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2620, eagle trout?
Posted by hithelip, Mon Mar-17-03 10:12 PM
have any of you guys heard of this bait? im pretty sure its a hand-made wooden plug. ive heard a little about them but cant find out where to find them. any info would be great.
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2621, RE: eagle trout?
Posted by jesse, Tue Mar-18-03 07:13 AM
it is a rubber bait kinda of like a osprey but harder and heavier. i bought one and took it back the day after i tried it. the tail is very stiff. you can get them a anglers marine in anaheim. in my opinion save you money and get a osprey or sidewinder.
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2622, RE: eagle trout?
Posted by hithelip, Tue Mar-18-03 10:07 PM
really? someone told me it floated and it was really good. it sounds like a disaster though. thanks for the opinion.
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2623, RE: eagle trout?
Posted by brian, Tue Mar-18-03 11:33 PM
I wouldn't count the eagle out completely. It definitely has it's place. Although similar to the osprey it can be fished a lot faster on the surface. I would definitely still keep one around, it's got it's place.
-Brian
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2624, RE: eagle trout?
Posted by basser, Wed Mar-19-03 04:03 PM
If you think the tail is too stiff you can soften the bait by putting it in boilling water for a couple of minutes the night before you go fishing.
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2625, RE: eagle trout?
Posted by jesse, Wed Mar-19-03 05:01 PM
thats true you can boil the tail. i just didnt like it. but thats just my opinion.
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2626, RE: eagle trout?
Posted by hithelip, Wed Mar-19-03 10:42 PM
2 more questions. is it light enough to be fished on top fairly slow? and where might i find one in the san diego area? or at least look at one. thanks guys
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2630, RE: eagle trout?
Posted by PHISHnutS, Thu Mar-20-03 09:44 PM
If the Fred Hall show makes it's way towards SD there will be a booth selling them.They really seem like good baits,broke mine off at perris on the first few casts and never really got a chance to fish'em hard.They did away with the two hook rig they originaly came with because of tail hooking problems while casting.They look just as good if not better than an osprey,could'nt hurt to have one..or two.
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2627, RE: eagle trout?
Posted by socalfrogger, Thu Mar-20-03 10:57 AM
Yeah, I think I've only caught one or two fish on them ;)
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2629, RE: eagle trout?
Posted by bassnet, Thu Mar-20-03 09:36 PM
hee hee- yeah Cam, but they were all dinks!! Especially that one that crashed on it in the waning hour of light at San V, couldn't have been more then 10 inches long? Or wide???
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2636, RE: eagle trout?
Posted by Matt Peters, Mon Mar-24-03 07:55 PM
Serious!
Don't buy any Eagles....they suck! :)
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2639, RE: eagle trout?
Posted by woodchucker, Thu Mar-27-03 01:49 PM
Osprey,Eagle.Just about the same bait.They do the same thing .Eagle has a better harness rig.imo.It will last longer,less super glue.Boiling the tails will work wonders for your big plastics as well.Get a couple and see for your self,its the only way to really get an idea of the baits and how they will work for you.You can get both at Anglers marine,or bww!!Good luck ...Havent heard of a hard bait Eagle,Osprey(Jerry)used to make a hardbait but i guess it wasent all that great so they discontinued it.
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