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Post by Tom on Feb 12, 2011 16:35:42 GMT -4
In my rapala book i bought a couple of days ago, it mentions something on the rapala slither page about super tuning. Basically it is cranking your lure in at increasing speeds until it is forced to kick out to one side. Adjustments are then made to stop this, and the process is repeated, except hopefully the lure needs to be moving even quicker to kick out this time. If the process is repeated over and over again, you can 'super tune' your lure, which according to the pros makes it run deeper and catch more fish. Although this is on the slither page, i guess you could do it with other lures too, or atleast with the CD magnum.
I don't know whether you guys are already aware of this, but i decided to post it anyway because its the first i have ever heard of it.
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Post by keesvanderlaak on Feb 13, 2011 10:56:42 GMT -4
yeah I know, it's possible to adjust the nosering a bit toe enhance the lure's action.
I once bent a nosering downwards on a J-11 to make it run even more shallow. this way I could pick up on the speed without going into the weed beds in the summer.. this trick got me a lot of agressive pike!
normaly I like to fish very slow but there are moments that require fast retreats. dont hold back on experiment with this.
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Post by jmcfish10101973 on Feb 13, 2011 11:52:37 GMT -4
i was fishing last summer up at your family lake house in up state ny and around sun set i saw alot of bait fishing coming to surface and some big trout,pike and bass were going nuts so i put on a j-13 in minnow and used it as a twitch bait and got alot of fish that way.you can also use a f-18 and do the same thing with some great results.john..
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Post by Tom on Feb 13, 2011 15:03:37 GMT -4
This is different from the standard tuning procedure though. It is best done on the troll. Rather than altering the lures action like bending the nose ring up and down does, it instead makes the lure run true at extremely high speeds so at normal speeds the lure is running perfectly, but without changing the action in any way. Another way to do what you suggested Kees is to tie a knot which tightens down to the line attachment eye (i know its not possible for us since we use wire traces), and then reposition the knot so it sits on the bottom or top of the eye. Moving it to the bottom causes the lure to dive shallower and wobble more, and moving it to the top causes the lure to roll out of control and basically go all messed up lol
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