im having a good day

[wallacewt]

didn't want to hijack eric,s thread,BUT   
I bought 10 lures today and was honestly thinking of gt,s and Hawaii when I did.

these are big lures,11"&9" tip to toe
dive 20'+.(ugh! hooks)    (2)heavy solid head,ss hooks,split rings, bb swivels.(gt,s)
I bought an exo reel,sent it back,7lb drag /20lb stated.$275
I got 10% credit,=27.50,stay with me
these lures came on special today,$15ea down to 5/$35.$150/$70
less 27.50/42.50+another 10%credit
lures=$3.30each
change the hooks on the diver, dip the bearings in tsi for gts
hook a fish, dream of Hawaii,
boat goes in this week on test run,there,s $40,000 comp on the 15th feb
im having a very gd day

[wallacewt]

little bonus I forgot to mention
I get the$275 back if they cant produce 20lb of drag!
and keep the lures
a very good day,im sinnin in the rain ,just sinnin in

[Shark Hunter]

Nice looking Lures Wally!
Forgive my Ignorance, but what kind of reel is an exo?

[wallacewt]

quantam baitcaster

[redsetta]

Nice work Wallace - stoked for ya!
Good luck with the test run - let us know how you get on.
All the best mate, Justin

[erikpowell]

Those some winning lures wallace.... I can see you smashing something in no time!  
and better yet THE PRiCE ! Nice score.

We'll keep an eye out for pics!
Our fishing club is having a comp on the 15th as well..same.. but not for $40K !  maybe 400  
Good luck to ya mate!

[Dominick]

a very good day,im sinnin in the rain ,just sinnin in

Now that is funny Wallace.    Dominick

[Irish Jigger]

Good Luck with the boat Wallace.

Tight lines.

Look forward to your reports.

[BMITCH]

Wallace, good looking lures and you can't beat the price! Hope you finish in the money nothin but good mojo to you! Best of luck.
Bob

[wallacewt]

i upgraded just this one lure with the single hooks to try
bit of a craze in oz at the moment about single hooks.use just 1 in the middle
or add an extra on the back.ill try both
removed split ring&treble,tapped a nail punch into eye of new hook,dont break that way.
aj,s samons,kingies etc;would crush the original trebles  like a grape
interesting bib,2 tow points on top and 1 underneath.
add a weight,wonder how deep i could get and still
get it to vibrate.
not bad for $3.30

[Tightlines667]

You also might want to consider Mustad double hooks (I.e.7821BD;3or6/O or similar SS open doubles).  I've had great sucess replacing trolling trebles w/these guys.  I caught alot of fish on the SS double barbless tuna hooks for catch and release fisheries research.  The double barbless actually stay put pretty good, better then barbless singless.  Barbless circles also work surprisingly well when bottomfish, or dead/live baiting.

[wallacewt]

hi tightlines666
i have others with the dble hooks
these dive to 20ft? what do you think of a weight
to get down to 50ft,
im after mulloway,lure must be able to sway very slow
dont want plastics,been there done that

[Tightlines667]

Trolling weights would work, ESP.  if you're using smaller diameter line, and trolling speed is right, but personally I try to stay away from hanging too much other stuff on my line when targeting large fish.  Though not popular here in Hawaii (except for trolling live bait for Marlin), I have used down riggers to great sucess when targeting wahoo, tuna, and GT...keeps gear 'clean' and allows for precise adjustment of depth regardless of bait used.  A cheaper alternative might be to use weighted planing boards attached to line w/a rubber band or quick-release snap.  These will help get it down an extra 15-20 ft or so max.

[Ron Jones]

I'm from the Pacific North West, where you are looked at weird if your boat doesn't have down riggers hanging off the back, and I agree that if available, they would work great in your situation.
Ron

[wallacewt]

sry i should have explained
you dont troll them.
you anchor up,drop them down 50ft to the bottom
of the drop off,and its just the movement by the current
that sways the correct lure.the other way would be to drift
if the current wasnt to strong
downrigger i dont know,
getting the lure in the right position
anchor up in 10ft of water,let out the rope till
your on the 50ft drop off,bring your lure up to the wall face
big fish up against the wall
if you would like to go on google earth
32-14-24
115-42-35
plastics work fine,wanna try something different
all ideas welcomed
cheers