TOPWATER DEVILS HORSE MODIFICATIONS

[@boz065]

Great video. Devil Horse has been one of my go-to baits for years. After awhile, the paint on them will start to chip. I just grab some of my wife’s clear acrylic nail polish and touch it up. Tight lines my man.

[@SlayaBoyz]

I love how your videos are more oriented to florida fishing, I love when they blow up on senkos like nettle fish

[@TheBassGuy]

+OSBORNE BASSING thanks for watching the videos man I appreciate it!

[@SlayaBoyz]

No problem

[@paulrowe4502]

Would have been nice to see him perform the modifications.

[@RICHARDOCHSENBINE]

I heard you should turn the screws to run with the bait...glides smoother

[@dekelsey17]

Hi, Great video!! Thank you for sharing! Just an idea- any advantage in putting a dressed treble hook on the on the back replacing the back hook with it? Thank you

[@TheBassGuy]

Dan Kelsey hey dan I have not tried the feather on the back but that may be a great idea! Thanks for your input and be sure to subscribe to the channel for more lure discussion videos.

[@dekelsey17]

Hi The Bass Guy! Thank you for your fast reply! I did subscribe and will try a dressed hook on the back just to try and see what happens! Thanks again! Dan

[@TheBassGuy]

Dan Kelsey awesome thank you dan let me know how it works please.

[@dekelsey17]

Hi The Bass Guy! Love all your videos!! I did put a feathered dressed treble hook on the back of the smith wick prop and it worked just fine. Did not get in the way of the prop at all. Did catch Bass. I also called Smith Wick themselves and asked about putting the dressed hook on replacing the regular hook and they said it would work but they do not put them on. Rapala makes an X Rap Prop lure that looks the same as the smith wick one and it comes with a dressed hook on the lure. Hope this helps. Dan

[@matt2993]

How should I make the new hole to rotate that first hook? Should I be able to just simply screw it directly into the wood or should I be using a tiny drill bit cause I definitely dont have one and dont want to split the wood going straight in with a screw

[@kls2020]

The screws are really small and the wood it very soft so it wont split . You can make a pilot hole for starting the screw using a small finishing nail thinner than the screw diameter and just pressing the tip of the nail into the wood . You can also put some clear nail polish or super glue on the screw threads before screwing in to keep water out

[@UltimateNinja1984]

Its Devils Horse chunkin time here in North Carolina :)

[@janicesimone2197]

I'm new to bass fishing so am trying to learn as much as possible. Did you not replace the rear hook and just leave it off? It looks like there were only two treble hooks on there when you were done, am I correct ?

[@ryanbuckley3314]

Do I need to use short shank hooks on that?

[@ESPNsPeacockbassProfessor]

The Devils horse is also weighted more at the front..if you switch the line eye to the back and the rear hook to the front it will improve casting accuracy.

[@jerrylanglois7892]

Good video, I like guys who make those lure modifications because they're bass nuts... like me !

[@matt2993]

Hows this gonna do for small mouth on Lake of the Woods. Cause I'm definitely buying a few of these lures and will try this mod out too. Thanks!

[@KenBurnsInc]

I don't know about Lake of the Woods but just got one I used it river fishing for smallies in NE Iowa and had a hay day with it. Very impressed.

[@ralphgarbiras5450]

Do you put a back hook on the DH or just two? And do you throw it on braid or braid to mono ??

[@TheBassGuy]

hey ralph i put a hook on the back and use braid

[@davethegaultney224]

@@TheBassGuy do you add bobber stops or anything with braid? I've heard it gets tangled in the front prop a lot on slack line if not.

[@richie_k_6876]

One of my neighbors just gave me a devil horse and I know I have to make some modifications but thank you for the tips show us how to work it in the water .. ✌🏼🎣🎣

[@lenshannon1124]

Very informative video. Thank you for posting it. In just the past two weeks I’ve caught over 40 bass on the rapala x rap prop. Another great lure similar to the devils horse. It needs modifications also. The split rings supplied are terrible and the hooks are way too small. The rapala has a feathered hook and works great. The weight distribution is better than a devils horse, casts longer, and makes a lot more disturbance on the water. Give it a try. I think you’ll be impressed.

[@TheBassGuy]

len thanks for the advice and for checking out the video!

[@chrisfish2475]

Rather than rotating the rear prop could you just send it the opposite direction?

[@robertduren5502]

What did you do to the back hook? Did you also add a split ring there also?

[@TheBassGuy]

+Robert Duren hey Robert I did not add a split ring to the back because I did not want the hook to interfere with the prop

[@philipdean5950]

Just bought some for the first time. Thanks for the mods

[@philipdean5950]

Because of this i subed you

[@jetdriver26]

Which size dh do you prefer, and why?

[@CaptainShane]

I like it Ricky👏🏻 I am gonna do this to my horses

[@TheBassGuy]

+Captain Shane thanks Shane!

[@unicornsteaks6769]

Captain Shane How did that work? I turned the rear blade around but didn't do the other tips. Caught two my last time out. Prespawn, almost spawn here in SC.

[@spcfish79]

I've been catching bass on devil horses since I was kid. This was the only top water we fished in the fin and feather pits. I've seen 30 to 40 bass being caught at sun up , sun down and overcast days. A double twitch with a 3 second pause is killer pattern.

[@TheBassGuy]

where are these feather pits you speak of? lol

[@jorgevillaverde7755]

Great modifications EXCEPT use a #4 split ring instead! I have had 2 big bass (6-8lb class) pull the hooks off of the #3 rings by pulling them straight out! Only using 10 -12 lb test line....I changed them all out again but to a #4 ring which is much stronger and still small.....I should have changed them after losing the first fish like this....the second one was a heart breaker😢...

[@Swimbait_fishing]

Damn , you got some huge hooks on there. The best devils horse they don’t make anymore. It was shorter and only had 2 hooks on it.

[@billallmon4094]

Im lookn for the devils tooth pick by smithwick

[@nealatthecrossfishing]

Awesome lure!! Nobody knows what it was.

[@route13customs]

I have about 10 of them. Found a plastic tote in a garage in a house im flipping full of devil horses and bomber lures. Probably 50 lures and a bunch of old reels.

[@nealatthecrossfishing]

I would GLADLY pay you for one!!

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Man, I really like those mods to the lure. If I were you, I would use a drop of super glue in each screw hole when replacing the screws. I just don't trust those TINY screws, especially once you've loosened or removed, then re-installed them. Once ya glue 'em & screw them back in, ya have no need to remove them again, because now you're using split rings. Wouldn't ya just hate to have a 12 to 15 lb bass rip loose........all due to super tiny screws with puny threads? I also glue the screws into other lures like a Jitterbug because I HAVE HAD BASS OF ONLY 4 TO 5 LBS RIP THOSE SCREWS RIGHT OUT & ESCAPE. AND THAT WAS WITH BRAND-NEW OUT OF THE BOX LURES. No matter if the lure is wood or plastic, if it uses this old-fashioned tiny screw system for the line-tie & hooks, I'M SUPER GLUING THEM IN............Don't "learn the hard way" like I did Bro!!! This is exactly why most lure makers went with the "wire-through the entire lure design" or "wire looped & encased in the lure" for attaching hooks & line-ties to their lures. A drop of super glue can mean the difference between a trophy and absolute heart ache.

[@TheBassGuy]

thats a great idea! I will definitely use superglue from now on. Thank you for the awesome advice.

[@howabouthetruth2157]

You're very welcome, and thank you for these killer mod tips for the Devil's Horse. I'm definitely going to try that for sure. Tight lines!

[@30minfisherman40]

Good video man that lure has caught a lot of bass that one and the fatter one also

[@texanbasser]

I haven't heard or seen a "devil's horse" in decades. It was one of the "go-to" baits my dad used in 60's. His other "go-to" lure was the "tiny torpedo". He could always catch bass. Any modifications on the "tiny torpedo"? Oh, another "oldie lure" ~~ The H&H spinnerbait.

[@TheBassGuy]

Danny thanks for watching! I wish i had a few tricks up my sleeve for a torpedo but unfortunately i do not.

[@davethegaultney224]

I used to fish teeny torpedoes- the silver/black got me a lot of bass. The only mods I made to it was basically the same as with this- I would add split rings and better hooks, and using a pair of pliers I would bend the front prop so that each blade was at more of an angle then on the back I'd do the same as with the front but I'd also angle both blades on the back backwards a little bit- like swept back at an angle if that makes sense. Roland Martin does a better job explaining but it works! Just let that teeny sit for a bit, then twitch twitch pause baby!

[@wbrince]

The Devil's Toothpick was also a fantastic topwater lure. Sadly, they no longer make them.

[@corvetteeyewear516]

Terrific video, great explanation. Thanks!

[@TheBassGuy]

thank you!

[@stantoncompanyrealtors7259]

Those hook hangers make me nervous. I'd go one step further and make a braid loop in place of rings so there is even less leverage.

[@billallmon4094]

That was a dam good walkn bait

[@mrpinfold]

great info , thanks for sharing

[@TheBassGuy]

MARKY SPARKY thank you!

[@patrickfisherman4335]

great stuff

[@TheBassGuy]

thank you patrick!

[@patrickfisherman4335]

If you want to hit John's Lake or the Butler chain, hit me up. Check out my IG @fishingeveryway for some of my fish pics. Cheers and tight lines

[@TheBassGuy]

absolutely patrick i may definitely hit ya up about johns lake soon

[@karlpredmore1096]

Dalton Special

[@Raider243270]

I remove the front prop.rip it quick and let it sit for 15 seconds.I caught over 75 bass sunday on this in central FLA.It is a KiLLer!

[@TheBassGuy]

thats awesome man!

[@TheBassGuy]

im out of central florida as well

[@gavinsfishingaddiction7738]

you should do a give away bass guy

[@NolanAndrewsFishing]

Awesome video bro, those are some great modifications! Keep up the great work and if you have a chance pleas give my channel a look, I would greatly appreciate it!

[@TheBassGuy]

+Nolan Andrews thanks man will do and subbed

[@NolanAndrewsFishing]

no problem and thanks!

[@jefferystovall6868]

Hebbon Torpedo

[@davethegaultney224]

Heddon but yeah...same concept. The teeny torpedoes are money!