Thanks Scouse ,Ryan A pm'd that rob from pnt would be the guy to talk to about those plugs .Try PNT they look like RVP specials
I bought mine from PNT in Errington It's been a good plug for me.Thanks Scouse ,Ryan A pm'd that rob from pnt would be the guy to talk to about those plugs .
What do you have on the front of your plugs Ryan? It loos like a bead chain and a piece of plastic straw.Had good luck tonite, landed a 19&20 both down deep, 230'&220' on the rigger in around 260' off the big hump. One on a 6" 2ii tubby plug and the other on a 5" 2ii. View attachment 35246 Released one undersize and a few dogs in the mix as well. Got both between 5&7pm. Great night.
Now I see it. Thanks OlyLooks to me like that's the plastic straw to keep the line and the bead chain is from the front of the leader. It's not right off the rod after he caught the fish if that's what you're thinking.
Oly
I have a small boat and everything has to be easy to store and to use. The straw system worked for me until I discovered that the hook cut my leader (as seen in the spoon on the left ). I now use tape to hold everything together. My tackle box is well organized without any tangles. I fold the tape over on it self to make it easy to remove it. The leader is way easier to unroll as it does not have any sharp turns formed from the straw insert. I will keep using this system untill someone shows me a better way. Any ideas? View attachment 35554 View attachment 35555
Interesting. I had a hoochie react with some plastic in the same way.I personally wouldn't do this. A lot of dissimilar plastics will react with each other and start to break down. Last thing you want is your line being weakened or compromised by the chemicals in the tape and the tape adhesives. this is especially true with hootchies and gum puck inserts. they shouldn't be left together for long periods of time. I had a bunch of pre-tied gear in a clear flat tackle box that i store my hootchies in. it turned into a big sticky mess with a terrible off-gassing odor which affected all the hootchies. i tried washing them to no avail. tossed the whole lot. no fish is gonna take those. I personally wrap my leaders around three of my fingers starting at the hootchie end. the last few inches i wrap around the coils created by my fingers. loosely, with no kinks or line memory.
Don't put the hook in the straw. Let it dangle.I have a small boat and everything has to be easy to store and to use. The straw system worked for me until I discovered that the hook cut my leader (as seen in the spoon on the left ). I now use tape to hold everything together. My tackle box is well organized without any tangles. I fold the tape over on it self to make it easy to remove it. The leader is way easier to unroll as it does not have any sharp turns formed from the straw insert. I will keep using this system untill someone shows me a better way. Any ideas? View attachment 35554 View attachment 35555
I personally wrap my leaders around three of my fingers starting at the hootchie end. the last few inches i wrap around the coils created by my fingers. loosely, with no kinks or line memory.