MHC Fall Wahoo Baits

[calebw]

I just love fall fishing down here in MHC, don’t you. With all the wahoo running there is just nothing you can’t love. With all the wahoo running around I was wondering what are your favorite wahoo baits and lures. And how do you rig them. Do rig them with stainless steel wire or piano wire. Also do just do a standard haywire twist or do you stiff rig the hook. Also I recently bought a Squidnation Matanza and was wondering what size ballyhoo and hook run I use in it.

[Nauti Natured]

Caleb,

Great first post. Welcome to the board. I look forward to the education to follow ... as I do every fall these questions are asked ... someone always comes up with something new adn exciting.

[clt_capt]

I started running a matanza last year - Mostly Large or Large Mediums and almost strictly on the planer - I've been very pleased.

I run piano wire - most of the time #9. There is a real difference to the bright wire instead of the coffee colored stainless. Bright stainless would work as well, and may be a bit tougher, but most of the time, I replace the wire after a fish or 2, so not a big deal.

Other good rigs for me have been black/purple Billy baits, black/purple islander and JRs.

On top, i generally run my normal spread - lots of blue/white, blue/crystal, blue/silver - except it is all on wire.

[brandon558]

Most of all the NC fleets use piano wire, long leaders..how ever long your comfortable when wiring the fish, dark color sea witches. Purple/black,red,black,chart/purple,orange/black.

Med. hoos

Mantanzas are good..

there are several high speed and jet head lures that will catch wahoos. But ide personally rather drag bait.

Bridge pole can often be the heat WWFB

Good luck

Brandon