i have been using these lures for a while and felt like i should share a quality plug line the quality of these plugs are Consistent. the floating pencil popper is killer so is the 3oz one. the only thing i would recomend changing is to replace the trembles with a Similar sized gamakatsu or vmc. these plugs are made out of a very strong plastic resin that has held up the rocks of the canal and i have never had one fail
http://www.yankeelures.com/product.htm

the price of these plugs run 6-10$

I've got one somebody gave me...3-1/2 ounce Bass Bomb in transparent green with glitter. Never used the thing...looks old.

-spence

I wish someone would replace my trembles.

Funny---I think they suck big time. :yak: The Bass Bomb sinks like a rock and is useless at slack tide. You have to retrieve at bluefish speed to keep it on top And their pencil poppers cast like an old shoe. Plus, every one I ever used had "breakaway" barrel swivels--even worse than Gibbs.

First cast ever with a green/silver Yankee Needlefish, at Pochet. Two cranks of the handle, monster hit. Dropped the fish seconds later. Pitch dark, cast again, WHAM and no hook-up. Next cast, same thing. Finally, the light goes on in the back of my head, check the plug, no hooks. Belly swivel came apart, and the back hook broke at the eye.

The only time I ever caught a fish on their Montauk Minnow was when the belly hook fouled on my leader and the thing was skating across the surface :rolleyes:

1 new in package Yankee Bass Bomb 4 sale. Transparent green with glitter :laughs:

-spence

I will stick with wood...its better than great, its good! Not a huge fan of plastic classic wood plug imitations....the reason they worked so good in the first place is the fact that they were made of wood. My .02 cents!;)

I third that... picked one up at West Marine, and never fished it after the first outing... there are alot better lures out there for the $$$
B

The only good plastic I've ever fished is a Bomber.

i think there better than or just as good as wood but thats just my view

Gotta disagree with you on that one Canal Rat!:rolleyes:

I'd have to say that having thrown a Hawg Hunter Pencil... no other will compare..
though a BassAssasin is a close second....
B

has any one used the baby bunker tins form montauk mikes this tin killed them in 03/04 http://www.montaukmikes.com/lures.html there putting regs on pogys so hopefully we will be seeing big pogys in the coming years

I had them in the shop for years. Not that they sold ,Original order and could not give them away.
Finially colsed out on them for $1. each
never again.:smash:

Originally posted by BigFish
I will stick with wood...its better than great, its good! Not a huge fan of plastic classic wood plug imitations....the reason they worked so good in the first place is the fact that they were made of wood. My .02 cents!;)
i will kick your ass side ways from sunday with a plastic plug

Their needles aren't bad if you re-wire them with better swivels, tho ;)

Now them's fightin words:eek: :eek: :eek:

Like someone said earlier...the only good plastic plug is a bomber/mambo minnow BM....I still prefer wood! Lets fish you sissy!:rude:

wood is good:p

Originally posted by BigFish
Like someone said earlier...the only good plastic plug is a bomber/mambo minnow BM....I still prefer wood! Lets fish you sissy!:rude:


In the plastic slimmer Dept., yozuri's have them all beat..

last year i fell in love with the mag darter, this year it was the mag minnow:love:

Again I stand corrected.....Eben you are correct!;) Guess I am just a stubborn user of all wood that is good!:laughs:

Wood has its place. If i'm using my larger surf gear, plastic wont cast that well so wood is what i will throw.. But if I'm going light tackle then its yo-yo-zuri time :humpty:

Originally posted by CANAL RAT
there putting regs on pogys so hopefully we will be seeing big pogys in the coming years

who is they and where?? :confused:

Hope that is true!!! I saw virtually no little 'uns here on the North Shore this fall.

http://www.asmfc.org/

go to press releases and scroll down to bottom of page and click on new course for menhaden mangement

ya wood is good, but sometimes the plastic can be fantastic:D

Wood...plastic...they both have their place.
SuperStrike is one of the best and consistent plugs made. And I'm not usually waiting around for the "next batch" to be made. Rumor has it that their introducing a pencil popper for next season.

Originally posted by CANAL RAT
http://www.asmfc.org/

go to press releases and scroll down to bottom of page and click on new course for menhaden mangement



I have been following this and nothing is happening. if anything, the ASMFC is saying menhaden are not being over fished.. :smash: theres no mention of reducing menhaden catches

the asmfc is calling for more research on menhaden over fishing and the affects on the chesapeake bay there have not said yes or no yet to regs on menhaden

Working towards healthy, self-sustaining populations of all Atlantic coast fish species, or successful restoration well in progress by the year 2015 Atlantic States MarineFisheries Commission NEWS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Tina Berger November 9, 2004 (202) 289-6400 ASMFC Explores New Course for Atlantic Menhaden Management New Castle, NH – The Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board moved forward today with exploring a new course for menhaden management, incorporating sound science. It has charged its Technical Committee to address outstanding issues associated with the ecological role of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay and the feasibility of incorporating ecosystem-based management approaches into the menhaden plan. “Today, the Board has reaffirmed its commitment to comprehensively address the issues surrounding menhaden management both regionally and coastwide,” stated Board Chair, Jack Travelstead of Virginia. “The Board wants to ensure that its decisions are scientifically sound and represent the consensus of all interested stakeholders. The Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Workshop this October was an important first step in this process, with its recommendations forming the basis of the Board’s actions today.” Over the next several months, the Technical Committee will be conducting an analysis of a suite of research and management issues. Topping the list will be a determination as to whether localized depletion of menhaden stocks in Chesapeake Bay is occurring or likely to occur under current management of the coastwide stock of menhaden. Other issues include identifying the likely causes of low recruitment of menhaden in Chesapeake Bay; evaluating ecological reference points and recruitment indices for the Bay; and determining whether the effects of time and space openings or closures and harvest caps can be modeled, measured, or monitored well enough to be considered for management tools. A preliminary report will be submitted to the Board by August 2005. The Board will meet jointly with the Technical Committee at the February 2005 ASMFC Meeting Week to develop revised goals and objectives for menhaden management to incorporate ecologically-based reference points in the stock assessment and management measures for menhaden. The Board also recommended to the Commission’s Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board the establishment of a Multispecies Technical Committee for the purpose of continued review and consideration of multispecies management. These actions are a result of the Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Workshop held on October 12 – 14, 2004. The workshop brought together state, federal, and university scientists to discuss the ecological role of Atlantic menhaden, the effects of concentrated harvest in the Chesapeake Bay, and possible management measures. Representatives from the environmental, commercial, and recreational stakeholder groups helped plan and participated in the workshop. The scientific workshop participants developed a list of consensus statements and The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission was formed by the 15 Atlantic coastal states in 1942 for the promotion and
protection of coastal fishery resources. The Commission serves as a deliberative body of the Atlantic coastal states, coordinating
the conservation and management of nearshore fishery resources, including marine, shell and anadromous species.
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recommendations for Board consideration. The Workshop Report will be finalized over the next few weeks and will be available on the Commission’s website at www.asmfc.org. A complete list of Technical Committee charges also can be found on the ASMFC website under the Press Release page, 63rd Annual Meeting Week Summary. For more information, please contact Nancy Wallace, Fisheries Management Plan Coordinator, at (202)289-6400 or nwallace@asmfc.org. PR04-34

what I read in that is a lot of investigating and evaluating and not a whole lot of doin'.... if ya' catch my drift.
_Z_

Seems like they been doing that research forever with no results or actions. I actually saw my first school of adult pogies this year, but less peanuts.

I like timber, but I'll throw plastics NO PROBLEM :D I'm fond of black mambo's with one reflective eye removed ;) And the SS darter yellow with the light silver line down the side mmmmm, the black squidzee's with a nice fully dressed tail mmmm Mr. Gags gave me one the way he sets'um up mmmm, whatever catches Men! Whatever catches and pogies I love the lil guys, had them bumping off of me this fall hope the demand slows down or becomes somewhat more regulated..pretty neat them 1 footers :)

Originally posted by zacs
what I read in that is a lot of investigating and evaluating and not a whole lot of doin'.... if ya' catch my drift.
_Z_

exactly.. thats what i was saying. the problem here is that we have Omega Protien, which is a huge company.. they employ lots of people and i believe they even have people in washington fighting for more fishing of menhaden, so if it does pass and less menhaden are allowed to be harvested, people will loose their jobs.

If a fisherie is regulated people are not going to lose there job its in the best Interest of recs, comercial, omega corp. its not like were closing down the menhaden fisherie. The benefits outweigh all others

I've caught on the apollo popper and although I did give it a heck of a try I never caught anything on the montauk minnow. I had to buy one though because they named it the montauk minnow. How could you not buy a plug with the name montauk minnow? Generally I think the plugs suck~ but for the life of me I can't understand why the minnow never caught. I think I threw it into the middle of a bluefish blitz once and it got ignored!! Has anyone ever caught anything on the minnow?

Originally posted by bluefish
Generally I think the plugs suck~ but for the life of me I can't understand why the minnow never caught. I think I threw it into the middle of a bluefish blitz once and it got ignored!! Has anyone ever caught anything on the minnow?

Yeah---a few years ago, I came across some mullet off the beach here on LI, getting clobbered by bass. I figured it was now or never for that plug to catch. Threw it 3x beyond the school and swam it back---nada. Finally, the belly hook fouled on the leader, and it came back skating over the top. It got blasted--only fish I've ever caught on that plug :laughs:

Back when the Hawg Man was alive, I grabbed some HD wire off him and re-rigged a couple of Yankee needlefish with better swivels. They attract fish but the stock barrel swivels blow :yak6:

Originally posted by CANAL RAT
If a fisherie is regulated people are not going to lose there job its in the best Interest of recs, comercial, omega corp. its not like were closing down the menhaden fisherie. The benefits outweigh all others

How old are you canal rat?? its simple math...People will lose thier jobs if menhaden catches are reduced. In the reduction fleets for example if the fishery is limited, less boats will go out. less fish coming in means less plants will be needed to process the fish. Right now the menhaden are regulated. Its just that the current regulations are wiping out all the menhaden in the mid atlantic.
That link you posted simply states that the ASMFC is going to look into tightening up regulations, and nothing about actually doing a thing to limit catches like you stated before. yes hopefully we will see bigger pogies around, but so far, the regs are staying just the same as years before.

In my Humble Geologist Opinion (I'm no BI Jeff)
I think this new language is a new way of saying "yeah we know there's a problem, but we aren't going to much about it, other than pay some blowhard academic to look into it"...
Wait... I'm a blow hard academic :smash:

I miss the days of 12"+ pogies in the harbor... 12lb blues off S Dock was SOP back in the 80's... this summer the harbor blues were 3-7 pounds... disapointing... cause back in the day there were not as many big bass around....
B

omega protein is big money with companies owned by our goverment leaders.lowering colesterol is one of the country's biggest goals.instead of getting the kids off of MacDonalds they give em a supplement in there food.its being tested in schools now in texas i think.Better hope they ain't got enough toilet tissue as one of the side effects is paper ass.An they decide to go a different route.If it works they will up the anty on the menhaden catches as they can an do manipulate the #'s as they see fit.in NJ we recently pushed the reduction boats out of state waters an it has done wonders for the fishing in the spring.But the jury is still out on the correllation between the 2.the bait boats are still allowed in up to a .6 of a mile an after time they eventually wipe em out but not like the reduction boats.O I like super strike bombers an Yo mama's hellcats/rebels an redfins ain't to bad either.

thr fact there putting pogy oil in school food is nasty . if you want the healthy fatty acids in fish eat some fish not pogy oil. they banned pogy fishing in LI sound and theres tons of adult pogys in that area some regulations can go a long way