reef hawg

[sportsman12]

Just picked a reef hawg up and threw it for the first time and havnt got the hang of it does anybody have any tips on how to bring it in.

[MNBIGBEAR]

In my experience, I have had to tune most of my hawgs out of the box to get them to glide right. I like to have it go straight down when I pull it as it seems to keep it from rolling to the top then. Once I have that down I generally work it back to the boat with long steady sweeps of the rod with pauses in between. I always experiment with how long I pause and hopefully the fish will let me know what they want.

[Whopper Stopper]

Just use short pulls or jerks for bringing it in. The lure will respond with the classic “walk the dog” on the retrieve. You can also just give it single tugs and pause as it streaks and swerves around like a wounded fish that took one to the head.

I am not sure why but I have had real good luck with the Hawg on the St. Croix River. Basically it is about all I use. On the lakes I fish I have had some luck but for the most part, I have a lot better luck with a Suick.

Not all reef Hawgs swim the same. I like to soak mine a half hour before using them. It gives them, in my opinion, a much sweeter glide.

WS

[brad coin]

Sportsman 12

do this and YES this is the truth

before you fish or even overnite submerge the reefhawg in a pail of water or a livewell Reefhawgs work best when their waterlogged

if you buy the six inchers soak them then put them on your rod with about 6 ft of line out and slap them on the surface of the water has hard has you can about 25 times just has if your trying to keep a snake from crawling in your boat,,,what your trying to do is get the reefhawg to crack down the back,,,the best reefhawgs are the ones that crack they have better action.

"wheres RK at" hes a reefhawg veteran

[RK]

Hiya -

Brad's right on. Cracked reef hawgs make me happy... They soak up water and just work different. Best ones I have are all cracked...

Reef hawgs were never meant to be walk the dog gliders. They're erratic, never do the same thing twice baits. The ones I like best go all over the place - up, down sideways and all combinations thereof. That's the beauty of them. They're great at triggering fish.

Every once in a while you get one that's super buoyant and wants to pop to the surface. That's just the nature of wooden baits - they're not all the same. You can settle them down by wrapping soldering wire around the front hook. But, I have a 6" black one that boils on the surface once in a while and works really shallow, and I've caught all kinds of fish on it.

Don't worry about what you think it's 'supposed to do.' Fish don't read the backs of lure packages. They don't know how a lure's supposed to work. Get it down there wiggling around, and the fish will do the rest.

Cheers,

RK

[sportsman12]

Thanks for the info. Ill try soaking it in water over night