Trolling a mack

[Raskal311]

Stick to greenbacks, the spanish macs dont last no matter what you do. You can drag a greenback for hours.

[alanw]

Originally Posted by Raskal311

Stick to greenbacks, the spanish macs dont last no matter what you do. You can drag a greenback for hours.

There's a good old thread about greenies vs spanish here http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ead.php?t=8248 It seems spanish might live longer but it depends how you fish them. Greenies for trolling, spanish for halibut drifting perhaps.

[ccacher1]

Originally Posted by alanw

There's a good old thread about greenies vs spanish here http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ead.php?t=8248 It seems spanish might live longer but it depends how you fish them. Greenies for trolling, spanish for halibut drifting perhaps.

Hadn't come across that thread...thanks. Good info.

[lowprofile]

I've hooked four BIG dogs. Got two to the yak and cut one leader and cut the others hook with dykes. Lost one on a crab trap and cut the last one off before it could take out 5 other yaks soaking squid on droppers(really the first I ever hooked). Those were all on circle hooks trolling for T's. Never hooked one on smaller J hooks. Not even a stinger rig.

They bark a lot when you get them to the yak, but are pretty calm for the most part.

[TCS]

1'O ringed gorilla. Won't turn sideways.

[taggermike]

Pinning the mouth closed is a sure way to kill your bait. I used to rig the Mack's across the nose but got tired if the hook turning in to the baits head. I went to the in the mouth and up through the nose rigging and found the hook turns less. Mike

[wbrewski]

Jim Simons, show us one day we had him for a lesson, hook the mack just in front of the dorsal fin, not too deep to go through the back bone , I have never had a problem trolling one or hooking a fish.