i fished gags new custon wooden lures friday morning, these have more action than anything i've seen or fished in a long time. they will be on the market in two weeks. all i can say is you guys have to try these when they come out. i believe gags has come up with a winner.

gags stuff works great ,the squidzee,the gs.and of coarse the old. cant wait to cast the new wood needles...falmouth bait and tackle always seems to get all the new wood lures 1st..lex,salties.ect...............

i can't say that i was overly thrilled with the grabber , hope the new product is better:(

splshnpluug-give me a call...:D

Where on the market can these be seen?????????


Thanks!

I also tested the NEW GAGS Lure, (Surf Dancing Minnow) SDW for short. It does have some AWSOME action and I can't wait to fish them this spring.
I believe these shops will be carring them:
M & D's
Fore River B & T
and a few others

I just love awsome wood

You guys should see the squid plugs I just saw today....sweet stuff Al, can't wait to throw em sometime....they woud make a great Fluke bait as well.

Kadir

Any pics or links to this lure?

Are these the plugs?
http://www.surfcaster.com/gags.php

i should have pictures up soon

I threw some of those about 2 weeks ago and I was surprised how well the smaller one cast. The larger one is a great herring or bunker imitation, the smaller one is a perfect peanut imitation. I was surprised when I first saw them because of the flat bodies. I thought that they wouldn't cast at all but they cast better than a bomber or mambo. The finished on these things are unbelievable the colors are great and the finish is unbelievable. Al says that his new needle fish should be ready by spring.

yes JAY they do throw great, will have a couple wed.morning, and the colors are great. but the action is the best

I too have seen Al's new Surf Dancing Minnow, this plug has the best swimming action of any plug I've seen and can be fished a couple of different ways. Slow on the surface like a Danny or quicker and will swimming like a Mambo. Al's painting the first production plugs now, M & 's to get the first order in both sizes in the next couple of weeks.
Pete L. Al will be at the Feb. meeting of the P.V.B & S. club and he will have plugs, I should have one for the Jan. meeting.

Chris

I too have seen Al's new Surf Dancing Minnow, this plug has the best swimming action of any plug I've seen and can be fished a couple of different ways. Slow on the surface like a Danny or quicker and will swimming like a Mambo. Al's painting the first production plugs now, M & 's to get the first order in both sizes in the next couple of weeks.
Pete L. Al will be at the Feb. meeting of the P.V.B & S. club and he will have plugs, I should have one for the Jan. meeting.

Chris

has anybody fished the gags slammer. i bought a couple when al came up to marblehead this year and did a show. they swam crazy in the video he showed. was not impressed at all when i fished them myself.

i do well with the mambo, but not with other gags lures. curious about his new stuff.

Are they similar to the jumpin minnows that are so prevalent on Martha's? I could'nt find any around here to save my life this fall.

NO, THEY ARE MUCH BETTER, SWIM LIKE A DANNY ON THE SURFACE, AND WHEN SWIMMING UNDER SURFACE, THEY HAVE THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE ACTION

Their new Squidzee became my favorite bluefish lure this fall. Casts a mile and very durable.

Just wait til you see what else is coming...

I saw the following description of the squidzee:

"It can be trolled for bass, blues, and even tuna. It may be jigged in shallow water for cod or used as a teaser on a heavier cod jigging setup."

I have the pink one and wanted to know if it is effective from shore. From the description it seems like a boat lure..

Eben any comments?



:D

Originally posted by t.orlando
Their new Squidzee became my favorite bluefish lure this fall. Casts a mile and very durable.

very frustrating wathcing Tony nail big blues on them thangs when they wouldn't hit anyhting i threw... :smash:

Whats a Squidzee do that a kastmaster wont? I just dont get this plug.

there's a guy that i see on the beach all of the time down here (atlantic city area) that throws a squid-zee all of the time. it casts a mile, and seems to collect much less weed than a standard plug with trebles, which has been a bonus where we fish this fall. he's caught lots of blues on it, where no one else has caught anything. whether it's the plug itself, or the fact that he is the only one that can clear the sandbar from the beach, i don't know, but it does catch fish. so much so, that i'll be getting a few for next year.:happy:

Anyone got a pic?

that a kastmaster wont? You can work it like a pencil, cant work a slab like a pencil

so throw a pencil or needle

Originally posted by doyle007
he's caught lots of blues on it, where no one else has caught anything. whether it's the plug itself, or the fact that he is the only one that can clear the sandbar from the beach, i don't know...

I'd be willing to bet it's the latter ;)

Never seen a bluefish I would consider "selective" in fact you could catch a blue on a bare shiney hook if you could get it out past the bar.

Hey Mike :wave:

howzit goin' Jeff? :cheers: :wave:

I use the cheapest shiny lures I can find for blues, if they are thick I lose them even with 2 foot wire leaders. I bought a dozen chinese tins on ebay for a buck apiece new hooks and they work fine.

gotta agree - i've caught blues with bent welding rod ground to a point with a strip of soda can attached in the outfall canal of the power plant i worked at. :D they eat anything.

I also had an opportunity to try the new Gags lure - swims like a champ, finish and hardware excellent, throws a little further than a mambo. should prove to be a fish catcher - just keep them %$#@!&* blues away..

Just another tease hyped up...lets see the photos please!:rolleyes:

Everyone has tried these things except me!?!:(
;)

I sense a lot of subliminal tension among plug builders on these threads (not just this one) esp when a new lure is comming out. (maybe its part of the hype?)
It is exciting as a plug user to see new stuff hit the market. When I see a new plug, I first think..where and when might this be effective...IMO there is room for all kinds of things that have not even been thought of or tried yet. You've got your buck a doz jap jigs and your $35 customs....there is something for everyone.

So many plugs, so little time to fish....

peace to all.

:rolleyes:

I'm definitely going to fish the squidzee in the spring..sounds like a killer plug from what I have read here.

Just so you know - the comments i made were on his new creation - the Dancing minnow, not the Squidzee although he did have an unweighted version of the Squidzee to try as well.
Still casts like a missle.

I've seen it. You'll like it.

I saw the first production plugs Tues. in all the colors, the colors all look good. First plugs to M&D for Dec. 23, Merry Christmas let the shopping begin.

here is a shot of the colors, as well as a comparison of the 5" to the 3".

here is a profile shot of the 5".

and one more of the profile.

bump... did the ever get to the shops?

any pictures?

:happy:

here is a picture i took a couple weeks ago when i met with Al.
(removed the link since it isn't working)

sweet plug toby :D

Eben, can you see the picture? is the link working?

Originally posted by tlapinski
Eben, can you see the picture? is the link working?

I can't see it...

This is what I see

----------------------
You do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
You do not have permission to access the page that you were trying to. Are you trying to edit someone else's post or trying to access administrative features? Check that you are allowed to perform this action in the Forum Rules.
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.


Logged in user: S-Journey [logout]


Forgotten your password?

I need permission ?

The original thread was probably moved to a "special place", the purgatory where threads go when they get out of hand for one reason or another ;)

I clicked on the link 10 minutes ago and it was still working, but I have access to purgatory :hihi:

yeah, it wasn't working so i took it out. have to see if i can re-upload it and put it in here. :smash:

You can find a picture if you do a google search for

"gag's dancing surf minnow"

I don't want to post the link because I don't want to get involved in the sponsor thing.

Feel free to delete this post if its a problem. I'm just trying to help.

I recovered Toby's Pics.... :hihi: from Purgatory

What's your opinion of the surface dancing minnow and the squidzee?

Wow, way to recycle a thread! Don't know about those two, but I did quite well with the flippin mullet last fall, nice 2 oz spook-type plug that does well in rougher water.

What timing Al has a few new lures coming out this month.

What's your opinion of the surface dancing minnow and the squidzee?

I had high hopes for the Squidzee but it didn't pan out for me (Bluefish don't count :hihi: ). It is one hell of a teaser tugboat though

The Surfdancer and Squidzee were disappointments but his recent wood offerings have not been bad at all. Particularly the Canal Style pencil. Pretty great deal at 14 bucks at M&D's. Tough to beat.

:drool:http://www.capecodtackle.com/Merchant/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=cct01&Category_Code=AG-SP:drool:

I can see some jointed needles in the very near future.....;)

A-40s also:hidin:

I can see some jointed needles in the very near future.....;)

Hijacked these photos. I'll pass on the jointed needles and stick with the straight back.

I'll second that on the canal cut pencil. I think it is called the sea special. I had a seal rob me of an absolute hog in the wash that I caught on one of those this summer at RP. I like the white.

The canal special in herring.Never leave home without two.

Non Sponsor Spam :spam:, someone is getting free lures :spam::spam:

I fell bad for all the paying Sponsors

Never seen a bluefish I would consider "selective" in fact you could catch a blue on a bare shiney hook if you could get it out past the bar.

Hey Mike :wave:
They can be quite selective at times. You just don't know it, because the ones you usually see are the ones that are blitzing. The selective ones go unnoticed. They can be especially picky after dark.

Non Sponsor Spam :spam:, someone is getting free lures :spam::spam:

I fell bad for all the paying Sponsors

I don't think so Bob, he makes his own plugs

One of the sponsors here has Gags lures in the shop, and he replied to this thread.

not everything is as it seems

Who is he? rule bending at it's finest

Who is he? rule bending at it's finest

what rule was bent?

the guy who started the thread makes his own plugs and made a comment about some gags plugs, big deal

you are calling more attention to gags plugs is what it looks like to me

have a beer bob :D:faga:

Thanks but I don't drink, but have one for me. :love:

thanks for straightening me out on this one :whackin:

I just saw this thread is from 2004

so are you thinking the guy who bumped it up is getting free plugs? cuz I don't know that guy, sounds like he was just asking questions

no problem Bob

Probably not, we all know about the squid zee, and the surf dancer

that's what the question was, so it is most likely innocent

What caused me to bump it up was that I saw some in a tackle shop, did a forum search and came up with the thread. The thread never addressed how they performed. I asked the question because I wished to know if I should buy some. You guys took my innocent query to this next level. Now you've gone and hurt my feelings, conjuring up your own misguided thoughts as to my intentions. There's an expression "who ever smelt it, dealt it." For you to think in this manner, perhaps you yourselves behave in this manner. Forfeit to me a plug of my own choosing and your apology will be accepted.

You guys took my innocent query to this next level.


Must be January....yep...right on schedule :hee:

Must be January....yep...right on schedule :hee:


Yeah must be Jan because I thought the whole spam thing was directed @ me at first! I was like I don't get free plugs and wtf is this all about.Good thing I'm not drinking yet today!:D

the Al Gags pearl needle fish is awsome , on stripers and blues

Must be January....yep...right on schedule :hee:

:hihi: That's what I was thinkin'

About... oh.... 5 weeks until the herring rumors start and then 7 before the freak 40 pounder is caught at the Canal herring run! :laughs:

About... oh.... 5 weeks until the herring rumors start and then 7 before the freak 40 pounder is caught at the Canal herring run! :laughs:

I heard Block Island Jeff released a 54lb bass last night fishing into the NW wind at Cow Cove....

About... oh.... 5 weeks until the herring rumors start and then 7 before the freak 40 pounder is caught at the Canal herring run! :laughs:

We're already getting them. Nothing under 50.

I don't use Gag's.Nope never..I stay away from the entire line..

I heard Block Island Jeff released a 54lb bass last night fishing into the NW wind at Cow Cove....


I heard he was live lining a black salty :hihi:

We're already getting them. Nothing under 50.

Yeah I saw that 68 you got last week on the dead robin that was sick!

I heard he was live lining a black salty :hihi:
In his underwear. The man doesnt own waders!

Mike, congrats on the 68!

who said H-I-J-A-C-K.....

68???
Who got a 68?? Jeff??
I didn't know they were back. I've been sleeping a lot lately. Is it May?:rotflmao:

Got to test swim Al's new version of a 40 and small danny, very nice swimmers. jointed needles are nice too. Oh and a 42# bass hit the swimmer in the CT river in Agawam, must have been a holdover, sorry no pics. ;)

Got to test swim Al's new version of a 40 and small danny, very nice swimmers. jointed needles are nice too. Oh and a 42# bass hit the swimmer in the CT river in Agawam, must have been a holdover, sorry no pics. ;)

Well there you have it gentlemen, the first 40# bass of 2008 and, unfortunately no pictures.

I'd love to see a 42# bass lying on the snow!:rotf2:

Actually there ARE rumors flying at the other place about a 50# from the eastern CT river known for winter fishing. How's that for diplomatic!