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Here is a way to make your trout magnet last a lot longer. I just tied a Do-it WB400 hook keeper on the 1/64 jig. Took about 1 minute max. I do this with a lot of my jig heads I use for plastic baits. Attachment 381290Attachment 381291Attachment 381292
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Great idea and those wire keepers gills plastics very well.....
Yes, a very good idea! Thanks for the tip and the pics.:eek:
Good idea, I do that now.
Did you use a fly thread Bobbin and superglue ?Quote:
Originally Posted by z520tom
Good idea! I put a dab of super glue on the top part of the shank before I pull the jig all the way up the skank. Works good but I have always wondered if fish could detect the smell of the super glue.
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I used 6/0 fly thread on this one. On larger jigs I use 3/0 thread.
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I think gills and shellcrackers have a strong sense of smell. I've proved it to myself many times. I have pulled a jig fly through a spot and not got a hit. Then I would take take a very small piece of a power Wiggler on my bait and proceed to catch several fish. My bait was visually the same but now had a odor. I've seen this hundreds of times. I am not sure if the tipping gives them a new scent or possibly screens other odors like glues or my human scent. I've used liquid scents like slab sauce and got the same results.Sent from my SM-G960U using Crappie.com Fishing mobile appQuote:
Originally Posted by D10
If they can smell it they don’t care. I used to do the Super Glue thing and my catch rate never suffered. You may have seen...or heard of Ed....a rather tall guy full of gray hair that only fishes for trout using the Trout Magnet. He regularly has many days of 150 trout per day. Travels all over the states just fishing for trout. He is in the middle of one of his 90 day trips out west trout fishing. I’m sure he will be in your neck of the woods on his way back home and will hang around there for several weeks. He does the Super Glue and it sure hasn’t hurt his catch rate. I just change out the TM when it needs it. I used to get frustrated from having to change it out so often but I just came to realize that is part of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by D10
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Ed Krech?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
That’s him....you know Ed?Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
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Never heard of him till you mentioned. I just Googled "ed trout magnet" and found him. I figured I needed to know more about him. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
When changing a TM I give it a shot of liquid scent, and after I catch the first fish I don’t bother again. I don’t think of it as much an attractant but as a way to mask any odors from manufacture to anything on my fingers. Do liquids attract or mask? This is a discussion that could probably last for days! LOL
Bob
I totally agree Bob. I have seen this many times in my life in fishing. I usually start fishing my bait, usually a jig of my own making. Sometimes I catch and sometimes not. If no bites I then apply liquid scent or a very small piece of gulp product. What I have found is that many times I start catching fish from the place where they would not bite. Just look at the bass fishing world. Many bass lures used for slow presentations are scented products. Bass and bluegill are members of the same biological family (sunfish).Sent from my SM-G960U using Crappie.com Fishing mobile appQuote:
Originally Posted by BobC