Hoochie Leader Question

[SuperD]

Silver Bullets, if you want to try experimenting a little with your hootchies, I like to occassionally add a Mack's Wing in front of the hootchie. This is a picture out of cabelas but same idea.

 

[SilverBullets]

Silver Bullets, if you want to try experimenting a little with your hootchies, I like to occassionally add a Mack's Wing in front of the hootchie. This is a picture out of cabelas but same idea.

I have many made up like that Super D. I also have other's with indiana blades, hoochie's on the back of apex's, and going to try out some with bullet weights in them for jigging. I have caught a few with the blades incorporated, but straight hoochies with a dodger...nada. I will try them out more this season, years past I've only put them on after useing apex's when the bite shuts down. I know hoochies work after reading many reports and every one's posts here. It's funny how we sometimes have confidence in certain lures, and don't try new things until the fishing is slow. This year I'm going to do things different!

 

[Full_Monte]

I think swivel's are a must for line twist, but if your attaching to a dodger, most dodgers have a barrel swivel on each end. I was curious if useing a swivel on the end of hoochie leader and attaching to a dodger with a swivel built in (thus having two swivel's) would affect the action of the hoochie in a negative way.Also, I wondered if by useing a duo-lock, they might have too much movement when attached to the swivel on the dodger, and not give the hoochie the required action. I have mainly used Apex's over the years, and use barrel swivel's on their leaders. I figured with their action, a extra swivel can't hurt.

Without a swivel on the top of the leader, that might argue for a stiffer, heavier leader that would transmit the twist up to the dodger, rather than a soft, light leader that would wind itself up before it transmitted any twist to the dodger swivel.

 

[SuperD]

Anyone else besides me think this looks pretty good the more you've looked at it? laugh hyst

 

[twisted lines]

I'm gonna be honest here, so don't get out the flame throwers!violin
I've never caught a kokanee with a straight hoochie. Now don't get me wrong, I've caught hundreds of koks over the years, mainly with apex's. Straight hoochies...nada. That is the reason for this thread. I have alot of hoochies made up with duo-lock's on the leaders with 8lb test mono, and wondered if that was the problem. Most are made up with 8-10" leaders. I'll try bending the dodger's a little more for the 1.2-1.4 mph I usually troll. and experiment with your other idea's. Thanks for all your suggestions, this year I plan to give them more water time. thumbsup

Seps 0000 1.4-1.7 !!!!! and I don't bend them, Now If your only pick the right color tongue2 I see some newer bigger seps but not ready to change.

 

[Fallriverguy]

Seps 0000 1.4-1.7 !!!!! and I don't bend them, Now If your only pick the right color tongue2 I see some newer bigger seps but not ready to change.

I seem to have better luck with hoochies behind a 000 Gold Star and trolling around 1.2.

 

[twisted lines]

I seem to have better luck with hoochies behind a 000 Gold Star and trolling around 1.2.

Thanks I stuck that somewhere thumbsup Now how about some help with all the slingblades I have?

 

[Kokonuts]

WOW!... This is great!! A lot of action on this, I just caught up with you guys.

Ive made up some hoochies with spin & glows so that they will spin. Just cut the nose off & glue in a spin & glow. Lots of color combos.

Next I took some T cones & push it up the butt of the hoochie, put a couple of beads between the rear of the t cone & hooks. This really spreads out the legs.

Then Ive made some spinner hoochies by using wire & a bead pushed up on the twisted part of the wire behind the eye adding a little glue then pushing the hoochie over the bead. add a swivel & hook at the rear. This makes the hoochie spin with the wire.

Now all I gotta do is actually CATCH some Kokanee!!! laugh hyst.............Kokonuts

 

[nofish]

Twisted, I run 1.8 mph to get my slingblade style dodgers to work. if I want more action I will bend them in the center. I run heavy line on my hoocies it transfers the action back.

 

[twisted lines]

Twisted, I run 1.8 mph to get my slingblade style dodgers to work. if I want more action I will bend them in the center. I run heavy line on my hoocies it transfers the action back.

Stuck that one there too worthy12 Hope this thread helps you get mofish!!!!!!

 

[Ironhead]

Anyone else besides me think this looks pretty good the more you've looked at it? laugh hyst

Looks like the perfect lure for the Gorge, great color, one hook, easy C&R.

Ironhead