Live Target Scaled Sardine

[fishshooter99]

I'm preparing for one of my 3 or 4 trips a year to Anna Maria in three weeks. I have several friends that fish North Florida a good bit that swear by Live Target Scaled Sardine lures. Anyone ever give them a shot down that way? In the Spring, I found a bone colored spook jr. and lil John in golden bream particularly effective. I'll be there for two weeks and hope to get to fish a good bit despite the required family vacation requirements.

[Rik]

On the Live Target - change out the hooks!!! The hooks they come with are light weight junk. But they do work well once you do that

[jbdba01]

Seems to me that the loose grass/sea snot started to increase. I would have something weedless in the bullpen.

FWIW - I swap out the treble hooks on the top water with single circle hooks - works fine and does not affect the action on the Spook or other large plugs. I have not done that with a swim bait though.

[bicoastal]

Seems to me that the loose grass/sea snot started to increase. I would have something weedless in the bullpen.

this times a million

[fishshooter99]

On the Live Target - change out the hooks!!! The hooks they come with are light weight junk. But they do work well once you do that

It is amazing that these companies can't put good hooks on their lures. My favorite top water on the flats is a bone colored one knocker, but the hooks and rings they come with suck. The first thing I do when I buy new ones is replace the hooks and trash the factory ones. What a waste.

[DaveR]

Grand slammed with a Live Target. Great baits but Rik is right about the hooks. Oh, and crimp the barbs, you'll thank me some day.

[Deek]

what type of Hook would you recommend for replacement?

[DaveR]

Some type of 3x the same size as what's on em.