How to Rig the Daiwa SP Minnow for Big Striped Bass 

Great presentation! On single inline: I have been switching out to single in line and even single barbless for decades for various reasons. We started because I was guiding on rivers with special regs for steelhead and salmon...single barbless only. I feel STRONGLY that my number of hookups actually increased. I eventually took this to the beaches where we were fishing striper, California halibut and even lingcod. Same result...I think it is easier for the fish to bite and it is certainly easier to get the hook out. As far as "Long Range Release" goes with barbless, it never seems to be a problem if the client keeps pressure on the fish. This has proven true in at least one study that I know of. I love the SP when fishing steelies and salmon just above tidewater to the mouth of our coastal rivers. As long as they still taste salt they seem to remember what anchovies are and the strike is very different from an upstream strike. Far more aggressive. We switch to diving plugs upstream. SP's swim well right out of the box. I weigh the trebles and replace with a J hook of slightly larger gape and heavier wire that is as close to the weight of the treble as possible. I hope that my West Coast perspective is useful to someone. Again, great content here. Thanks!

When I was starting out trying to target stripers and bluefish I bought sp minnows. Now I transitioned over to yozuri and noticed a huge difference in catching stripers and blues alike. So I now exclusively buy the hydro pencil(similar to zara spook) for topwater, then the mag popper for my popper, then the mag darters for my minnow style plugs. And wouldn't switch to an sp unless it's the sp long cast white or the blurple lc.

such a useful video! thank you for this! all the different styles are very helpful! I like that no torque idea! and that feather! OMG!!! haha just caught my first surf striper here in california and I am for sure going to try these out!

a lot of people like to rip on the sp minnow I don't know why they produce very good

In line hooks kill less fish. I never use trebles for stripers.

Thanks for the tips!

Floating or sinking version?

Thoughts regarding always using inline singles and no trebles? Thoughts on single hook w/bucktail instead of hookless flag?

Thanks for the ideas...

Love this at the canal. But whats everybody throwing it on? Everything I use at the canal makes throwing this very difficult.

Hi do you always take off the split ring on the front of the lure?

Sp minnow or yo zuri hydro minnow long cast

And where are you getting those flags for the back of the lure?

Are these SP minnows 7"? ... floating or sinking?

how do you attach the Treble to the swivel?

What is the recommended size split rings ?

Saludos a migo que buen video

do you tie the leader directly or do you use a snap?

Great video. Some people hook on phonics. We hook on strippers. We got to love. Thanks pal.

Can anyone tell me the hook size for the 4inch minnow?

Inline is just better for the fish if you are releasing. You can release the hooks quicker. Think of the fish if you're just releasing them

Ever use a split ring on the nose? Or just a TA clip?

I've never caught shit on these