Help - Tail dress but no hook, how? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Nebe · 05-07-2005, 03:21 PM

why would you have to re-wire a plug if you use a screw eye??? Salty sells perfect stainless screw eyes for this and I do it on some of my swimmers. Its nice because the threads on the screw eye really hold the thread nice. The screw eyes come with an open eye, so all you do is crimp the loop of the eye around your tail loop.

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No tail hook = no saber toothed golden eyed bastaages

Tagger · 05-07-2005, 03:38 PM

I use stainless screw eyes I get from moores lures.. You can buy them open ,, closed .. in different lengths.. I think the thread on the screw hold the rap better .. there cheap ..

Moses · 05-07-2005, 04:33 PM

Thanks for all the replies guys. I have plenty of screw eyes from my "non thru drilled" days so I am going to try some out. I'll post my results once done.

nightfighter · 05-07-2005, 04:46 PM

No tail hook = no saber toothed golden eyed bastaages

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Eben, so I take it that you believe because blues will slash the prey in the aft end, as opposed to a striper that wants to inhale it and therefore is targeting the head, not having a tail hook will reduce the number of blue hook ups????

Hows dat for a run on sentence

If this is true, someone ought to dehook all of Clammer's gear

Nebe · 05-07-2005, 05:36 PM

Absolutely Nightfighter. Its especially true when your fishing a metal lip nice and slow. Not once have I had a bass hit the tail... not once. Bloos on the otherhand will always whack the tail. Bass swallow bait whole so they have learned that swallowing a baitfish head first is less dangerous for them, while the bloo chomps their fish. chomping the tail first imobilizes the fish so they can chomp away at the rest of it..........

Diamond Tackle · 05-08-2005, 10:59 PM

How about the old Mustad squid eyes, I have a bunch in size #4/0, boxed per 100. A #3 split ring fits nicely thru the hole,the wire is even flattened on the end so the wrap would not come off.
I can have Norb Post a pic tomorow.

Moses · 05-09-2005, 07:11 AM

Tinman - Get that pic posted, txs

Sudsy · 05-10-2005, 07:33 PM

All those bits of leftover SS wire are perfect for tails. Just twist a loop and tie it up. I use small inexpensive split rings to attach them to the plug.

NJTackle · 05-10-2005, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Tinman

How about the old Mustad squid eyes, I have a bunch in size #4/0, boxed per 100. A #3 split ring fits nicely thru the hole,the wire is even flattened on the end so the wrap would not come off.
I can have Norb Post a pic tomorow.

Here are the pictures of the squid eyes. Tell me what you think Moses.
Overall Length: 0.945"
Inside Ring Diameter: 0.077"
Outside Ring Diameter: 0.190"
Wire Diameter: 0.060"

Jigman · 05-10-2005, 09:08 PM

Those squid things are a cool idea. Could they also be done open eye so you would not need a split ring, or do the rings help them swing better?

Jigman

NIB · 05-11-2005, 05:08 AM

I'll take the whole box of squid eyes.Not for tail raps for squids.
PLEASE

Diamond Tackle · 05-11-2005, 10:00 AM

with a face like that how could i possibly refuse.
ill drop em off at marks store today if u want. got lots of em

jiggy, sorry they only come in closed eye like that, they are no longer made by mustad far as i know.They are new but Old stock,with the good plating. i was going to make some small Tins with them but never got around to it.Hate to see them go to waste sitting here if someone could use them.