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Todd's Rigs & Lures
Distributor of Custom Offshore Trolling Rigs, Lures & Accessories
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Little Head -
This lure is primarily designed to be used with natural baits,
just as you would with a typical ballyhoo rig. The leader
should be about 6 feet long, mono (80# - 150#) or steel (#7
- #9); the hook size can range from 7/0 to 9/0 in Mustad
styles 3412, 3407SS, 7732, 7731, or 7691S. This lure has
also been rigged with just the single hook and no natural
bait this has been effective with Blackfin Tuna. The lure
will start to "smoke" about 3 knots, this
lure can be pulled from 4 to 12 knots effectively, depending
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Concord (Small C.B.H.L.) -
This lure can be rigged in a variety of ways with natural
bait or without. With natural bait, the leader should be
about 6 to 8 feet long, mono (100# - 220#) or steel (#8 -
#10), the hook size can range from 7/0 to 11/0 in Mustad
styles 3412, 3407SS, 7732, 7731, or 7691S, depending upon
the size of the bait. The speed for pulling naturals can
be between 4 and 10 knots with this lure, I prefer about
8 knots. This lure has been very effective rigged with just
a double hook rig, 7732, 7731, or 7691S 7/0 or 8/0, "high
speed trolling", with an 18' leader, (6'-8' leaders when
using a wind on leader). This set up not only works on the
east side of the Gulf Stream but as well on the west side.
The trolling speed with this set up should be between 8 and
12 knots. The artificial can be run in conjunction with natural
baits in the spread, running both naturals and artificials
together, when doing this the speed should be 4 to 9 knots. |
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Con-Artist (Medium C.B.H.L.) - This lure has been primarily
run as an artificial, although it has been rigged with Spanish
mackerel, horse ballyhoo, and mullet with success. The typical
set up is with a double hook rig, 7732, 7731, or 7691S 8/0
to 10/0, 18' leader, (6'-8' leaders when using a wind on leader)
to be run as an artificial. The trolling speed for this lure
is between 5 and 12 knots. To be run with natural baits rig
the Spanish or mullet as you typically would and slide the
color of choice over the nose, this can be pulled at the same
speeds. |
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Condor (Large C.B.H.L.) - This lure has been primarily run
as an artificial, although it has been rigged with Spanish
mackerel and large mullet with success. The typical set up
is with a double hook rig, 7732, 7731, or 7691S 9/0 to 11/0,
18' leader, (6'-8' leaders when using a wind on leader) to
be run as an artificial. The trolling speed for this lure is
between 6 and 12 knots. To be run with natural baits rig the
Spanish or mullet as you typically would and slide the color
of choice over the nose, this can be pulled at the same speeds. |
Tackle -
The "Little Head" and small lures can be trolled
with light tackle from 16# to heavy tackle 130#, depending
on the area and target species. Typically the medium can
be trolled with the same (16# to 130#), but it is recommended
to use at least 20# class tackle. The large lures should
be trolled with at least 50# tackle, due to their size
and amount of pull they create. The leader size used will
vary depending on the crew, tackle, and sea conditions.
All Lures -
All lures have caught a variety of striking fish to include:
Marlin- Blue, Black, Striped, Mahi Mahi, Wahoo, Tuna- Yellowfin,
Bluefin, Blackfin, Bonita, Kingfish and Sailfish. They
have been successfully used both as an artificial and with
a variety of natural baits.
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