RE: Thanks Rob,
swimbait,
May 21st 2008, #1
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Mattlures,
May 23rd 2008, #2
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Pete A,
May 24th 2008, #3
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TTCal,
Jun 02nd 2008, #4
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Carrot Top,
Jun 05th 2008, #5
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Lunker Punker,
Jun 10th 2008, #6
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Nico,
Jun 10th 2008, #7
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Carrot Top,
Jun 11th 2008, #8
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CA Swimb8er,
Jun 11th 2008, #9
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illini nate,
Jun 11th 2008, #10
RE: Thanks Rob,
swimbait,
Jun 11th 2008, #11
RE: Thanks Rob,
Toad,
Jul 19th 2008, #12
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Carrot Top | Thu Jun-05-08 04:06 PM |
Member since Dec 23rd 2001
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#2488, "RE: Thanks Rob"
In response to Reply # 4
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You mean like this Cal?
http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/6809-LP2.jpg
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Carrot Top | Wed Jun-11-08 12:17 AM |
Member since Dec 23rd 2001
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#2492, "RE: Thanks Rob"
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My intention wasn't to throw you under the bus Jeremy. I love this bait. Grant on more than one occasion said to hit you up and you would fix it. Problem was I was to busy fishing it and didn't want to part with it for any amount of time as it was my only one. When it got bad enough all I did was cake some epoxy in the holes and it didn't mess up the action as far as I can tell.
Yeah I know hook scars are inevitable especially when you add on the Owner 2/0 stinger hooks. I plan on doing that to my dad's 2 punkers and any new ones I get (as soon as I have some spare money).
Ok. Well this thread got off topic... Punkers are for sale from their website www.blackdogbaits.com
Below is the smaller of my two Lunker Punker fish caught a few weeks ago the larger one was weighed at 14.1 lbs but didn't take a picture. I also dumped a 5+ LB Largemouth at the boat the day before... }(
http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/6814-IMG_5590.jpg
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CA Swimb8er | Wed Jun-11-08 08:04 PM |
Member since Jun 11th 2008
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#2493, "RE: Thanks Rob"
In response to Reply # 8
Wed Jun-11-08 08:07 PM by CA Swimb8er
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I have four of the Punkers; two standard and two Jrs. Two are custom painted and the other two are stock. Like others have said; all hardbaits get beat up by the hooks. I fish my baits hard, almost every trip; and have caught some fish over 8 on them. All I do when I see the hooks are starting to mark up the bait; is cover the area with clear fingernail polish. This only takes a few minutes and I can do it after I'm done fishing when I get home. Not a big deal. All of my Punkers have hook marks and teeth marks; but they are still in very good shape. But I have used the nail polish on all of them MORE than a few times. It does help though and makes the baits a lot more durable; even the custom colored ones. These are some of my favorite topwater baits; if not my favorite.
Take care
FIVE POUNDERS ARE SMALL :)!
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Toad | Sat Jul-19-08 09:45 AM |
Member since Jan 14th 2006
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#2505, "RE: Thanks Rob"
In response to Reply # 11
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What Nate means by T-ing the hooks Rob, is not that one of the three trebles is cut, but that two of the trebles are bent so that the hook looks like a T when viewing it from the bottom of the hook. All three tines are still present, just two of them are at ninety degree angles from the third. This is easily done to the hook with a pair of pliers, just make sure that you don't do it to the tine that is welded onto the manufactured hook as that is the weak tine and bending it could possibly cause it to break off. The important thing is making sure that the T'd hook is placed properly on the split ring so that the two bent tines are against the belly of the bait. By t-ing the front hook on larger topwater lures or large round crankbaits, you can prevent hookrash from destroying the lures paint job and it is also claimed that it prevents the two tines of the hook from riding directly against the bait and increases hook ups on baits with big hooks. I don't know if this is a proven theory, but I do this on almost all of my round muskie lures and topwaters and haven't had any more issues with lost fish than I experienced before.
Unfortunately lost fish on big topwaters are going to happen irregardless, as the weight of the lure provides enough leverage that the baits will get thrown when the fish thrashes his head out of the water. This is just one of the reason that super long rods are so common in muskie fishing nowadays, because you can drop the rod tip in the water and force a fish that wants to surface down and to the side rather than letting it get above the water where the minimal air resistance allows the lure to be flung out of the mouth of the fish. I have used this technique on big bass that I have caught incidentally as well. Long rods in the eight foot and greater range also make it easy to work big topwater walk the dog baits as well as it is easier to work the big sticks on a slightly slack line with a long rod.
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