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Jun 25, 2020 21:09:57 #
saw1 wrote:
I still use them FG. Don't throw them away.
I will see if I can find one for the M&G. I know I cleaned the cave a couple of weeks ago, and I think they may be history. But, I will look a little deeper. If I have one, it's yours.
Jun 25, 2020 21:14:47 #
Olddawg
Loc: Citrus Springs, Fl
35 to40 yrs ago we use to troll large rigs like that called gorilla rigs for 20lb class blue fish off NJ. By the time you put a planer
on it that had 2oz weight, the rig had maybe ten teasers half with hooks and a large gator spoon 3ft behind. Trolling 3 knots and hook up to 1 or two blues at a time and not be able to slow down so the other lines did not get fowled up, the Penn 4/0 and
6/0 reels and rods, you could not feel the fish fight, just weight. And it was a lot of weight. And most boat owners took offense if you released the fish and most would not have survived anyway. Two trips broke me of that. Jigging with a spinning rod was more sporting and the fish survived for release. Probably caught more and definately enjoyed it more, and no more trying to give away fish that no one would take.
on it that had 2oz weight, the rig had maybe ten teasers half with hooks and a large gator spoon 3ft behind. Trolling 3 knots and hook up to 1 or two blues at a time and not be able to slow down so the other lines did not get fowled up, the Penn 4/0 and
6/0 reels and rods, you could not feel the fish fight, just weight. And it was a lot of weight. And most boat owners took offense if you released the fish and most would not have survived anyway. Two trips broke me of that. Jigging with a spinning rod was more sporting and the fish survived for release. Probably caught more and definately enjoyed it more, and no more trying to give away fish that no one would take.
Jun 26, 2020 06:57:50 #
OJdidit wrote:
That is an umbrella rig which I have used to troll for stripers on Lake Hartwell a few years back. We caught a bunch on chartreuse tails that day. That one pictured would be legal in WI as it only has 3 hooks. Be sure to check your local regulations regarding their use, though.
Good observation OJ about checking local regs. Some states limit the hooks on such rigs. Note in your pic, only three have hooks.
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