Teasers

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As I am making a few rigs, I was thinking about them and Gulp and bait. If you ever fished in Celtic Quest, they set you up with a bare hook and spearing.

Teasers: So many! Tsunami Holo-Teasers, Tsunami Glass Minnow Silicone Skirt, teasers that look like squid, Wide body teasers, fuzzy teasers, etc.

But are they taking a backseat to Gulp and a plain hook? How much does the teaser add to a hook with Gulp or bait?
 
I just fish the backbay, SE Nassau, but I still dress my teasers (which are just off a dropper loop) with some buck's tail I harvested and tipped with a small Gulp. My leadheads are now minnow shaped, light (3/4oz) and usually just have plastic skirts now, and tipped with a Gulp.
 
For Moriches and Shinnecock I use what Roccus7 describes. Weight depends on where I fish. 3/8 oz is the favorite weight if conditions allow. If on a boat with others, I watch the catch ratio for others if they are using something different. If I use a teaser up high, sometimes a fresh spearing is added to see if the fluke show preference.
 
Interesting. I have always used a teaser. I find tiny teasers work better than larger ones. It must be the area and tine matches the smaller fish in the Port Jeff area.

Often, when fishing with other fisherman, we use various colors to see if one shows a clear advantage. I have used both Gulp and bait. To me (this is what I see)...bait works as good, if not better than Gulp. :unsure:
 
I found I caught a lot less trash fish and shorts when using GULP instead of bait (which I haven't bought since 2005 or so.) Robins seem too smart to go for the Gulp, lol. Also I can jig the Gulp more vigorously without concern that a defrosted spearing will come apart. Heck, that Capt Paduano guy just uses feathered jigs without ANY Gulp or bait ! Although I believe he also eschews teasers.

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This is just me, but I would rather catch just a couple of fish if at least one was dinner, instead of dozens of shorts...
 
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pequa1 said:
Heck, that Capt Paduano guy just uses feathered jigs without ANY Gulp or bait ! Although I believe he also eschews teasers.
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I have fished with Captain John Paduano. As you mentioned, his bucktails use feathers. He likes that better than hair. But the way he fishes (snap jigging) is just very productive. It also appeals to a lot of fish. Off Montauk fishing with Captain Paduano we caught Stripers, Black Sea Bass, Porgy, fluke and Sea Robins on his bucktails.
 
pequa1 said:
I found I caught a lot less trash fish and shorts when using GULP instead of bait (which I haven't bought since 2005 or so.) Robins seem too smart to go for the Gulp, lol. Also I can jig the Gulp more vigorously without concern that a defrosted spearing will come apart. Heck, that Capt Paduano guy just uses feathered jigs without ANY Gulp or bait ! Although I believe he also eschews teasers.

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This is just me, but I would rather catch just a couple of fish if at least one was dinner, instead of dozens of shorts...
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The East Fork birds seem to like Gulp just fine...
 
Perhaps my little acre or two of bottom that I habitually fish has less of them ?? Still, I catch just enough fluke in that same area to keep me satisfied. Definitely not enough action for the fossil fuel crowd, but enough for me.
 
I'll keep it short. I LOVE all my Tommy Realteasers, but I HATE losing them to the rubble I fish all season. So I don't use them. If I fished the Bay or maybe up on the sandy North Shore shoals, then yep, I'd teaser away.

I used to like a spearing or two on them as sweeteners, but since the introduction of GULP! there's no way I'd go back to delicate, easy-to-knock-off-the-hook naturals.

Wish I had more, but that's about the extent of what I have to share on this thread.
 
Before Gulp came on the scene I used a variety of hard and soft body teasers about 18" above my bucktails , usually with a spearing added for some flavor. And I caught just as many large Fluke on the small teasers as on the bucktails with squid or fish strips added to them. On most days that set up would easily out fish the old standard bait rigs.

With the introduction of Gulp many things have changed. Originally the small 3" and 4" swimming mullets used to be the hot ticket either fished on a bucktail or on a teaser of plain hook above the bucktail. For at least the past 7 or 8 years the really hot ticket has been the Gulp 6" grubs in a variety of colors. I see 2 main techniques used, some putting the big worm right on the bucktail while others, like myself, prefer to place the worm on a plain hook above in place of a teaser. This rig has consistently caught more large Fluke including several DD's on my boat than almost any other method. Having said that fish, can be particular from time to time and, as such, I always have a backup rod rigged with a more traditional bucktail and teaser rig ready. There are days when that presentation will prove to bail you out when other techniques may not obtain the desired results.

And, BTW Pequa, I wish I had those "smart" birds on the North Fork and at Montauk. On the drops I fish the birds can put a serious dent in my wallet with the pace they swallow my Gulp offerings!!:cry:
 
captmike28 said:
Before Gulp came on the scene I used a variety of hard and soft body teasers about 18" above my bucktails , usually with a spearing added for some flavor. And I caught just as many large Fluke on the small teasers as on the bucktails with squid or fish strips added to them. On most days that set up would easily out fish the old standard bait rigs.

With the introduction of Gulp many things have changed. Originally the small 3" and 4" swimming mullets used to be the hot ticket either fished on a bucktail or on a teaser of plain hook above the bucktail. For at least the past 7 or 8 years the really hot ticket has been the Gulp 6" grubs in a variety of colors. I see 2 main techniques used, some putting the big worm right on the bucktail while others, like myself, prefer to place the worm on a plain hook above in place of a teaser. This rig has consistently caught more large Fluke including several DD's on my boat than almost any other method. Having said that fish, can be particular from time to time and, as such, I always have a backup rod rigged with a more traditional bucktail and teaser rig ready. There are days when that presentation will prove to bail you out when other techniques may not obtain the desired results.

And, BTW Pequa, I wish I had those "smart" birds on the North Fork and at Montauk. On the drops I fish the birds can put a serious dent in my wallet with the pace they swallow my Gulp offerings!!:cry:
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It is greatly appreciated. Another variable to add to the fishing day!
 
captmike28 said:
Before Gulp came on the scene I used a variety of hard and soft body teasers about 18" above my bucktails , usually with a spearing added for some flavor. And I caught just as many large Fluke on the small teasers as on the bucktails with squid or fish strips added to them. On most days that set up would easily out fish the old standard bait rigs.

With the introduction of Gulp many things have changed. Originally the small 3" and 4" swimming mullets used to be the hot ticket either fished on a bucktail or on a teaser of plain hook above the bucktail. For at least the past 7 or 8 years the really hot ticket has been the Gulp 6" grubs in a variety of colors. I see 2 main techniques used, some putting the big worm right on the bucktail while others, like myself, prefer to place the worm on a plain hook above in place of a teaser. This rig has consistently caught more large Fluke including several DD's on my boat than almost any other method. Having said that fish, can be particular from time to time and, as such, I always have a backup rod rigged with a more traditional bucktail and teaser rig ready. There are days when that presentation will prove to bail you out when other techniques may not obtain the desired results.

And, BTW Pequa, I wish I had those "smart" birds on the North Fork and at Montauk. On the drops I fish the birds can put a serious dent in my wallet with the pace they swallow my Gulp offerings!!:cry:
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Ahh, but you get very very few DDs in the back bay just out of the canal area I kayak fish !
 
I lost an entire pack of hot pink 4" grubs to sea robins right off Bug Light last year, so if there are birds that haven't developed a taste for Gulp I have yet to make their acquaintance.
 
Chartreuse is a bird favorite. It seems to pull them even in 80' of ocean water. Make a color change and significantly less GULP! molestation occurs.
 
Ahh, maybe that's why as I now use just pink and white, mainly to get a summer weak more than for any other reason.
 
Here are some I purchased from Harvey

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