Uncle Grump
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I've got one of Do-it's brush guard ball head molds on my acquisition list. Seems like a reasonable thing to pick up....or is it?
This weekend, I was cleaning the basement, and stumbled upon the hand out I was given in a Crappie fishing class put on by Community Ed (local school district).
When I was getting re-acquainted with the document, I found that the presenter stated that he felt that brush guard jigs were useless, as he said that
the crappies didn't have the strength in their mouths to over come the resistance of the guard - hence missed strikes. He indicated that he broke off his jigs and tied on a new one.
Most the brush piles I fish are fairly shallow, and I usually get my jigs free when I hang up by using the rod tip to push the jig off the snag.
So - can I see a show of hands - do you use brush guards, and if not, why?
Missed strikes?
Other comments?
Thanks
UG
This weekend, I was cleaning the basement, and stumbled upon the hand out I was given in a Crappie fishing class put on by Community Ed (local school district).
When I was getting re-acquainted with the document, I found that the presenter stated that he felt that brush guard jigs were useless, as he said that
the crappies didn't have the strength in their mouths to over come the resistance of the guard - hence missed strikes. He indicated that he broke off his jigs and tied on a new one.
Most the brush piles I fish are fairly shallow, and I usually get my jigs free when I hang up by using the rod tip to push the jig off the snag.
So - can I see a show of hands - do you use brush guards, and if not, why?
Missed strikes?
Other comments?
Thanks
UG