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08-26-2005, 08:47 AM
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sick of bluefish
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 8,672
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redgill problem
I started using redgills this year and keep having the same problem. I keep losing my tails. I know what you're thinking, bluefish, but...Im am 99.99% sure there were no blues around. This has happend after a few casts and sometimes after a few trips. anyone else experience this?
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08-26-2005, 09:04 AM
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Night Stalker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: ............
Posts: 3,605
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Happened to me on a few occasions. Just the paddle on the end of the tail that gives it action seems to come off. I also have not been able to blame it on blues.
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08-26-2005, 09:34 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
Posts: 8,555
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Try not bringing the shank so far down the body before exiting. Use a shorter shank hook and exit at least 1/2 inch to 3/4 in front of the place it goes to the skinny flat tail.
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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08-26-2005, 09:38 AM
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
Posts: 4,374
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could they be shad? not sure if they have teeth but i was fishing one morning where shad were flopping around and my storms kept coming back with little stubby tails....  |
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08-26-2005, 03:24 PM
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No Shorts On
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bassachusetts
Posts: 1,109
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I could have sworn that not too long ago, there was a thread discussing this same problem. I thought someone said it was the lure itself. Something to do with the mold being broken and replaced so the tails were actually molded seperately??
MikeCC know about this? Maybe he could shed some light on this one!
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Bob Thomas
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08-26-2005, 04:21 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 1,990
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Bob, I thought that was the old Storm lures, when they were first introduced
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Sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. - Morpheus
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08-26-2005, 07:53 PM
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Plug Builder in Training
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: wareham MA
Posts: 4,046
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Only problem I have seen is the hook going thru the tail during a cast.
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08-26-2005, 10:04 PM
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No Shorts On
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bassachusetts
Posts: 1,109
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Krispy,
You know...I think you're right. Maybe I should stop drinking!
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Bob Thomas
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08-26-2005, 11:17 PM
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Registered LUser
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Mashpee, MA
Posts: 643
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My redgills get curly after a few casts from the hook going up the body, but I've never lost one, or even half of one, short of to the people I fish with. I've been using the same redgill since I first bought them last season. Maybe I got a good batch? The superman redgills?
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The worst day fishing is better than the best day working. ...Wait a minute, my work IS fishing. Sweet.
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