Casting Slow-Death

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I'd like to try casting a slow-death rig into the shallows this summer.

I am thinking about buying some jigs like this:
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Then grinding the hook off, removing that spinner, and replacing it with a slow-death rig (rigged with a 4" Gulp Crawler).

I'm not sure if this is the best option. Any other ideas for this?
Anyone else try casting a slow-death?
 


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Why not just use split shot in front of a swivel? I like the “bullet” split shot because it picks up less junk.
 

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I'd like to try casting a slow-death rig into the shallows this summer.

I am thinking about buying some jigs like this:

Then grinding the hook off, removing that spinner, and replacing it with a slow-death rig (rigged with a 4" Gulp Crawler).

I'm not sure if this is the best option. Any other ideas for this?
Anyone else try casting a slow-death?

If I understand correctly, it seems you are trying to fish a slow death basically using a Carolina bass rig.
 

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My thought would be you won't be getting much of the slow death action out of a setup like this. Probably could accomplish similar with a drop shot/carolina style bassin rig with the plastic worms with a lot less work. Be interesting to try out, but my guess would be it's not gonna work like your thinking. I am an eternal pessimist however...
 

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Wouldn't a lindy weight do the same thing with a barrel swivel behind it? Then add a floater to the slow death rig?
 


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I've done it with a lindy rig and shorter leader line to the slow death hook. Can occasionally cause it to tangle when casting, but it catches eyes.
 

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Jimmy Houston 101 --- how many walleyes have we seen Jimmy catch on road runners 1000X

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chatter chatter an equal choice or sometimes better.
 

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Or just buy the Northland Swivel Head jig, take the hook and swivel off that it comes with, and replace with a a split ring and the death roll hooks. when i can ill post pics of mine
 


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Peg a bullet weight to your swivel, or use a split style bullet as Ahab suggested. Skip the jigidashery hocum.

Might be really good in a "cast and swing" current area.
 

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V check your mail LB. Bullet weight in front or a coupla split shots and should work that way. Kinda crazy you should post this right now.
 
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I'd like to try casting a slow-death rig into the shallows this summer.

I am thinking about buying some jigs like this:
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Then grinding the hook off, removing that spinner, and replacing it with a slow-death rig (rigged with a 4" Gulp Crawler).

I'm not sure if this is the best option. Any other ideas for this?
Anyone else try casting a slow-death?

Seems like a lot more work than using a bullet weight or something similar. Personally, I'd just put a bullet weight on "backwards" with a quality swivel and flouro behind it.
 

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I'm trying to keep it as compact as possible.
Weight-Lure
As little as possible in between.
I like the look of those DanLure's, along with some of the other ideas.
 


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danlure is the jig i bought and use. then use the death roll hooks with the swivel so they spin
 
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A weight foreword spinner might be what you are looking for. They use them quite a bit on the great lakes for eyes and work quite well. They are easily modified. I used them in the Sheyenne when I'm after white bass in the spring and have caught many a walleye on them. Good Luck!!
 


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