Spring rod holder
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Solitario Lupo
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What a great day to get out.
I think it worked but since it's first time using these things I gotta try them more. It opened 3 times 2 nothing and one with this.
I think it worked but since it's first time using these things I gotta try them more. It opened 3 times 2 nothing and one with this.
truecrimson
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Nice. Did you make them or buy them? I used to see those spring loaded "self setting" fishing spools everywhere, but never anything like these.
Solitario Lupo
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They are cheap so I bought them.
truecrimson
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Where? Do you have a link? I might like to add a couple of these to my rod holder collection.
Solitario Lupo
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When I get home I'll send a link but it was in Amazon. I got a two pack. Think around 30 bucks.
Solitario Lupo
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Next summer I'll have some more and better reviews.
Melvinp
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Nice catch
Solitario Lupo
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Thanks. They are slowing down.
HenryDavid
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Does it set the hook by itself?
Solitario Lupo
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It’s supposed to but I think the way it pulls the trigger leaves enough line to leave that much slack for them to get off. I saw a YouTube vid that I can tie a line to the trigger to make it shorter.
On the big catfish it was hooked. Another thing on my special bait I sometimes put to much on and cover the hook tip but i didn’t this time and was a good hook set.
So next year or another nice day I’ll try them some more.
On the big catfish it was hooked. Another thing on my special bait I sometimes put to much on and cover the hook tip but i didn’t this time and was a good hook set.
So next year or another nice day I’ll try them some more.
HenryDavid
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Just from hanging out on ice fishing groups & forums there was a huge amount of discussion on something called a Jaw Jacker, which had a spring loaded hook setting function. The debate was that the PA Fish Commission had declared "auto hook setting devices" to be illegal. There were posts from guys that said they had gotten sited and others that said Fish Commission agents said nothing about their Jaw Jackers.
Solitario Lupo
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Glad you said something. I’m getting sick and tired is it’s all about the dumba$$ agents that are out there and have no idea on their own rules so they make up their own. If I ever get one they sure are going to get an ear full from me. That’s if I know the rules.
Are fish commission really sucks I go on the website and nothing even works.
Are fish commission really sucks I go on the website and nothing even works.
Solitario Lupo
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From the rules it’s legal if the device is in reach and under full control by the fisher person. Go to bottom page 37.
Solitario Lupo
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So the ones who got citied who knows what they where doing but those are the ones that give the rest a bad name and ruin it for others.
HenryDavid
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So there it is, they had a bunch of guys on facebook that were putting together petitions to clear up that rule, looks like they're going to make a change. Thanks for looking that up.