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Originally posted by bloocrab
Ricky......just mention S-B at the drive thru window....and I'll give all the 7 minute burgers. I work at the one with the big Burger King sign....brick faced building with windows on 3 sides.
If anyone needs hair-nets, let me know. They can be used in some interesting situations, not rated for PG sites though.
...please, let's get back on topic.
Striprman,...when you put a chunk of herring on the hook with the live herring..doesn't it wear him down, the weight of the chunk that is? ...and how do you fit both on the same hook, or do you use a trebble hook and utilize all 3 hooks?
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You are confused. The proper technique is to empale the subject bait individually. The technique I use is to impale either a whole herring (live or dead) on to the hook, or a "chunk" of herring individually. I have not tried the "combination" technique. It might work, but I believe it would "overload" the hook capacity and defeat the hook design, in the end, causing "mis-strikes" and loss of a "solid" hookup. I believe you are correct when you state that placing a "chunk" on the same hook might "wear him down". I have never seen that technique employed, possibly due to what you have observed, that the live herring bait would get "worn out".
On the other hand, impaling "chunks" on a treble hook (1 chunk impaled on each of the 3 "spears") may bring a strike, but I do not believe that it would be more effective than a single chunk impaled on 1 or 2 "spears" of the treble hook, and in fact may deplete your bait sooner than if individual "chunks" are used.
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