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09-06-2006, 08:49 PM
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Wishin' for fishin'
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Brockton
Posts: 1,651
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Ever had a fish break your wooden lure into pieces ?
I've never seen it, even with "screw eye" plugs. Is "thru-wired" really necessary ? Are big fish really that strong that they could snap a
1"-1 1/2" diameter piece of maple or cedar in half ? Even with the screw eye holes and screw eyes installed and glued in ? Maybe the fish I catch are too small, ya, thats what it is, I need to catch bigger fish.
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09-06-2006, 08:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: NYC
Posts: 104
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A friend gave me a giant jointed pikie to try and repair. A fish had twisted the rear hook and tail hook (he never changed over to swivels) and tore the wood on the tail to shreds. It was irreparable and I told him just hang it on a wall as a trophy. It needed to have a whole new piece of wood turned for replacement.
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09-06-2006, 09:47 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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sure have.....
one night i hooked up real solid then suddenly i went slack
and i knew the plug had come free so i turned my back
and ducked
a face full of treble hooks...
the plug hit the side of the wooden boat with a whack!
when i held it up it was half the length
just the front half....no more tail end or hooks.
it wasn't a through wired plug obviously....
made from an ash or hickory...handle..
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09-06-2006, 10:19 PM
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I need spring!
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Weymouth, MA
Posts: 1,213
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I had some big blues absolutely trash a small danny. The only thing holding it together was the through wire.
I know Bassmaster used to have a needle hanging from his mirror that got snapped in half by what I think was a 45 #er.
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09-07-2006, 03:45 AM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
Posts: 8,484
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maple will crack itself in half ,,, don't even need the fish . thru wiring is better safe than sorry .. haven't got enough big fish (50) yet to compare .
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Belcher Goonfoock (retired)
(dob 4-21-07)
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09-07-2006, 07:29 AM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
Posts: 6,358
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I know a guy who cast, fought a fish and all he got back WAS the through wire...  |
Domination takes full concentration..
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09-07-2006, 09:19 AM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,121
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Yes, it's happened, both to me and a guy I was fishing with. A certain variety of wooden darter with screw eye construction--tho the screw eyes probably weren't the reason the plugs cracked their whole length. The wood was.
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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09-07-2006, 10:13 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
Posts: 5,451
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Got a 45 pounder on a yellow Gibbs 3-1/2 oz. Polaris in the canal a few years back and the bitch snapped it in half at the neck. ( no it wasn't a new plug either, it was vintage John P. Gibbs.)
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Why even try......... 
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