Clouser stinger hook question
- Thread starter onefish
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Instead of mono I've used braid, intruder wire, or even Dacron backing. You'll find a material that has the stiffness you like. I've also tied them on shanks instead of sacrificing a hook in the front.
Hook-wise, something with a turned eye seems to work well when looped onto the stinger loop. Straight eyes ride a bit funny. Owner no-escape and any octopus style would work. I don't love the way the hook in the video rides but Scott's caught way more fish than I have so what do I know?
Another option is to tie Clousers on tubes so you can have the hook ride a bit farther back.
Braid for me for the loop. Takes a beach beating better than mono or wire in my opinion. Leave your loop long enough that you can swap out the hook if it gets dinged.
I also like my stinger back behind the materials, not in them.
Another vote for Owner No Escape hooks.
I like to use Mustad 3407dt size 4 for the sacrificial hook up front.
A two handed strip will help convert some of those plucking bites to hookups. Just keep stripping even after you come tight on the fish.
Down here, I haven’t had to deploy the stinger yet. They are still pounding standard non stinger patterns.
SF
I also like my stinger back behind the materials, not in them.
Another vote for Owner No Escape hooks.
I like to use Mustad 3407dt size 4 for the sacrificial hook up front.
A two handed strip will help convert some of those plucking bites to hookups. Just keep stripping even after you come tight on the fish.
Down here, I haven’t had to deploy the stinger yet. They are still pounding standard non stinger patterns.
SF
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Pink Nighty
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Do you run any kind of junction tubing to keep the braid from fouling?
No.
Haven’t found fouling to be a major issue since there is no front hook. You get an occasional foul, but not enough to need to use junction tubing.
SF
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Scudley Do Right
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I started using a micro swivel. You can stack them in a Plano box without them tangling. I just pinch on a open eye siwash. If you ding the hook it's a lot easier to swap out.
Yup, they pounded the back 1/8th of an inch of my non stinger clouser today. Worst landing ratio I have ever had fishing, any time, any place, 1/13 fish on and running and a number of other plucks and pulls. I am sure you could hear me cursing all the way from Vancouver Island. Rain for tomorrow so I am home for a day. Will see what I can do about tying some stingers up!!!! Thanks for the feedback.
Ha I've used both of those hooks for purely aesthetic reasons! Not sure it makes a difference to the fish.
I missed the part about you fishing the beaches off Vancouver Island. Staging coho are nippy.
Owner "No Escape" hooks with a strong braid loop.
Good Luck!