to slow down a bit.
Snap weights will work but are a little expensive.
The Down Rigger thing that Jason uses work good also! |
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| O.K guys now I am confused,if I am fishing with bait less then 10",I use a single circle or khale hook? Is that safe to do?I have been trying and can only get medium size bait around home!Still taking notes! Jeff |
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| Use a true mustad circle hook 10/0.. That would be the best in your timber.
Cabella's has them, but you have to ask for them. |
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| I don't really use suckers very much, but don't they usually go to the bottom? When i get them (which isn't very often) I just let line out (no casting) and let the sucker swim all by itself It seems to go pretty far down. Of course maybe thats why a sucker has never caught me one hmm... |
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| Thanx Jason,I know you got the know!!!!!!!Am working on the mother-in-law as we speak! Jeff
P.S-Do I want the suckfish hooked to swim forward or/backward?Stupid,but I am zee ROOKIE! |
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| Forward works great for me and the stinkin sucker. |
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