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10-10-2013, 11:01 AM | #1 |
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Big calico baits
For all of you big calico hunters, what hard baits, jointed or non, is your favorite? I've heard of the big 10" roman customs, but they're not cheap. In excess of $100. For that kind of money I could buy mounds of plastics.
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10-10-2013, 11:02 AM | #2 |
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Waxwings are awesome, ive had calicos go airborne going after those things.
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10-10-2013, 11:03 AM | #3 |
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10-10-2013, 11:54 AM | #4 |
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I usually throw plastics but in the Kelp Wax wing, along the rocks or Bomber A salt series
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10-10-2013, 12:26 PM | #5 |
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$15-20 for one? Dahhhmmmm!
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10-10-2013, 12:30 PM | #6 |
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Was thinking of trying a sebile magic swimmer.
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10-10-2013, 03:23 PM | #7 |
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Any shimano baits are gonna run you back that much but they produce and dont tear up like plastics do. Its semi topwater and weedless so your chance of losing it is less then with plastics and with prices on plastics going up its actually not a bad investment.
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10-10-2013, 03:41 PM | #9 |
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Haha well at least your not throwing roman made "mother"s. Those baits are like 500 bucks apiece haha
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10-10-2013, 03:42 PM | #10 |
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Kevin are you fishing these on straight braid? That's the only way I fish mine
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10-11-2013, 09:15 AM | #11 | |
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Broken Record Vs. Broken Baits..
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This is your swimbait. This is your swimbait on Calico. http://youtu.be/RqArwwrgT7M (These Plastic Swimbaits are brand new never rigged. These ElaZtech Swimbaits have been fished many times, many fish, many nicks and cuts, hook tears rerigged & still the ElaZtech bait wont propagate a tear like plastic does..
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10-11-2013, 10:33 AM | #12 | |
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10-14-2013, 09:23 AM | #13 |
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I don't have much patience for fishing calicos in deeper water and mostly fish em in the summer when they're up on top. For top water stuff I like the jumbo slugs type plastics. When the kelp is pulled down just a foot or so below the surface a big light iron, tady 45, candy bar, salas 7x, can produce big fish. Again, its a surface summer thing but you can get a surface iron way back over the kelp and really cover the area. Also with the slugs and light iron you get to see some massive blow ups. Mike
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10-14-2013, 03:18 PM | #14 | |
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10-11-2013, 02:30 PM | #15 |
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I am sold on those Zmans! I have had so many tails ripped off of regular plastics when fishing calicoes in the kelp.
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10-13-2013, 07:45 PM | #16 |
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I've caught some of my biggest Calico's on the Waxwing. Tie braid directly to it. San Diego or Uni knot. Me, personally, the mackerel pattern is killer. I've found that summer and fall are the best for the waxwing. The rest of the time , I'm playing with the plastics when it's better to go low and slow.
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10-14-2013, 09:08 PM | #17 |
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About to order some ill bet those would be amazing in smojey shad on a dropshot
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10-15-2013, 08:18 AM | #18 |
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Tackle warehouse has the best prices, pretty good selection too.
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