Golden Rule or Hawg Trough

**Crestliner08** · 02-21-2018, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by wicklundrh

To combat this, we repaint our lines and our numbers with Sharpies but, once a year we have to redo this. Keep in mind that while tournament fishing, we are using these things all the time. Constantly wiping them off, dunking them in the water, cleaning them, and so on. At the end of the year we still have to give them a good cleaning to get any scales, slime, and other residue off. This might contribute to the paint coming off them.

I'm curious.....if this is the problem with the Hawg Trough, why not just spray over it with a clear vinyl coating?

**wicklundrh** · 02-21-2018, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by Crestliner08

I'm curious.....if this is the problem with the Hawg Trough, why not just spray over it with a clear vinyl coating?

Never thought of clear coating although I did consider using clear tape as an over protection. Now you have me wondering why I didn't do it the last time I thought about it!!!

Darn it, now I have one more thing to remember to do.

**CrappiePappy** · 02-21-2018, 12:43 PM

I use the Golden Rule, but also carry a Frabill EZ Check'R

**Erin Brewer** · 02-21-2018, 12:53 PM

Be weary of the ez checker it has caused many tickets in this area! Some fish get awefully broad here and will not let them slide all the way in.....

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**CrappiePappy** · 02-21-2018, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Erin Brewer

Be weary of the ez checker it has caused many tickets in this area! Some fish get awefully broad here and will not let them slide all the way in.....
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Exactly why I have the Golden Rule laying on the deck

**sinkermaker** · 02-21-2018, 05:11 PM

Just like Pappy golden rule and ezchecker

**Just Steve** · 02-21-2018, 06:37 PM

I have the hawg trough and a rattle can of clear paint.....thanks for the idea Crestliner08!

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**Yak Fish** · 02-21-2018, 06:51 PM

I have owned both, but use the Hawg Trough exclusively these days. My Golden Rule went swimming in Jordan Lake thanks to a scrappy 24 inch hybrid bass.

Like Alphahawk mentioned, you can take 1/2 inch round foam (available at any home center/hardware store) and glue it in the channels under the trough with weatherstripping glue or rubber cement. Then, it can swim all it wants, but won't sink.

I have recolored the lines on mine with a sharpie 3 times in 4 years. It is definitely worth the effort.

Jim

**bfish** · 02-21-2018, 07:24 PM

Hawg Trough for me, even with having to use a sharpie to color the lines.

**joekiller** · 02-21-2018, 09:20 PM

Take a peice of 3 m tape and attach it on the golden rule. Anything past the tape.

Take a file or grinder with a thin blade and grind/scratch a notch at the Target length.

Or like ol handy taught me, cut the center and the nose section out of the frabil , 3m tape that golden rule in the middle with the notch or tape showing and fish are easier to control and measure at the same time....

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