Northeast Angling - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Mr. Sandman · 02-12-2007, 01:19 PM

I am going to try them on a downrigger with braid this year. It might not work as well because the performace of big spoons has a lot to do with a soft rod. I might be able to get it to work on a downrigger with an Aftco Roller Troller snap instead of a pinch snap, the roller trollers don't pinch the line, the line runs along a stainless wheel on ball bearings and the tension in picked up on the rod... So the downrigger weight is not directly influencing the spoon... It may or may not work out. Won't know until you try.

No one in my family wants to touch a wire rod anymore(except me)...it is not comfortable to fish with, too much like work.

keeperreaper · 02-12-2007, 01:38 PM

I love wire!!

Bronko · 02-12-2007, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by keeperreaper

I love wire!!

I can attest to this. I have seen it with my own to eyes.

missing link · 02-14-2007, 06:52 PM

I had no sound on that show COMCAST comercials were fine , but it was a repete i think big spoons I could use them for a frying pan, I'm a lip reader cause DR. Phil has no sound either cause I don't want to get caught watching him again or OPRHA gawd I hate getting out of work early tying jigs and valuable knowlege on the tube

Link Sr.

LeCounts1099 · 02-21-2007, 01:05 PM

Anyone catch this weekends' PJ / SoCo Tautog episode on that show? I guess I was home & bored while my GF was still sleeping, so I did!

If these guys are such "expert" anglers... then why do they always need to hire a Charter Boat captain to put them on the fish? (In this case, the venerable Mike Neto-- he of the 65 lb. Bass 2 years ago)... Every week it's a different Charter Captain they hired to make their show happen! Last week it was dragging wire & huge spoons (i.e., not "sportfishing" but winching & usually killing Bass. No talent required except the Captain's...) on the guys Charter boat who makes & sells them!

Have they ever found their own fish on their own boats? (have only seen 5-6 episodes or so?) Have they ever fished without a boat, & without a FF/ scope... & succeeded?

Best part was when Rich T. held up a pair of 2 or 2.5 lb. Togs for the camera... then told us emphatically each would go 6+ lbs!