Dont know if anyone caught The Hunt for Big Fish on tv. I was always wondering if Larry ever caught stripers before. He was off the Cape with P Sabile, throwing topwater.

I saw that show. Boy, did they hit it right . . .or what?
Moog

ITs on again right now on VS, 130PM

Its nice to see Patrick ditching the tail hook on the magic swimmer. Dahlberg should have done it on the stick shad as well.

That episode was awsome. I need to go fishing.

Its nice to see Patrick ditching the tail hook on the magic swimmer. Dahlberg should have done it on the stick shad as well.

Why no tail hook on the stick shad?
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probly increases wiggle, like when u take the back hook off a redfin. the arse goes up and wags? verification?

With the pressure they put on those fish, no chance they're using stock hardware. Didn't RoyL mention that the Sebiles are freshwater plugs?:grins:

Why no tail hook on the stick shad?
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The reason i dont use a tail hook is that 3 of the first 5 fish i got on them went back with only one eye. The hooks are perfectly spaced to get one in the mouth and one in the eye of 20-24 pound fish. After taking the rear hook off i didn't notice any real difference in hook up success. I also ditched the hook on the magic swimmer because it fouled frequently.