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| Purple Skeeter |
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Dave, Just a few of my own thoughts on crawler harnesses on the bay... I spend quite a bit of time where you mentioned you are going to fish. On the bay I use a #2/0 Owner SSW with CUTTING POINT hooks. They are razor sharp and I have not lost a fish on a solid bite in the last 2 years. My basic setup is a 5 foot leader in 20# Vanish with a barrel swivel to reduce twist. I like the larger diameter line because it prevents linetwist in your harness when the nightcrawler comes off the second hook and starts to spin. For beads, I use 6 below the blade and 1 above to catch any small weeds, 6mm clear plastic beads. I use 2 single hooks per harness with 3 inches between the hooks. I attached a pick of the colors that produced lots of fish for me last year. I will vary my bead and blade color, but I will always run a firetiger Northland Baitfish and a Purple of some kind every trip. I run #5 Colorado blades with plastic quick change clevises. Northland blades are avaliable everywhere, I also get a lot of stuff from Doit corp. online. Sportsmans in DePere has a great selection of everything you need. As for learning how to tie, buy a harness tool, read the instructions and start tieing. It's easy to do Dominic Edited by Purple Skeeter 3/11/2007 2:11 PM Attachments ----------------  DSC00300.JPG (49KB - 398 downloads) DSC00301.JPG (34KB - 316 downloads) DSC00305.JPG (26KB - 293 downloads) | |||
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| Dave |
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| Thanks Dominic! That is what I was looking for - I was getting nervous looking at all the options,sizes,colors etc. I will be hitting Sportsmans during lunch tomorrow. Saw a few crazy's launching into the open water at metro while driving over the 43 bridge this afternoon...not long now  | |||
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| Mark Komo |
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Member Posts: 1195 Location: Orland Park, IL | |||
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| Purple Skeeter |
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Mark, Those are the small 2" squids from Cabelas. I used them a couple of times last year over the beads on my harnesses. I had a period of about 10 days last year on Bago out in the mud that the Blue/Green Squid along with a Blue/Silver Northland #5 Holigraphic blade and a 3/8 oz weight 45 feet back produced some very nice Walleyes in the 18-24 inch range. It was just before and just after the Otter Street Tournament. I remember a couple of the guys that were fishing the tournament came upside of me and asked me how I was catching fish. I'm not a tournement guy, but I wish I would have been that weekend. It was the hot setup for me last summer during that period before I switched over to running crankbaits. I'm going to try them much earlier this year. I was also using them with the wiggle disks. I tried them several times on the bay last year and did well on some days and blanked on other days. I tie my own, but here is a picture of ones that you can buy from Axle at winnebagofishing.com Dominic Edited by Purple Skeeter 3/11/2007 9:18 PM Attachments ---------------- SB2.jpg (17KB - 260 downloads) | |||
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Member Posts: 67 | You can also get those Squids from Mack's Lure @ Mackslure.com here's another picture. Attachments ---------------- Mack's Lure Squids.jpg (16KB - 255 downloads) | ||
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btobuck, They sell a tool at Scheel's and probably most other big box retailers - Rudy's Snell Tyer about $10. I bought one and tried it but it thoroughly frustrated me. I can tie them faster and better by hand than I could with the tool. I took it back and exchanged it for 3 Flicker Shads | |||
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| Purple Skeeter |
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| Mark Komo |
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Member Posts: 1195 Location: Orland Park, IL | |||
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| Phishy |
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Member Posts: 32 Location: Green Bay | |||
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| Purple Skeeter |
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Here's a great way to Store 100 Crawler Harnesses in a Plano #26330 Box. Take pipe insulation and cut into 6 " pieces. Cut Plexiglass into strips 6" x 1 & 3/4" wide. Smooth edges of Plexiglass and round corners to avoid tearing insulation while inserting. Wet both pieces while inserting Plexiglass. Use a 2" stick pin on top edge to secure harness end. (hooks on other end). The flat harness holder is durable and handy and each will store 12 large harnesses. I've used mine for 4 seasons and they work great. I wanted a way I could keep 100 harnesses for each body of water I fish in one box. Purple Skeeter Edited by Purple Skeeter 2/2/2009 10:22 PM Attachments ---------------- harness1.jpg (106KB - 401 downloads) harness2.jpg (141KB - 861 downloads) | |||
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| K Gonefishin |
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I use something similar but alot more expensive, magnum rig box by B&B Bait boxes I can fit almost 200 if I fill every spot including the side areas meant for a tackle boxes I just put 3 more noodles on each side, or leaders. R&R Tackle has new blade colors coming out and just rolled out a couple new series, they are great blades I had alot of success on them last year on Erie. Attachments ---------------- Magnum%20Rig%20Box.jpg (15KB - 206 downloads) | |||
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| I also use the B&b boxes. I cut a 1/8" deep slot all the way around the noodle. (Just spin it on the table saw) I space them out 5/8". Keeps the harnesses more neat and organized for me. Attachments ---------------- noodles 002.JPG (98KB - 320 downloads) | |||
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| This is what I use 1/8 hardboard with a hacksaw blade cut every 1/2" and a rubberband Attachments ---------------- th_HPIM1034.jpg (13KB - 230 downloads) | |||
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