12-14-2023, 05:01 PM
(12-14-2023, 01:55 PM)SkunkedAgain Wrote: How well do these work compared to the jaw jackers? I bent up some hangers the other day, now I need to put one together and see if I can tune it to work well... Last couple years I've kind of went away from the JJ's, but last year I only caught one fish with my JJ, but it was the biggest bass in the ice challenge last winter... So I'll probably keep one out just in case... Funny how some years they work well and other years not so much... Wonder what the difference is??? Later Jeff
As far as I am concerned, the real issue with any of them, even commercial models, is getting the depth exactly right, and setting the sensitivity to match the fish, the bite, and various lures. I made and used a bunch of models similar to what has been posted here, before I thought of the bucket-style, too. They all work fine.
One reason I like the bucket model is that the sensitivity of the trigger is easily adjusted by changing the length of the string holding the trigger bit. Also allows for adjustments to accommodate longer or shorter poles, etc.....
But, honestly, I cant imagine a "real" Jaw-Jacker working BETTER.......although maybe they are a little easier to use? Less fussy? Like TD said, I don't always (maybe rarely) find occasion or conditions where I benefit from having one, anyway. I have had a few times they were incredibly productive to have off to the side doing the dead-stick work, but if the bite is on, no need.