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Todd's Rigs & Lures
Distributor of Custom Offshore Trolling Rigs, Lures & Accessories
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Ounce Bullet - This lure
is a sub-surface lure that has a swimming action to it,
its primary target is wahoo. This lure can be rigged in
a variety of ways with natural bait or without. With natural
bait, the leader can be mono (220# - 400#), 49 strand aircraft
cable, or steel (#9 - #12), the hook size can range from
9/0 to 12/0 in Mustad styles 3412, 3407SS, 7732, 7731,
or 7691S, depending upon the size of the bait. The speed
for pulling naturals can be between 4 and 12 knots with
this lure. This lure has been very effective rigged with
just a double hook rig, 7732, 7731, or 7691S 9/0 to 10/0, "high
speed trolling", with an 18' leader, (6'-8' leaders
when using a wind on leader). The trolling speed with this
set up can be between 8 and 16 knots. The artificial can
be run in conjunction with natural baits in the spread,
running both naturals and artificials together, when doing
this the speed should be 4 to 9 knots. This lure run as
an artificial and with natural bait has caught all types
of striking fish: Marlin, Mahi Mahi, Wahoo, Tuna- Yellowfin,
Bluefin, Blackfin, Bonita, Sailfish, Kingfish, etc. |
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7 Ounce
Bullet - This lure is a sub-surface
lure that has a swimming action to it, its primary target
is wahoo and tuna. This lure can be rigged in a variety of
ways with natural bait or without. With natural bait, the
leader can be mono (150# - 400#), 49 strand aircraft cable,
or steel (#9 - #12), the hook size can range from 9/0 to
12/0 in Mustad styles 3412, 3407SS, 7732, 7731, or 7691S,
depending upon the size of the bait. The speed for pulling
naturals can be between 4 and 12 knots with this lure. This
lure has been very effective rigged with just a double hook
rig, 7732, 7731, or 7691S 8/0 to 9/0, "high speed trolling",
with an 18' leader, (6'-8' leaders when using a wind on leader).
The trolling speed with this set up can be between 8 and
16 knots. The artificial can be run in conjunction with natural
baits in the spread, running both naturals and artificials
together, when doing this the speed should be 4 to 9 knots. |
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Ounce Bullet - This lure is a sub-surface
lure that has a swimming action to it. This lure can be
rigged in a variety of ways with natural bait or without.
With natural bait, the leader should be about 6 to 8 feet
long, mono (100# - 220#) or steel (#8 - #10), the hook
size can range from 7/0 to 11/0 in Mustad styles 3412,
3407SS, 7732, 7731, or 7691S, depending upon the size of
the bait. The speed for pulling naturals can be between
4 and 10 knots with this lure, I prefer about 8 knots.
This lure has been very effective rigged with just a double
hook rig, 7732, 7731, or 7691S 7/0 or 8/0, "high speed trolling", with
an 18' leader, (6'-8' leaders when using a wind on leader).
This set up not only works on the east side of the Gulf
Stream but as well on the west side. The trolling speed
with this set up should be between 8 and 12 knots. The
artificial can be run in conjunction with natural baits
in the spread, running both naturals and artificials together,
when doing this the speed should be 4 to 9 knots. |
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Ounce Bullet - This lure is primarily
designed to be used with natural baits to help keep the
bait just below the surface. The leader should be about
6 feet long, mono (80# - 150#) or steel (#7 - #9); the
hook size can range from 7/0 to 9/0 in Mustad styles 3412,
3407SS, 7732, 7731, or 7691S. This lure has also been rigged
with just the single hook and no natural bait this has
been effective with Blackfin Tuna. The lure will start
to "smoke" about 3
knots; this lure can be pulled from 4 to 12 knots effectively,
depending of course on the sea conditions. |
Tackle -
The "Little Head" and small lures can be trolled
with light tackle from 16# to heavy tackle 130#, depending
on the area and target species. Typically the medium can
be trolled with the same (16# to 130#), but it is recommended
to use at least 20# class tackle. The large lures should
be trolled with at least 50# tackle, due to their size
and amount of pull they create. The leader size used will
vary depending on the crew, tackle, and sea conditions.
All Lures -
All lures have caught a variety of striking fish to include:
Marlin- Blue, Black, Striped, Mahi Mahi, Wahoo, Tuna- Yellowfin,
Bluefin, Blackfin, Bonita, Kingfish and Sailfish. They
have been successfully used both as an artificial and with
a variety of natural baits.
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