07-22-2005, 09:31 PM
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[pirate] I keep loosing my spinnerbaits..they won't stay on my line. I have a swivel hook at the end of my line....the spinnerbait has an open loop on it....Any tricks to stop this from happening? [/reply]
Snags_alot, I believe that your username exploains it all. More likely than not, your spinners are getting snagged on acquatic vegetation, then snapping line. I religously use swivel hooks and that is the only reason why I have lost anything. You should consider trying one of the following things to avoid your prediciment:
1. Use a bobber or float if practical.
2. Reduce the weight of your rig, so you don't sink to as deep a depth.
3. Find a new fishing location, that does not have aquatic vegetation[
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As for the weight reduction, I just recently read an aritcle about that in Outdoor Life . They recomended not exceeding 1/4 to 3/8 ounce where there is known aquatic vegetation. I would use that with caution, because I have run into problems even with those amounts in areas wih vegetation. [
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[pirate] I keep loosing my spinnerbaits..they won't stay on my line. I have a swivel hook at the end of my line....the spinnerbait has an open loop on it....Any tricks to stop this from happening? [/reply]
Snags_alot, I believe that your username exploains it all. More likely than not, your spinners are getting snagged on acquatic vegetation, then snapping line. I religously use swivel hooks and that is the only reason why I have lost anything. You should consider trying one of the following things to avoid your prediciment:
1. Use a bobber or float if practical.
2. Reduce the weight of your rig, so you don't sink to as deep a depth.
3. Find a new fishing location, that does not have aquatic vegetation[
]. As for the weight reduction, I just recently read an aritcle about that in Outdoor Life . They recomended not exceeding 1/4 to 3/8 ounce where there is known aquatic vegetation. I would use that with caution, because I have run into problems even with those amounts in areas wih vegetation. [
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