speaking of pogies, I think it was an article by Ron Powers in the fisherman or OTW, but he had an interesting suggestion of putting a treble hook on the front and back of a kastmaster or other metal to snag bait fish. I guess the thinking is that the erratic action of the tin would move around more than a regular weighted treble and make it easier to snag something on the two hooks.
anyone ever try this? or how do you snag?

i get a permit and use a gill net. but if you want to snag they sell the treble hooks pre-weighted with lead so you can really fling them and theyl sink quick, once you get it in a school its just repeated sharp jerks

Matt, I have never had a problem snagging them with a weighted treble, it's easy and fast. sounds like it would work but I want to get bait and get to fishing ASAP

speaking of pogies, I think it was an article by Ron Powers in the fisherman or OTW, but he had an interesting suggestion of putting a treble hook on the front and back of a kastmaster or other metal to snag bait fish. I guess the thinking is that the erratic action of the tin would move around more than a regular weighted treble and make it easier to snag something on the two hooks.
anyone ever try this? or how do you snag?

Yes. I did that very thing last year, but it did not work too well. I did not have a weighted treble so I snagged them with a cast master, then thought that I could do better with the two trebles. Ended up taking the front one off.

I use a high low snag rig when snagging bait. Weighted treble on the bottom, un-weighted treble about 14" above that. Works pissah from the kayak.

good to know guys, thanks. So a weighted treble is now on my list for the RISAA show.

yea i wouldnt even sweat it trying to find one at the show any tackle store thats half way decent should carry them and theyre not too pricey

7/0, 8/0 treble with a 1 or 2oz bank sinker over one of the hooks... Thats all i used to do... mustad bronze hook too... a hook stop or the plastic from the inside of a soda bottle cap will keep the sinker from falling off...

if u r in a boat get a 8 ft mono throw net or weight treble hooks

Try tying a couple pieces of stiff mono onto the leader/swivel 18" in front of the weighted treble. Tie them so they stick out perpendicular to the line. They act like an alarm, especially with braid. you can feel them brush against the pogie, then snap, snag that little bastard. great if you think they are theyre or saves your arm and your buddies in the boat if you get a little aggressive with your snages

When you're blind snagging at night (casting to sound rather than a visual), or snagging in shallower waters, if your hooks are sharp enough, just simply reeling in quickly can also produce. You can't always wait to feel em' cuz you might catch bottom and you don't want to just keep foolishly casting and yanking at empty water if you're no where near them. You'll just keep spooking them and keeping them down. You'll feel them bumping the line when you're in em', that's when you hammer back at 45 degrees. The problem with the weighted snag hooks is sometimes the hooks used on the smaller models don't extend far enough and you get a lot of missed snags. With the larger weighted snag hooks, the opening or gap on the hook(s) is much larger which increases your chances, but also makes the "snagger" heavier, and obviously sinks faster. It often helps to outcast the school, reel in with your tip high...as you approach them, slow down or even pause allowing your "snagger" to descend, lower your tip, feel for bumps and JERK away.
This is what works for me anyway - :fishin: