04-03-2013, 12:15 PM
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Let me try to save ya all some serious cash.
Back in my " trolling days" and or when I mated for my beloved friend Capt George, when we trolled umbrellas we never used shad bodies. George showed me to use 2" vinyl blinds... I know what your thinking already... But we cut blinds into 9" to 12" long strips, punched a hole in one end, added a grommet and hooked em to the umbrella.. Piece of cake and they always worked well.
You can certainly cut them longer if you desire..
I also painted many of them different colors for contrast..
Looks a little ghetto, I'll give you that, but works like a charm
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Were you using them for the bait hook or for the teasers?
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04-03-2013, 12:52 PM
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Thats an impressive idea for the blinds and I'm sure they work well as teasers.
BF - I don't know if the 12"+ baits work better than the 9s but I have some transom boat rod setups I like for spring and fall. I'm talking deep, BIG baits. I have never used anything bigger than the 9" bodies on my board rods. I know some captains who specifically use the 12"+ baits in the spring everywhere in their spread with good success. I'm not investing that much time and money to switch over my whole spread though.......
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04-03-2013, 01:02 PM
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Hard to find locally. Heck they're even hard to find online.
This place has a few different colors available, but they're almost $8.00 each.
http://www.krackenfishing.com.au/category-s/1840.htm
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04-03-2013, 04:40 PM
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I picked up some 12" shad bodies from Ron Crabbe at the Solomons show a couple weeks ago, 2 for $6. He had a website at one time, but I can't get it to come up..... www.striperfishingtackle.com
His price for 6" and 9" shads are very good also BTW....
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04-03-2013, 04:54 PM
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Were you using them for the bait hook or for the teasers?
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Just Teasers.
It sounds ridiculous, but you can;t beat the price and they really do work.
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04-03-2013, 06:52 PM
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I buy my 12" shad at All Tackle in Annapolis.
My deep, deep rods are quite a contraption. I run them off the forward most rod holders, the ones that stick straight out the side with the rods parallel to the water - a lot of the local charter guys refer to them as the "Hip Rods".
The main line to a 16oz trolling sinker with a three-way swivel rigged off the other end of the sinker.
Off the one eye of the three-way is a 12' leader of 130lbs mono to a 24" umbrella with a 8oz parachute rigged as the bait.
Off the other eye of the three-way is a 6' piece 130lbs mono to a 28oz mojo with a 12" shad on it.
It hangs almost straight down...I put it out 30-40' and boy, howdy when a fish hits that thing ...hang on! Almost like a dumby line, except on a heavy rod!
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04-03-2013, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Tawn
I buy my 12" shad at All Tackle in Annapolis.
My deep, deep rods are quite a contraption. I run them off the forward most rod holders, the ones that stick straight out the side with the rods parallel to the water - a lot of the local charter guys refer to them as the "Hip Rods".
The main line to a 16oz trolling sinker with a three-way swivel rigged off the other end of the sinker.
Off the one eye of the three-way is a 12' leader of 130lbs mono to a 24" umbrella with a 8oz parachute rigged as the bait.
Off the other eye of the three-way is a 6' piece 130lbs mono to a 28oz mojo with a 12" shad on it.
It hangs almost straight down...I put it out 30-40' and boy, howdy when a fish hits that thing ...hang on! Almost like a dumby line, except on a heavy rod!
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Tawn- You must spend a lot of time at the gym during the off-season
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04-04-2013, 07:00 AM
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I was in All Tackle Weds night. They had in stock - pearl / blue back and pearl / black back in the 12 inch size. Saw 2-3 bins empty - I'll assume they carry other colors as well.
I used to run 12 inchers but never saw any real difference in catching. I did lose a lot of tails after about 5-6 hours of trolling. The thin plastic just wears through.
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04-04-2013, 07:54 AM
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I was in All Tackle Weds night. They had in stock - pearl / blue back and pearl / black back in the 12 inch size. Saw 2-3 bins empty - I'll assume they carry other colors as well.
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Thanks, last time I was in there they didn't have any big shads.
Chessie 27 - I hope you have some big shads for what you bought last Saturday
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04-04-2013, 10:43 AM
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Chessie 27 - I hope you have some big shads for what you bought last Saturday
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Are you nuts, they're too pretty to put in the water!! . I was thinking about getting some 12" shad for them to try out. Probably headed past All-tackle tomorrow if you want me to pick you up something?? Just PM me.
We had a good time at the Chestertown flea market Saturday. Since I sold everything I brought to my table, it was only a net loss of about $180!! I guess the "sucker" tattoo still shines brightly on my forehead?? I did walk out with some really cool stuff though.
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