spring fever
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I've been asked a couple of times for rigging instructions and type of large hoochy's I was using in off-shore Nootka a couple of days ago. The LED lights you can get at Lighthouse lures or any of their direct sales stores-the large hoochy's are kind of like a clear turd-very glow in the dark. Like any lure-there is a time and place for them. The lights only enhance the lure-they are not the lure-so if the presentation doesn't work the LED.s won't fix it. So top lure is together and the next is the component parts. I find a 36 inch tie handles the size and weight for my usual speed and the bottom hoochy is a normal size cuttle fish. I fish these close to the bottom-usually in deep water and honestly I never know what I'm going to get-ling ,hali or Spring. I do crimp the barbs-just because I am using a flasher and Springs love them and would probably have a tough time with DFO. I did see a hootchy similar to this on a Trotac video showing various leader lengths for hootchys-they may carry them.