The feeler...

[Rhet]

No, not the creepy guy down the beach or that 'mate' in the showers after a game of footy.

I'm talking about the idea of leaving an extra long tag on your knot when you tie a lure on.

I once heard a thought that leaving an extra long tag, say about 2"-3", replicates a prawn feeler, adding more attraction to a lure. There certainly are some prawn imitations that have long feelers like this, but I've always trimmed my tag on a loop knot at about 4-5mm.

What does the collective brain think, is there validity to this concept?

[Ratbags]

An old mate who fishes Tyers swears by it! Even through winter when the prawns are hiding.

[Rhet]

Originally Posted by Ratbags

An old mate who fishes Tyers swears by it! Even through winter when the prawns are hiding.

Not an old mate, 'your' mate.