Trolling Heads for Naked Ballyhoo.....

[Kevin Bogan]

As always you have the best offshore lure ideas. I like the double whammy trick where each end gives a different action. The chrome looks great, and those small side slices will give great light reflection.

[Ol Pedro]

Originally Posted by Kevin Bogan

As always you have the best offshore lure ideas. I like the double whammy trick where each end gives a different action. The chrome looks great, and those small side slices will give great light reflection.

Jersey/Kevin , how do you rig them ? There is no recess for the Hoo's head .

[JerseyCoast]

Originally Posted by Ol Pedro

Jersey/Kevin , how do you rig them ? There is no recess for the Hoo's head .

Just like you would an Islander or any other head with a skirt......using the pin rig style. The opening the center line, is the same as 90% of the heads out there now. The difference is int he sizes, the chrome, the head style and the ability to get the 2 different actions out of 1 head.

I use the pin rig set up, for the last couple of years, myself. I have found the heads that are hollowed out for the head to slide into, often create spinning, once the bally gets soft and allows it to move back.


I will get a photo up later, to help explain.

[Ol Pedro]

Thank you Jersey C. I have only done them naked/with chin weight or small Billybait head/Islander head .

[sportfishingusa]

they would be nice if you take a dremel and make the hole in the back to insert the bill, i would think the profile on those might be a little bulky with a hoo behind it and if a side swell pushed the bait to the side or gives slack you could see the beak of the hoo laying on the side, if those babies has an opening on the back about 1/2 the diameter of the back end of the head and you could slam a hoos head up that ass, i think they would run dreamy.. i like deep baits, only problem i have is it seems everytime i put out a 5 - 8oz lure and damn white comes up and i cant see his ass and he sticks himself and swims off. lol

[JerseyCoast]

Originally Posted by sportfishingusa

they would be nice if you take a dremel and make the hole in the back to insert the bill, i would think the profile on those might be a little bulky with a hoo behind it and if a side swell pushed the bait to the side or gives slack you could see the beak of the hoo laying on the side, if those babies has an opening on the back about 1/2 the diameter of the back end of the head and you could slam a hoos head up that ass, i think they would run dreamy.. i like deep baits, only problem i have is it seems everytime i put out a 5 - 8oz lure and damn white comes up and i cant see his ass and he sticks himself and swims off. lol

We are working on that...... The opening is large enough for a guy like yourself to insert the bill. I admit, it may not be ideal for somebody thjat does not do it all of the time.

Lately, most of our fish are coming deep. The whites have been insane this year. I remember the days of just hoping to SEE one in the spread........ now they are like bluefish.

[sportfishingusa]

trying to kill big eyes and you get the mystery swats, then you see em, but by the time they come off that long rigger 8 ft under water, they are already stung and just hanging out for a few then dip off, pains in the asses.

Those look good, i like to looks of them, might have to give one a shot, any with skirts left?