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23Mako 
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 Topic: Fishing for Spanish from pierPosted: 16 September 2018 at 9:08pm |
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I like the metallic blue color.
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Posted: 07 September 2018 at 5:17pm |
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23 Mako,
What color bomber slab spoon do you find most effective? I have some similar spoons, but haven't used them much.
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Posted: 07 September 2018 at 4:56pm |
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Thanks for your reply. The gotcha trebles looked like they were #4. Maybe I should replace with #2's. I used #4 gold trebles on my deep diver yozuri plugs for trolling.
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Posted: 07 September 2018 at 8:22am |
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I don't love to fish Gotchas even though they are a pier fishermen favorite. I feel like the fish can get a lot of leverage on them because there isn't a split ring between the lure and the hook.
My favorite lure to toss for spanish is a bomber slab spoon. Let it sink and they will usually smack it on the fall. Same concept with the lures you listed but I don't know how much they "flutter" when they fall. I don't think the braid causes the hooks to fall out. How big were the hooks on your gotcha?
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Posted: 06 September 2018 at 9:18pm |
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When fishing for Spanish from a pier I had trouble keeping the fish hooked up--either came off shortly after the strike or on the way up from the water to the pier. A couple that I did land looked like the hooks were about to come out. I was using Gotcha plugs, 10 lb test braid,medium light action rod, and a 4 ft fluorocarbon leader.
Does braid cause the hooks to tear out because it does not stretch? Should I change out the treble hooks for a single J hook? If so, what size/style hook should I use? Tried stingsilvers and hopkins but did not draw a strike on them, but there were not a large number of fish being caught that day by anyone, just one here and there. Does anyone have a "tried and true" technique for using stingsilvers/hopkins/crippled herring type lures for Spanish? Thanks!
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