Today's Triangle......11/21/12

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on November 26, 2012 at 3:46pm

It's a good question John, I'm still experimenting with tuning these baits......I'm far from a spoon guru! LOL

Comment by John Sheehan on November 26, 2012 at 11:38am

I see Jeffrey ,I can't argue with your success rate when tightlining!

 

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 26, 2012 at 11:24am

Smart guys....

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on November 26, 2012 at 9:53am

As David suggested John...the eye ends up on the single wire section of the split ring.  For casting spoons I would not like this set up but I've had good results with the relatively few fish I've caught with the spoon hanging either tight lined vertically or under a float......Just the other day I caught more than a dozen channel cat and missed only one and had similar results on bigger bluegill....the octopus is a very nice circle hook to tip with live bait. I do understand the hook set concerns and would not like this arrangement for casting. 

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 26, 2012 at 9:16am

hmmmm, good point on the leverage thing.....

Comment by John Sheehan on November 26, 2012 at 9:01am

Don't want the fish throwing the hook due to leverage with too small an eye.

I'm thinking Firetiger patterns exxagerate a Yellow Perch look.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 26, 2012 at 8:09am

Hey John, Ive run into this while tinkering with other home made lure ideas... The small eyes on these and other hooks will fit on the single wire section of the split ring, but wont slip onto the doubled sections. It causes some problems when using trailers, in fact, because the reduced movement may cause the trailer to hang up.

Comment by John Sheehan on November 26, 2012 at 7:37am

Jeffrey ,how'd you get those octopus hooks to fit on the rings ? Didn't think the eyes were big enough for that!

Comment by Vince Fusco on November 26, 2012 at 7:14am

I have had good luck with firetiger rooster tails too. 

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 26, 2012 at 6:50am

It is probably the single "non-realistic" pattern that produces best.

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