markphoward54

I think most anglers can relate to reeling in a plastic lizard or wacky worm rig to recast when a fish strikes the quickly moving bait unexpectedly. At 62, I still have not come to a set method to address this occurrence. Sometimes I'll try to immediately cease the resistance the fish must certainly feel, other times I'll almost involuntarily react by a hooksetting action. My most common thought is, if my lizard is nose hooked, has the fish engulfed the bait, with the hook inside it's mouth? Or has it only grabbed it halfway up the body? I have no idea of my hook-up ratio to method used; never took the time. Any views on this matter are welcomed.

Forgive me, Dwight. I wasn't sure it went through. Hope it didn't upset you. I earlier received message from Strike King customer service, and was told the bait will in fact run at the deeper depth, rising of course as it returns to its origin. AJ covered that in earlier thread, and very informatively at that. Thank you very much.

I recently started adding weight strips to various crankbaits, to where they either suspend or slowly sink. If I weight a crank that normally runs 4 to 5 feet enough to make it sink, and let it fall to, say, 20 feet, will it remain near that depth during retrieve, or will it quickly return to the manufacturer's designed depth range? Responses appreciated.

Might not be THAT good a friend? Did feel as if I was being blown off, to be perfectly honest. That's why I'm posing the question....

Lee, Thank you for your input. I enjoy absorbing all the information being provided. And I might have understated the scratch. It's probably closer to a gouge; a jagged gouge. I detail cars, and I'm familiar with removing small scratches from auto finishes. This, however, is different territory for me. I don't imagine there is a complete remedy that will make it disappear, but I thought I might improve its appearance. A fill of some sort, that dries smooth, clear and glossy. Entertaining all suggestions.

Certainly thought about fingernail polish, or perhaps better yet, a light application of polyurethane. A local friend and rodbuilder advised to leave it be, that attempting to repair would only make scratch more visible. Obviously that is not the advice I was seeking. Thought I'd look for other diagnoses/solutions. As sanding WOULD enlarge problem, I am wondering if there might be a product out there that would FILL the small scratches, thereby making them less visible.

Understand what you are proposing, but my interest is first and foremost to repair existing scratch. To prevent future occurrence is the easy part: I will no longer hang trebles from hookholder.

Recently scratched the clearcoat finish on a new Duckett rod by hanging a crankbait on the horribly-placed hookholder. The blank is white, and the scratch is not deep enough to mar that, but I'd like to know of any methods to remove and repair/hide the jagged scratch. All replies appreciated.