So, this is an Egg Loop Knot right here
This will secure any kind of your soft baits just like this
And it'll secure it on the hook so fish can't just tug it off
This is an awesome way to keep your- your soft baits securely attached to your hook
Alright guys, I'm gonna show you quickly how I tie the Egg Loop Knot
This knot is pretty easy to do. I'm gonna do it on this colored line
so that you can see exactly what I'm doing
First, you wanna start out with about 4 feet of leader line
Then, we're gonna take our hook in our left hand
our line in our right hand
We're gonna put the tail end through
Just like that
Pinch it just like that
So that you can hold the line
on the hook like that, right?
Now what we're gonna do is take this tage end right here
Wrap it
About 7 to 10 times
4...5...6...7...8...9...10!
Meanwhile, you're still holding this tag end all in place, right?
You don't want this stuff to go loose
so keep- keep it tight
keep it tight
Now after this part, you're gonna wanna take this tag end right here
and put it through the opposite way
just like that
and you wanna do it just a little bit
Just like that
Right?
Now, we're gonna take this end and and hold it down on the- the hook as well
Just like this
Hold it down
Now, this is the last step
and one of the hardest steps to get correct
because you need to hold everything tight
but you're gonna take this line right here
This line
and wrap it
7 to 10 times as well
2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10!
Ok. Now...
tightening it
That's gonna be
the trickiest part
because you want everything to stay tight
So, I start pulling while pinching at the same time
Nice and slow, there's no- you don't need to do it really fast. There's no point
Nice and easy
There we go. You see that? Look at that look at that
Look at how they stack perfectly like that
right
That's your egg loop knot
Because look what you got right here
That's where you're gonna put any of your soft baits in here
and it stays on when you have it on your hook like that
so whenever the fish inhales your soft bait
it'll inhale the whole hook, too
This way, you can put bait on the hook
and
in the loop as well
That's the egg loop in a nutshell
Now let's see how this works on the field
What's up, guys? We're here in Southern MD
using fresh peeler crabs
for bait
And I've heard that these are really really good bait for striped bass
for white perch
for pretty much everything in this area
so let's- let's dig in. Let's see how to use these
We're here today with our fr- our our friend Hook Junky, Andres
Um
He has been catching a lot of fish in this location
and uh, he wanted to bring us along and show us
you know, show us how to do it
at least they're peelers, you know?
[Andres:] *grunting* [Brendon:] It could've been worse *laughing*
[Andres:] It sure hurts though
[Brendon:] This loop is special because
you can put your bait right in here like this
and then cinch it down
And that'll hold your bait even better
and we're using this fresh
peeler crab and it's like- it's like candy for the stripers
you just gotta get it in the right spot
that's the trick
I'm on one
[Andres:] Nice, Brendon
[Brendon:] Nice!
[Andres:] On one?
[Brendon:] Yea!
[Andres' Dad:] That's like 17 inches
[Brendon:] You think so?
[Andres' Dad:] Yea
[Brendon:] 18
17... 17
too small
Man, they love the crab like you said, man
Wanna try? Very difficult
Very difficult to hit that spot 'cause you have a- maybe like a
30-40 second window
before you have to bring it in
or you lose everything
How are we supposed to land something that's- thir- what if we hit a 30!?
How are we supposed to bring that in?
[Andres:] We'll make it happen
[Brendon:] I wonder if casting just straight out from here
but they like that
I got a bit
It's just so hard 'cause there's so many pillars right in front of me
This is pretty difficult fishing here
It's difficult, but they're all there
OOOHHH I'm on!
[Andres:] You're on?
[Brendon:] Yea
[Andres:] I told you bro, I told you. That's why I like this space
[Brendon:] Hook Junky putting us on fish
There we go
And this- this egg not loop is working pretty well, too
Look, it's still keeping it on
[Andres:] It's that fresh bait, man
[Brendon:] Yea
[Andres:] Another Baby Stripe
and that was on the arm
[Brendon:] On just the arm?
[Andres:] Yea!
[Brendon:] My first snag
and I got it out
[Erin:] Nice!
[Brendon:] Perch?
or a little tiny stripe
Oh, is that a nice perch? Aaawww it's a tiny stripe
You see in between those?
[Stranger:] Yea
[Brendon:] If you can get it somewhere in there without getting it all snagged up
you have a high chance of hitting a fish
Look at that bend!
Bring 'em in!
[Andres:] Dude, what if that's something else and not a ray?
[Brendon:] I know! What it was like a striped bass. Oh my god!
Watch it be like a black drum
You're on?
Aw, nice! You got 2 hook-ups at the same time
Oh, that's a big ray
Nice, that looks like- that looks like almost *indistinguishable*
It's an 18
Skate!
Big skate. Big skate
Oh, and nice one for you
what do you think that is?
[Andres:] Probably about a... 17?
[Brendon:] Wow!
Woah! It's runnin' that drag
[Andres:] Half an inch
[Brendon:] Half an inch short?
Oh my gosh!
OOoohhh my god!
Oh my god
Woah! Look at him flying- he's flying!
Woah!
Woah! Careful!
Yea, I see that barb
Alright, I gotta get fishing. I gotta get fishing
C'mon
That's a fat schoolie
Yea!
I wonder what size
Let's give it a measure
Probably 16
16!
16
This is why you wanna wear a glove when you're casting
'cause I've casted so much at this point now I've just cut right into my skin
and it's just getting worse every time I- I cast
I wanna give a big "Thank You" to Hook Junky
It you guys don't know who that is, check him out on Facebook
He goes fishing pretty much every single weekend
He really put us on some fish this week. Follow Hook Junky
This is Andres. Look he just got on- he's on a fish right now
[Andres:] And don't forget to pick up your trash
[Brendon:] Don't forget to pick up your trash. I agree with that
Usually what we like to do is bring a trash bag
to everyone one of our spots
so that when we leave we can put not only our own trash but some of the other trash that we see around the area
Something that I really hate seeing happening is
a really really awesome fishing spot
being shut down to the public because we can't take care of our spot
We leave trash everywhere and people get mad and they shut it down so no one can fish anymore
These are the kinds of people that ruin the fun for everyone
Don't be one of those kinds of people
Thank you guys for watching
We had an awesome time going out fishing with Hook Junky here
and the secret trick here
the trick
is you need the right bait
I don't think I could've hit 'em nearly as many with my lures that I chose
uh, simply because
The water's moving so fast and there's so many obstacles here you need something to just stay in one spot
and they seem to absolutely love
the peeler crabs
They can't get enough of it- every species here
loves the peeler crab
um
We hit some big jumbo perch on it, we hit some nice size stripers, we got a- I think we pulled up a ray, too
I mean it was it was a good day
It was a good day
That loop knot- the Egg Loop Knot I've never tried before- before today
and uh, it actually worked pretty dran well
I didn't anticipate it working this well
It actually holds the bait
I think better than the actual hook going through
um, it's like- it's like almost tied around the shank of the hook rather than being on the actual hook
so when the fish inhales the whole thing
it's just a
I feel like it- it stays on better
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