05-12-2023, 02:56 PM
(05-12-2023, 01:35 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: Ok, thought the design looked familiar, that sounds like a great modification that you and Rocky mentioned but let me get this straight, the weight goes behind the lure, attached at the center hook or in front of the lure? Instead of using a weight do you think just using lead core line would work, with the worm attached at the center hook?
If the water is deep enough, riggers would be the best way to go. But lead core should work fine...and is controllable by counting the colors, etc. A little experimentation in the depth you are fishing and you can run the lures at whatever depth you want. Just keep changing up the length of line and the speed until you find the right combo...and the fish vote for it.
If you use weights you can use any size and type sinker you can attach to your line. I usually rig with a small sliding snap swivel ahead of a barrel swivel on the line...and then about 4-5 feet of leader to the lure. I use the snap swivel to attach different weights of sinkers depending on how the lure runs and at what depth you wanna fish. Yesterday, for the Hot Shot modification, I was only using a 1/8 oz. sinker and running just a hair over 1 mph. I suspect the lure was running about mid depth in 15 FOW. I ran some other similarly rigged lures with 1/4 and 3/8 oz. weights...with more line out...and actually had them dragging bottom until I reeled up a few turns. You can do the same with lead core.
I'll post some pics later of some of the other modified lures I have put together...for future testing.