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My buddy Jon and I spent a couple days on Beaver this week chasing stripers and bass. The first day we smoked the bass, mainly on A-rigs and a Scatter Rap.

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My buddy got a 14.57 pound striper on an A-rig when they started blasting shad just outside the no wake buoys.

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More of the same the next day.

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And I finally got to mix it up with a bigger striper the last day and Jon got his new PB smallmouth.

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Couldn't have done it without the info you guys on here share. Neither of us had ever seen the lake before this week or caught a striper. Bad thing is now I think I'm hooked on striper fishing and we don't have any close by :(

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Great Job!! Those are some nice'ns. What brand jigheads are you using on your rig? I can't a head I like.

I pour my own. I use 3/16 or 1/4oz casting jig mold and pour them without the weedguard hole. It's a very sharp hook that is heavier wire than most swimbait hooks. Unfortunately I forgot all of the ones I poured at home except the 5 I had on my A-rig. After I lost that I was using 1/4oz worm nose jig heads. They worked ok but the hooks on them are pretty thin wire. My big striper partially straightened 3 of the 5 hooks on my rig with the worm nose heads. Didn't have any problems with any hooks when I had the casting jig heads. It has a big collar that holds the baits on well but doesn't destroy them. Picture this head without the weedguard.

http://do-itmolds.com/shop/index.php?route=product/category&path=1_8_332

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Great Job!! Those are some nice'ns. What brand jigheads are you using on your rig? I can't a head I like.

Used heads from an "eakins" mold last year, also poured without the guard. Mostly 1/8oz with a 3/0 or 4/0 32798 Mustad hook. Same head a lot of companies are selling, also same head as one of the do-it shakey molds (the one w/o screw locks). Works pretty well, can thread bodies on like a grub, or can rig with the point inside for wood (like a shakey head). Some flexibility on which hook you use also.

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Used heads from an "eakins" mold last year, also poured without the guard. Mostly 1/8oz with a 3/0 or 4/0 32798 Mustad hook. Same head a lot of companies are selling, also same head as one of the do-it shakey molds (the one w/o screw locks). Works pretty well, can thread bodies on like a grub, or can rig with the point inside for wood (like a shakey head). Some flexibility on which hook you use also.

I thought about using that head also since I already have it too but the casting jig's eye is more towards the top of the head and the hook was a little heavier to hold big fish. Bad thing is if it gets snagged your chances of straightening the hook out goes way down.

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I thought about using that head also since I already have it too but the casting jig's eye is more towards the top of the head and the hook was a little heavier to hold big fish. Bad thing is if it gets snagged your chances of straightening the hook out goes way down.

That is precisely why I use the head that takes the medium wire. But I don't chase stripers. Those flip jig hooks like to find wood and stay there. Obviously yours work just fine. Looks like a fun trip was had.

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