"Marie B" wrote in message
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my husband wanted me to ask you about the hot dog bait----do you cut the
wennie about an inch long and does it go on a treble hook??????? in the
area we are in and around is small man made lakes, in other words we are
in a bad fishing area,and he said if he caught one over a pound or a 30
pounder that he would have a sanford and son red foxx heart attack l.o.
l.----------- thank you for the answer-----marie


I just cut them in slices 1/4 inch or a little less thick. They look like
coins.

If I have thick skinned franks, I can hook them through the skin, otherwise
I just hook them near the center, so the hook shank lies along a flat side.
I would cut the thickness to match the hook gap; the meat is firm enough to
hold the hook tight. I don't use trebles to prevent hangups. A single shot
for weight, just big enough to hold in a slight current where I fish. No
leader, snap or swivel. Use a small bronze hook for strength, not light
wire. I also carry frozen corn for the carp, usually 8-9 kernals will cover
my hook; same hook and weight rig as for the hot dogs. I make up my baits
and keep them in small plastic pill bottles. I keep them frozen for
convenience; just grab them on the way out the door.

When fishing, I merely keep a slightly slack line, so I can see the take
when the line twitches. The big cats don't hesitate, a couple twitches of
the slack line, and I set the hook. Getting them moving off the bottom is
the problem, I need to get them moving so I can get them downstream 20 yards
where I can land them by hand. They will keep pointed upstream into the
current, once I get them up I just let them drift into position for landing.

I will start fishing in a couple weeks. (as soon as its above freezing temp
at dawn) I'll take the camera for some fresh pictures. I have my best
early luck on the river where the carp move to spawn and are stopped below a
wall dam. The cats move in to feed on carp spawn. I usually fish 6-8 am,
but I may make a few overnight trips this year if the weather warms up.

Pepperoni























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