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Best lures to troll for sand bass #10371655 10/25/14 11:34 PM
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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass [Re: ES1] #10371674 10/25/14 11:48 PM
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Hard to go wrong with a hellpet rig.
Here is a good post about it.
http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/486896/Re:_Here_are_your_answers_on_t

Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass [Re: ES1] #10371681 10/25/14 11:55 PM
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why troll?

Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass [Re: ES1] #10372165 10/26/14 05:36 AM
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The hellbender pet spoon put a bunch of fish in the boat Friday afternoon at finger point at tawakoni


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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass [Re: ES1] #10372675 10/26/14 06:03 PM
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Definitely the HBPS rig. A lot of times though in the spring and fall a lipless crankbait will work just a good.


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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass [Re: ES1] #10372883 10/26/14 09:27 PM
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It depends on how deep the fish are holding. Lots of time I will use a tail spinner or rattle trap. When they move deeper use a deep diving crank bait or the hell pet is hard to beat!


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min-spins work sometimes for me


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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass [Re: ES1] #10373216 10/27/14 01:47 AM
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Day in, Day out, the rattle trap is hard to beat. When they move deeper, then the Hellpet is the tool to use.


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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass [Re: ES1] #10374178 10/27/14 05:58 PM
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You can always not use a weight on the hell bender if you want to use it in shallower areas.


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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass [Re: ES1] #10374322 10/27/14 07:09 PM
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Use cut shad instead.







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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass [Re: ES1] #10375723 10/28/14 03:54 AM
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I don't know if they are still made, but my favorite upper water column (10 foot and shallower) trolling
bait is the Earl Smith's Phantom Lure. It takes some special handling, but it is an absolute killer bait on
white bass. And other fish. It has a very tight vibration and is a unique lure. All are hand made.

I bought a lifetime supply the last time I ordered because I had learned that Earl Smith had
passed and his nephew was making the baits. Young men can drift from an inherited calling.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Earl-Smiths-Original-Phantom-Lures/123461231052751

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Earl-Smit...f=page_internal

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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass [Re: ES1] #10377738 10/29/14 01:29 AM
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I troll from a kayak and love the pet spoon but I use a bomber instead of a hellbenders.


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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass [Re: ES1] #10377803 10/29/14 01:50 AM
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For several years I used the Hellbenders and Spoon (helpet) until I discovered the Jet Diver (Jepsen makes it I think). You can purchase the Jet Diver in different models for different depths. Academy sells them. The Jet Diver is accurate enough you can be confident that you are trolling at the proper depth. The Jet Diver with a spoon is a good combination.

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Ditto on the jet diver/pet spoon. I order mine online. Rattletrap-you just cant beat it for cranking or trolling at 6' and up. Buy quality ones tho-don't buy those cheapies. they ARE junk and just don't have the action the brand name ones do. Perch or blue/white seem to have the best reaction.

Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass [Re: ES1] #10379394 10/29/14 10:04 PM
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They haven't invented a lure to troll sandies yet. Best bet is to slab em up. hammer

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