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05-25-2005, 02:40 PM
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Keep The Change
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#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&, can you get enough weight into one of them to cast with a conventional rig? I am interested in trying them, but I am concerned that they may be too light to cast properly on a conventional rig that starts out at 3/4 of an ounce...What is your experience?
They do look like the ticket though, I know that sluggos are DEADLY as far as the fish are concerned.
I did see the article Joe did on SRI about Steve's rigs
http://www.surfcasting-rhodeisland.c...g_Sluggos.aspx |
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05-25-2005, 03:01 PM
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I fish the 9 inch sluggo on a 1 - 2oz jig.
The key for any type of rigging with Sluggos is to keep it straight.
If the hook is off, it will cause the Sluggo to swim oddly, even though sometimes the fish could care less. I have also rigged them in a modified Carolina rig style, rigging the Sluggo according to the package and adding the beads and 2 oz egg sinker. This works. My "go to rigging would have to be the 9 inch on the jig head.
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05-25-2005, 03:06 PM
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hey way right.
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"go to rigging would have to be the 9 inch on the jig head.
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05-25-2005, 04:13 PM
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Steve has peaked my interest in these things however I must say, the other night his fish to hook ratio was not as good as mine with the live eel, I just dont know, I am not ready to give up live eels by anymeans but I am going to fish these more. As for casting them I have no problem with conventional gear but, I am used to it it is of course lighter than most lures so you need to make sure your thumb is guarding the spool or its birdnest city, If I fish these it will be on a lighter rod like the ST.CROIX Tidemaster HC80HF.
Last edited by eelman; 05-25-2005 at 04:22 PM..
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05-25-2005, 04:15 PM
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7/0 Gamakatsu Octopus or Live Bait Hook (head hook)
5/0 Gamakatsu Octopus or Live Bait Hook (tail hook)
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05-25-2005, 04:36 PM
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Sluggos are okay, but try these.
Ledgerunner Baits
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The future ain't what it used to be. --Yogi Berra
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05-25-2005, 04:41 PM
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I have some of both sizes of Ledgerunner jerk baits.
My suggestion would be to try these because what if you weren't able to get eels and you wanted to fish? Would you waste time driving around looking for a bait shop that has some? Or maybe just skip fishing until the next shipment comes in? With these plastic "imitations", you are only limited by how much time you want to spent fishing, and how long it will take to get there.
(Note that I don't think ANYONE would just "skip fishing", but I had to include that option.)
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