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Hi Guys, I have used chain gangs extensi
- Thread starter Marlinmoz
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shagnrelease
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Marlinmoz wrote:
Its all about learning, thanks for sharing that info, I will try some this way and see how the lure performs. When I use the semi-stiff the lead hook is straight up and the rear hook off-set, exactly as the Pakulas are rigged. I was taught that from a guy that fishes these lure exclusivley.Hey Shagnrelease,
Thanks for the reply…my hookset´s work great at times, other´s not so good and at times painfully & frustratingly bad. I guess it has to do with the way the fish are biting, the average size of the fish, the lure head size, the type of lure and many other variables. That is why I am interested in knowing about what other guy´s are using and why. I like to try and experiment as much as possible as nothing is for certain.
For instance I have never pegged both hooks upright with a 60 degree offset. I know of people who do and swear by them and I believe that´s how pakula suggests all his lures to be rigged. It makes a lot of sense and will definitely try it, although I see it working better on straight runners and cup faced lures but will probably make the lure turn on tubes, plungers and the aggressive lot.
When you fish this way, is one hook right up or both at a slight angle?
I generally use semi stiff doubles at 180 degrees with front hook as close to the head as possible and pegged facing up. Depending on the lure size & type this hook is normally one size bigger than the trailing hook, which stays as far in the skirt as allowed. I use either 600 or 900 pound cable between the hooks (depending on lure and hook size) and only a bit of shrink tube on the top hook and the cable and then on the eye of the trailing hook to the top end of the sleeve. I set my strike drag between 14-18 lbs depending on the line class I am using and the way fish are biting. I have used the hooks in opposite way´s but don´t think the lures behave as well and more important I would rarely hook up on the front hook - so I gathered it was useless and would then rather use a single which is lighter and lets the lure do its thing more freely.
With the front hook up I tend to hook a lot of fish on it, especially when the fish are attacking the lures sideways – scissor like - most of the times in the top jaw´s side which is perfect. The hookup´s on my trailing hook seem to be when fish are attacking and billing it from behind and hookup area´s are sparser – mostly on the corner of the jaw, but also on the bill, on the lower jaw and on the outside. I think that most times the hook up on the trailing hook come when the it finds a place when it gets whacked or after the fish as run with it on a nose job.
I like and use singles especially for Blue Marlin and in a place where there are hardly any game fish (used them extensively in Bom Bom, Azores, and exclusively in Madeira). With the Black´s in Bazaruto and with all the game fish available I think doubles work better…although I do use singles with very low strike drag settings when fish are mostly small, shy and only billing the lures (less nose jobs).
By all means, I would think that the best way to position a double hook rig on any lure would be with them facing sideway´s…but lures do not tend to swim that good that way!
Unfortunately not in Maputo at the moment and do not have any proper photos of my rigs…here is a double rig but skirts are over it.
shagnrelease
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I won't have them on my boat for all of the above reasons and when you bill a fish for release you have a free swinging hook waiting to spear you in the wrist. Those stainless hooks made by mustad are also suspect. If one examines them under magnification you will see hair cracks in the bend which forms a crack leading to a broken hook. I returned a batch of 11 to the dealer and the agents said "tough, you should take better care of your tackle" So its Owner Jobu and Pakulas for me. I still have some rusty SS Mustads I keep as a reminder. We lost an 800+ at Struis 6 years ago due to a fractured hook. When I was at Lizard some years ago NO one used stainless.