Trolling a mack

[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.

[alanw]

Originally Posted by Raskal311

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

There's a good old thread about greenies vs spanish here http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ead.php?t=8248 It seems spanish might live longer but it depends how you fish them. Greenies for trolling, spanish for halibut drifting perhaps.

[ccacher1]

Originally Posted by alanw

There's a good old thread about greenies vs spanish here http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ead.php?t=8248 It seems spanish might live longer but it depends how you fish them. Greenies for trolling, spanish for halibut drifting perhaps.

Hadn't come across that thread...thanks. Good info.

[lowprofile]

I've hooked four BIG dogs. Got two to the yak and cut one leader and cut the others hook with dykes. Lost one on a crab trap and cut the last one off before it could take out 5 other yaks soaking squid on droppers(really the first I ever hooked). Those were all on circle hooks trolling for T's. Never hooked one on smaller J hooks. Not even a stinger rig.

They bark a lot when you get them to the yak, but are pretty calm for the most part.

[TCS]

1'O ringed gorilla. Won't turn sideways.