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Best lures to troll for sand bass
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10/25/14 11:34 PM
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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass
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10/25/14 11:48 PM
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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass
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10/25/14 11:55 PM
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Jedi-Ninja
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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass
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10/26/14 05:36 AM
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kodys'papa
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The hellbender pet spoon put a bunch of fish in the boat Friday afternoon at finger point at tawakoni
Hooking a fish is like playing string with a cat. The exact size, shape, color of string matters less than how you wiggle it- and little cats are easier to fool than big ones. John Gierach
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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass
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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
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10/26/14 09:27 PM
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Filletmaker
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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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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass
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10/26/14 10:06 PM
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geebass
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min-spins work sometimes for me
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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass
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10/27/14 01:47 AM
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psycho0819
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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
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10/27/14 05:58 PM
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Sandblaster
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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
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10/27/14 07:09 PM
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Fishing Professor
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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass
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10/28/14 03:54 AM
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doctorxring
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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/123461231052751https://www.facebook.com/pages/Earl-Smit...f=page_internal.
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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass
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10/29/14 01:29 AM
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Oldtrackster
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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
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10/29/14 01:50 AM
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BlueTuna
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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.
Last edited by BlueTuna; 10/29/14 01:53 AM.
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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass
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10/29/14 04:30 PM
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Rooster1
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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.
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Re: Best lures to troll for sand bass
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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.
Last edited by Kidstriper; 10/29/14 10:05 PM.
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