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Paul Brown's jointed fatboys and sink rates with and without his weight added to different baits.
Relative test: fresh water, 4 ft depth, my count
Base line:
1 corky 51 with three hooks- 51 sank for me on a 4 count
2 (Paul's old) regular corky fat boys both sank at a 5 count
3 jointed Fat boys both sank at a 8 count without weight and 5 with wt
4 catch 2000 All three sank on an 8 count with wt 5
5 Catch 5 revised with Paul type rattles and no clack sank at a rate of 5 with wt
6 large mirrodine with #2/0 gam hooks sank on 8 count 5 with wt
7 storm regular knockoff single gam hooks sank on 5 count
The jointed fatboy with out the weights looks great. no weight and reeled a little faster and they look like a broken back slithering across the top and has the slow sink if needed. Looks like a different bait with and without the weights depending on how you work it.
My pet project was trying to fig out what to do with my catch baits. With the weight they sank similar to a regular fatboy.
Earlier post:
On the earlier click or clack posts most people do not seem to use the catch series of baits during the winter whether weighted to sink like a 51 or corky. Lot of our serious tournament type guys seem to think the corky is more reliable to sink rate and depth as compared and seems to suspend better than the 51 though I wonder just how the 51 would do without the middle hook.
Too much time on my hands yesterday so I split a C2000 and Catch5.
One had a 55 grain ss ball and the other a 45 grain ss ball.
What is interesting is what they had for rattles:
The catch 2000 has one copper bb inside.
The catch 2000 Jr has 3 glass beads inside.
Catch 5 has only the SS weight Ball and the chamber was extended so the ball can move to give you the clack sound that you hear.
Did an access hole in the Catch 5 and the way the thing is made you cannot add individual bb's like some of the baits. BUT you can take some paper and jam the ball from clacking and add one of the large Academy and sealed with gel epoxy. Rattles make it sound like a 51 or corky type rattle. Will it help? At least my confidence. NO fun throwing a catch 5 wondering if it is getting down or the different rattle is working while your fishing buddy is kicking your butt with a corky of some type. It will make you change quickly.
If you wanted to mess with the rattles in the Catch 2000 or jr an access hole can be drilled in the top ~3/4 from the front on the top and the rattles can be changed out. The bait is open in this area and the rattles are in the open area. Gel epoxy seems to work well to close the access hole. file/ sand lightly and color if needed.
Relative test: fresh water, 4 ft depth, my count
Base line:
1 corky 51 with three hooks- 51 sank for me on a 4 count
2 (Paul's old) regular corky fat boys both sank at a 5 count
3 jointed Fat boys both sank at a 8 count without weight and 5 with wt
4 catch 2000 All three sank on an 8 count with wt 5
5 Catch 5 revised with Paul type rattles and no clack sank at a rate of 5 with wt
6 large mirrodine with #2/0 gam hooks sank on 8 count 5 with wt
7 storm regular knockoff single gam hooks sank on 5 count
The jointed fatboy with out the weights looks great. no weight and reeled a little faster and they look like a broken back slithering across the top and has the slow sink if needed. Looks like a different bait with and without the weights depending on how you work it.
My pet project was trying to fig out what to do with my catch baits. With the weight they sank similar to a regular fatboy.
Earlier post:
On the earlier click or clack posts most people do not seem to use the catch series of baits during the winter whether weighted to sink like a 51 or corky. Lot of our serious tournament type guys seem to think the corky is more reliable to sink rate and depth as compared and seems to suspend better than the 51 though I wonder just how the 51 would do without the middle hook.
Too much time on my hands yesterday so I split a C2000 and Catch5.
One had a 55 grain ss ball and the other a 45 grain ss ball.
What is interesting is what they had for rattles:
The catch 2000 has one copper bb inside.
The catch 2000 Jr has 3 glass beads inside.
Catch 5 has only the SS weight Ball and the chamber was extended so the ball can move to give you the clack sound that you hear.
Did an access hole in the Catch 5 and the way the thing is made you cannot add individual bb's like some of the baits. BUT you can take some paper and jam the ball from clacking and add one of the large Academy and sealed with gel epoxy. Rattles make it sound like a 51 or corky type rattle. Will it help? At least my confidence. NO fun throwing a catch 5 wondering if it is getting down or the different rattle is working while your fishing buddy is kicking your butt with a corky of some type. It will make you change quickly.
If you wanted to mess with the rattles in the Catch 2000 or jr an access hole can be drilled in the top ~3/4 from the front on the top and the rattles can be changed out. The bait is open in this area and the rattles are in the open area. Gel epoxy seems to work well to close the access hole. file/ sand lightly and color if needed.
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