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ratherbe 09-14-2015 02:39 PM

Chix Livers
 
With weather turning a bit, time to chase the night bite with some chix livers. I currently use small rubber bands (kids USED to love the loom bracelets....) to help keep them on the hook. Looking for some tips to help clean up the process. Nothing worse then a rubber band snapping liver gunk in your face....

Any better techniques out there? Fish finder rig still the most popular go to?Appreciate the input fellas.

Andrushkin33 09-14-2015 03:17 PM

Re: Chix Livers
 
Dental Floss.

Enough said

Andre

Jhunter1 09-14-2015 03:33 PM

Re: Chix Livers
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrushkin33 (Post 420695)
Dental Floss.

Enough said

Andre

Agreed

mondofish 09-14-2015 03:41 PM

Re: Chix Livers
 
Back in May, I met an Englishman new to the area while fishing the Hook. I gave him a couple of rigs after he lost a few to some large blues. When I was leaving he gave me elastic fishing thread. It worked very well with bunker chunks. I'm sure it would do great with livers. I just googled it and found some on Amazon called Atlas Mike's Miracle Thread Bait Saver. Hope this helps.

Chrisper4694 09-14-2015 04:35 PM

Re: Chix Livers
 
I've heard you can stick it in a thin pantyhose and tie it making a little sack. I would think it might affect the bait but some sort guys insist it doesn't. I fish from a boat so I don't even cast it. Just hook it through the tough part and drop it down weightless.

And btw...you don't have to do this at night, they will go nuts on it morning and afternoons too!

NorthJerzyG 09-14-2015 04:41 PM

Re: Chix Livers
 
All I use is a barbless treble hook. If you cast right, usually it will stay on. If not..... It's chum and repeat step one!! :D

PCO 09-14-2015 05:44 PM

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I was told this by a customer! take a ice cube tray and spray it with WD40 and put a treble hook and chicken livers in each cube and freeze it, take them in a cooler bag frozen and attach with a snap and cast them,They say it works great.

RicanThunder728 09-14-2015 08:37 PM

Re: Chix Livers
 
Get some sewing thread and wrap it around the Ckn liver a few times. Works best for me. We do the same with clams for stripers. Keeps a nice chunk on longer especially better if casting.

jimmythegreek 09-15-2015 09:46 AM

Re: Chix Livers
 
the few times Ive used them w chum for hybrids I would just wear surgical gloves the night before and clean them all up into the right size chunks for the hooks Im using. I know guys said trebles earlier but that is almost a guarantee for gut hooks unless your keeping the species of fish. a single hook u can cut off the line and it will rust away fish will live, a treble usually blocks the tongue and the fish will starve not being able to get food down to its gullet. Thread works great and ive seen a nice trick. Tie off some hooks w snells or regular knots and get a large sewing needle. leave 2-3 feet of line off the hook and wrap them on a pool noodle. Use the large needle thread ur line and then go thru the chix liver a few times sewing it basically then tie it off to ur swivel and main line. works great takes a little longer but they hold well

Capt. Lou 09-15-2015 10:51 AM

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Toughen livers w Kosher salt the day before , use steelhead snell extend wraps on snell from 5 to 10 , this allows u to open a larger loop & pinch livers in place ! Quick , easy works fairly well elastic egg thread my second choice if u don't know how to snell !


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