12-19-2002, 06:57 AM
[#ffffff][size 1][#000000][size 2][size 1]Hello Guys,[/size]
[size 1]Funny you ask, I used to use them as a kid growing up in Syracuse N.Y. to catch Northerns, and always hooked them through the mouth to obstruct their swimming as little as possible but hadn't tried it for over 20 years. [/size]
[size 1]I had also heard as you did that they work great for BIG CATS (and had just caught one so figured I'd give it a try) the other day made the very same mistake byrumjr mentioned (It is also illegal in Cal. which I didn't know at the time). [/size]
[size 1]It is a real shame because I didn't catch that monster cat I was after but hooked definitely my biggest bass ever (which I lost right at the top of the water, a blessing in disguise) which is how I found out it was illegal. After that great fish I was asking someone a very similar question you asked and he said very matter of factly "is that even legal", I checked the regs and sure enough, No it wasn't. So you definitely want to check the regs before you try it, if the answer is no its not legal there are some really realistic artificials that should get the job done, I'll be testing a couple out, let me know if you are interested and I'll let you know which ones produce.[/size][/size][/#000000][/size][/#ffffff]
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[size 1]Funny you ask, I used to use them as a kid growing up in Syracuse N.Y. to catch Northerns, and always hooked them through the mouth to obstruct their swimming as little as possible but hadn't tried it for over 20 years. [/size]
[size 1]I had also heard as you did that they work great for BIG CATS (and had just caught one so figured I'd give it a try) the other day made the very same mistake byrumjr mentioned (It is also illegal in Cal. which I didn't know at the time). [/size]
[size 1]It is a real shame because I didn't catch that monster cat I was after but hooked definitely my biggest bass ever (which I lost right at the top of the water, a blessing in disguise) which is how I found out it was illegal. After that great fish I was asking someone a very similar question you asked and he said very matter of factly "is that even legal", I checked the regs and sure enough, No it wasn't. So you definitely want to check the regs before you try it, if the answer is no its not legal there are some really realistic artificials that should get the job done, I'll be testing a couple out, let me know if you are interested and I'll let you know which ones produce.[/size][/size][/#000000][/size][/#ffffff]
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