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finesse rage rig
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06/12/16 04:56 AM
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balazs
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I love the "rage rig" system, so I made a custom swimbait hook just to accommodate the baby rage craw. I used a 3/16oz mojo weight, 2/0 gama finesse hook, and pro-tec powdercoat paint. It looks killer underwater.  
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Re: finesse rage rig
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#11661850
06/12/16 05:27 AM
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Looks like a deadly combo
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Re: finesse rage rig
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#11661957
06/12/16 12:31 PM
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dimitri
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looks good! what kinda hookup ratio are you experiencing? i would think with the thickness of that rage craw, you would need to use an ewg hook.
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Re: finesse rage rig
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#11662313
06/12/16 04:44 PM
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balazs
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looks good! what kinda hookup ratio are you experiencing? i would think with the thickness of that rage craw, you would need to use an ewg hook. The baby rager's body is like a 3'' senko. Look at the hook relative to the bait- the 2/0 spans the entire body, if I were to switch to a 3/0 it wouldn't work. Any time I start switching the hook up from the regular old offset hook pictured, i start losing fish. I also changed from gamakatsu to trokar- The trokar causes a tearable cut that puts huge holes in a bass jaw that they can shake the weighted hook out of. Don't get me wrong, there are times a trokar hook will really stick them and literally pop an eye out, but it was the only thing I changed and I lost more fish than I normally do.
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Re: finesse rage rig
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#11662325
06/12/16 04:55 PM
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balazs
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 I do not like EWG hooks except for the owner beast. I like the eye of the hook to be below the plane of the hook point.
Last edited by balazs; 06/12/16 04:59 PM.
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Re: finesse rage rig
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#11662360
06/12/16 05:37 PM
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Why this versus pegging a Tx rig?
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Re: finesse rage rig
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#11662362
06/12/16 05:39 PM
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Why this versus pegging a Tx rig? Instead of sinking butt first and plopping straight to the bottom, it flutters slowly down with maximum appendage movement. Same premise as a wacky rig.
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Re: finesse rage rig
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#11662405
06/12/16 06:15 PM
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Need to post a video of it.....I like the idea of a slow flutter down.
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Re: finesse rage rig
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#11662413
06/12/16 06:21 PM
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They are deadly all year long
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Re: finesse rage rig
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#11662501
06/12/16 07:20 PM
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balazs
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Need to post a video of it.....I like the idea of a slow flutter down.  That is in 6ft of water.
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Re: finesse rage rig
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#11662632
06/12/16 09:31 PM
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dimitri
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looks good! what kinda hookup ratio are you experiencing? i would think with the thickness of that rage craw, you would need to use an ewg hook. The baby rager's body is like a 3'' senko. Look at the hook relative to the bait- the 2/0 spans the entire body, if I were to switch to a 3/0 it wouldn't work. Any time I start switching the hook up from the regular old offset hook pictured, i start losing fish. I also changed from gamakatsu to trokar- The trokar causes a tearable cut that puts huge holes in a bass jaw that they can shake the weighted hook out of. Don't get me wrong, there are times a trokar hook will really stick them and literally pop an eye out, but it was the only thing I changed and I lost more fish than I normally do. oh ok. i didnt realize the body was so thin. ive only used the regular sized ragecraw. i have also had buddies complain about loosing fish on trokars because they tear a hole as they penetrate.
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Re: finesse rage rig
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06/12/16 09:50 PM
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Moaner Hooks idea... The Rage Rig..been around for years.
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Re: finesse rage rig
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06/12/16 09:50 PM
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Re: finesse rage rig
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06/12/16 11:06 PM
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^^that other hook in the picture I posted is literally a moaner hook next to my regular rage craw. Moaner hooks are huge and don't provide the same rigging options for the baby rage craw, which is why I made that hook. I actually learned about the rage rig from that flukemaster video, thank you for posting it. I appreciate everyone that took the time to respond to my thread.
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Re: finesse rage rig
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#11663033
06/13/16 12:54 AM
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Been throwing creature baits on a weighted hook for a while. Didn't know it had a special name...
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