Needle Fish hootchie

[Captain PartyMarty]

Hey guy's I picked up some glow green splater back needle fish hootchies which I want to try this weekend. Anybody have a recommend leader length for these things? I am planning on using an 3/0 owner with a swivel followed with some glow beads to position the hook near the end of the hootchie. I was also planning on using 60lb leader to get extra action from the flasher. Anything wrong with this setup?

Also what would the recommend leader length be for spoons behind a flasher for winters?

Capt

 

[scott craven]

32" t0 36" leader should be good, I would use 40 lb leader line but thats up to you.
thats a good squirt, the Yamashita double glow works really well.

 

[Seafever]

I would go 36" from back of flasher to nose of hoochy, all hardware included.....for hoochy.


You didn't say what size spoon you were using......

if it's a coho killer (which works on Chinooks very well) I'd go about 38".

If it's a 3 1/2 coyote or Silver Horde......I'd start out at about 58 inches......and if no hits go longer progressively up to 72 inches.

Boat speed can make a difference on action on particular length of any leader.

 

[trendsetter]

32" t0 36" leader should be good, I would use 40 lb leader line but thats up to you.
thats a good squirt, the Yamashita double glow works really well.

X2 Yamashita double glow needle fish are deadly. 30-36" leader of 40lb.

 

[Rum Buddies]

stick with 40lb test - 60lb is a bit too stiff and I usually go one arms length and experiment shorter or longer from there.

 

[Karma-Kazi]

I fish alot of hootchies and don't go much more then 36" to often. I had best luck this time last year with the cuttle fish double glow splatter on a 30" 60 pound leader with blue beads. I love the look of the blue beads and the fish seem to aswell. I heard once that a squid when frightened goes blue??? Anyone want to correct me if im wrong.

I love the owners and have even larger hooks then that on them. the 60 leader gives them a great whip at 30" back!

-KK

 

[Andrew P]

Those needlefish are deadly! 36" leader works for me. I have tried stacking 2 needlefish in a row(since a big needlefish is way longer than just one) and that catches them too.

 

[Chero]

X2 Yamashita double glow needle fish are deadly. 30-36" leader of 40lb.

x3 but I add the glow twinkle skirt to it and 30 to 32 " leader 60 lb. My go to hoochy from Oak Bay to Sooke.