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I had a meeting cancel this afternoon so I decided to go play out in the rain for a bit. This past winter I bought a new crankbait rod and had yet to catch a fish with it. Well on the 3rd or 4th cast with a deep running Norman DD22 I hooked up. It felt like a good fish so I took my time with it. When it got to the surface I had to do a double take. There were 2 fish on the plug. The 5lber in the pic below I got to the net and the other which was not a whole lot smaller came off 5 feet from the boat. I had one more about 3 lbs on a brush hog and another on the crankbait about 2.5 lb. While the fishing wasn't fast and furious, I love fishing in the rain when the wind isn't blowing.
If I would have gotten them both to the net would it count as a 9 lber?
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how do you fish the brush hog i haven't had much success fishing with it, nor have i had much confidence.
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Yeah Paul, way to catch em!
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gatorchomp93 wrote:
how do you fish the brush hog i haven't had much success fishing with it, nor have i had much confidence.
you can fish the brush hog like a plastic worm.
rig it texas or carolina
or even use a finesse hook, right through the nose, and throw it weightless, or with a splitshot a foot above.
i like a brushhog for a jig trailer. bite it in half .
this bait will work well for you, but it takes time to develop technique and confidence.
i used to throw them them alot, but i have wandered into other methods this year.
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bigjeffie wrote:
gatorchomp93 wrote:
how do you fish the brush hog i haven't had much success fishing with it, nor have i had much confidence.
you can fish the brush hog like a plastic worm.
rig it texas or carolina
or even use a finesse hook, right through the nose, and throw it weightless, or with a splitshot a foot above.
i like a brushhog for a jig trailer. bite it in half .
this bait will work well for you, but it takes time to develop technique and confidence.
i used to throw them them alot, but i have wandered into other methods this year.
or flipping them with a jig head.
Nice fish Paul!
Last edited by AndrewDo124 (Jun-05-09 5:08AM)
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gatorchomp93 wrote:
how do you fish the brush hog i haven't had much success fishing with it, nor have i had much confidence.
The advise given already is right on. I tried them on and off several times and had little confidence as well until last year. I texas rig them with a 4/0 or 5/0 hook. For me the difference was going to a lighter weight. I only use a 1/8 oz bullet weight and allow the bait to sink slowly. I think the slow fall after a lift allows all the arms and legs do their work as opposed to just dragging it along the bottom. I'm a big believer in the bait now and it's my go to even ahead of a jig and craw combination. Although after yesterday, I may start doing a lot more deep crankin'.
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Very nice Paul....nice pose too!
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awesome paul! Catching em by the twos, just like Timmy Horton.
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Nice work in the rain Paul. Your hard work on the beaver payed off.
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