04-09-2009, 10:33 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Everything we do in fishing is pretty much a matter of personal preference. My preferences are the result of a lot of experimentation and being totally in tune with the type of fishing I am doing. Fishing from a tube, I cannot blast across the lake at mach 7 to troll all day for them. I have to first find them and then finesse them. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I need to make long casts with light lures. 12 pound braid won't git 'er done. But, the 6# Excalibur I use casts well, is very strong for its diameter and is very abrasion resistant. As long as I balance the length and strength of the rod, with the line, and a good reel with a good drag...and tie good knots...I do not fear losing fish. While I have had doubles break off...pulling against each other...I have never broken off a single fish while using my system. NEVER.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of the tricks/tactics I began using last year...to good effect...is to quit using the blood knot dropper and to use a small crane swivel for the tandem rig. I tie the top loop of the swivel to my line. Then I tie two lengths of leader to the bottom loop. One about 10" to 12" and the other about 24" to 30". Obviously I tie on two jigs to the leaders. The swivel arrangement is a stronger connection than the blood knot. It also reduces line twist between the two jigs. They come in completely untwisted on every cast...and the small swivel does not seem to bother the fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Tandem rigs for walleyes have been a standard among the Utah Lake walleye chasers for many years. Use different colors, same colors or whatever your little heart desires. But, in the murky water, the wallies use sound vibration to hunt and the extra lure adds to the sonic attraction. I personally think that sometimes the first lure wakes them up and then they "yawn" for the second one to come by. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Now, you mentioned crankbait combos. BINGO. One of my favorite ways to fish a crank for some species is to put a jig on a dropper ahead of the crank...both for weight and to add to the "buffet" effect of multiple offerings. When fishing for trout, putting a fly on a dropper ahead of the crank creates the illusion of a small baitfish chasing an insect. Big bad troutskis try to spoil the party by eating one or the other.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That crank and fly can work well on wallies and whities too. A big white streamer or zonker ahead of the bottom lure will trail out above the hardware and wave enticingly. Often gets more action than the action lure.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are no absolutes in fishing. Never say never and never say always. But, always be ready to try something different if the fish want something different.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I need to make long casts with light lures. 12 pound braid won't git 'er done. But, the 6# Excalibur I use casts well, is very strong for its diameter and is very abrasion resistant. As long as I balance the length and strength of the rod, with the line, and a good reel with a good drag...and tie good knots...I do not fear losing fish. While I have had doubles break off...pulling against each other...I have never broken off a single fish while using my system. NEVER.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of the tricks/tactics I began using last year...to good effect...is to quit using the blood knot dropper and to use a small crane swivel for the tandem rig. I tie the top loop of the swivel to my line. Then I tie two lengths of leader to the bottom loop. One about 10" to 12" and the other about 24" to 30". Obviously I tie on two jigs to the leaders. The swivel arrangement is a stronger connection than the blood knot. It also reduces line twist between the two jigs. They come in completely untwisted on every cast...and the small swivel does not seem to bother the fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Tandem rigs for walleyes have been a standard among the Utah Lake walleye chasers for many years. Use different colors, same colors or whatever your little heart desires. But, in the murky water, the wallies use sound vibration to hunt and the extra lure adds to the sonic attraction. I personally think that sometimes the first lure wakes them up and then they "yawn" for the second one to come by. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Now, you mentioned crankbait combos. BINGO. One of my favorite ways to fish a crank for some species is to put a jig on a dropper ahead of the crank...both for weight and to add to the "buffet" effect of multiple offerings. When fishing for trout, putting a fly on a dropper ahead of the crank creates the illusion of a small baitfish chasing an insect. Big bad troutskis try to spoil the party by eating one or the other.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That crank and fly can work well on wallies and whities too. A big white streamer or zonker ahead of the bottom lure will trail out above the hardware and wave enticingly. Often gets more action than the action lure.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are no absolutes in fishing. Never say never and never say always. But, always be ready to try something different if the fish want something different.[/#0000ff]
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