Rockroach:
Thanks for the boost of confidence Scott. Great read. I've never had much luck with Kastmasters but after reading your article, I think I'll have to give them a try again. Thanks
Eric B:
Thanks, Scott. I never go fishing without a Kastmaster or two, but I can never seem to find the right replacement hooks... til now!
SandBag:
Awesome tips! I've stickered up my kastmasters before but the powerbait worm tails look deadly. I'll have to make some up.
dilbeck:
Scott, out of curiosity, what led you to take the the treble in the first place? Do you just plain not like them or have they failed you in the past or both? Just wondering what directed you down the siwash path.
Great Bass 2:
--- Quote from: dilbeck on March 14, 2012, 03:26:00 PM ---Scott, out of curiosity, what led you to take the the treble in the first place? Do you just plain not like them or have they failed you in the past or both? Just wondering what directed you down the siwash path.
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Michael
I use Kastmasters frequently for targeting trout on the bottom. Although jigging has worked for me, the more productive technique has been casting a long distance and a slow, jerk-pause presentation just off the bottom just like fishing swimbaits for lings. Unfortunately, with a treble hook this technique results in a lot of lost lures. In 2005-6, I was catching 1-2 trout for every lost lure so I decided to experiment with single hooks with a worm trailer. The first time I used them was at the 2007 New Melones tourney which you were at. I hooked a trout on the first cast and I new the modification was a winner. Since then I have caught every freshwater species except for catfish on them. When you watch the action of the lure with the worm tail you can understand why trout can't resist it. The stock treble hook is OK but not particularly sharp or strong so if you want to stay with a treble hook, I would replace them with an Owner or Gamakatsu. Just in case you were wondering about the orientation of the single hook, a spoon statistically will land on the bottom convex side down more often so the hook point on the concave side or for the Kastmaster the flat side decreases the probability of the hook point sticking on the bottom. In addition, as the spoon swings the hook, the concave side presents a bigger hook angle. Teachers like to know these things. :smt003 See you out there buddy. :smt006