Fishing in a shallow weedy lake. Using a swivel hook so I can swap between baits.
Am I baiting these plastics right?
Posted by kiddinaround00
6 Comments
ComplexOtherwise779 on
First one is upside down
Kurt_Cobain59 on
Nah I would check out a video on how to rig them up correctly
Robblimas94 on
I would think you’d have better luck with either a smaller hook to pierce the whole body of whatever little plastic lure you’re using, but if you don’t have any other hooks, I would just barely nose hook the plastics you’re using, if you aren’t sure what nose hooking I’d just look up on google real quick, it’ll give the fish a bigger chance of hitting the hook and not just the body of the plastic, I have most luck only nose hooking instead of burying the whole hook into it.
Fine-Earth-7501 on
The swivel doas Not belong in the Hook you should tie a Leader on the Hook and hang that in the swivel and youre Hook seems a bit big in my opinion
AdmirablePhrases on
Ditch all the metal besides the hook. Tie the line directly to the hook with a Palomar knot. All the extra metal pieces you have will snag on weeds and mess up the action of the plastic.
Better yet, if you like these smaller plastics, get a #2/0 or #1/0 EWG hook and Texas rig them. Add a small bullet weight if you want them lower in the water column.
dirtydanny74 on
First pic – right size hook but it’s rigged backwards. Put the hook point through the “butt” so it scoots backwards when you reel it in
Second and third – rigging is alright but the hooks are too big
For all of these I’d tie direct to the hook rather than using a clip especially such a large clip
6 Comments
First one is upside down
Nah I would check out a video on how to rig them up correctly
I would think you’d have better luck with either a smaller hook to pierce the whole body of whatever little plastic lure you’re using, but if you don’t have any other hooks, I would just barely nose hook the plastics you’re using, if you aren’t sure what nose hooking I’d just look up on google real quick, it’ll give the fish a bigger chance of hitting the hook and not just the body of the plastic, I have most luck only nose hooking instead of burying the whole hook into it.
The swivel doas Not belong in the Hook you should tie a Leader on the Hook and hang that in the swivel and youre Hook seems a bit big in my opinion
Ditch all the metal besides the hook. Tie the line directly to the hook with a Palomar knot. All the extra metal pieces you have will snag on weeds and mess up the action of the plastic.
Better yet, if you like these smaller plastics, get a #2/0 or #1/0 EWG hook and Texas rig them. Add a small bullet weight if you want them lower in the water column.
First pic – right size hook but it’s rigged backwards. Put the hook point through the “butt” so it scoots backwards when you reel it in
Second and third – rigging is alright but the hooks are too big
For all of these I’d tie direct to the hook rather than using a clip especially such a large clip