Hoochies Abound......

If they got any more minnow traps I could use 1 or 2

And I need a couple of crab pots for GMSIII 

And I need a couple of crab pots for GMSIII 

I got three of the square danielson traps. Happy to share the work and reward!

Aside from dressing up a banana, what are hoochies used for?  Just a skirt/dressing for hooks, or do you fish them alone in some way? 

Aside from dressing up a banana, what are hoochies used for?  Just a skirt/dressing for hooks, or do you fish them alone in some way? 

Salmon and Trout trolling hoochies are used behind dodgers or flashers. A dodger will give a hoochie an side to side swaying action. Flashers give the lures a erratic action.

Aside from dressing up a banana, what are hoochies used for?  

Potatoes are cool to dress up as well.......remember Mr. Potato Head?  Just kidding....Sailfish pretty much nailed it.

Flashers give the lures a erratic action.

How so?

I've trolled lots of flashers before but they've never given the trailer any action.

Michael

Flashers give the lures a erratic action.

How so?

I've trolled lots of flashers before but they've never given the trailer any action.

Michael
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Hi Michael,

Try the tips for rigging a flasher from the below link:

http://www.protroll.com/books/?id=1

Sonny

Flashers give the lures a erratic action.

How so?

I've trolled lots of flashers before but they've never given the trailer any action.

Michael

Hi Michael,

Try the tips for rigging a flasher from the below link:

http://www.protroll.com/books/?id=1

Sonny

Semantics.  I use those and love them but I've always known those as dodgers and not flashers.  Yes, they definitely do give the trailer action.

When you say flashers, I think of these:

Michael

I see that I may be in the minority because as I was looking for pictures of what I call flashers, I noticed that many people call dodgers flashers.  Guess I'm gonna have to make an adjustment to my lexicon.

Michael

Hi Michael,

The big difference between dodgers and flashers is the way they run through the water when being trolled. A dodger has a side-to-side swaying action while a flasher develops full 360° rotations. This provides you with two completely different types of attractors, each giving off specific flash and vibration patterns.

Flashers and dodgers impart an erratic, darting action to trailing lures and produce fish-attracting flash and sound. Plugs, spoons, flies and squids all can be used with a dodger, which transfers a crippled baitfish action to these lures. Flies and squids are best used behind an Abe 'n Al® rotating flasher because they have no action of their own in the water and the flasher will give them a lifelike, erratic natural baitfish action.

For dodgers, the correct fish-attracting speed and action is achieved when the attractor has a side-to-side swaying motion. With your boat moving "dead slow", place a rigged dodger-and-lure setup in the water (see illustration) and slowly increase your speed until the dodger has developed the proper action. This is your optimum trolling speed.

Optimum rotating flasher speed, on the other hand, is obtained when the attractor is working in regular full 360° rotations. With your boat in motion, place a rigged flasher-and-lure setup in the water (see illustration) and increase your speed until the flasher develops these regular, full revolutions. Note: Flashers generally work better at slightly faster speeds than dodgers.

For more tips, try this link:

http://www.sportfishingbc.com/articles/tackle_techniques/dodgers.htm

I'm well versed in how they work, I've just been calling them by the wrong name.

Michael

Flashers spin/rotate while dodgers move side-to-side. But they often look very similar, which is probably the cause for most peoples' confusion between the two.

And BTW I always called those trout-trolling rigs "flashers" too! So to avoid confusion, I started calling them cow bells or beer cans...which is actually the shape of the blades.
After re-reading my post, I'm not sure if that even makes sense haha. And now I see that Sonny already gave a very detailed description...D'OH!

I'm well versed in how they work, I've just been calling them by the wrong name.
Michael

Hi Michael,

Sorry I don't mean to insult you.  As a Technical Support Engineer, I got used to answer technical questions in details and provide data to support it.

Sonny

I bought mine for Mooch I heard he uses them for Tassels

The guy I bought mine from sold me the hooches,a bunch of Siwash hooks,some Plastic Coat and 50 Torpedo weights for $10 so I thought I would make up a bunch of these 20 cent jigs