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Originally Posted by MartyS
How do you rig the strip (and any other bait) when you are using a bucktail with a stinger hook? Are you putting both hooks through the bait?
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Hook the wide end of the strip on the bucktail, stretch the strip out to find the place on the strip that will let it sit naturally on the
bend of the stinger hook and then put the point of the stinger hook through that spot and place strip at the bend of the stinger. Best to use long and thin (thickness, not width) strips tapering to a pendant shape for maximum flutter. I like fluke ribbon, sea robin, bluefish or bunker strip. Fresh is always best. I have also used mahi, dogfish, mackerel strips. All that said, I did best last year with Gulp, but always have strips on hand in case they prefer them that day.
Owner sells stinger hooks with the plastic over the eye that Lab was describing. I buy stinger hooks with oversized closed eyes that will fit over the bucktail hook barb and bring aquarium tubing to fit over the hook eye. Like Lab says, it will hold the stinger straight back, but sometimes the stinger will twist around and twist the strip bait. Be sure to check for this and fix it if it happens. Good luck
