Posted By: DoveMaster
If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? - 11/27/14 08:42 PM
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
Posted By: lodell23
Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? - 11/27/14 09:05 PM
I use a big spook and pinch the barbs in
Posted By: DoveMaster
Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? - 11/27/14 09:07 PM
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?
Posted By: DoveMaster
Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? - 11/27/14 09:18 PM
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...
Posted By: DeerBeAfraid
Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? - 11/27/14 09:22 PM
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
Posted By: KevinL
Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? - 11/28/14 01:40 AM
Zara spook is what I always used. That's why my dog's name is Zara now.
Posted By: fgdn
Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? - 11/28/14 02:02 AM
practice your calling
get them close enough, they drop where you what them
Posted By: dogcatcher
Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? - 11/28/14 06:34 AM
We used to make something similar to this.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-FETCH-IT...=item43cf0644d7Ours 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.
Posted By: Wood Duck
Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? - 11/29/14 12:00 AM
I recommend you consider getting a dog. It beats toting fishing rods and it improves the overall experience.
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Posted By: JThoele
Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? - 11/29/14 12:11 AM
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.
Posted By: RayB
Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? - 11/29/14 12:34 AM
Posted By: Guy
Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? - 11/29/14 01:17 AM
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.
Posted By: MBraun
Re: If you don't have dog, what is best fishing lure to retrieve ducks? - 11/29/14 01:39 AM
I use a jitterbug that I put bigger hooks on