08-20-2019, 10:38 PM
[quote Justaguywaworm]In the 3rd picture you have a Gorilla Flig, Correct? What is the size of that weight? And the length of that leader from the weight. [#FF0080]That is BLK's rig. Not sure what his sinker weight was...and he had his tied directly to his line...not sliding...about 14".[/#FF0080]
To fish more on the bottom with my Gorrilla Flig I think I need to shorten my leader to about 6 in and not use a 3 in coat hanger. I have about 12 to 14 in past my slip coat hanger.[/quote]
[#0000FF]Flying a plane is subject to the factors of lift, thrust and drag. Pretty much the same for fliggin' or fishing many other lures and baits. Depending on how large your flig, how large your bait, how heavy your sinker, how fast you are moving and how long your leader is you may get variable results.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Over time, I have pretty much standardized on using about 1/4 oz. weights...usually the elongated ones I make with my spinner body mold. Only when it is really rocky or weedy do I bring out the clothes hanger wire sinkers...and I do make some as long as 6-8 inches. I also make those spinner body sinkers in 1/8 oz. and 3/8 oz. But seldom use them.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]I have been making the "gorilla" fligs on the heavy 5/0 hooks for some time. But after I located some thicker 1.5" foam pads, I began putting longer bodies on these fligs than the 1" foam I had been using. By making the flotation about the same, but giving the profile a longer shape, they lend themselves better to painting some patterns...like fire tiger, perch, blue/silver and others. So far the fish seem to like them too.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]I have put the perple purch colors on several different sizes and styles of fligs...as well as on some of my ultra minnow jig heads too. Purple is an underappreciated color and with the vertical bars on this new perple purch pattern it really seems to get a lot of attention.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]About leader length. For catfish it does not seem to usually make much difference, but I generally keep my leaders...between sinker and flig...about 12 to 16 inches. But if you are slow trolling you can make the leaders longer because the "thrust" of your motor will pull the fligs down closer to the bottom. If you suspect you are having trouble keeping the flig/bait combo close enough to the bottom when moving, then you gotta add some weight or slow down.[/#0000FF]
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To fish more on the bottom with my Gorrilla Flig I think I need to shorten my leader to about 6 in and not use a 3 in coat hanger. I have about 12 to 14 in past my slip coat hanger.[/quote]
[#0000FF]Flying a plane is subject to the factors of lift, thrust and drag. Pretty much the same for fliggin' or fishing many other lures and baits. Depending on how large your flig, how large your bait, how heavy your sinker, how fast you are moving and how long your leader is you may get variable results.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Over time, I have pretty much standardized on using about 1/4 oz. weights...usually the elongated ones I make with my spinner body mold. Only when it is really rocky or weedy do I bring out the clothes hanger wire sinkers...and I do make some as long as 6-8 inches. I also make those spinner body sinkers in 1/8 oz. and 3/8 oz. But seldom use them.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]I have been making the "gorilla" fligs on the heavy 5/0 hooks for some time. But after I located some thicker 1.5" foam pads, I began putting longer bodies on these fligs than the 1" foam I had been using. By making the flotation about the same, but giving the profile a longer shape, they lend themselves better to painting some patterns...like fire tiger, perch, blue/silver and others. So far the fish seem to like them too.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]I have put the perple purch colors on several different sizes and styles of fligs...as well as on some of my ultra minnow jig heads too. Purple is an underappreciated color and with the vertical bars on this new perple purch pattern it really seems to get a lot of attention.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]About leader length. For catfish it does not seem to usually make much difference, but I generally keep my leaders...between sinker and flig...about 12 to 16 inches. But if you are slow trolling you can make the leaders longer because the "thrust" of your motor will pull the fligs down closer to the bottom. If you suspect you are having trouble keeping the flig/bait combo close enough to the bottom when moving, then you gotta add some weight or slow down.[/#0000FF]
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