life.....rather time consuming 

I admit it, I spend lots more time thinking and getting ready to go fishing than actually getting to go.

Enter in Action Disc.......looked sort of neat so into one of my forays into Bass Pro I decided to give them a go. Dunked the thing into my "test canal" at the front of my house but was left less than impressed and the discs occupied some space along with all the other well intentioned gets.

A year or so later an email pops in and looks like the disc has some potential after all.......I was rigging it wrong. Note the egg sinker in front of the bait. I like that it is free sliding, nothing quite like that "one thing chasing another" to prompt Mr Big to crash the party.

I know the Bass will jump on it but might it the be the Walleye killer for neutral or even negative fish? Perhaps. To get this action shown in the vid I am envisioning quite a bit of wrist and a variety of reel speeds........Bites might be tough to sense with mono, anything a bit different and set up quick. Braid probably would be an advantage? Floro leader maybe for a jigging off the bottom type retrieve?

Back to work........

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ha!!! i was looking at these things a while back. the idea seems like its there. erratic is the key!

i was thinking that if you put these things on behind a jet diver or something of the like you could have a nice presentation.

anything behind a jet diver really seems like a neat idea. a flutter spoon, a scatter rap, a rattle trap, a big white tube jig behind an action disc

Ok.....I will answer my own question, easy enough. The hook is called slo death. I would be interested to see it behind an action disc and experiment with various lengths.
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Hook size? I dunno, much depends on what your trying to do. Light line means small hooks......heavier line, bigger weights and faster trolling means bigger hooks.

For canoe fishing with a plastic worm I'm picturing something along the lines of a 1/0 or 2/0 and fishing with a fat grub or twister grub I'm thinking 2/0 or 3/0.

The slo death hook with a live crawler was tops last year on Erie with small spoons running a close second.

As per bottom bouncers they certainly have their place but its not usually my first option even with crawler harnesses. I am a big fan of these
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They come in a variety of weights and are quite effective. I am a huge proponent of imitating "one thing chasing something else". I believe that the bigger predators (be they fish or denizens of the forest) take advantage of prey that is preoccupied with making their own living. There might even be some dislike of smaller inferior critters having a good time on mr bigs turf. Such thinking is quite common and accepted in salt water circles.

Pricey? Indeed but notice the ball bearing swivel........these are the finesse fishermens dream set up. Cabelas also has a comparable type weight but slightly cruder and without the ball bearing.......probably better for heavier line.