02-27-2006, 06:28 PM
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[font "Comic Sans MS"] Using a stinger hook on the jig is helpful with short strikes and prevents you from missing a lot of fish.[/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I hate to contradict you but a stinger can make a mess of a fish. I guess if you plan on keeping everything you catch, a stinger can help but stingers can cripple a fish good and that is a bad thing when the possibilities of hooking a native cutthroat that must be released is a possibility.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]If you think you need a stinger do not use trebles tied to the main jighead hook. These can get caught in the gills or taken deep where it is almost impossible to extract without killing a fish. They are really meant to snag a fish if the main jighead hook can't get the job done on the strike. Use a trailer hook with a bit of vinyl tubing to keep it in place on the jig. The trailer hook/vinyl tube set up are more apt to hook the fish in the roof of the mouth like a standard jighead will make it easier to extract the hook without crippling or killing the fish.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]There is really no need to use a stinger with tubes less than 4"-5" long. The chance on a short strike is remote because the fish, even smaller fish, can take the entire jig into it's mouth. Good quality hooks, like Gamakatsus in your jigheads will do a fine job of hooking fish up. I doubt there are people using the big toras out there right now. In my opinion, these are the only folks who should consider using a stinger at all. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]JMHO. I hate to see those fish maimed, crippled, or killed just to get the hook up.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"] Using a stinger hook on the jig is helpful with short strikes and prevents you from missing a lot of fish.[/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I hate to contradict you but a stinger can make a mess of a fish. I guess if you plan on keeping everything you catch, a stinger can help but stingers can cripple a fish good and that is a bad thing when the possibilities of hooking a native cutthroat that must be released is a possibility.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]If you think you need a stinger do not use trebles tied to the main jighead hook. These can get caught in the gills or taken deep where it is almost impossible to extract without killing a fish. They are really meant to snag a fish if the main jighead hook can't get the job done on the strike. Use a trailer hook with a bit of vinyl tubing to keep it in place on the jig. The trailer hook/vinyl tube set up are more apt to hook the fish in the roof of the mouth like a standard jighead will make it easier to extract the hook without crippling or killing the fish.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]There is really no need to use a stinger with tubes less than 4"-5" long. The chance on a short strike is remote because the fish, even smaller fish, can take the entire jig into it's mouth. Good quality hooks, like Gamakatsus in your jigheads will do a fine job of hooking fish up. I doubt there are people using the big toras out there right now. In my opinion, these are the only folks who should consider using a stinger at all. [/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]JMHO. I hate to see those fish maimed, crippled, or killed just to get the hook up.[/size][/black][/font]
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