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Post by In The Wash on Aug 18, 2012 17:42:06 GMT -5
My favorite plug is the Super Strike sinking little neck popper. I love topwater and watching a fish smash a plug. Lets hear about some of your favorite plugs and why.
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Post by Fins 32 on Aug 18, 2012 18:53:43 GMT -5
i wish that JNski was still around. the suicide surface swimmer, jr. slopehead, and bullet pencil 3 of my all time favorites.
the ss darter (zig zag), needle (super n' fish), and bottle (little neck swimmer) have together counted for over 200 fish (blues and bass) for me this year.
my all time favorite lure though, 9'' sluggo wins hands down. not a plug technically but its awesome
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Post by novicebasser on Aug 18, 2012 19:33:10 GMT -5
I'm going to have to go with the bucktail on this one. Not really a plug but you can fish them in any condition wind in your face or backbay with equal effectiveness. If you know a bucktail it will help you learn whats going on under the water and fish location/ behavior. When you get hit its very important to note retrieve speed, water depth. And most importantly if there was any change in current direction.
For a true plug I'd have to go with a bomber. During the day a 2oz gibbs pencil, all white
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Post by saltysurfman on Aug 19, 2012 22:19:33 GMT -5
For absolute favorite I would have to say a Super Strike Darter in Black/orange. I have caught more fish on this plug than any other plug in arsenal.
My favorite plug to fish is a black Danny plug. Gibbs makes a really good Danny but I really like the action of the Afterhours. Don't remember what the name for it is, but the Afterhours casts and swims better than any other Danny plug that I have fished.
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jeffl
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Post by jeffl on Aug 19, 2012 23:07:29 GMT -5
Hard choice.. Sp minnow has been a go to plug for me since last year.. But i am also a fan of the tactical anglers Darter along with the SS darter.. Plus i love me some needle fish ;D
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Post by Fins 32 on Aug 20, 2012 8:28:23 GMT -5
Hard choice.. Sp minnow has been a go to plug for me since last year.. But i am also a fan of the tactical anglers Darter along with the SS darter.. Plus i love me some needle fish ;D Do you repaint or do anything to em or just leave them stock. For the sp |
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Post by jeffl on Aug 20, 2012 10:27:19 GMT -5
They are stock. Have 2 that are beat up that will be getting stripped down and painted. Also seen some people switching the tail hook from a treble to a single dressed tail hook. So thinking of giving that a try and seeing how they swim.
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Post by fishinguy on Aug 21, 2012 21:17:04 GMT -5
My go to lures are chicken scratch bomber, bunker pattern storm shad and A27 w/ chartreuse green tube
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Post by smk379 on Aug 28, 2012 9:54:34 GMT -5
This is an easy one for me. The Beachmaster Danny, black for night and white or yellow during the day. Along with the 2 1/8 oz Yo-Zuri Surface Cruiser, those 2 plugs alone have accounted for around 150 bass for me this year, a bunch in the 20's and a couple over 30 as well.
Pricey plugs, but man do they catch fish!
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Post by Fins 32 on Aug 28, 2012 10:11:30 GMT -5
Bm Danny blue over white. Caught me a butt load this year.
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Post by fishinguy on Aug 28, 2012 10:15:20 GMT -5
I hear nothing but good things about them Danny plugs...will have to look into those myself. Good to hear you guys have had much success with them.
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Post by smk379 on Aug 28, 2012 10:20:55 GMT -5
I hear nothing but good things about them Danny plugs...will have to look into those myself. Good to hear you guys have had much success with them. They are killer by me where you are fishing shallow boulder fields and/or rough surf. I'm sure they are great on the beaches by you as well though, I'd give em a shot! |
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Post by fishinguy on Aug 28, 2012 10:24:31 GMT -5
I hear nothing but good things about them Danny plugs...will have to look into those myself. Good to hear you guys have had much success with them. They are killer by me where you are fishing shallow boulder fields and/or rough surf. I'm sure they are great on the beaches by you as well though, I'd give em a shot! Yeah I fish a lot off of and right along jetties. Which I hear they work good by. |
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Post by Fins 32 on Aug 28, 2012 10:27:43 GMT -5
You gotta get a few. Bm swim different than Gibbs which is different from Hahn and so on. Some even need tuning
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Post by saltysurfman on Aug 28, 2012 12:24:27 GMT -5
Every metal lip is going to swim different, it doesn't matter the manufacturer, model, etc. All wood grain is different and is going to result in a different packaged action. Plus the wood plugs are all handmade/hand assembled so there is also the human error factor to think about. All my metal lips, and I have tons, have been tuned in the daylight where I can see them to achieve the swimming motion I am looking for. I never touch the lips unless I absolutely have to, but the eye makes a big difference. I move them up and down, even side to side if needed. Also, the hook sizes and placement make a big difference. On a large Gibbs Danny, I will usually go up a size in the front, remove the middle, and put a dressed siwash on the tail. Then if I turn a plug into an eel skin, I sometimes even go up another size or 2 depending on how it swims since you are creating more drag in the water and losing weight from the rear and middle hook.
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