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Old 10-05-2005, 09:55 AM   #12
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I use a single Mustad 8/0 O'Shaunessy hook (sharperened often) with two 3/16 oz weights on each side of the hook and one in the tail and have missed very few fish so far. I wrap thread around the hook shank so that I can glue the sluggo to it. I think the O'shaunessy style is better than a siwash because it puts the point of the hook further back in the lure. I am going to rig up some double hook ones this winter and experiment to see if its worth the effort. These things really work great and the point about retrieving them relatively quickly is very important. I was fishing them too slow for a while and never had much luck. The first cast that I spead up the retrieve and held the rod parallel to the ground (to prevent the sluggo from rising up too much in the water column) I was rewarded with a 35 lb bass.

For the people who are already using the double hook rig, about how many fish do you catch on the average sluggo before its too torn up to use? I'm lucky to have a sluggo last 2 or 3 fish the way I rig them.

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