Do you bend your dodgers? - Page 2

dlm · #26 08-02-2010, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverBullets

(I've read that Gary M. of Shasta Tackle likes a faster speed than what most people troll in this neck of the woods.) .

Now it is starting to dawn on me why I have always had problems with his shuttle hawk, it is not designed to work at the slow speeds I troll at.

Full_Monte · #27 08-03-2010, 02:14 PM

The Shuttle Hawk needs a little boat speed to descend the wire. Once it gets down the wire, a slower boat speed is fine.
I don't think the speed will roll any dodgers...you just need a little.

Bduck · #28 08-03-2010, 03:23 PM

With the Sling Blade and RMT dodgers, you can slightly bend them back & forth to see there flexibility. Putting an additional bend into them doesn't mean you can't return it to its close original state. Last year I had one RMT dodger doing well out of the package catching kokes and when I added just a slight bend for more action, the bite had changed some to almost nonexisted. Retuned it back to its normal state and the bite was back on. I was surprised at what little action that had effected catching kokes. Since then, I still have that same dodger(one of my favorites to use) with a slight bend and its catching fish. Go figure. It goes to show you that the bite can change on any given day with the slight little changes made.

trollmonkey · #29 08-16-2010, 01:12 AM

We bent our Sling Blades for the first time yesterday and it worked great Looking forward to more experimentation.

Kdogsgrandpa · #30 08-18-2010, 10:57 PM

I guess I'm confused on these sling blades. Doesn't the big end go forward like the instructions say? Seems the instructions above have them going big end toward the lure?

SuperD · #31 08-18-2010, 11:06 PM

Swivel to the main line and snap swivel to the lure. Yes, big end goes toward the lure which is behind the the dodger.

trollmonkey · #32 08-19-2010, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Kdogsgrandpa

I guess I'm confused on these sling blades. Doesn't the big end go forward like the instructions say? Seems the instructions above have them going big end toward the lure?

Running a slingblade backwards can also work especially with a tube or small spoon(frisky fish,etc)