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04-27-2011, 11:46 AM
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catch 'em up
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 33
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Butterfly Jigging the Ditch
Anybody try butterfly jigs in the canal? They work off Chatham and Monomoy...Not sure if I want $15+ jigs bouncing the rocky bottom, I guess it's no different than losing a $15 plug to a blue or a bad knott...
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04-27-2011, 08:04 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: carver,
Posts: 465
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Yup, they are fished in the ditch and are very effective.
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04-27-2011, 11:36 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: newport
Posts: 1,136
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In the Deep Force jig series I have a 5 oz and a 3 oz. rigged with assist hooks. The 3 oz also comes with a bucktail. These will be a$$ kickers in the canal this spring!
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04-27-2011, 11:41 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Dedham MA
Posts: 98
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I lose 1-2 jigs every time I fish the canal. I very rarely ever lose a plug. I'm definitely not putting $15 jigs in the ditch.
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04-28-2011, 06:40 AM
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zziplex lover
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: upper cape cod, MA
Posts: 856
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I snapped a butterfly jig off while fishing the ditch last year......It really hurts to watch that jig disappear......$$$$$$.bye,bye...........
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04-28-2011, 07:27 AM
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You rang?
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Lowell
Posts: 946
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I love fishing with metal but the cost is just stupid.
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04-28-2011, 07:31 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bethany CT
Posts: 2,883
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Crippled herring for half or third of the cost is pretty darn effective. Not sure if the butterfly jig is enough of an improvement to justify the cost considering how often they will be donated.
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No, no, no. we’re 30… 30, three zero.
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04-29-2011, 06:55 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 151
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Lost a couple of crippled herring last year due to sheer stupidity. Scared what would happen if I were to throw even more expensive jigs in there
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04-29-2011, 07:48 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 5,238
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Like stated above, the crippled herring can be really effective fished deep and at less than half the cost. Also, I'd think you'd be crazy to throw a butterfly jig with those assist hooks on them - just something else swinging around to get wedged into something on the bottom.
Joe, that 3oz jig looks interesting. If I buy one and it isn't actually an a$$ kicker at the canal this spring, can I get a refund?  |
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04-30-2011, 09:10 AM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BOSOX
Anybody try butterfly jigs in the canal? They work off Chatham and Monomoy...Not sure if I want $15+ jigs bouncing the rocky bottom, I guess it's no different than losing a $15 plug to a blue or a bad knott...
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You'll lose about 20 times more lures to the bottom, than to bluefish and bad knots. And if you fish there regularly, you can up that to 100 times more.
I use the cheap Sea Striker knockoffs of the old Megabait tins for my Canal metal. |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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04-30-2011, 04:57 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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RoyL got a nice 40 plus lber on one a couple years back.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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05-01-2011, 08:14 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Sandwich MA
Posts: 107
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I bought 10em of at the mass bass show for 10.00 a pop...well see how they fish this year.
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05-01-2011, 09:00 AM
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zziplex lover
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: upper cape cod, MA
Posts: 856
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zimmy
Crippled herring for half or third of the cost is pretty darn effective. Not sure if the butterfly jig is enough of an improvement to justify the cost considering how often they will be donated.
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Ya.....I do not think they out do a crippled herring by much.....Not enough to justify the big difference in cost anyway........ |
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05-02-2011, 08:19 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Shrewsbury,ma
Posts: 369
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Glad the kid found a mold that looks like a 4 oz. MegaBait. A little hard to pour but it's worth it. O.........and they work.
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Big Daddy-Bob Sr.
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05-03-2011, 08:58 PM
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catch 'em up
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 33
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Thanks all for the responses...
I picked up some $8 jigs from bass pro that I'll be trying before I tie on one of the shimano butterflies...
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05-03-2011, 09:22 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: halfway to Canada
Posts: 276
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BOSOX
Thanks all for the responses...
I picked up some $8 jigs from bass pro that I'll be trying before I tie on one of the shimano butterflies...
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Those work just fine. No need for the expensive Shimanos. |
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05-04-2011, 05:02 AM
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Eels
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Cape Cod,MA.
Posts: 3,333
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BobT
Glad the kid found a mold that looks like a 4 oz. MegaBait. A little hard to pour but it's worth it. O.........and they work.
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Those Mega baits were awesome,they had a nice finish on-em  |
Live bait sharp hooks and timing is all you need
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