iovino's wart ish crank

[dtrs5kprs]

6 minutes ago, mixermarkb said:

Back in the day everyone sharpend those hooks rather than change them. I'll take a few seconds with split ring pliers vs trying to put a point on those old chrome beak hooks with a stone any day-

I used to triangle sharpen the bronze VMC types. You can get one deadly sharp, but man is it ever a pain. Hours of work, then you roll a point on a piece of chunk rock.

[dtrs5kprs]

1 minute ago, jolicious said:

I'll help a little:

"Ven youu Vie Dis Fake Fizshes, choo must vant to become big vinner in local duurby.

If youu not vin  duurby vith zeese fake fizshes, youu have poursonell prawlmise from deez guyz dat dey send some-vun vrum Mudda Russhhia to handle pesky vinners.

Den youu vill vin nexst duurby no problem."

Ha. Putin as weighmaster. Jerks a thumb at a bag and says "NYET!"

[fishinwrench]

2 minutes ago, dtrs5kprs said:

I used to triangle sharpen the bronze VMC types. You can get one deadly sharp, but man is it ever a pain. Hours of work, then you roll a point on a piece of chunk rock.

Hours of work ?   To touch up 2 treble hooks?    I can do it quicker than you could change out ONE of them.    Trebles are a breeze to sharpen.

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Yeah I know.  Whatever the manufacturer puts on them is never gonna be good enough.   I get it.  

Really they shouldn't even bother.

I prefer my baits to be delivered without hooks, like predator bass baits. That way, I can't complain about the lack of quality control.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, dtrs5kprs said:

Ha. Putin as weighmaster. Jerks a thumb at a bag and says "NYET!"

Yez, caught them on Vee Viggle Vort

[dtrs5kprs]

1 minute ago, fishinwrench said:

Hours of work ?   To touch up 2 treble hooks?    I can do it quicker than you could change out ONE of them.    Trebles are a breeze to sharpen.

Not touch up, sharpen. And not hours per bait, but a good 10-15 minutes. When I did it, I took them off, checked them for burrs, etc., then sharpened and replaced. If you do it for all the warts in the box that need it before a trip you are looking at hours. Not to mention the carpal tunnel irritation.

[5bites]

Awesome Bo thanks for posting. The depth sounds good but not getting hung up sounds even better. 

 

 

 

As far as rapalas go I have some self modified risto's that I throw at wart time that are very productive. I can't honestly say it'll out fish a wart but it does get a little deeper and is silent if I don't add a rattle. 

Also I'm with trophy on the predators. Great knock off bait though the plastic is a touch softer  

 

[Mitch f]

I can't wait to get my hands on a couple! One or two feet deeper makes all the difference in the world sometimes!

[Champ188]

Rock Crawler will give you several feet more depth and catches em everywhere I've been.

[Mitch f]

2 hours ago, dtrs5kprs said:

I used to triangle sharpen the bronze VMC types. You can get one deadly sharp, but man is it ever a pain. Hours of work, then you roll a point on a piece of chunk rock.

Did you use the Razors Edge hook sharpener? I have one. It puts the Trokar type edge on the hooks. It makes them scary sharp but the edge gets rolled over too quick.

The instructional video that came with it was so corny I can't even describe it. At one point in the video the guy looks at the camera with a straight face and says "Do not attempt to use this if you've been drinking or using drugs!"