Nomad Lures

[Warlord]

Has anyone discovered a rigging method to keep these things (DTX and MadMac) in the water. Would putting a swivel (like the maraunder) on the rear hook keep these running straight? I saw that for BFT the recommendations were to use a big treble on the rear on the MadMac. The DTX wouldn’t troll with the treble. The difficulty with these seems to involve boat speed and prop wash - quite the puzzle using these on different boats.

 

[Invictus]

You setting them waaaayyy back, like 100 yards?

 

[hucklongfin]

DTX troll just fine on the long range boats with the stock rigging… unless you get a bad one that won’t track straight!

 

[Bad Bart]

And CHANGE those hooks. get some with BARBS !!!!

 

[Lake]

Who told you that DTX’s won’t troll with trebles?

 

[Intrepid Fan]

Since I started using 170lb wire I haven’t had any problems with them

 

[hucklongfin]

And CHANGE those hooks. get some with BARBS !!!!

They’ll stay on the hook if you stay tight to the fish! What do the deckies say? Wind, wind, wind, if you can’t, wind anyway! Ok, I’ve swapped out the hooks on one of my 220’s! Didn’t you “upgrade” yours too? You caught more than anyone else last year!

 

[Cactus Chris]

You setting them waaaayyy back, like 100 yards?

I'd wager that's the issue

 

[Tom Honaker]

Has anyone discovered a rigging method to keep these things (DTX and MadMac) in the water. Would putting a swivel (like the maraunder) on the rear hook keep these running straight? I saw that for BFT the recommendations were to use a big treble on the rear on the MadMac. The DTX wouldn’t troll with the treble. The difficulty with these seems to involve boat speed and prop wash - quite the puzzle using these on different boats.

I use #100 floro crimped to my DTX'S and they swim excellent. Haven't lost one yet, very rarely even have teeth marks on the bill.

 

[Bad Bart]

Yes Huckey i did swap out those hooks works flawlessly

 

[vegasandre]

for the DTX's (go to wahoo lure on LR boats)
-stock hooks.
-3 feet of 300lb Flouro Crimped to lure. (no wire needed- swims better /more hookups
-set short in the corner and short/medium in the middle positons.
- Lure tends to get banged up after a few hoo..and time to switch out

for the Nomads (local BFT)
- Owner st66 5/0 Treble in the back on the 200 and 240s , stock in front is fine..
- Straight tied directly with 150 lb mono (no crimps needed) or ..make a 6 ft leader of 150 lb flouro and straight tie that to lure and barrel swivel that to 25-50 yards of mono on top of your braid.
- set back 20-25 seconds in free spool..

good luck!

 

[Warlord]

Yes Huckey i did swap out those hooks works flawlessly

What hook did you use?

 

[Bob Sands]

Has anyone discovered a rigging method to keep these things (DTX and MadMac) in the water. Would putting a swivel (like the maraunder) on the rear hook keep these running straight? I saw that for BFT the recommendations were to use a big treble on the rear on the MadMac. The DTX wouldn’t troll with the treble. The difficulty with these seems to involve boat speed and prop wash - quite the puzzle using these on different boats.

Hi Steve,

Great question. When You come by the shop next time ask me about tuning up your Nomad lures so you can fix those few lures that do not track correctly.. I have shown hundreds of folks on my long range trips how to use the bending of both the aft and rear flat harness connections to rudder the lure.. This applies to any and all lures to assist in not only getting them to track correctly as well as to possibly add a bit of extra vibration in certain trolling lures..

In short, the rear flat harness connection can act like a rudder on a sailboat..Thus if you bend the aft connection to the port side, the lure will go to port and visa versa to go to starboard. Though we hope the lure swims right out of the gate, when you get one that will not track, 98% of the time I can get them to straighten out by working with first the rear hook connection to the lure, which is a flat section of the harness as well as the front flat connection point to balance the lure..

Yes, I have run across a couple of trolling lures that I could not fix but the overwhelming majority I have had success..

The Key, is not bending the harness against the lure body as that may cost a cracking of the body.. Rather I use my appropriately sized channel locks to cause the harness to bend against the channel locks rather than against the body..

I look forward to seeing you at the shop or show Steve.

Talk soon.

Respectfully,

Jamie