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| SIR |
Posted - 07/09/2008 : 06:32:10
It's early times yet to go with a "fully tested" rating yet but at this point I'm pretty damn happy with the Baitrix artificial anchovies in an RD glow holder. A lot less messing around with lines checking baits, much easier to set/hold a roll rate and they seem to catch fish. Need to do a few more trips out to ensure I wasn't just in an area where "anything" would have worked but I have high hopes that my days of brining and messy about with anchovies might be over....
Anyone else using them with results?
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| alley cat |
Posted - 09/02/2009 : 16:53:31
I talked about them at the beginning of the year and have tried them one one rod all year ,with the anchovy and herring oil rub down , also cut a pocket in the inside part of the rubber head and stuffed with cotton wool soaked in herring oil , used exclusively with JDF heads and they performed the same as the bait or spoon , however for me this year the most hits have come on a green/white hootchie.
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| phnapa |
Posted - 09/02/2009 : 06:48:08
They make them with a lead piece running down it so u can set the roll better. I used them alot this year, I found that side to side with an anchovie , the anchovie outproduced, but when i had my kids out that dont always pay as much attention to the rods as a more experienced angler, the baitrix outproduced, becauce we werent dragging empty heads when they missed a little hit. I soak mine is a solution of herring oil and x10 for a couple of days before using, that seems to make them fish better, it gets the scent right into them good. |
| juandesooka |
Posted - 08/24/2009 : 21:46:38
I only tried Baitrix out once, found I had trouble getting the nice drillbit roll I was after. Not that I'm any bait rolling specialist, but with real bait you maybe have more options to get the curve you want.
Someone earlier in the thread said JDF heads work better with baitrix, so that might be worth a go...I also prefer them for bait too.
I got a herring strip baitrix too at pink salmon festival, so plan to give that a try next time (when not in a derby...real bait for that, not that it made any difference... )
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| smiley66 |
Posted - 08/24/2009 : 17:42:28
Interesting. I can't see why these wouldn't do the same thing, but haven't given them I try.
After catching 20 -25 shakers out on Sooke last Sat might be worth considering. I always find during pink years you tend to have various fish ripping your bait, and go through the packs easy..
I think I will rig one on the weekend, and see what happens. What sounds cool is you can rig them into a tight roll pretty easy, and tweak until you find a roll that will work. I also noticed once they are set they look like they will hold the roll?
Anyboday have any drawbacks with these things?
Smiley66
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| n/a |
Posted - 08/24/2009 : 17:08:13
I was fishing Winter Harbour July 11 and put on a Baitrix whole herring (pilchard) with clear teaser head, my fishing partner didn't say anything as I put it over the side. No flasher, beadchain only on main line and lowered it to 50 ft. on the downrigger. 34 1/2 lb. spring. Used it several times and got hits, it surprised me for it's durability, thought after a fish or two it would be chewed to rat ...t but it hung in there. My fishing partner almost had to bite his lip. I left the lure aboard Big Red Snappers boat when we were finished with our week and he didn't object. I liked it and will definitely use the product again. |
| TenMile |
Posted - 08/24/2009 : 15:23:54
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Originally posted by chris73
I tried them and got strikes but couldn't make the fish stick. I am only using a single treble so I figure a stinger hook is a must for those rubber fakes?
Agreed -- I was using a treble main with a treble stinger and had no issues with hook ups.
TenMile
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| Bear Cove |
Posted - 08/24/2009 : 15:20:17
Used one for the first time on Friday, had a buddy and my dad on the boat with me. The bait was in the water not 5 minutes and hit a 32# spring with. It was the only one I had, buddy of mine gave it to me that morning. So far for me they work great but will need to try a few more before I am sold.
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| morden |
Posted - 08/24/2009 : 13:56:31
I use them....but I dip my finger in anchovy paste and run it down one side of the fakefish.....smells like the real thing to me and gets hit as much as a real chovie...just my 2 cents, take it or leave it. |
| chris73 |
Posted - 08/24/2009 : 13:53:55
I tried them and got strikes but couldn't make the fish stick. I am only using a single treble so I figure a stinger hook is a must for those rubber fakes? |
| TenMile |
Posted - 08/24/2009 : 13:50:07
I wanted to dust off this thread and give my thumbs up to the glow Baitrix Anchovie with the metal inserts. I saw them while in the new Duncan Canadian Tire and figured I buy a pack of 4 for $7. I rigged them into a variety of teaser heads -- and found that if you remove the plastic eyeball -- the red plastic pins will hold the anchovy in the teaser just great.
Fishing Bamfield, Renfrew and Swiftsure over the past 2 weeks and they produced tons of Coho and Springs for us. I probably caught upwards of 30+ coho and springs on a single "dildo" (as we called them) and only lost a single rubber. They bend when a fish strikes, but are very quick and easy to get back to shape again and into the water.
I found they out-produced any other artificial bait (hoochies, plugs or spoons) and while on the bank, the Coho were grabbing them right off the surface. For the $7 investment, I figure these saved me at least 6+ flats of real anchovies over several days of fishing.
Anyhow, I'm sold. I will still fish real anchovies when things are slow but in my experience, these worked great!!!
TenMile
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| bananas |
Posted - 07/10/2008 : 20:21:03
I'm testing some baitrix strip out for Tom Davis in a large strip teaser there is going to be two types chartreuse and glow as well as regular silver and have fished it beside choves and the first time i used it was off Nit Nat a week ago hit a triple and the two baitrix rods went before the choves as well they were the biggest fish we landed that day.
I don't think in a derby i would trade for bait but day to day it's a nice alternative.
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| Hoochiebob |
Posted - 07/10/2008 : 18:12:56
Real bait rolls better in them too-Where were JDF heads 4 years ago when I loaded up?
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| Reefer1 |
Posted - 07/10/2008 : 09:02:43
I have found that if you run them in the JDF heads they roll 100 times better. I use them naked with a Kone Zone flasher and have had pretty good success. Nothing better then fighting a fish with no flasher!!
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| SIR |
Posted - 07/10/2008 : 05:57:47
Oooops, I was talking about the newer one with the metal insert, making setting the profile easier, and the metallic scale inserts. I too tried the original floppy rubber ones with no success. Again only two trips out with them so far so not a firm believer yet but two for two is a good trend :-)
I am not a chovie specialist I almost always fish spoons and hootchies but it's nice to have a backup plan for those ugly days. My challenge with chovies is how much they shred up if you run them thru weed which we tend to have a lot of in our area in the summer so using them is high maintenance which is why I don't muck around with them much so if I can find an artificial that works it always of interest to me.
We'll see how it goes over a few more outings.... I've actually only been using them when I target shallower bait balls and on a suggestion from a buddy have been running them without a flasher. Could be it's working as it's just a better profile match to the specific feed. Have not tried using them as a drag and hunt setup yet.
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| Brisco |
Posted - 07/09/2008 : 22:23:53
I figure the fish are like us, they want the real thing not rubber ones. |
