09-15-2011, 06:14 PM
[cool][#0000ff]1. The beads slide freely between the hook and the swivel connecting the leader to the line.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]2. When fishing potentially larger fish...like wipers and catfish...I upgrade from 6# to 8# on my reel. But I use 14# Excalibur for the leader. I don't get any breakoffs on the 8# but the larger diameter provides a bit more abrasion resistance. Some fish wrap the line around themselves or tangle around brush or rocks. If a fish has sharp spines or gill plates the extra protection can help.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]3.Super knot. I am planning to do a photo writeup on the KNOT. And I will include how to use it in making a quick n easy tandem rig...using a small swivel. Maybe during the weekend.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]4. Cats are not line shy. Heck, they take baited hooks that are right up against sinkers on sliding sinker rigs. And they eat all kinds of wierd stuff...like sticks and stones. The main reason I try to keep my rigs sorta stealthy is for the other species. Walleyes and wipers are not always as easygoing as kitties.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]5. You can use whole perch...with skin and spines intact. That is how predators are accustomed to having their meals served so no problem. But, when you prepare nice tasty strip morsels you can add in some flutter appeal by keeping them thin and cutting the bones away. When you hook them at one end and work them right they have a pulchritudinous flutter that adds to their appeal.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]6. Using the appropriate sized bait pieces can be important. I have had days when big cats would pick up big chunks of carp meat but would not take it down far enough inside their mouths until they had swum around with it for a while. Hookset attempts usually pulled out the hook or brought back in a mangled piece of bait. But when I started serving bite size bits I could set the hook on the strike and get lip hookups every time. But, there are other times when they gulp and go even on larger baits. All has to do with hunger and activity levels.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]7. You can put smoky flavor into fish with a liquid smoke product. The foil pouch works fine for hot cooked fish or meat. But to produce the nice dark smoky brown "semi jerky" I prefer it takes low and slow...and several pans of wood.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]2. When fishing potentially larger fish...like wipers and catfish...I upgrade from 6# to 8# on my reel. But I use 14# Excalibur for the leader. I don't get any breakoffs on the 8# but the larger diameter provides a bit more abrasion resistance. Some fish wrap the line around themselves or tangle around brush or rocks. If a fish has sharp spines or gill plates the extra protection can help.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]3.Super knot. I am planning to do a photo writeup on the KNOT. And I will include how to use it in making a quick n easy tandem rig...using a small swivel. Maybe during the weekend.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]4. Cats are not line shy. Heck, they take baited hooks that are right up against sinkers on sliding sinker rigs. And they eat all kinds of wierd stuff...like sticks and stones. The main reason I try to keep my rigs sorta stealthy is for the other species. Walleyes and wipers are not always as easygoing as kitties.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]5. You can use whole perch...with skin and spines intact. That is how predators are accustomed to having their meals served so no problem. But, when you prepare nice tasty strip morsels you can add in some flutter appeal by keeping them thin and cutting the bones away. When you hook them at one end and work them right they have a pulchritudinous flutter that adds to their appeal.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]6. Using the appropriate sized bait pieces can be important. I have had days when big cats would pick up big chunks of carp meat but would not take it down far enough inside their mouths until they had swum around with it for a while. Hookset attempts usually pulled out the hook or brought back in a mangled piece of bait. But when I started serving bite size bits I could set the hook on the strike and get lip hookups every time. But, there are other times when they gulp and go even on larger baits. All has to do with hunger and activity levels.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]7. You can put smoky flavor into fish with a liquid smoke product. The foil pouch works fine for hot cooked fish or meat. But to produce the nice dark smoky brown "semi jerky" I prefer it takes low and slow...and several pans of wood.[/#0000ff]
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