Thread: 12 inch sluggos
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Old 07-01-2009, 01:59 PM   #7
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That may be true that you avoid schoolies but you're also potentially missing big fish. I've seen many good fish taken on the rear hook. I think a friend that has landed his share of 30# fish has commented that the big ones always come on the back hook for some reason. He is fishing them fast like Steve's articles recommend which I think has alot to do with it.

I agree that the cost of the 12" sluggos is rediculous.
I typically only fish unweighted rubber when things are really slow and the fish are real finicky - only a slow, jerky retrieve. Picked up two 40" fish almost back to back this past Saturday using that method with a 9" GotStryper - both on the pause.

I keep an assortment with some tandem rigged/weighted for quicker retrieves, single hooks unweighted for slower retrieves in the upper-water column, and single hooks weighted to sift through the schoolies when getting down deeper.
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