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Destroyed It. Wth?

 

 

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$15 a fish won’t work for me!

They like it that much ?

  • Super User

Mend it and now you have a freestyle.   I prefer the freestyle for that reason.

  • Author

Was just looking closely at the picture and my line slipped so far along that wire that I almost lost that fish. No more magdraft for me. 
I ordered some big bite baits b6 line thru and 7” suicide Shads last night. And some shine glides. 

  • Super User

I was gonna say - where did you tie in to that thing? It looks like your line slid and probably just about cut it in half.

  • Author
54 minutes ago, VolFan said:

I was gonna say - where did you tie in to that thing? It looks like your line slid and probably just about cut it in half.

I think, Just this part sticks out of the top of the magdraft nose and is where you tie. The treble hook comes out the bottom. That entire contraption ripped out the front/bottom of the bait. 
 

 

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  • Author

I threw It all away at the boat ramp. Wish I had kept the treble hook. Lol

 

So I have Big Bites B6 6” line thrus, Big Bites 5” and 7” suicide shads, Big Bites 5.5” BB kickers coming. Going to rig the kickers with homemade line thru and use Big bites 3/4 oz and 1/4 oz swimbait heads for the suicide shads. 
Also already have some 4” storm largo shads. 
 

Between all these, surely I can accomplish what the magdraft does without It being one and done. Got probably 30 or more baits for the price of 6 magdrafts. 

  • Author

Also got a pack of pink 5” suicide shads for like $1.97 on clearance. Probably great at the coast. 

Try the freestyles. I am not a fan of soft plastics that have a hook on the bottom.

 

I also would have mended it. You can get a lot.of fish out of a magdraft unless the tail is gone...

  • Author

I’ve got some freestyles with 6/0 beast hooks. But seems like hookset would be tough to get that big hook through the plastic. 

@JediAmoeba

  • Super User

I only fish freestyles in 6”.  They catch. I like them with the 8/0 and a XH expride braid to leader. I’m able to set the hook all the way at the end of a long cast which seems to be my most likely place to get a bite. 
 

scott

5 hours ago, Cbump said:

I’ve got some freestyles with 6/0 beast hooks. But seems like hookset would be tough to get that big hook through the plastic. 

@JediAmoeba

I use 8/0 beast hooks on mine

  • Author

Cool. Same concept. 

Great. I finally buy one the other day and now I see this thread...

I brought one, threw it for < 10 casts and had a pike tear it up. Shoved a bunch of super glue in the teeth wounds. Only to catch another pike shortly after. 

 

At this point, I might as well throw it in my saltwater box for blue fish. 

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