aquafang Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 What is used to hold your live decoys. Who sells these options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ1657 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 This is what I use. I got it in a little crooked. I've had this decoy in the hole for a week I've had them live for as long as 3. I believe its made by Lakco. Green and yellow package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrklean Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Yep get a decoy pin works great especially when the pike grab them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortfatguy Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Pins work good. I prefer to use a harness. I keep a bucket with holes drilled in it down the hole with my minnows in it while I am gone. I only drill holes in the top half of the bucket so it holds enough water to keep the minnows alive I am not using while I spear. They will live this way until they get hit too many times by fish. The pin seems to shorten the use I get from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDH Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I can keep my decoys alive all season using this method. The decoy goes through the loop made with the line to the weight. Then I twist the clamp until the line fits tightly around the decoy. I can use any size decoy I want while not hurting the decoy like the pins do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor_guy Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I prefer the pins to the chokers. But I don't use a live decoy that often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkman Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I prefer the harness. The extra flash by running a blade underneath attracts more fish.-Merk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie_H Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 My husband and I also prefer the harness. This way your spear only counts as one line, not sure was ND laws are. The only place I've see the harness' are at baitshops that already sell spearing items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikestabber Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Ford...Chevy... Coke...Pepsi... I've used both successfully. I think the choker keeps the sucker alive over a longer period of days, but I think the pin isn't as restrictive and your bait swims better. Both can be ripped off by a pike if you aren't paying attention. I think a healthy sucker (chub, shiner, whatever) is much more important than how you hook it up. If you go with the choker, there is a natural notch in a sucker just ahead of the dorsal (you can run your finger along its back and feel the divot and should secure the harness right there. For the pin, I find going just underneath the dorsal itself allows for a nice swimming action. Use care to hook deep enough to be secure but shallow enough that you don't stab it in the spine. The chokers come pre-weighted, but that isn't always a good match. Use just enough weight to keep your bait in the hole. It should be able to swim all day without tiring out after the first 20 minutes. I have a variety of egg sinker weights hooked up to a snap swivel so I can change them out to match the bait size, and this is critical to how a bait swims and for how long it can swim. My Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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