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Kurt Wilson

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Stickbaits-Sink Rate
October 03, 2011, 09:31:11 PM
Hi Guys
Heading up to the Rowley shoals in a few weeks for pretty much our first popping adventure, trying to get the lowdown on as much as possible before we leave.
Ive been rigging up a few blackjack (Uluas, wahoos, bobaras) stickbaits with various hook sizes and swivel/split ring combinations and found that most of them sink, some alot quicker than others.
Should they be sinking at all? if so how fast?
Feel free to share any hook combinations aswell.
Cheers
Kurt Wilson

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Re: Stickbaits-Sink Rate
October 03, 2011, 09:57:19 PM
of the ones you named, only the Bobara should sink
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Re: Stickbaits-Sink Rate
October 04, 2011, 09:09:07 AM
Bobaras should sink - except mine dont  >:(

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Re: Stickbaits-Sink Rate
October 04, 2011, 02:29:44 PM
Great - so your Bobaras float and Kurt's wahoos and uluas sink!!    :o
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Re: Stickbaits-Sink Rate
October 04, 2011, 02:54:09 PM
Kurt if your floating stickbaits are sinking it sounds like your terminals (i.e. hooks and split rings) are too heavy.

If you respond with specific details of your lures im sure you will receive the answers you are looking for.

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Chris

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Re: Stickbaits-Sink Rate
October 05, 2011, 01:23:34 AM
Cheers guys
As I'm experimenting with different hook arrangements I was sort of after a general idea, haha clearly I'm way off though. I'm using the fairly standard 11/0 sj41s and an 8/0 jobu but as I just realized the lures I'm putting them on are at the smaller end of the scale eg. Dogtooth 125, I'll downgrade the sizes.
Is the goal a slow sort of sink fro the bobaras and such? Or is it general preference?
Thanks again,
Kurt Wilson