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Slipknot · 07-20-2005, 08:52 PM

Have any of you that use these clips ever lost a plug when hooking up with fish using a pencil popper?

I had it happen twice in a row to 2 plugs. First it was a large howdy type plug that I made myself and had been getting some good bass on. Then it was a Mac blue mackeral pencil and both times I would feel the fish hit, then nothing and I was shocked as I reeled in the snap only, the line didn't break, the clip was still there so the only thing I can think of is that the action of poppping the plug caused the clip to spin around and get in position to be pulled out when the fish hit. Maybe if I put a large splitring on all my pencils it will not happen ever again

07-20-2005, 08:52 PM	#1
Slipknot Super Moderator iTrader: (0) Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Middleboro MA Posts: 17,125	Breakaway clips and pencil poppers Have any of you that use these clips ever lost a plug when hooking up with fish using a pencil popper? I had it happen twice in a row to 2 plugs. First it was a large howdy type plug that I made myself and had been getting some good bass on. Then it was a Mac blue mackeral pencil and both times I would feel the fish hit, then nothing and I was shocked as I reeled in the snap only, the line didn't break, the clip was still there so the only thing I can think of is that the action of poppping the plug caused the clip to spin around and get in position to be pulled out when the fish hit. Maybe if I put a large splitring on all my pencils it will not happen ever again Last edited by Slipknot; 07-21-2005 at 08:05 PM..
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