06-18-2007, 06:36 PM
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No, I never try to weigh down my curly tail grubs. The lead heads seem to do just fine at getting them right in the zone (about 5-7 feet down). In fact, with the water at Willard as low as it has been this year, I went shopping for some good jig heads that were a lot lighter than what I normally use just to keep them from dragging on the bottom. I wish I could quote you actual sizes (weights) but I'm not good with numbers that way. I can't look at a lead head (or a nut or bolt for that mater) and say what size it is. I kind of wonder if the fact that I run FireLine rather than monofilament might be a reason for my lures going deeper.
I think that the "old reliable" type lures (Prism Shad and the like) work best after mid to late June (just around the corner). They mimic the young shad as they begin to mature. Until then, I think that those old reliables are just a little large to mimic shad forage. Before that (Spring to now) I can't figure out why the wipers take what they take or why it varies from year to year. Many times I've wished I could be a fish for a day just to see and think what fish see and think. It would be my luck that I would be in the deep fry before the end of that day.[/#002850][/font][/size]
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No, I never try to weigh down my curly tail grubs. The lead heads seem to do just fine at getting them right in the zone (about 5-7 feet down). In fact, with the water at Willard as low as it has been this year, I went shopping for some good jig heads that were a lot lighter than what I normally use just to keep them from dragging on the bottom. I wish I could quote you actual sizes (weights) but I'm not good with numbers that way. I can't look at a lead head (or a nut or bolt for that mater) and say what size it is. I kind of wonder if the fact that I run FireLine rather than monofilament might be a reason for my lures going deeper.
I think that the "old reliable" type lures (Prism Shad and the like) work best after mid to late June (just around the corner). They mimic the young shad as they begin to mature. Until then, I think that those old reliables are just a little large to mimic shad forage. Before that (Spring to now) I can't figure out why the wipers take what they take or why it varies from year to year. Many times I've wished I could be a fish for a day just to see and think what fish see and think. It would be my luck that I would be in the deep fry before the end of that day.[/#002850][/font][/size]
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