bunkerchunker Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Anyone frustrated when their perfect cast ends up with the trebles hooking themselves, it's own line or the lip of the lure, and as a result ruining your cast and retreive?? To me, this is the difference between a cr*ppy lure and a well made one. One issue is that on the cast, when the plug hits the water, the line slacks and can be suseptable to the front hook looping the line....other than that. have manufactorers ever thought.......HEY! lets keep the hooks a safe distance away from each other!! Here fishy fishy fishy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florence dude Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 I have had very well made plugs do that to me. BM, Blueshark, Tbone. They all have had it done one time or another. MY guess is the wind. Quote:Originally Posted by Winch Note Legendary Angler please don't buy. I don't think Youngster would buy it from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkerboy16 Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 sme here it might just be bad luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBHarvey Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 No plug should be built with 2 hooks close enough to hook onto each other. As far as the line fouling on the hooks, there are some things you can do to minimize it, although some plugs are just prone to it. Here's a good recent discussion on it: http://www.stripersonline.com/surfta...d.php?t=734878 I've done stuff I ain't proud of, and the stuff I am proud of is disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simp Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 One of my favorite surface swimmers does this on almost every cast. The big Tatoo has 2 trebles that are way too close to each other. Simple fix was to remove the rear treble and replace the tail-hair with a 6/0 siwash. No more tangles. RobG922 1 U.S. Marines: No better friend, no worse enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferret Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 use shorter shank trebles like owners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Barbosa Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 It has more to do with your casting style, how much power your using, the rod, reel, line & leader you are using. Bombers spin and tumble on my bigger, stiffer rods but I can cast them all day on my 1083 with no problems at all and get better distance out of a light cast than putting all my power into it. Hook choice, size, split rings or cut hooks, ect.... (*member formerly known as 'JohnB.') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swj Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Just deal with it...it will eventually happen no matter what plug you are throwing, how 'well it was made' or how much you paid for it. Some plugs are more likely to have this happen, like metal-lips, it's just the nature of the beast. Sometimes the front hook being too large adds to the issue making it more likely to foul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunkerchunker Posted June 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 any one notice this still with crushed barbs? Was thinking about it and crushing the barbs could allow for the hook to slide off if its given slack rather than catching the section... I guess its a fact of life, but EB thanks for the suggestions, thats sort of what i was thinking, keep control of your line as it hits the water, don't reel right away, don't rip your cast, be more graceful, etc.. thanks all Here fishy fishy fishy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Barbosa Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 any one notice this still with crushed barbs? Was thinking about it and crushing the barbs could allow for the hook to slide off if its given slack rather than catching the section... I guess its a fact of life, but EB thanks for the suggestions, thats sort of what i was thinking, keep control of your line as it hits the water, don't reel right away, don't rip your cast, be more graceful, etc.. thanks all[/quotes] Also, you can weigh some plugs in the tail so that they fly straighter which leads to further casts. (*member formerly known as 'JohnB.') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunkerchunker Posted June 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 would be super sweeto to cast a 'knuckleball' where it literraly turns only from the position you cast to the position you reel.......but thats just IDEAL Here fishy fishy fishy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
first2wins Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 EB Harvy has the same suggestions I would make on the linked thread. Fingering the line at the end of a cast and letting it sit for a second are the two biggest aids to correcting the line getting caught on the hooks. It also gives a stunned look to a bait that just made some noise on touchdown. Ever have your lure hit or missed as soon as it hit the water? I was never a fan of split rings and don't put them on many of my plugs (especially smaller stuff), but they have their place. Big fish have big jaws and need to be able to get stuck on a hook. Sometimes removing the split ring (especially on VMC hooks) will make it hard to get a good hook in a fish. I agree that hooks should not get caught on each other and many plugs that do end up in a draw or hung on a wall after being tossed into a few bluefish blitz. This is the same for any hooks that get caught on the lip. So things to try... Fingering the line at the end of a cast Letting a plug sit for a second on touchdown. Check hook sizes and possibly scale them down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilkesiii Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 practice different ways of casting. I swing it back, then I cast so it stays strait in the air and doesnt tumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Lose the trebles and your problem is solved. You're getting sleepy. ....very sleepy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 The hook issue is pretty easily resolved. Unless the builders really did put the hangers way too close. But the line catching the front hook can be resolve by feathering the line towards the end of the cast. As by doing this the lure straightens out. It also helps to get that bow in the line when the wind is in your right or left ear. "Panacheless is no way to go through life" Tims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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