Wart Help

[wayne b]

I did not know how well they worked till a friend bought one and I watched him use it the other day I just have not made it to cabelas yet

[Ham]

Jewel Lures Hound Dog. I carry two of them. I do still lose some baits to rocks, but very rarely to wood.

[abkeenan]

Likewise. I rarely lose a bait but when I do its usually because its in a cedar and the line is wrapped up in multiple limbs.

[wayne b]

thanks guys I see one in my near future. I just started bass fishing recently ( cat fishing on Grand has had my attention for several years now but that has got old) and bass lures cost a lot more than a catfish setup . I think it will save money in the long run

[CanoeBoy]

I tried using warts because all of the talk about them. On 2 separate occasions I purchased warts and both times the warts would swim sideways on the retrieve. I guess it was just bad luck, but reluctant to purchase another because of my experiences with what I call a poorly made product.

[wayne b]

the few times I have used crank baits I had the same problem with a couple but they were cheap no name baits. the swimming sideways did not matter much because I was throwing them a white bass busting on top and they hit the bait almost as soon as it landed.

[Nitroman]

I tried using warts because all of the talk about them. On 2 separate occasions I purchased warts and both times the warts would swim sideways on the retrieve. I guess it was just bad luck, but reluctant to purchase another because of my experiences with what I call a poorly made product.

That is not unusual, before you give up on them, did you attempt to " TUNE THEM " ?

[abkeenan]

That is not unusual, before you give up on them, did you attempt to " TUNE THEM " ?

Exactly. Usually nothing a little bend of the eyelet with some needle nose won't fix. Might take 10 adjustments to get it right but you should be able to get them to run correctly.

[Guest]

Most of them have to be tuned, sometimes its an easy fix, other times I want to smash them with a hammer...

But, if you can get one to hunt just right, its priceless.

[Nitroman]

Another little trick I learned from the folks @ REBEL LURES to try on the ones that you just can't get right after aligning the line tie & don't forget the hook hangers is, use a very sharp knife ( RAZOR KNIFE WORKS WELL ) to " SHAVE THE UPPER LIP EDGE " !!!!!!! Be careful & take it slow, don't take to much material just lightly shave "THE ENTIRE UPPER EDGE " front to back. Same as you would bend the line tie, runs to the right, shave the left edge, runs to the left shave the right edge. Over the years I have found " VERY FEW " that could not be tuned using this method after all else failed. If this method won't do it, remove the hooks, add a large endless ring to the line tie & give it to a buddy as an XMASS gift. Again " SLOW & EASY " should do the trick. Take a few strokes with the knife & test it, repeat till you got it. If you go to far just shave the other side of the lip. One final tip, " DO NOT " hold the knife blade flat against the bill, hold the lure level & the knife blade on an angle so you " CHAMPFER THE UPPER EDGE " of the bill.