this was so smart i need to do this to my hudds now and the way u form the paperclip into a number was so smart i really never would have thought of this cool stuff!
Great video, as always! What I do is, I brand my swimbaits using a letter and number stamping set. Just heat up for only a few seconds, then press gently upon contact and you are set for life. And you can use any combination you want. I use a 3/8" size and a 36pc set can be found for around $ 10 at hardware stores, probably even less when on sale.
+KeepinItReelFishing Nothing wrong with the paperclips, they do the job just as well and at the end of the day, that’s what counts. A good example showing that creativity doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive. Best regards and tight lines!
Great minds my man. I'm 3 mins in and can't resist commenting, lmao. I actually made a "1", a "2" and a "5" out of paper clips and branded the tails like that. Hudd used to stamp a number designation into the tails but I noticed they stopped doing that. The marker will take to the bare plastisol better but it still fades. I do have a little trick that I'll soon reveal in a vid I'm currently working on.
+toadslayer72 I should have consulted the NY Grand Masta first! That's dumb....they should have continued to "brand" the ROF's. I'm eager to hear about your first few outings....well, after the double 7lb extravaganza last year!
If you look very close, it’s on the end of the tail. You have to turn it in the light just right sometimes. I’ll post a pic. Very hard to see. Some are marked well. This may be a new thing though, but I have noticed it on the deluxe 8”. Also squeeze the belly to see how far the lead extends. I’ll give measurements shortly. Sometimes hard to get a ROF you want so I save the ballast weight and mark the ROF. If I want a 0, I’ll take a ROF 5 and do surgery and stitch with mend-it
Right now its postspawn here in new england and im looking to fish some hudds. now i know theyd be way more effective earlier in the season during the spawn and prespawn but what can i do as of now to land some giants on the hudd? any tips for big swimbaits in postspawn???
what kind of luck have you had with the savage gear line through? anything comparable to the hudds? I have both and one huge hit on the hudd (so fare) but she came off right at the shore, however i think that the line through swims much more life like.
ROF 0's are tricky. Mine always fished as a super slow sink. They are so much more susceptible to being 'off'. The tiniest change in weight, or placement of it in manufacturing can/will cause a slight sink or as yours is doing rolling on its side. I know of no fix for it. You can try to counterbalance it with the lightest nail weight(s) you can find, but in correcting the posture you will likely make it a very slow sink.
Not sure if I have a newer generation of huddlestons than you or what but mine are labeled on the tail with what rof it is, along with the hudd signature symbol.
What do you think about using these in illinois??? No trout in these lakes I fish but plenty of big musky and bass...I have not caught one over 7.6 oz yet but catch lots of 4 lb average fish..Most I catch are 18 to 23 inch and thats real big here....I just know we have some bigger ones but maybe they are to smart or maybe with our winters they don't get as big...not sure??? Anyway I just bought a few 6 inch ones in more of a shad color and one 8 inch one...Also bought some mattlures gills and some huddleston gills....I don't think anybody is doing this yet around here on these pressured lakes..
I think its a great move. I'm a northeast angler and its the same deal in terms of max fish size. But, like you stated not too many people, if any, are doing it yet on the waters I fish. So....its still a high risk / high reward technique (at least with the 8" Hudd), but the upside is there is no pressure from other people using these lures. The 6" models and Huddgills are great, and I have averaged larger than normal fish, but the magic is with the 8" model. That lure gives big bites and almost only big bites.
They make them in bass colors too. I live in Arizona and our lakes do have trout but I use the smaller Huddleston in bass colors when the bass are spawning. I will throw it all along bed lines because i want to make the bass think that its a hungry baby bass looking for food and the adult bass hammer it when it get near their nest.
No wonder you only have one Ryoga.......I've seen what these big plastic lures cost. You and the (sneezing?) cat need to do more video's together. Looking forward to more BIG BASS'n in NJ video's. (and I don't even bass fish!)
+Capt Daves Sportfishing Charters Ha ha...yeah Dave. My cat likes to hang around when shooting video's and he gets these sneezing fits sometimes. I'm looking forward to more BIG BASS too! I hope I can produce!! I'm 4 weeks in and 5 trips and nothing good to show so far.
You were saying the marker doesn't bond to the bait very well. Do you think it would be possible to use JJ's magic and a Q-tip and draw it on? Like using the dark blue on the lighter baits or the chartreuse on the perch color? I know using it on worms it bonds pretty much permanently to the bait. Not sure how well it would show up on the hudd though.
Denver Williams I also live in texas and almost all of my big swimbaits are in rainbow trout color and I catch a lot of fish on them. I have a couple swimbaits in shad color and there's no difference. they don't stock trout in the lakes I fish, btw. the bass will eat anything they can fit in their mouth, color doesn't matter that much.
+Jerry Whatley On this particular lure Jerry (the 8" Huddleston) I will average one solid bite a day. Operative word there is "average". There are many days where I get zero, and there are days I get two or three bites. Averaged out over the year its around a bite per outing. Again, thats on this lure. Other lures have very different averages depending on the size of the lure and the action. I find the 8" Hudd to be a very low numbers lure, but averages considerably larger fish than any of my other lures.
+Shawn “Uncle Dukes Kayak Fishing” Barham Hey Shawn - No...not better, but certainly different. The Huddleston goes for minimal motion (just the tail swag) vs the whole body serpentine swim of the Savage Gears. You can do some things with a Hudd that you can't do well with the Savage....namely SLOWLY crawling it on the bottom. You may have seen video's on this or heard about it, but going crazy slow dragging a Hudd is a ong provem technique for cold water bass or just bass holding very deep. The Savage excels at inspiring warmer water fish to strike due to its intense action...something the Hudd just can't do. Both will certainly work in varied conditions, but they are very different and excel in the above mentioned respects.
+jeffrey south Hey Jeffrey - Yes, I have. Osprey is a very well established swimbait company, but I have never used any of them. I've recently gotten into the 3:16 lures Rising Son which is very similar and I'm really impressed by it.
If you look VERY closely at the end of the tail on the 8”, sometimes you can see the rof stamp. Mine are easy to identify. They’re all ROF 5 and 0 and I custom weigh them. I can squeeze one a little and tell the ROF.
+FShaeffer Working on it man. My first few outings haven't produced either numbers (on the "traditional" sized lures), or a big fish (on the big swimbaits). I have a bunch of product review vid's I'm working on, and any good days or high quality fish I will certainly be sharing. Thanks for watching!
this was so smart i need to do this to my hudds now and the way u form the paperclip into a number was so smart i really never would have thought of this cool stuff!
I was NOT expecting that at 06:42 !!! Woah man,you're so awsome and creative!Keep up the good work!
Good idea!👍. I have over 60 hudds between 8" and 6" and now 10". This tip will make life easier for sure. Thanks
Great video, as always!
What I do is, I brand my swimbaits using a letter and number stamping set. Just heat up for only a few seconds, then press gently upon contact and you are set for life. And you can use any combination you want. I use a 3/8" size and a 36pc set can be found for around $ 10 at hardware stores, probably even less when on sale.
+Bob N Mihaylov Great idea Bob and at a good price. Yeah....I know these paperclips are a bit bootleg, but hey....they work!
+KeepinItReelFishing Nothing wrong with the paperclips, they do the job just as well and at the end of the day, that’s what counts. A good example showing that creativity doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive. Best regards and tight lines!
What's your rod/reel setup for these large swimbaits? I've only thrown paddle tail and other small swimbaits. Thanks!
Fantastic idea man!
Hey man another great vid and very informative as always. keep up the good work and I'll be watching, Vic from CT.
+Victor Xavier Hey Vic - thank you! Appreciate the view and the comment. I have like 5 videos pending so look for a bunch of reviews coming out soon.
i just got the 6in Huddleston in 12ROF and its stamped under the 12 on the tail. Idk if they fix it or what but great video
Great minds my man. I'm 3 mins in and can't resist commenting, lmao. I actually made a "1", a "2" and a "5" out of paper clips and branded the tails like that. Hudd used to stamp a number designation into the tails but I noticed they stopped doing that. The marker will take to the bare plastisol better but it still fades. I do have a little trick that I'll soon reveal in a vid I'm currently working on.
+toadslayer72 I should have consulted the NY Grand Masta first! That's dumb....they should have continued to "brand" the ROF's. I'm eager to hear about your first few outings....well, after the double 7lb extravaganza last year!
LMAO!!! Apparently I'm one of the cool kids. Hahaha. I knew I was gonna pay for jumping the gun. Awesome vid dude.
+KeepinItReelFishing Me too, I saw one fish that put those 7s to shame.
If you look very close, it’s on the end of the tail. You have to turn it in the light just right sometimes. I’ll post a pic. Very hard to see. Some are marked well. This may be a new thing though, but I have noticed it on the deluxe 8”. Also squeeze the belly to see how far the lead extends. I’ll give measurements shortly. Sometimes hard to get a ROF you want so I save the ballast weight and mark the ROF. If I want a 0, I’ll take a ROF 5 and do surgery and stitch with mend-it
can't wait to try these out when i visit in september!
Hey carl...a bit off subject, does the trolling motor mount on the canoe interfere with paddling? I just received my sportspal!
Right now its postspawn here in new england and im looking to fish some hudds. now i know theyd be way more effective earlier in the season during the spawn and prespawn but what can i do as of now to land some giants on the hudd? any tips for big swimbaits in postspawn???
what kind of luck have you had with the savage gear line through? anything comparable to the hudds? I have both and one huge hit on the hudd (so fare) but she came off right at the shore, however i think that the line through swims much more life like.
Any tips on how to fish the ROF 0 ? The one I have floats on its side 😢
ROF 0's are tricky. Mine always fished as a super slow sink. They are so much more susceptible to being 'off'. The tiniest change in weight, or placement of it in manufacturing can/will cause a slight sink or as yours is doing rolling on its side. I know of no fix for it. You can try to counterbalance it with the lightest nail weight(s) you can find, but in correcting the posture you will likely make it a very slow sink.
@@KeepinItReelFishing thank you! I really appreciate the reply ! Heading out to my local lake to try adding some weight :)
Not sure if I have a newer generation of huddlestons than you or what but mine are labeled on the tail with what rof it is, along with the hudd signature symbol.
What's your favorite color for them?
I would love to use savage gear line thru for pike
What do you think about using these in illinois??? No trout in these lakes I fish but plenty of big musky and bass...I have not caught one over 7.6 oz yet but catch lots of 4 lb average fish..Most I catch are 18 to 23 inch and thats real big here....I just know we have some bigger ones but maybe they are to smart or maybe with our winters they don't get as big...not sure??? Anyway I just bought a few 6 inch ones in more of a shad color and one 8 inch one...Also bought some mattlures gills and some huddleston gills....I don't think anybody is doing this yet around here on these pressured lakes..
I think its a great move. I'm a northeast angler and its the same deal in terms of max fish size. But, like you stated not too many people, if any, are doing it yet on the waters I fish. So....its still a high risk / high reward technique (at least with the 8" Hudd), but the upside is there is no pressure from other people using these lures. The 6" models and Huddgills are great, and I have averaged larger than normal fish, but the magic is with the 8" model. That lure gives big bites and almost only big bites.
They make them in bass colors too. I live in Arizona and our lakes do have trout but I use the smaller Huddleston in bass colors when the bass are spawning. I will throw it all along bed lines because i want to make the bass think that its a hungry baby bass looking for food and the adult bass hammer it when it get near their nest.
Great idea Carl!
No wonder you only have one Ryoga.......I've seen what these big plastic lures cost. You and the (sneezing?) cat need to do more video's together. Looking forward to more BIG BASS'n in NJ video's. (and I don't even bass fish!)
+Capt Daves Sportfishing Charters Ha ha...yeah Dave. My cat likes to hang around when shooting video's and he gets these sneezing fits sometimes. I'm looking forward to more BIG BASS too! I hope I can produce!! I'm 4 weeks in and 5 trips and nothing good to show so far.
You were saying the marker doesn't bond to the bait very well. Do you think it would be possible to use JJ's magic and a Q-tip and draw it on? Like using the dark blue on the lighter baits or the chartreuse on the perch color? I know using it on worms it bonds pretty much permanently to the bait. Not sure how well it would show up on the hudd though.
+TheBushwooky Oohh....that's a good idea. Yeah, your right. JJ's appears to chemically bond with whatever you dip it in. Good thinking man!
+KeepinItReelFishing except the plastic zman uses i tried it and it actually like burnt thorough the plastic
+Kade Wesner i used a tube in jjs and it got dissolved in the jjs
Thinking about getting some of these for fishing in southeast Texas, but none of the lakes have trout. do they still catch fish?
Denver Williams I also live in texas and almost all of my big swimbaits are in rainbow trout color and I catch a lot of fish on them. I have a couple swimbaits in shad color and there's no difference. they don't stock trout in the lakes I fish, btw.
the bass will eat anything they can fit in their mouth, color doesn't matter that much.
on a day of fishing how many bites would you average on the swimbaits?
+Jerry Whatley On this particular lure Jerry (the 8" Huddleston) I will average one solid bite a day. Operative word there is "average". There are many days where I get zero, and there are days I get two or three bites. Averaged out over the year its around a bite per outing. Again, thats on this lure. Other lures have very different averages depending on the size of the lure and the action. I find the 8" Hudd to be a very low numbers lure, but averages considerably larger fish than any of my other lures.
I have a few savage gear trout. Are the Huddlestons a lot better?
+Shawn “Uncle Dukes Kayak Fishing” Barham Hey Shawn - No...not better, but certainly different. The Huddleston goes for minimal motion (just the tail swag) vs the whole body serpentine swim of the Savage Gears. You can do some things with a Hudd that you can't do well with the Savage....namely SLOWLY crawling it on the bottom. You may have seen video's on this or heard about it, but going crazy slow dragging a Hudd is a ong provem technique for cold water bass or just bass holding very deep. The Savage excels at inspiring warmer water fish to strike due to its intense action...something the Hudd just can't do. Both will certainly work in varied conditions, but they are very different and excel in the above mentioned respects.
+KeepinItReelFishing great detailed information. Thanks for sharing your experience.
+King Kong Your welcome....anytime.
Have you heard of the osprey lures tournament talon?
+jeffrey south Hey Jeffrey - Yes, I have. Osprey is a very well established swimbait company, but I have never used any of them. I've recently gotten into the 3:16 lures Rising Son which is very similar and I'm really impressed by it.
love ur vids man
+Bassmafia69 Brooks Thanks brotha
If you look VERY closely at the end of the tail on the 8”, sometimes you can see the rof stamp. Mine are easy to identify. They’re all ROF 5 and 0 and I custom weigh them. I can squeeze one a little and tell the ROF.
Great vid man
Very nice idea!!
Have you ever lost a hudd to a pike/musky?
+moneyman89065 Not yet....but a few have sustained some serious slashes throughout the plastic.
Very creative idea
my new hudds have the rof already stamped on the tail
Josh Kroll how can you tell what the numbers on the tail mean? I have a 6inch hud and the tail has a 5 on top and a 12 on bottom..?
Chris Rodgers my 68 also has 5 and 12 and I was wondering what those numbers meant as well
Why no ROF 16? And where are the pre spawn vids?
+FShaeffer Working on it man. My first few outings haven't produced either numbers (on the "traditional" sized lures), or a big fish (on the big swimbaits). I have a bunch of product review vid's I'm working on, and any good days or high quality fish I will certainly be sharing. Thanks for watching!
Well,Savage is Boss Shit,pal! Nice Video
I know this is a bit late, but ROF is on back of tail...
My hudds already have the ## on the back of the tail
I messed up and bought mine used :( I figured that all pretty much had the same ROF.
Kyle Panko just put them in a pool or something and count how fast they fall. or weigh them, since the different ROF's are different weights.
Look on back of tail, very back.
Going to get 1 to fish in the White Island in castleblayney co Monaghan Ireland
I'm gonna do it the cool way
It's stamped at the end of the tail
JJs Magic might work
+havanger chakotae Someone else mentioned that and yes....I think that's a great idea. I hadn't considered it prior to this "branding" technique.
I Wish My Local Cabela's Sold Hudds
Eddie Etheridge order them...
Cat sneeze lol
+draconical77 HA ha....yup, that's Patchy and he sneezes quite a bit.
Where's the 10"? Lol
+RedsBaller No 10" for me man. The strikes are few and far between enough with the 8"!
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