2017 Long Island Fishing Reports Thread

[finchaser]

your inline hooks are on the plug wrong
Front faces lip and up
Back faces tail and up

[Monty]

your inline hooks are on the plug wrong
Front faces lip and up
Back faces tail and up

Thanks Fin, the front one I have correct, in the pic it was tangled.
What is the reason for the back one to be up?

[finchaser]

So when fish hits it can grab hook the way you have it can push against body of plug and you miss him better hook up ratio
It's how we rig em at the shop also how all the tuna lures come from the factory

[cowherder]

Maybe thats why monty misses 80% of his hookups. Problem solved!

[Monty]

Maybe thats why monty misses 80% of his hookups. Problem solved!

Nope, I have the front hook correct, the back hook down, but I think I like it like that. That plugs hook sets have been pretty good. Its the plugs with trebles.......
I have been slamming them good lately. Better hook sets. The landing ratio has been much better recently.
And you find anything dead lately????
Looks like I win again!!!!

[finchaser]

Owner ,mustad and VMC suggest the configuration I showed you some plugs don't swim your way
I have rigged hundred in the past 3 years
all my Sp's have been rigged with them for the past 2 years
There is a diagram on every pack of owners
but to each his own

[Monty]

Headed out this AM, only one bass around 3:00 AM on a Choopy small yellow/black needle.
Was going to fish larger plugs and brought the 11' ODM, 3:30 ended up loosing a plug (second time on this trip the line broke). Found top tip guide cracked. Walked back and got the 10' rod, lost one other fish false dawn.
Nice trip , beautiful out there. I am ready to fish some sand, 3 out of 5 nights out there on the rocks has been great fun and very physical.

Owner ,mustad and VMC suggest the configuration I showed you some plugs don't swim your way
I have rigged hundred in the past 3 years
all my Sp's have been rigged with them for the past 2 years
There is a diagram on every pack of owners
but to each his own

Thanks again Fin.
I have been rigging them like this from the beginning, will likely make the change on the tail hook.