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Posted 20 January 2019 - 04:55 PM
My lake doesn't have strippers until deep summer. ( This, from a guy with more howler typos than any six of you.)
In general I prefer longer -- at least 2X -- hooks for gills to aid in hook removal on deep takes. The wide gap probably works too.
Rocco
Advanced Member
Posted 20 January 2019 - 07:51 PM
My lake doesn't have strippers until deep summer. ( This, from a guy with more howler typos than any six of you.)
That's when you get out the big tackle?
