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Is this wierd?
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02/19/15 08:36 PM
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Fishinkev
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I would rather throw and have more confidence in a sweet beaver alone then a jig. I used all winter to try and gain confidence in the jig and I've caught a few jig fish. But I still catch more on a beaver or craw bait. Am I the only one who just can't get confidence the jig?
I dont fish for a living but i LIVE TO FISH!
Kevin
PB Largemouth Bass 12lb 2oz PB Crappie. 3.01lb PB Striper 23lb PB Hybrid 7.02lb Pb buffalo 49.4lb Pb carp 26.14 Pb flathead 57lb
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: Fishinkev]
#10631086
02/19/15 08:38 PM
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Huckleberry
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I have a whole arsenal of brand new jigs that I haven't used in many years after I found the Sweet beaver!
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: Fishinkev]
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02/19/15 08:44 PM
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fouzman
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Maybe it's the areas you're fishing? Perhaps the sweet beaver comes through your preferred cover better, so you fish it better and get more bites? I have more confidence in a jig than any other bait. But I don't throw it in all situations. Sometime the narrower profile of a beaver type bait is better for pitching, fishing grass, etc.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: Fishinkev]
#10631109
02/19/15 08:46 PM
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catslayer
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seen it both ways.... I have put the whoop'n on a couple buddies on days when they just wanted the jig, catch 3-1 over a t-rig, and then days where I couldn't buy a bite on a jig and get hammered by somebody just dragging a trig.
I have both tied on 90% of the time
I will say I fish the jig because I feel the average size I catch is typically better
Last edited by catslayer; 02/19/15 08:46 PM.
"I'll never mess with bee's or wasp anymore, and I'll never gig another beaver..." Words from a man who learned things the hard way
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: Fishinkev]
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02/19/15 09:01 PM
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PEDRO H.
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Kevin just go to benbrook in a few weeks and throw that jig I PROMISE you will gain confidence in it. I know what you like to throw out there but one day just throw the Jig instead of the wand.
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: Fishinkev]
#10631158
02/19/15 09:08 PM
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Fishinkev
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Lol, pete! I actually throw the beaver out there alot too! But that fairy wand is magical!
I dont fish for a living but i LIVE TO FISH!
Kevin
PB Largemouth Bass 12lb 2oz PB Crappie. 3.01lb PB Striper 23lb PB Hybrid 7.02lb Pb buffalo 49.4lb Pb carp 26.14 Pb flathead 57lb
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: Fishinkev]
#10631171
02/19/15 09:13 PM
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Huckleberry
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A Sweet Beaver will ruin a good man!
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: Huckleberry]
#10631185
02/19/15 09:18 PM
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B.Hollingshead
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A Sweet Beaver will ruin a good man! so will the right jig
Branden Hollingshead
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: Fishinkev]
#10631189
02/19/15 09:19 PM
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Fishinkev
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The sweet beaver is the cheapest beaver in my life. Been using that beaver for 6 yrs and it still hasn't asked for a divorced.
I dont fish for a living but i LIVE TO FISH!
Kevin
PB Largemouth Bass 12lb 2oz PB Crappie. 3.01lb PB Striper 23lb PB Hybrid 7.02lb Pb buffalo 49.4lb Pb carp 26.14 Pb flathead 57lb
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: Fishinkev]
#10631782
02/20/15 02:00 AM
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Fishinkev
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I dont fish for a living but i LIVE TO FISH!
Kevin
PB Largemouth Bass 12lb 2oz PB Crappie. 3.01lb PB Striper 23lb PB Hybrid 7.02lb Pb buffalo 49.4lb Pb carp 26.14 Pb flathead 57lb
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: B.Hollingshead]
#10632155
02/20/15 04:37 AM
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PEDRO H.
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A Sweet Beaver will ruin a good man! so will the right jig Branden is right! I love throwing a jig and when you get on the big ones it will ruin you!
Last edited by SKEETER_MAN_225; 02/20/15 04:38 AM.
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: Fishinkev]
#10632277
02/20/15 06:56 AM
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DedShort
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I have always liked the beaver
"Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have." - Harry Emerson Fosdick
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: Fishinkev]
#10632303
02/20/15 10:33 AM
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txfsh
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My tacklebox weighs 40 pounds heavier because of all the jigs in it. The reason I have so many jigs is because I keep buying them and never use them. I just have no confidence in them.
You never want a drink of water till the well runs dry
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: Fishinkev]
#10632451
02/20/15 01:34 PM
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ezbassin
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I have a lot of confidence in a jig but sometimes they just will not hit it. That is when I go to a craw tube or beaver bait.
Last edited by ezbassin; 02/20/15 01:56 PM.
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Re: Is this wierd?
[Re: Fishinkev]
#10632492
02/20/15 01:48 PM
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PrestonW
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Sometimes when I want to build confidence in a certain lure I only bring tackle for that technique and throw it all day.
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