Manny Chee Outdoors

In the end my best setup was those butterfly jig hooks and some smaller hair rubber bands to keep them tight to the bait! Good luck!!!

Started using them with two feathers on my first 250, got bit alot with that bait. Saw other people taking them off so i started doing that also and kept catching fish. When i first got the mother a few years ago i started noticing the fish wanted to commit but would look for a place on the bait to focus the strike. I would also get fish to hit it soft by the tail, more like a nip. They would almost show frustration of not knowing where to hit so i started tying "subtle" front feathers, not the big white chicken wings. That was the last time i have had a rear hook up or a soft "nip" at the tail. They always end up targeting the front hook which is a much more effective way of landing fish. I primarily use the front feather on baits over ten inches or if im fishing for smallies or just smaller average size of fish...

Money sent, hope your father has a good, quick recovery and best wishes to your family in tough times. I have also had a shotgun accident where the chamber exploded and was very lucky to not suffer life changing damage to my hand!!! -manny chee

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