T-rig

Avid, I do this all the time! Especially when i haven't gone fihing for a while and I'm all excited!

WELCOME!

WELCOME!

I leave the hook exposed. The javallon is pretty weedless because of a that depression it has. The only problem with the javallon is after using it for a while or catching a fish it starts to slide down the hook. This is a pain!

T-Rig, How is your hookup ratio as compared to rigging it with an exposed hook? In general, what percentage of bites do you not hook? Thanks! Fishing the Javallon ist just like fishing with soft baits! I would say 80% hookup ratio. I never fished the javallon with an exposed hook. T-rigging it is the way to go! If you feel more confident fishing with an exposed hook then by all means do it. Avid asked for a recomendation and I gave mine.

The best way to use them is weightless! I feel using any tipe of weight makes the bait loose it's action. For the 160 i use a 5/0 owner rig'n hook and for the 140 a 4/0. It can be a bit difficult to rig at first but you'll get hang of it pretty quick. Try to rig it in the same manner as you would a fat ika.

Avid, the best hook to rig a Javallon 160 is a 5/0 Owner Rig'n Hook. For the 140 I use a 4/0.

Use this: ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sweet!

This is the only fish i caught all day yesterday (4.8lber)! There were alot of beds around with males on it but i didn't see any other females. 12 hours of bankbeating and only one fish, priceless! ;D ;D ;D

Fish feeder? No, it's a light indicating the entry to little port. Here's a another pic with port in the background. The pics were actually taken by a guy that drove by on his scooter and that stopped just to see me land that fish. His comment was: "That's a nice 2.5lber"! I had to laugh! ;D ;D

What a find! I'm sure that some of those high quality lures still will be useable after a good cleaning and putting on new hardware! I would love to see the pics of your new , old lures!

Very nice looking fish! Congrats!

Well done! Congrats! I'm sure there is even a bigger one in there somwhere!

That little momma is about to explode!

In the lake i fish i started to see beds with males on it. The bedding has started 4-5 days ago and these are the first one's. How long will it take for the first females to appear and once they do, how long will they stick around?

Nice fatty! Congrats! 8-)

Yeah, what a dink! ;D ;D Congrats, nice fish!

A 10+ !!!

That is a loooong fish man and what a head! Congrats Dan! 8-)

Those are such cool fish! Congrats!

There is another bait called "flake lipress" wich is exactly the same but cheaper.

Nice fish! I like your friend's hat switching trick!

Cool! I love those palm trees in the background!

I was fishing this afternoon and was catching some bass here and there (2-4lber) which is pretty good but all of a sudden i saw a nice fish and cast my fat ika at it. She took it but spit out right away! I kept trying with different lures but she would not take anything after that initial bite. I tied on a javallon 140 and on the first cast bang! It was really cool watching the fish bite after about an hour of trying different lures. Weight?. My scale is not working. I thought it's a pretty good fish for around here. I really enjoyed myself today!