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 losing swimbaits
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07/24/17 12:21 PM
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rexico
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I have watched a couple of my big swimbaits, with Owner beast 3/8 weighted hooks fly off into the horizon. How often do you retie, without catching a fish?
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Re: losing swimbaits
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07/24/17 12:26 PM
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Re: losing swimbaits
[Re: rexico]
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07/24/17 12:52 PM
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bigbaitb
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I use 17lb pline cxx on trebled baits up to 3 ounces and only retie when the line starts to get tore up.
Last edited by bigbaitb; 07/24/17 12:53 PM.
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Re: losing swimbaits
[Re: rexico]
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07/24/17 12:58 PM
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the skipper
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Wrong rod for the application, bad eye on the rod, or bad line. If the rod is slapping a lot on the cast it will fray the line real bad.
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Re: losing swimbaits
[Re: rexico]
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07/24/17 01:00 PM
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ez_4_u00
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Quit whipping the bait when you cast, if you lob the bait out there chances are they won't break off. With the correct rod and real the weight of the bait will get your distance with a easy cast. Watch a show on Muskie fishing and watch how they cast.
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Re: losing swimbaits
[Re: rexico]
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07/24/17 02:19 PM
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COWBOYSFAN008
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Sounds like you are using the wrong rod.
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Re: losing swimbaits
[Re: ez_4_u00]
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07/24/17 04:30 PM
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fitter2259
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Quit whipping the bait when you cast, if you lob the bait out there chances are they won't break off. With the correct rod and real the weight of the bait will get your distance with a easy cast. Watch a show on Muskie fishing and watch how they cast.
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Re: losing swimbaits
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07/24/17 05:53 PM
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bigbass94
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Definitely try to lob your bait out there! The only time I retie my bait if I'm not catching fish is when my line is frayed.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: losing swimbaits
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07/24/17 06:12 PM
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Flippin-Out
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Watch this video. You'll see that throwing large baits is entirely different than whipping small baits on lighter tackle. As mentioned above, the cast becomes of of a "lob" action than fast whipping. Lob casting big swimbaits
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