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Sluggo Rigging
I fished the 9" sluggos with a single 8/0 mustad o'shaunessy hook all this season and rarely missed fish, really missed no more than I would have with any other lure plug. I wrap the top inch or so of the hook shank with either thread or braided line (I use braid that's either left over at the end of a spool or already used and ready to be changed) and glue the sluggo to that. I think if you are going to use the single hook, using one with a long shank, such as the o'shaunessy style, is important because it puts the point further back in the body but that's just me.
I'm rigging some up with two hooks now to do a side by side comparison this season. I took some out for a test yesterday and the ones rigged with two gami octopus hooks do have alittle more action, probably because they are alittle more balanced weight wise and because the shank of the head hook is shorter allowing it to pivot more.
The main problem I'm having with rigging the two hook setup is getting the sluggo to slide over the braid after the zap-a-gap is applied. It seams to bond instantly and I can't get the head to come out as good as I'd like. It comes out better if I let the glue on the braid dry, then slide it on, then insert the zap-a-gap into the head using the little pointed applicator it comes with but I don't get quite as good of a bond. Does anybody have any advise on this? Do they make a slower setting zap-a-gap?
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