Trolling a mack

[ctfphoto]

Nose hook the greenbacks sideways (in one side out the other leaving the mouth to freely open or close) through the nose. The should stay alive for hours fly lining this way.

[ccacher1]

Originally Posted by ctfphoto

Nose hook the greenbacks sideways (in one side out the other leaving the mouth to freely open or close) through the nose. The should stay alive for hours fly lining this way.

Okay, thanks for the tip. I figured that having their mouth forced shut was part of the reason they were dying so fast.

[ctfphoto]

Originally Posted by ccacher1

Okay, thanks for the tip. I figured that having their mouth forced shut was part of the reason they were dying so fast.

You got it, they should last forever, at least until the seals get to them.

[William Novotny]

Only pin the mouth closed on anchovies.

[alanw]

Sometimes when I nose hook them sideways, the hook will spin and the tip will get buried in their gill plate just from them swimming around. Hooking them through the roof of their mouth and out the top of the nose seems to avoid this problem, and they can still last hours.

Anchovies I nose hook them sideways, but I rarely troll them so I don't have too many problems with them dragging along with a wide open mouth.

[ccacher1]

Originally Posted by alanw

Sometimes when I nose hook them sideways, the hook will spin and the tip will get buried in their gill plate just from them swimming around. Hooking them through the roof of their mouth and out the top of the nose seems to avoid this problem, and they can still last hours.

Anchovies I nose hook them sideways, but I rarely troll them so I don't have too many problems with them dragging along with a wide open mouth.

Makes sense. I'll give both of these a try next time.

[Raskal311]

Stick to greenbacks, the spanish macs dont last no matter what you do. You can drag a greenback for hours.