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If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? #5446197 11/27/14 08:42 PM
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If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks?

Any guys have good wise experience on this one? I have a medium action fishing pole, and wondering what everyone that retrieves with that are out of reach?

I know i need a good dog, but for now asking about this

Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? [Re: DoveMaster] #5446214 11/27/14 09:05 PM
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I use a big spook and pinch the barbs in


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Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? [Re: DoveMaster] #5446215 11/27/14 09:07 PM
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do you pinch them in so that it still grabs the duck, but so you can get hooks out i guess?

do those float? how long are the ones you use, that work good?

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Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? [Re: DoveMaster] #5446227 11/27/14 09:18 PM
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Badlander, i have some already, talking about the shots just out of reach in deeper water... sorry, should have said that earlier, thought i had, but guess not...

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Largest Spook size you have, 3 treble preferably. If you weight the back end by using a very large/heavy hook it makes snagging much easier because the nose will be angled upward. Heavy line is essential

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Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? [Re: DoveMaster] #5446235 11/27/14 09:31 PM
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Some type of top water

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Same here, Zara Spook


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Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? [Re: DoveMaster] #5446298 11/27/14 10:13 PM
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Super spook!!

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Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? [Re: DoveMaster] #5446634 11/28/14 01:40 AM
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Zara spook is what I always used. That's why my dog's name is Zara now.

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Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? [Re: Cody Malone] #5446739 11/28/14 03:20 AM
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Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? [Re: DoveMaster] #5446869 11/28/14 06:34 AM
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We used to make something similar to this. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-FETCH-IT...=item43cf0644d7

Ours had 3 wire hooks on the end, looked like a grappling hook Body was made out of Styrofoam, the wires twisted together and shoved up a hole drill in the middle. We had to add weight to it to get some distance. With a Zebco 33 you could fling that sucker across the country. Foam at Hobby Lobby, wire from coat hanger.


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Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? [Re: DoveMaster] #5447556 11/29/14 12:00 AM
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I recommend you consider getting a dog. It beats toting fishing rods and it improves the overall experience.
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I have used a spook many times, but the best was an big old prop bait with triple trebles . It cast far in the heavy winds and tracked truer across the water surface than a "walk the dog" bait such as a spook, this made it easier to precisely snag birds in.

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Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? [Re: RayB] #5447640 11/29/14 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted By: Barny Topwater

lol, man I remember those from 70's, they must be good been around all this time.

Hunted w/o dog many times, and I always just pick my shots so bird lands where I can get it.

Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? [Re: DoveMaster] #5447660 11/29/14 01:39 AM
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I use a jitterbug that I put bigger hooks on

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