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Originally Posted by Clogston29
i rig them A.B. style too. only rigged a few and this was actually the first fish that i landed on one. doubled 50 lb dacron to the tail hook.
the only thing I do different than Al is that I don't solder the hook. i use a metal epoxy putty and form the bulge to tie the head off to with that. i basically mold a thin layer of the putty around the hook shank with a bulge about 1/2" down from the eye and through the eye of the hook and it holds in place well. it doesn't hold well if you just form the bulge on the hook (relying on shear bond) and don't "tie" it through the eye of the hook.
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Cool. Glad to hear it worked out. Your story is like many I've experienced with regard to bigger fish taking the rigged over the live. One night at Highland light several years ago we were catching 20# fish and Al B's partner John joined us and began taking upper 30# fish right in front of us on the rigged . It happened many more times too.
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